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Sep 20 2022
News
Is the Pandemic Over?
“In an interview on ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday night, President Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is ‘over’ in the United States. ‘The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lotta work on it. ... But the pandemic is over,’ Mr. Biden said.” (CBS News)
The left is divided about whether the pandemic is over, and calls for continued spending on public health.
The Flip Side
Nov 30 2023
News
Australian Manufacturing PMI Points to Easing Inflation Pressures
SYDNEY--Activity in Australia's manufacturing sector continues to slow as a broad economic slowdown takes hold, bringing with a reduction in inflation risks. The headline seasonally adjusted Judo Bank Australia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to 47.7 in November from 48.2 in October. The latest reading signaled a ninth monthly deterioration in manufacturing sector conditions and
MarketWatch
Nov 30 2023
News
Fauci to Be Grilled by Republican-Controlled House in Both Private and Public Hearings
The man who led America’s response to COVID-19 has finally agreed to speak to a House subcommittee. The testimony by Dr. Anthony Fauci — former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — will be his first in the House since Republicans took over the majority in January, according to The Wall Street Journal. A letter to Fauci on Thursday from Republican Rep. Brad
Western Journal
Aug 23 2023
News
California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracy
For a July meeting, the Little Hoover Commission — an independent state oversight agency — posted notice that the public could attend in Sacramento, but also in Traverse City, Mich., or Southampton, N.Y.
Why the locations scattered across the country? Because some commissioners were taking part in the discussion on aging while on vacation, but California’s open meetings law requires in-
CalMatters
Nov 30 2023
News
DeSantis, Newsom Face Off in Unusual Debate
WASHINGTON — Two big-state governors with presidential ambitions, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, battled Thursday over the economy, pandemic restrictions and President Joe Biden's leadership in a prime-time showdown filled with fiery clashes over policy and personal insults. “He’s joined at the hip with Biden and (Vice President Kamala) Harris
Time Magazine
Nov 27 2023
News
Number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving holiday breaks record
Holiday travelers make their way at Terminal 7 at LAX in time for the Thanksgiving weekend Tuesday. Nearly 3 million people boarded flights in the U.S. on Sunday as American air travel continues to surge at a record pace, surpassing pre-pandemic numbers, . TSA screened 2,907,378 people traveling through U.S. airports, the highest single-day number ever. Air travel has taken three years to
Los Angeles Times
Nov 30 2023
News
Fauci set to be grilled by House GOP majority for first time
Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing the House GOP majority for the first time in a marathon two-day session behind closed doors to discuss the U.S. government’s handling of COVID-19. Fauci, the former longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will be interviewed by the House Oversight Committee’s select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s taking place
Fox News (Online News)
Nov 30 2023
News
Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans’ yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci, who served as the nation’s top infectious disease expert before retiring last year, will sit for transcribed interviews in early January and a
Boston Herald
Nov 28 2023
Analysis
The Economy Is Great. Why Are Americans in Such a Rotten Mood?
Last week we learned that the economy, far from sliding toward recession as economists had predicted over the past year, has actually picked up steam thanks to indefatigable consumers.
Not only has economic output made up all the ground lost during the pandemic, but it is also above where it would have been had the pandemic never happened, judging by what the Congressional Budget Office
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 30 2023
News
Did Ron DeSantis Handle COVID Better Than Gavin Newsom? What Charts Show
Two governors who both propelled themselves onto the national stage with their COVID responses will go head-to-head on Thursday night.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, and California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is not running for the White House, will take the debate stage at 9 p.m. ET. The pandemic is largely expected
Newsweek