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May 03 2024
Headline Roundup
US Economy Added 175,000 Jobs in April
The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in April, falling short of expectations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Details: Dow Jones economists expected 240,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate was at 3.9%, slightly higher than the 3.8% rate expected. It's the slowest month for job growth since October. Industries with the most added jobs were healthcare (56,000 added),
Fox Business CNN Business CNBCApr 04 2019
News
Facebook's Zuckerberg confident of stopping interference in 2020 campaign
Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is confident the world’s biggest social network will do better in 2020 at stopping “bad actors” from manipulating the U.S. presidential election.
“We’ve learned a lot since 2016, where, obviously, we were behind where we needed to be on defenses for nation states trying to interfere,” he said in a “Good Morning America” interview
ReutersMar 01 2019
News
CPAC: The Fight Against Online Censorship
Raheem Kassam had what I wanted — a ticket to his Saturday night invitation-only CPAC party — and he also had something else I wanted, a newsworthy quote: “I think we’re winning.”
A former editor for Breitbart who is now a fellow at the Claremont Institute, Kassam was talking about the Left’s campaign to silence conservative voices on social media. That campaign ensnared him this week,
The American SpectatorApr 02 2019
News
Facebook and Breaking Up Big Tech
On Saturday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg penned an op-ed calling for “new regulation in four areas: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability… By updating the rules for the Internet, we can preserve what’s best about it — the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things — while also protecting society from broader harms
The Flip SideMay 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
Henry A. BrechterJul 13 2021
Headline Roundup
US Consumer Prices Rise by the Most Since 2008
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) has jumped 5.4% since last June, according to the Labor Department. This jump marks the sharpest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.
Businesses continue to recover from the impact of the coronavirus, as some face labor shortages, supply shortages and higher shipping rates. Meanwhile, the demand for products and services is growing as some businesses
Associated Press Washington Post Fox BusinessMay 16 2024
Headline Roundup
If ByteDance Decides to Sell TikTok, Who Might Purchase the App?
If ByteDance changed course and decided to sell the American version of TikTok, who could potentially purchase the app?
Will ByteDance Sell? Soon after President Joe Biden signed the bill forcing ByteDance to sell the app, the company said it would not sell the app, calling reports otherwise “untrue.” ByteDance is challenging the bill in court, indicating it is not done fighting for its
The Epoch Times The Hill BloombergOct 07 2016
News
Disappointing 156,000 jobs added in September
Payroll growth was disappointing for a second straight month in September as employers added 156,000 jobs, which raised questions about the health of an economy that was expected to perk up from a prolonged slump in the second half of the year.
The unemployment rate rose to 5% from 4.9%, the Labor Department said Friday, as a rise in employment was more than offset by a sharp increase
USA TODAYAug 24 2017
Perspectives Blog
Trump to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
President Trump announced that America will be sending approximately 4000 more troops to Afghanistan. This comes after his harsh criticisms of both President Bush and Obama for their decisions in Iraq. The concern is that pulling all of America's troops out of Afghanistan would lead to a void that ISIS could take advantage of. Our newest offering for Schools - Mismatch - launched this week. John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 07 2016
Opinion
Can love conquer politics? Democrat-Republican marriages in California
In an era of increasingly polarized politics, Republicans and Democrats still manage to find enough common ground for romance—even marriage—though not very often. On the eve of the 2016 primary election, here’s an approximate look at California’s mixed political pairs. At least one study suggests such unions could have implications for Tuesday’s voting. Using voter registration records to
CalMatters