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Oct 07 2021
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Google, YouTube to Demonetize Content That Contradicts Climate Change Science
Google will begin preventing advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators from monetizing content that goes against "well-established scientific consensus on the existence and causes of climate change." According to a document published Thursday, Google will "look carefully at the context in which claims are made, differentiating between content that states a false claim as fact, versus
Axios Washington Free Beacon The VergeNov 25 2019
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Climate Change Activists Take Field at Harvard-Yale Football Game
The annual Thanksgiving week football game between Harvard and Yale Universities this past Saturday in New Haven, Conn. saw activists and protesters storm the field at halftime, calling on the schools to divest their endowments from fossil fuel companies. 42 people were charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the demonstration; the student groups behind the protest released a
Washington Post Washington Examiner NPR (Online News)Jun 24 2022
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Is Biden's Gas Tax Holiday a Good Idea?
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a federal gas tax holiday. Would it make much of an impact?
Energy analysts estimate that pausing the 18.4-cent federal tax per gallon of gasoline for a 3-month period would save drivers between 9 cents and 15 cents per gallon. It would cost the government roughly $10 billion, which would likely come from the Highway Trust Fund. Some
The Hill The Guardian Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Aug 12 2020
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Big Ten and Pac-12 Postpone Fall Football Season
The Big Ten and Pac-12 college sports conferences announced Tuesday that they will postpone football and other fall sports, citing public health concerns. The Southeastern (SEC), Atlantic Coast (ACC), and Big 12 Conferences still plan on holding fall sports seasons, including football. On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced a 10-game schedule and enhanced COVID-19 coronavirus screening protocols
CNN (Online News) USA TODAY Washington ExaminerNov 28 2021
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Perspectives: The Omicron Variant Arrives
The Omicron coronavirus variant is quickly spreading across the globe, prompting a series of travel restrictions and alarming warnings from political figures.
The World Health Organization said Friday that Omicron is a "variant of concern" that has a "large number of mutations." Like other coronavirus variants, scientists are speculating that these mutations could be extra
Washington Post Wall Street Journal (Opinion) STATApr 20 2021
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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murder and Manslaughter in George Floyd's Death
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd. The jury reached its verdict after roughly 10 hours of deliberation; the second-degree murder charge is the most serious, carrying a maximum of 40 years in prison. Chauvin will be sentenced at a
The Daily Wire USA TODAY HuffPostMay 12 2019
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Google's "Top Stories" Section Heavily Biased- New Study Shows
Google News disproportionately displays left leaning sources on their top stories section, according to a recent study. CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post round out the top three most featured outlets, accumulating 23% of the total impressions that Google News gets. Of the top twenty outlets, Fox News was the only right leaning source, counting for 3% of total impressions. These
Columbia Journalism Review Daily Mail Washington TimesApr 08 2020
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In Some Areas, Coronavirus has Hit Minorities Harder
Reporting and analysis from many major news outlets has focused on how the COVID-19 coronavirus could be affecting minority groups at a disproportionate rate. Some evidence shows minorities dying at significantly higher rates in certain regions; data from other states, such as California, does not. Many of the datasets in question are limited or incomplete in some way.
The issue has
The Hill Townhall Los Angeles TimesNov 12 2021
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Record Number of US Workers Quit Their Jobs in September
Roughly 4.43 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in September, marking an all-time high, according to data from the Department of Labor.
The number of quits in September eclipsed August’s 4.27 million, which was the previous record. The 4.43 million people who quit in September represented roughly 3% of the U.S. workforce, also an all-time record. The nation had 10.4 million open jobs
CNBC Fox Business CNN BusinessSep 10 2018
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Kavanaugh on Same-Sex Marriage
Although Kavanaugh's judicial record has no decisions related to LGBT rights, some have expressed fear that he will vote against the interests of the minority community. During his confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris asked if he thought Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, was correctly decided. His refusal to answer the question
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