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Jul 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Wildfires Grow in Western US Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave
Wildfires have burned across 863,000 acres in 12 western U.S. states, as deadly record-breaking heat waves and a prolonged drought persist throughout the region. Several wildfires experienced rapid growth over the weekend; as of Monday afternoon, Oregon’s Bootleg Fire had burned over 150,000 acres and interrupted power lines running into California. California’s Beckwourth Complex Fire had
CNN (Online News) Associated Press BBC NewsSep 01 2020
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Following Conventions, Some Presidential Polling Numbers Conflict
Following each party's 2020 presidential election conventions, attention has shifted back to polling numbers and how the public views President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Some reports from left- and center-rated outlets have focused on data that suggests Trump's favorability is stagnant, framing the alleged inertia in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus
ABC News (Online) Military Times Washington TimesApr 20 2023
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Florida Expands Limitations on Gender and Sexuality Lessons to All Grade Levels
The Florida Board of Education voted Wednesday to expand restrictions on discussing gender identity and sexual orientation to all grade levels.
For Context: Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) passed the Parental Rights in Education Bill, prohibiting discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools up to third grade. The bill was opposed by left-rated voices
Fox News Digital Forbes CNN (Online News)Apr 20 2023
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Unmanned SpaceX Starship Launches Successfully, Then Explodes
The unmanned SpaceX Starship launched successfully on Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. local time from a launchpad in South Texas, then exploded a few minutes afterward.
The Details: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted shortly after the explosion, saying they learned a lot for the next test launch. It's unclear what caused the rocket to come apart, according to SpaceX's Quality Systems
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Post Fox BusinessJun 21 2023
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US-Funded Scientist Fell Ill in Wuhan Shortly Before COVID Outbreak
A Chinese scientist partially funded by United States grants was one of three scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China to fall ill with COVID-19-like symptoms in November 2019, prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan that sparked the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Details: A report co-authored by Matt Taibbi (Center bias) identified Ben Hu as one of the researchers who fell
Fox News Digital Wall Street Journal (News) The InterceptJan 08 2018
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Analysis of the December 2017 Jobs Report
The U.S. has hit historic low unemployment rates overall and for minority groups such as black workers while Hispanic workers reached an historic low in November. How much of this is due to this administration's deregulation and other pro-growth policies?
Washington Examiner New York Times (News) ForbesNov 28 2022
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Chinese Anti-Lockdown Protests Spread Rare Criticism of Xi and CCP
Chinese anti-lockdown protests spread to Hong Kong and other cities on Monday, with some calling for the removal of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Latest Developments: Protests have reportedly occurred in at least ten cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Both online and offline, demonstrators often adopted inconspicuous symbols like blank sheets of paper to signal their
South China Morning Post New York Post (News) The GuardianJul 24 2020
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First Weekly Increase in Jobless Claims Since March
Roughly 1.4 million polled filed new unemployment claims last week, the first rise in jobless claims since March. Many experts attribute the rise to economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Right- and left-rated outlets tended to report uniformly on the news. Some polls suggest the general public is concerned about the job market's ability to fully recover.
Associated Press MarketWatch Yahoo NewsDec 16 2017
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Republicans Release Final Tax Bill
Congressional Republicans unveiled their final tax bill on Friday, putting them on track to vote on the bill next week. Many on the Left have criticized the lowered corporate tax rate in the bill, while those on the Right have praised the tax cuts.
Washington Post CNN (Online News) Washington TimesFeb 16 2023
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Oakland Police Chief Fired for Alleged Downplaying of Officer's Misconduct
Oakland, California Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired Wednesday by Mayor Sheng Thao for allegedly covering up an officer's misconduct.
The Details: An independent investigation concluded that Armstrong and the Oakland Police Department failed to properly investigate and discipline Sergeant Michael Chung after he was in involved in a hit-and-run with his police car in 2021.
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