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Mar 27 2022
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DHS implements rule to streamline asylum applications
The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to publish a final rule designed to streamline the asylum process, an effort to remove those fleeing persecution from an immigration court system backlog that can leave them in limbo for years.
Under the new rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects asylum processes will take several months on average, compared to several
The HillJan 22 2013
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Ambitious governors dominate tax debate
From Louisiana to New York, and Wisconsin to Massachusetts, some of the nations most prominent governors in both parties  more than a few of whom have grander ambitions  are using their megaphones to propose bold state tax initiatives.
PoliticoJun 08 2022
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Novavax Covid vaccine clears key step on path to FDA authorization after committee endorses the shot
Novavax’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for adults ages 18 and older cleared a key step on the path toward Food and Drug Administration authorization on Tuesday.
The FDA’s committee of independent vaccine experts voted 21 to 0 with one abstention at the end of an all-day meeting to recommend authorizing the shot for use in the U.S. after an all-day public meeting in which it weighed safety
CNBCApr 22 2022
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Vaccination rates and COVID-19 outcomes across US states
Rates of COVID deaths, hospitalizations, and cases differ markedly across U.S. states, as do rates of vaccination. This study uses cross-state regressions to assess impacts of vaccinations on COVID outcomes. A number of familiar issues arise concerning cross-sectional regressions, including omitted variables, behavioral responses to vaccination, and reverse causation. The benefits from a field
American Enterprise InstituteApr 22 2022
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Older Americans Will Be a Force in 2022 Elections
Thirty-six governors’ races. Redistricting. A tied United States Senate and nearly even House of Representatives. Dozens of new state laws revamping how we'll cast our ballots and how they will be counted. A pandemic and economy that repeatedly defy predictions and confound our lives. Americans will have to contend with this complex set of factors as the all-important 2022 midterm election
AARPMar 17 2021
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Colorado Judge Strikes Down Boulder’s AR-15 Ban
A judge struck down Boulder, Colorado's ban on the possession of AR-15s and magazines holding more than 10 rounds on Monday.
Colorado state judge Andrew Hartman ruled the city's gun ban violated the state's preemption law, which prevents localities from imposing gun regulations above and beyond state law. Judge Hartman's ruling declares the ordinance invalid and immediately bars the
Washington Free BeaconMar 31 2020
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How 3-D Printers Are Helping to Fight the Coronavirus
A little more than a week ago, Isaac Budmen heard that a coronavirus testing site was going to be set up in Syracuse, New York, not far from where he lives with his partner, Stephanie Keefe. The couple, who are both artists, own a company that makes 3-D printers. They knew that medical workers had a shortage of face shields, one kind of personal protective equipment (P.P.E.), and they wondered
The New YorkerOct 26 2014
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Christie predicts quarantine will be 'national policy'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has no second thoughts about enacting a 21-day medical quarantine on medical workers returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa.
"I think this is a policy that will become a national policy sooner rather than later," the Republican governor said on "Fox News Sunday," emphasizing the population density of his state and the New York
PoliticoJan 20 2020
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NYT Splits Presidential Endorsement for First Time in History, Backing Klobuchar and Warren
The New York Times editorial board announced Sunday evening that it would endorse two candidates for president for the first time in the newspaper’s history: Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota received the paper’s support.
The Times’s editorial board interviewed nine of the top candidates last month for in-depth interviews and documented the
National Review (News)