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Jan 17 2023
Perspectives Blog
When Biden Shoots Himself in the Foot
From the CenterJoe Biden’s new year seemed to be off to such a good start.
The Democrats’ better-than-expected showing in the November elections had quieted talk of a primary challenge to his re-election bid, the brawl among House Republicans to determine their new leader had created a contrast that elevated him in the eyes of voters, and he had begun to stake out centrist turf on
Dan SchnurMay 28 2021
News
Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said.
The effort targeted about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations, at least a
PoliticoApr 21 2022
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CNN+ will shut down at the end of April
CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched.
CNN+ customers "will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees," the company said.
The decision was made by new management after CNN's former parent company, WarnerMedia, merged with Discovery to form
CNN BusinessMar 11 2021
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Trump Absent As All Living Former Presidents Come Together For Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter feature in national ad campaigns launched Thursday in a bid to boost shaky public confidence in Covid-19 vaccines, which has been undermined by speedy development and months of politicization—Donald Trump, who was vaccinated in secret after previously claiming he was “immune” to the virus and takes credit for the
ForbesFeb 23 2022
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How the Russia-Ukraine crisis will affect U.S. energy prices
The Russian government's moves to redraw the map of Ukraine, while threatening to conduct a wider and more devastating invasion, is already impacting turbulent energy markets.
Why it matters: The clearest way Americans will feel the price of the conflict may be in the form of energy costs, especially the price of gas at the pump.
The big picture: Russia is one of the world's top
AxiosFeb 20 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: 'Disinformation Risk Assessment' Lacks Transparency, Shows Bias Against the Right
From the CenterThe Global Disinformation Index (rated as Left bias by AllSides) recently published its 2022 “Disinformation Risk Assessment” on U.S. news media sources. The assessment ranked 69 sources on the likelihood that they’ll publish disinformation, by the group’s definition (explained later).
It’s good to want to be aware of misinformation and disinformation. But GDI’s
Henry A. BrechterMay 06 2022
News
The War in Ukraine, as Seen on Russian TV
To Western audiences, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has unfolded as a series of brutal attacks punctuated by strategic blunders. But on Russian television, those same events were spun as positive developments, an interpretation aided by a rapid jumble of opinion and falsehoods.
Much of Russian news media is tightly controlled by the Kremlin, with state-run television working as a
New York Times (News)Aug 01 2022
News
Loss of smell is a warning sign of Alzheimer’s. What if you lose your sense of smell from Covid?
One of the stranger symptoms of Covid — the loss of the sense of smell — is a symptom that, well before the pandemic, was considered to be a warning sign for dementia.
The big question for researchers now is whether Covid-related loss of smell might also be associated with cognitive decline. Around 5 percent of Covid patients worldwide — some 27 million people — have reported loss of
NBC News DigitalJan 25 2022
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Pfizer and BioNTech announce plans to test omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine in adult trials
Vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans early Tuesday to test an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine in people.
The companies will run three simultaneous trials in adults ages 18-55 to determine if an omicron-specific vaccine is more effective than current shots.
The existing vaccine was developed to target the original or "ancestral" strain of COVID-19. While three
USA TODAYJul 29 2022
News
Biden Reverses Course, Will Close Gaps In Areas Of Border Wall As Crisis Hits D.C., Elections Loom
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration will fill gaps in certain areas of former President Donald Trump’s border wall on the U.S. southern border as the illegal immigration crisis hits Washington, D.C., following a decision by Republican governors to transport thousands of illegal aliens to the nation’s capital.
The Associated Press noted that Biden “pledged during his campaign
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