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Feb 01 2015
News
Vaccination is not a personal decision. It's a social obligation.
You don't get vaccinated for yourself. You get vaccinated for Livia Simon.
It's easy to see why many 30-year-olds skip their flu shot. If I got the flu or measles, most statistics suggest I would do just fine. I'd probably spend a few days at home with a fever, drinking Gatorade and watching Gossip Girl re-runs. For me, these infectious diseases would likely be an annoyance rather than
VoxApr 17 2020
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‘They’re Death Pits’: Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes
The first warning of the devastation that the coronavirus could wreak inside American nursing homes came in late February, when residents of a facility in suburban Seattle perished, one by one, as families waited helplessly outside.
In the ensuing six weeks, large and shockingly lethal outbreaks have continued to ravage nursing homes across the nation, undeterred by urgent new safety
New York Times (News)Apr 17 2020
News
America has suffered great loss before. Here's how we may learn to cope with coronavirus death toll.
During World War II, 407,317 Americans died in a fight for global democracy. The dead were heralded as representatives of the Greatest Generation and honored in books, movies and memorials.
The Vietnam War claimed 58,220 lives in a bitter battle that divided the nation. Heroic tributes eluded both the deceased and survivors as a new generation developed a deep skepticism toward
USA TODAYMar 19 2020
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Economic Stimulus Proposals in the Time of Coronavirus
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, the Treasury Department pitched the details of the Trump administration’s $1 trillion economic stimulus proposal to Congress.The plan includes spending $500 billion on two rounds of direct payments Abridge NewsAug 13 2020
Background
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 28 states, the federal government, and the military.[1] Its existence can be traced to the beginning of the American colonies. The United States is the only developed Western nation that applies the death penalty regularly.[2][3][4][5][6] It is one of 55 countries worldwide applying it, and was the first to develop
WikipediaFeb 11 2013
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Obama to Renew Drive for Cuts in Nuclear Arms
President Obama will use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to reinvigorate one of his signature national security objectives  drastically reducing nuclear arsenals around the world  after securing agreement in recent months with the United States military that the American nuclear force can be cut in size by roughly a third.
New York Times (News)Aug 18 2015
Perspectives Blog
Why is Washington in debt? A non-partisan explanation
Few Americans think partisan bias affects their own reasoning. Yet many of us jump to prejudiced assumptions without even realizing it. Biased reasoning can sidetrack us or cause us to make illogical leaps that don’t actually support our premise.
Take the federal deficit for example. Voters often let tax quarrels and other partisan disputes divert their attention
Beth BallentineSep 16 2014
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ISIS fight: Congress to vote on arming Syrian rebels
House Republicans will require the White House to provide a detailed plan for arming and training Syrian rebels to fight ISIS in exchange for giving it the OK to carry out the mission. The provision -- which is expected to be added to a must-pass spending bill funding the government through mid-December and could face a vote as early as Wednesday in the House -- would require the Secretary of
CNN DigitalAug 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Deadly Bombings Near Kabul Airport as US Evacuates Citizens, Allies
Suicide bombings at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday killed over 100 people, including 13 U.S. service members and at least 90 Afghans. The U.S. has been working to evacuate American citizens and allies from Afghanistan as the Taliban takes power. President Joe Biden said this week that the U.S. was "on pace" to meet the Aug. 31 evacuation deadline; on Wednesday, Secretary of State
AllSides StaffAug 11 2020
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Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts
Seattle’s police chief says she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the City Council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition.
Carmen Best, the city’s first Black police chief, said in a letter to the department that her retirement will be effective Sept. 2 and the mayor has appointed Deputy Chief Adrian Diaz as the interim
Associated Press