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Oct 23 2021
News
Benefits of COVID vaccine for children outweigh risks, FDA says
Food and Drug Administration regulators said Friday that the benefits of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children far outweigh the risks for children ages 5 to 11.
Why it matters: The announcement could add momentum to the FDA's authorization of doses for children on an emergency basis, which could happen as early as next week, according to the New York Times.
Driving the news:
AxiosJun 18 2021
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Dow drops more than 500 points on Fed worries
Stocks fell Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its biggest weekly decline since October on worries the Federal Reserve might begin lifting rates sooner than previously expected. The Dow DJIA, -1.58% fell around 532 points, or 1.6%, to close near 33,291, according to preliminary figures. The blue-chip gauge fell 3.5% for the week, its biggest since a drop of more than 6% in
MarketWatchAug 13 2020
Background
General Strategy and US Foreign Policy
In the 21st century, instead of devoting tremendous national resources—blood and treasure—to defending the entire world against all manner of threats, the United States should behave as a normal great power. Like any great power, the United States must vigorously protect its vital national security interests using many means, including force. Absent a hegemonic threat, such as the Soviet Union
Cato InstituteAug 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The UK's Only Youth Gender Clinic Announces Plan to Shut Down
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK announced plans on July 28 to close Tavistock Centre, the only gender identity specialist clinic for children and young people in the UK. Media in the UK, the
Clare AshcraftJul 14 2021
News
Delta variant drove COVID-19 cases higher across the globe last week — including in the U.S.
The highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19, now present in 111 countries, drove cases higher across the globe in the past week, including in the U.S., where the curve is rising again after months of declines, especially in those states with low vaccination rates.
Confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness in the U.S. climbed to an average of about 25,661 a day on Tuesday,
MarketWatchMay 14 2021
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Top Trump allies begin legal effort to stop federal government from trampling on constitutional rights
Allies of former President Donald Trump are launching a legal team whose mission is to stop "big tech, big media and big government" from trampling on the rights of Americans.
The effort by the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit founded by former Trump administration officials, has been dubbed the Constitutional Litigation Partnership. It "is another strong addition to AFPI’s
Washington ExaminerAug 28 2021
Analysis
After 25 Years, There’s a Reason MSNBC Can’t Look Back
On July 12, 2021, a photo of Rachel Maddow was posted to the “Community” tab of MSNBC’s YouTube account. The accompanying text read:
To mark MSNBC’s 25th anniversary, MSNBC Daily will feature 25 days of forward-looking essays on important issues from MSNBC anchors, hosts and correspondents. Today, Rachel Maddow writes about the future of election integrity.
Unlike Democracy Now
FAIRSep 17 2021
News
Pandemic politics fuel long-shot Republican challenges to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has $55 million banked for his re-election campaign, a 73 percent approval rating among Republicans, and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
And, thanks to restrictive abortion and voting bills Abbott has signed in recent months, Texas has become an epicenter of the national conservative causes that rally the GOP base.
None of that, though,
NBC News (Online)Jul 05 2018
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Why Trump’s inauguration money is a major part of Mueller’s Russia investigation
What happened at Donald Trump’s inauguration 18 months ago, and why does special counsel Robert Mueller appear to be so interested in it?
VoxJul 05 2019
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US job growth rebounds with 224,000 created in June, quelling fears of economic slowdown
US employers added 224,000 jobs Opens a New Window. in June, beating Wall Street Opens a New Window. ’s expectations of 160,000 likely quelling some concerns about an impending economic slowdown on the heels of a worse-than-expected month for job creation.
The unemployment rate ticked up slightly at 3.7 percent, while the labor force participation rate was also little unchanged at 62.9
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