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Oct 15 2021
Opinion
Are the Good Times Over for Joe?
"When sorrows come," said King Claudius, "they come not single spies but in battalions." As the king found out.
So it seems with President Joe Biden, who must be asking himself the question Merle Haggard asked: "Are the good times really over for good?"
Consider the critical issue with voters today: the state of the economy.
Inflation in September stood at 5.4% year on
Pat BuchananDec 14 2020
Opinion
After Health Care Workers, Focus on Getting Vaccines Out Quickly
California and other states are discussing how to disseminate COVID-19 vaccinations and who will be offered them first. The state’s plan says when California gets its first batch of vaccines that health care workers who interact with patients at acute care, psychiatric and correctional facility hospitals, workers at skilled nursing facilities, paramedics, and workers at dialysis centers will
Marc JoffeJun 18 2021
Data
Public Backs Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine to Attend School
Majorities of Americans are in favor of requiring students who are old enough to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to be vaccinated in order to attend classes in the fall. Support ranges from 51% for middle school students to 56% for high school students and 61% for college students.
The results are based on May 18-23 web interviews with more than 3,500 U.S. adults who are members of Gallup's
GallupFeb 24 2021
News
FDA backs Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as safe and effective
The Food and Drug Administration backed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine as safe and effective on Wednesday as the agency weighs whether to clear the shot for emergency use.
FDA staff affirmed J&J’s finding that the vaccine was 66 percent effective overall at warding off moderate and severe COVID-19 cases and 85 percent effective at preventing the most serious
New York Post (News)Dec 19 2019
News
Ocean Acidification Could Eat Away at Sharks’ Teeth and Scales
Sharks are some of the world’s most formidable predators, but their place at the top of the marine food chain may be threatened by ocean warming and acidification. As carbon dioxide levels in the oceans increase, upping the acidity of the water, shark teeth and scales may begin to corrode, compromising their ability to swim, hunt and feed, according to research published today in Scientific
Scientific AmericanDec 14 2021
Background
Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
Kyle Rittenhouse is a domestic terrorist. Brett Kavanaugh is a rapist. Donald Trump won in 2016 only because he colluded with the Kremlin. Nick Sandmann, the boy from Covington Catholic High School on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, was an entitled white bigot. Mr. Trump said the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville were “good people.” Last year’s riots were mostly peaceful. Unarmed black men are
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Dec 10 2020
News
Here’s the case for Elon Musk, Warren Buffett and the rest of America’s billionaires sending $3,000 stimulus checks to everybody
“The rich get richer” doesn’t even begin to truly capture what’s been happening across the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies, the 651 U.S. billionaires have seen their collective wealth grow by more than $1 trillion over the past nine months, while the less fortunate struggle to keep their jobs and
MarketWatchSep 23 2021
News
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster for people over 65 or at high risk
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted an emergency use authorization to Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine booster, though for now the FDA said use of the booster should be restricted to people over the age of 65, adults 18 and older at high risk of severe Covid, and those who, like health care workers, are at higher risk of infection because of their jobs. That list
STATDec 10 2020
News
U.S. Government May Find It Hard To Get More Doses Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine poised for Food and Drug Administration authorization for emergency use, there's speculation about when the United States will buy another batch of doses — and whether the Trump administration already missed its chance.
Although a Pfizer board member says the government declined to buy more doses beyond the initial 100 million agreed upon in July, Health
NPR (Online News)Dec 10 2020
Background
What Are the Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines?
News around coronavirus vaccine progress has been positive in recent weeks. Two vaccine candidates — one from Pfizer/BioNTech and another from Moderna/National Institutes of Health (NIH) — are being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency authorization. If all goes smoothly, priority populations could start being inoculated before the end of the year.
But
AARP