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Jun 22 2020
Headline Roundup
Aunt Jemima and Race in Branding
Quaker Oats, the parents company of the Aunt Jemima food products brand, announced their intent to re-brand the company to be less in line with racist stereotypes. While Quaker Oats hasn't put forth possible re-branding options, dialogue about brand names rooted in stereotypes have emerged, including other famed products like Uncle Ben's rice and Eskimo Pies.
Coverage from right-rated
New York Times (Opinion) USA TODAY New York Post (News)Jan 18 2023
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DeSantis Proposes Permanently Banning Mandates on COVID-19 Vaccine, Masks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday proposed permanently banning COVID-19 mask mandates and vaccine requirements in the state.
Key Quotes: "It required us over the past few years to stand against major institutions in our society: The bureaucracy, the medical establishment, legacy media and even the President of the United States who, together, were working to impose a biomedical
Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News) Tallahassee DemocratJan 17 2023
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Former GOP Candidate Arrested on Suspicion of Targeting Democrats' Homes
A Republican former candidate for New Mexico’s legislature has been arrested on suspicion of organizing recent shootings that targeted the homes of Democratic state leaders.
The Details: Solomon Peña was arrested Monday, and is accused of "conspiring with, and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators," Albuquerque's police chief
CNN (Online News) Heavy.com Fox News (Online News)Sep 21 2023
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Musk’s Neuralink Brain-Chip Receives Approval For Human Trials
Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup, Neuralink, received FDA approval to conduct human trials.
Key Quote: “The first human patient will soon receive a Neuralink device,” Musk stated in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, “This ultimately has the potential to restore full body movement. In the long term, Neuralink hopes to play a role in AI risk civilizational risk reduction by improving
Reuters Washington Times The VergeAug 07 2023
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Yellow Corporation Files for Bankruptcy
Yellow Corporation, a Nashville-based trucking company, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday night.
Key Details: Yellow Corporation is the third largest less-than-truckload carrier in the United States and has been operating for 99 years. The company announced its closure on July 30th amid a Teamsters union stalemate.
Key Quote: “It is with profound disappointment that
CNN (Online News) Washington Examiner ForbesJul 05 2023
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Cocaine Found in West Wing of White House
The Secret Service found cocaine in the West Wing of the White House in a "dime-sized baggie" while doing routine rounds on Sunday night.
Key Details: It's unclear how the illicit drug made it into the White House. The discovery of the white powder in a common area of the West Wing led to a brief evacuation of the White House. President Joe Biden was at Camp David at the time.
Associated Press BBC News Daily MailJul 26 2021
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Biden Admin Actively Considering Mask Mandates for Vaccinated People
The Biden administration is considering a return to mask mandates for all Americans, including people who are fully vaccinated, amid a nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases that followed months of decline. Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the U.S. is going "in the wrong direction" on COVID-19 and stressed that the pandemic now mainly exists among the "50% of the country that are not fully
The Daily Caller CNN (Online News) AxiosSep 28 2022
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Hurricane Ian Hits Southwest Florida, Engulfing Homes in Water
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida early Wednesday afternoon. The Category 4 storm sustained wind speeds up to 155 miles per hour before reaching land, just barely beneath the threshold for Category 5, which the continental United States has seen only five times before. Ian has already knocked out power for over a million residents.
The storm shifted east shortly before
Reuters Daily Beast New York Post (News)Sep 22 2021
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Reporters Complain About Access at Biden-Johnson Meeting
On Tuesday, reporters in the White House press pool lodged a complaint to White House press secretary Jen Psaki regarding access at the meeting between President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. After the meeting, American reporters were not recognized for questions, while British reporters were.
Coverage was mostly from right- and center-rated media, with few
Fox News (Online News) The Hill The IndependentMar 22 2023
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Manhattan DA Rebuffs Republican Criticism of Potential Trump Indictment
Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg pushed back against Republican criticism on Tuesday — the day former President Donald Trump said he would be arrested.
Key Quotes: “We will not be intimidated by attempts to undermine the justice process, nor will we let baseless accusations deter us from fairly applying the law,” a spokesperson for Bragg told multiple news outlets Tuesday, adding
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