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Feb 26 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Amazon Removes Book About Transgender Issues
Amazon is under scrutiny for removing a book about transgender issues from its platforms. The book, "When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment," was published in 2018 and has at times spurred controversy for purportedly pushing transphobia. According to coverage from all sides of the spectrum, Amazon has declined multiple media requests to explain the removal as of Friday
The Independent
Wall Street Journal (News) 
National Review (News) 
Nov 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden, China's Xi Hold First In-Person Meeting
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first in-person meeting of Biden's presidency on Monday.
Key Quotes: In remarks before the meeting, Biden said he and Xi share a responsibility "to show that China and the United States can manage our differences" and find ways to collaborate on "urgent global issues." Xi said the two countries "need to find the right
Fox News (Online News)
The Hill
USA TODAY
Aug 02 2022
Headline Roundup
As Gas Prices Fall for 7th Straight Week, Many Wonder if Trend Will Last
The national average for a gallon of gas has ticked down 14 cents to $4.19, according to the AAA.
This marks the seventh consecutive week where the nation’s average gas price has declined since the record high of $5.16 in mid-June. As of Tuesday, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas has dropped below $4 in 19 states. While gas prices are declining earlier than some anticipated
The Epoch Times
CNET
NBC Today Show
May 16 2023
Headline Roundup
5th Grade FL Teacher Investigated for Showing Movie With LGBTQ+ Themes
The Florida Department of Education is investigating fifth-grade teacher Jenna Barbee after she showed a Disney film to her class called "Strange World," which features a gay character who has a crush on another man.
Key Details: Barbee, who teaches in Hernando County, Florida, posted about the controversy on Tiktok. She claimed she had signed permission slips from parents to show
CNN (Online News)
The Daily Caller
NewsNation
Jun 22 2022
Headline Roundup
Texas Senator Sues Safety Department for Withholding Uvalde Shooting Records
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Texas' Department of Public Safety (DPS) after being denied access to records related to last month’s Uvalde elementary school shooting.
Gutierrez said he filed a request on May 31 to access reports detailing law enforcement's response as well as police bodycam footage and 911 audio. The lawsuit argues that
Austin American-Statesman
Washington Examiner
The Hill
Sep 23 2020
Headline Roundup
Former NSC Official Alleges Politicized White House Interference in Bolton Book Review
On Wednesday, former National Security Council official Ellen Knight accused the White House of playing an “unprecedented” and “outsize role in the review process” of former national security adviser John Bolton’s book. Knight alleges that after she reviewed the book for classified information, other White House officials conducted their own “fundamentally flawed” reviews and marked “hundreds
New York Times (News)
Axios
The Hill
May 15 2023
Headline Roundup
Rising Credit Card Balances Drive US Household Debt to Record $17 Trillion
U.S. household debt balances hit a record of $17 trillion during the first quarter of 2023, up 0.9% from the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The Details: Increases in debt were seen across multiple categories, from mortgages to auto loans and student loans. Credit card debt stood at $986 billion, mostly unchanged from Q4 2022, but credit
Washington Examiner
CNN Business
CNBC
Feb 03 2022
Headline Roundup
Study Says COVID-19 Lockdowns had 'Little to No Effect' on Mortality Rate
COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.S. and Europe "should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy instrument," according to researchers led by the head of Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics.
The group's 62-page study found that lockdowns "reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average," while also "reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing
Fortune
Newsmax (News)
National Review (News)
Jul 16 2021
Headline Roundup
117 Dead Amid Ongoing Violence in South Africa
Riots, looting and violence broke out in South Africa over the past week after former South African President Jacob Zuma was imprisoned on July 7 for refusing to testify in a corruption inquiry. An official said Thursday that the chaos had resulted in over 2,200 arrests and 117 deaths. The same day, the South African government deployed 25,000 troops to quell the riots. On Friday, South
New York Post (News)
The Guardian
The South African
Jan 24 2022
Headline Roundup
Stocks Rise After Steep Selloff, Dow Recovers 1,000 Point Loss
Some major stock indexes rose higher than they started on Monday, after a steep selloff described by many as “dramatic.”
Monday’s stock market news continued a trend of volatile market shifts but broke January’s downward trend. The Wall Street Journal (Center) reported that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had “never before closed positive after being down at least 1000 points.”
CNBC
CNN Business
Fox Business