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Aug 04 2020
News
Americans Fault China for Its Role in the Spread of COVID-19
Americans’ views of China have continued to sour, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Today, 73% of U.S. adults say they have an unfavorable view of the country, up 26 percentage points since 2018. Since March alone, negative views of China have increased 7 points, and there is a widespread sense that China mishandled the initial outbreak and subsequent spread of COVID-19.
Pew Research CenterOct 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Five Dead in Raleigh Mass Shooting, 15-Year-Old Suspect Arrested
The suspect of a mass shooting that took place on Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been identified as a 15-year-old boy. The armed boy killed five people before being apprehended by police following an hours-long manhunt. He is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital. Details regarding how he was injured are currently unknown.
Key Quotes: Following the attack,
Fox News Digital Reuters NPR (Online News)Aug 24 2020
Data
More Americans oppose than favor the government providing a universal basic income for all adult citizens
A narrow majority of U.S. adults (54%) say they would oppose the federal government providing a guaranteed income – sometimes called a universal basic income (UBI) – of about $1,000 per month for all adult citizens, whether or not they work; 45% favor the proposal.
Young people favor a universal basic income by about two-to-one; much less support among older adults The idea of the
Pew Research CenterFeb 11 2021
News
'Delighted' Trump made no move to stop riot, Democrats say
Former President Donald Trump knew the riot by some of his followers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 would be violent but failed to stop the attempted coup, House Democratic impeachment managers argued Wednesday as they opened the prosecution of Mr. Trump in his Senate trial, a session that included gripping new security video of the deadly attack.
Using Mr. Trump’s tweets and public
Washington TimesFeb 11 2021
News
House impeachment managers emphasize the danger to Pence and other top officials in harrowing retelling of Jan. 6 attack
House impeachment managers on Wednesday led a rapt U.S. Senate on a harrowing retelling of the terror that engulfed the Capitol last month, sharing shocking new audio and video recordings of rioters declaring their intent to harm Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials — and showing how close they came to doing so.
The House Democrats, led by lead manager Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md
Washington PostMar 02 2020
News
Super Tuesday brings a supersized election security challenge
Millions of voters across the country will cast ballots during Super Tuesday on old, insecure election equipment — even after nearly four years of handwringing and warnings about Russian election interference.
The jurisdictions at risk include three of Tennessee’s biggest counties — Shelby, Knox and Rutherford — where the paperless voting machines at the polls will include devices with
PoliticoMay 08 2020
Opinion
Everyone Deserves to Live Under the Biden Standard
It’s just basic American due process, so why is Betsy DeVos getting slammed?
Why should Joe Biden get due process, but not others accused of sexual misconduct?
That’s the question raised by the progressive reaction to Tara Reade’s accusation against Biden on the one hand, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s new rules for handling sexual-harassment cases on college campuses on
Rich LowrySep 23 2016
News
Charlotte police refuse to release shooting video as 3rd night of protests stay largely peaceful
A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets as a curfew enacted by the city's mayor ended early Friday.
Chicago TribuneOct 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Details Differ After Driver Allegedly Strikes Pro-Trump Protesters
Media coverage differed greatly between left and right, and from source to source, after a woman was charged with attempted murder for allegedly driving through a group of protesters and severely injuring two pro-Trump demonstrators Saturday in Yorba Linda, Calif.
Tatiana Turner can allegedly be seen on video driving through a group of people who appear to be surrounding her car, during
Henry A. BrechterMar 01 2020
Opinion
Attacking the press for liberal bias is a staple of Republican campaigns -- and it all began in 1964
Decades before President Donald Trump ever attacked the media, Senator Barry Goldwater introduced a new idea to the presidential campaign trail: liberal media bias.
Goldwater was 1964's Republican presidential candidate, and he was convinced that the journalists covering the campaign were infusing their reporting with a left-leaning tilt while claiming to be neutral observers. As a
CNN (Opinion)