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May 26 2020
Analysis
How to weigh the risk of going out in the coronavirus pandemic, in one chart
Since coronavirus lockdowns began in the US, most Americans have drastically changed their patterns: following instructions to stay home, limiting almost all contact with others, and venturing out only for essential trips and exercise.
As states begin to ease social distancing restrictions, people are beginning to have more options. Between those wanting to patronize newly reopened
VoxMay 26 2020
News
Optimism Over Reopening Pushes Stocks Higher
Number of experimental vaccines under development also buoys sentiment in markets.
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday on optimism about economies reopening and the potential development of a coronavirus vaccine.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 640 points, or 2.6%, to 25112. The S&P 500 rose 2%, climbing back above 3000 for the first time since early March and above its 200-day
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 26 2019
Perspectives Blog
Hate Crimes Are Either Rare or Common, Depending on Your Bias
After the Jussie Smollett hate crime case was revealed to be a hoax, media outlets on both the left and the right seemed split as to whether or not hate crimes are a common or uncommon occurrence in the U.S. overall.
In case you missed it, last week Jussie Smollett turned himself in after police uncovered that he had fabricated his initial hate crime report. Smollett originally claimed
Julie MastrineJul 31 2014
News
Is Georgia getting bluer? And what about Arizona and Texas? Here's a map that explains it all.
Earlier this Week, Our colleagues over at Monkey Cage made a Prediction . That Was not going to Georgia Turn blue any time soon Demonstrate To this point, They looked at a very specific bit of data: The relationship Between How STRONGLY supported the Republican State candidates versus how strongly the rest of the country did. That margin wasn't getting much narrower, suggestin
Washington PostApr 16 2016
News
Hillary Clinton, The 'Gender Card' And What It Could Mean In November
It's essentially impossible to win the Democratic nomination without support from women.
In primaries and caucuses across the country, women make up a solid majority of the Democratic electorate. In fact, according to exit poll data, there's not a state that's voted to date where women made up less than 54 percent of Democratic voters. And, in Mississippi, women made up nearly two-
NPR (Online News)Mar 22 2015
News
Ted Cruz unfit to run for president because of his views on climate change, Jerry Brown says
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," deemed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) "Unfit" to run for president because of his views on climate change.
"That man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data," he said. "It's shocking, and I think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office
Washington PostJul 16 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Virus Spikes in Florida and Across South, Falls Elsewhere; Interpretations Differ
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Florida set a U.S. record earlier this week with over 15,000 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported in a single day, solidifying itself as a North American coronavirus epicenter while other regions seem to gain more control over the virus. In especially affected areas, some hospitals are reportedly reaching
Henry A. BrechterJul 22 2020
News
Small Business Loans During Pandemic Saved Over 3 Million Jobs, Study Says
Small business loans issued by the U.S. government saved between 1.4 million and 3.2 million jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has found, well short of the 51 million claimed by the Trump administration.
The study was released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Federal Reserve. It found that the Paycheck Protection Program raised employment by 2% to 4.5
International Business TimesMar 18 2013
News
Right blasts RNC 'autopsy' as power grab - Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
For all the talk before Mondayrsquos unveiling of the much-anticipated RNC autopsy report about more robust GOP efforts to appeal to minorities and narrow the deficit with Democrats on technology and data itrsquos the partyrsquos move to take control of the presidential primaries that could have the most impact and stir the most controversy....
PoliticoOct 02 2019
News
The $100 Trillion Opportunity: The Race To Provide Banking To The World’s Poor
Two years ago, Amylene Dingle lived with her husband and 7-year-old daughter in Payatas, an impoverished Manila neighborhood with the largest open dump site in the Philippines. Her husband worked on the security staff in a government building, earning 4,000 pesos a week, the equivalent of $80. She had always wanted to start a business, but she was unemployed, had no money saved, no credit
Forbes