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Dec 14 2023
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Anti-Israel Protests on Campus: Free Speech or Hate Speech?
Last week’s congressional hearing on anti-semitism on college campuses raised questions regarding the line between free speech and hate speech, specifically regarding students protesting the Israeli government’s handling of the war in Gaza. Are college administrators doing enough to protect Jewish students, or are they justified in defending the free speech of students protesting?
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NewsNation Washington Examiner New York MagazineJun 08 2017
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Comey Testifies
In an open session in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today, James Comey the former FBI Director, testified for close to 3 hours. After a short break, he then spoke for another hour in a closed session, most likely containing classified information. It remains to be seen what the results of his testimony will be. Although widely speculated, President Trump did not live tweet during John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 05 2023
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NCAA Taunt Backlash Prompts Accusations of Racial Double Standard
A viral moment at the NCAA women’s basketball national championship sparked controversy and accusations of a racial double standard — and even got First Lady Jill Biden involved.
What Happened: LSU Tigers forward Angel Reese, who is black, made two hand gestures towards Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark, who is white: tapping her ring finger, in an apparent allusion to a championship
Vox Newsweek Fox News DigitalOct 23 2019
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Father Trying to Prevent Child's Gender Transition Loses Custody
A jury in Texas denied a father's request for sole managing conservatorship of his 7-year-old twins after the father, Jeffrey Younger, requested sole custody on the grounds that his child's mother was helping one of the 7-year-olds transition from male to female against his will. The mother, Anne Georgulas, was made sole managing conservator of the twins, after arguing that the previously
Washington Post The Daily Wire Washington ExaminerApr 11 2024
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Some Republicans Split Over Revived 1864 Arizona Abortion Law
Arizona's Supreme Court revived an 1864 law this week banning most abortions with few exceptions. Some Republicans support it, but others don't.
In Support: "In my opinion, removing healthy babies from healthy mothers is not health care nor reproductive care," said state Republican Rep. Teresa Martinez. "Pregnancy is not an illness. It should be celebrated. It is an abortion that
AZ Central Washington Examiner Associated PressSep 11 2023
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What Does the DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Mean for Big Tech?
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google is set to begin. It is the first antitrust case against a technology company brought to trial since Microsoft in 1998.
The Allegations: According to a Reuters (Center bias) analysis, the Justice Department is arguing that Google unlawfully stifled competition by paying other technology companies — such as Apple — to
The Atlantic Washington Examiner ReutersAug 10 2022
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Experts Remain Divided on Long COVID Treatments
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers remain divided on long COVID and how to cure its symptoms.
The CDC currently defines post-COVID conditions as a wide range of ongoing health problems that can last weeks, months or years after an initial COVID-19 infection. One recent study from King’s College London identified three different "subtypes" of long COVID that
Nature.com The Independent The Epoch TimesSep 18 2023
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UAW Strike: What's at Stake for Workers, Automakers, and Washington?
What caused the UAW strike against the ‘Big 3’ automakers, and how will it impact workers, President Biden, and the automotive industry?
“Crucial Dilemma”: A Newsweek (Center bias) analysis described the strike as a byproduct of Biden’s efforts to transition the country toward electric vehicles. Biden’s policies incentivizing automakers to shift toward electric vehicles “disappointed
MSNBC Newsweek Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Sep 28 2023
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Trump Vies for Union Endorsements at Michigan Auto Parts Factory
While his fellow candidates in the Republican primary took the debate stage Wednesday night, GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump held a rally at an auto parts factory in Michigan.
Details: Trump’s rally in Michigan comes one day after President Joe Biden visited a UAW picket line in Michigan. The United Auto Workers union is currently striking the “Big 3” auto
New York Times (News) Reuters Washington ExaminerJun 08 2017
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Paris Agreement Survey Results
Last week, we asked the AllSides community to tell us what they thought about the Paris Climate Accord and President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the deal through a survey on social media. (There was also a heated debate on Facebook.)
Here are the results of the survey:
Of our respondents, 60.43% answered that they were Left or Lean Left
Jaymee Copenhaver