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Mar 25 2021
News
Unemployment claims sink to coronavirus pandemic low of 684,000
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell to the lowest number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Labor Department.
Data released Thursday showed 684,000 Americans filed first-time jobless claims in the week ended March 20. Analysts surveyed by Refintiv were expecting 730,000 filings. The prior week’s reading was revised up by 11,
Fox News DigitalDec 31 2020
Opinion
The family gap
n a speech to the Federalist Society in November, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reiterated his concern that ‘in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right’. Small wonder that the subject was on his mind. A week earlier, the Court had heard oral arguments in the latest religious-liberty case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. In it, Catholic Social Services — one
The American SpectatorFeb 06 2020
News
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies
Results from the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed by “quality control checks” on Monday night. Days later, quality control issues have not been resolved.
The results released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday were riddled with inconsistencies and other flaws. According to a New York Times analysis, more than 100 precincts reported results that were internally inconsistent,
New York Times (News)Aug 30 2021
News
Ida weakens to tropical storm after knocking out power to New Orleans
Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm Monday after crashing into Louisiana and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses including the city of New Orleans.
Officials earlier warned of "life-threatening" floods. At least one person, a 60-year-old man, died in Ascension Parish after a tree fell on his home, authorities said.
Electric utilities reported
NBC News DigitalAug 13 2016
News
Obama Administration Presses Ahead With Pacific Trade Deal
The Obama administration signaled to Congress on Friday that it remains committed to passing a sweeping Pacific trade deal this year, checking off the next procedural step despite stiff resistance to the accord on Capitol Hill and from both presidential candidates.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 29 2013
News
Democrats Still Denying Washington Has a Spending Problem
In case you haven't checked lately, the U.S. National Debt has hit a whopping 16.8 trillion.
TownhallDec 14 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Horowitz Testifies on Probe of FBI's Trump Investigation
Justice Department watchdog Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on his findings in investigating the origins of the FBI probe into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
Horowitz's report concluded that no one was vindicated; he found that the FBI investigation was not necessarily biased, but also featured significant
Henry A. BrechterJun 21 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump Doesn't Need to Attack Iran: He’s Winning Already
What we’re seeing unfold in the Persian Gulf is a confrontation between a U.S. president who doesn’t know when he’s winning, and a Supreme Leader who doesn’t know when he’s losing. If Donald Trump changes his mind again and orders an attack on Iranian targets, he will have played into Ali Khamenei’s hands.
It’s too early to exhale after Trump’s decision to cancel a military strike last
Guest WriterMar 20 2013
News
Colorado Governor Signs 'Landmark' Restriction On Guns Into Law : NPR
The new law bans high-capacity magazines and calls for background checks for private and online gun sales.
NPR (Online News)Nov 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
How Readers Rated the Media Bias of AP, BBC and The Epoch Times, and More
In September, we released the findings of our August 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are visualizations of the data we collected.
In a Blind Bias Survey, we ask people to self-report their
Rick Wytmar