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Jun 18 2021
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US to Spend $3.2B on Developing Antiviral COVID-19 Pills
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that the U.S. will spend $3.2 billion on developing antiviral pills to treat COVID-19. The program, titled The Antiviral Program for Pandemics, will enhance current clinical trials of several potential COVID-19 treatments, with the goal of gaining FDA approval for at least one in the next year. Funding will come from
New York Times (News) Axios New York Post (News)Mar 06 2023
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California Won't Do Business With Walgreens After Abortion Pill Decision
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the pharmacy announced it would not dispense mifepristone, a drug used to induce abortions, in certain states.
Key Quotes: Newsom tweeted Monday that “California won't be doing business with @walgreens -- or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk. We're done
New Republic Reuters Washington ExaminerJun 13 2021
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G-7 Leaders Call For Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins
The leaders of the G-7 nations released a joint statement Sunday calling for an investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the G-7 Summit came to a close Sunday, President Joe Biden, along with the leaders of the U.K., Italy, Germany, Canada, Japan and France, called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to lead "a timely, transparent, expert-led, and science-based WHO-
CNN (Online News) The Daily Caller The HillJun 02 2023
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Should Dianne Feinstein Resign?
Concerns about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) health have divided Democrats over whether the 89-year-old should resign before the end of her fifth and final Senate term.
Latest Developments: Feinstein returned to the Senate on May 9 after being hospitalized for shingles in early March. Since then, the California senator has been followed by reports on her apparently ailing mental
CalMatters The Sacramento Bee Washington ExaminerAug 01 2023
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American Nurse Kidnapped in Haiti as Gang Violence Prompts Calls for UN Intervention
A New Hampshire nurse and her young daughter were kidnapped in Haiti on Thursday, drawing renewed attention to the island nation marred by gang violence and a humanitarian crisis.
Americans Kidnapped: The nurse, Alix Dorsainvil, is married to the director of El Roi Haiti, a Christian aid organization. On Thursday, the State Department ordered the departure of non-essential government
New York Post (News) New York Times (News) The HillApr 10 2023
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Contradictory Injunctions Suspend, Preserve Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
On Friday, a judge in Texas moved to temporarily stay the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a key abortion drug. Less than an hour later, a judge in Washington state ordered the agency to preserve access to the drug in 17 states and Washington, D.C.
Two Rulings: In the Texas ruling, Trump-appointed Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk largely sided with abortion opponents, who said the FDA
PBS NewsHour Newsweek New York Post (News)Nov 08 2018
Perspectives Blog
Midterm Results: Democrats Take the House, Republicans Expand Senate Majority
With the close of the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats will take control of the House, while Republicans will expand their Senate majority. Some lauded the campaign successes of Democrats, who will now have the power to exert a check on President Trump after flipping several Republican House seats across the U.S. Others noted that Democrats gained fewer seats than Republicans did during Obama' John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 15 2021
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US Will End Restrictions for Vaccinated International Travelers on Nov. 8
A White House official tweeted Friday that the U.S. plans to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers beginning Nov. 8. The announcement applies to both air and land travel. Under the new rule, vaccinated travelers from most countries will be permitted to come to the U.S. for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unvaccinated foreigners will
The Epoch Times Axios NBC News (Online)Jul 27 2017
Perspectives Blog
Transgender Military Ban
In a series of tweets, President Trump announced that transgender people will be banned from joining the nation's military. Transgender members of the military have spoken out calling it a "shot in the face". Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released his own statement on the ban saying the Department of Defense is conducting a study on the "medical John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 29 2021
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Biden Reaches 100 Days In Office
This week, President Joe Biden reaches 100 days in office, a milestone often used to measure presidents' progress during the early part of their term. Since taking office, Biden has signed 11 bills into law and issued 42 executive orders — the most in a president's first 100 days since Roosevelt in 1933. Biden also reversed 62 Trump-era orders, which include re-joining the Paris climate
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