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Mar 27 2020
News
How Big Plastic is Using Coronavirus to Bring Back Wasteful Bags
The plastic industry is not going to waste a crisis.
In January, when the world was still awakening to the novel coronavirus, the plastic bag manufacturer Novolex warned that the outbreak in China would lead to paper-bag shortages, and that cities’ plastic bag bans could cause supply-chain disruptions. By late February, that narrative had taken a turn. When community spread of COVID-19
Mother JonesApr 15 2015
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Contact lens makers sue Utah over anti-price fixing law
Three contact lens manufacturers are suing Utah over a new law outlawing minimum prices for contact lenses, which the companies argue benefits Utah-based discount retailer 1-800-Contacts.
Contact lens makers Alcon Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Bausch & Lomb argue in three separate federal lawsuits filed this week that Utah's law is unconstitutional.
They say the
Deseret NewsFeb 05 2021
News
U.S. Employers Added 49,000 Jobs in January
U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, returning growth to the labor market after a one month dip, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%.
The small January gain came after payrolls fell steeply in December, the first decline since the coronavirus pandemic triggered business shutdowns last spring.
Jobs grew strongly in business and professional services, the Labor
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 20 2019
News
GM Workers On Strike
“The United Auto Workers union said Thursday that some progress has been made in lengthy talks to end a four-day old strike of about 48,000 workers at General Motors Co but added that many issues ‘remain unresolved’ and said talks could continue into the weekend.” (Reuters)
The left supports the strike, arguing that the workers deserve a larger share of GM’s profits.
“Employees
The Flip SideOct 01 2020
Fact Check
FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics:
Trump exaggerated instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly citing ballots “found … in creeks” and a case where a thousand voters were mistakenly sent two ballots. Neither is evidence of “fraud.”
Trump falsely claimed that Biden
FactCheck.orgMay 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
What is Fentanyl and Why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses? A Medical Toxicologist Explains
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Kavita Babu, a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. The writers' bias has not been rated.
Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain
"The Conversation" ContributorAug 02 2019
News
Mario Lopez Was Smeared. Score One for the Mob
When it comes to writing, I’ve been rather quiet lately, and friends and acquaintances occasionally ask me why. The answer is fairly simple, really: It is because the world of social media is ruining both journalism and public discourse as we speak.
Do you doubt this? Does this seem a bit over-the-top? Let me regale you, then, with the sordid details of the latest would-be online-
National Review (News)May 11 2020
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Trump, Journalists Shred Left-Wing CBS Reporter Weijia Jiang For Behavior During Press Conference
President Donald Trump and numerous journalists slammed left-wing CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang on Monday over her behavior during the White House Coronavirus Task Force news conference.
First, Jiang falsely suggested that Trump delayed widespread testing to cover-up the extent of the coronavirus testing in the U.S. so he could reopen the economy.
The Washington Post and The New
The Daily WireJun 03 2021
News
Jobless Claims Drop to Another Pandemic Low
Worker filings for initial jobless claims have dropped by 35% since late April, slipping below 400,000 last week for the first time since the pandemic started.
Weekly unemployment claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 385,000 last week from a revised 405,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Last week’s decline in claims marked the fifth straight week that new
Wall Street Journal (News)May 06 2020
Fact Check
Did Trump Say COVID-19 Deaths Wouldn’t Hurt Anyone as Much as Himself?
Claim: When U.S. President Donald Trump was asked what he'd say to people who lost family members to COVID-19, he replied, "I would say this didn't hurt anyone as much as it hurt me."
Rating:False
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