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May 10 2018
News
Thousands of Facebook ads bought by Russians to fool U.S. voters released by Congress
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released thousands of Russian Facebook ads on Thursday, offering the public its first in-depth look at the troubling messages used to heighten tensions among Americans during and after the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
USA TODAY
Mar 28 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Attends Wake for NYPD Officer Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday attended the wake of a New York City police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Queens on March 25.
For Context: The slain officer, named Jonathan Diller, was just three years into his career; he leaves behind his grieving wife and their one-year-old son. The suspect, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, has since been charged with first-
Forbes
New York Post (News) 
New York Daily News 
Aug 16 2014
News
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Indicted On Abuse-Of-Power Charges
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted by an Austin grand jury in connection with a veto of funding for state public corruption prosecutors.
An ethics complaint was filed last summer. The Associated Press has this background on the case:
"The Republican governor is accused of abusing his official powers by publicly promising to veto $7.5 million for the state public integrity
NPR (Online News)
Sep 02 2019
News
Revealed: Georgia Republicans use power of state to suppress minority vote
Top Republicans Brad Raffensperger and David Emadi are issuing subpoenas to opponents without showing evidence of wrongdoing.
Top Georgia Republicans continue to use the power of the state to investigate political rivals, executing a strategy that voting rights activists say is designed to intimidate voting rights organizations and activists serving minority communities.
Brad
The Guardian
Dec 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: US Nears Vaccine Approval as UK Gives First Doses
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Updated 12/13/20 at 4:21 p.m. PT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Friday evening, with inoculations expected to begin Monday.
Updated 12/11/20 at 11:53 a.m. ET A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Thursday to recommend
AllSides Staff
Mar 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 2: The 1800s
Click here for Part 1 of this Perspectives series: The Press in Colonial America and Creation of the 1st Amendment.
Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic codes of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is media bias. And though it takes
Micaela Ricaforte
Apr 09 2021
News
The Rise and Fall of the Lincoln Project
There have been plenty of grifters in the political world. But what made the Lincoln Project grift unique was that much of it played out on television.
There was nothing special about the Lincoln Project. Its ads were coarse, but this is a coarse age, and its efforts were neither creative nor particularly offensive. Its opacity and self-dealing, its unwieldy coterie of advisers and
National Review (News)
May 24 2020
News
What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
Reopening states after the COVID-19 lockdown raises unnerving questions for working parents who depend on some form of child care, from nannies to day camp.
Instead of coming home with a snotty nose, is your child going to bring back the coronavirus? And how do you know your in-home babysitter or nanny, even your child’s teacher, isn’t a symptom-free spreader?
The short answer is
ProPublica
Dec 16 2020
Opinion
Why We Fight
There is now every indication that Joe Biden will be sworn in January 20th as the nation’s 46th president. So is it time for every skeptical voice to hold silent? Is it time for everyone from President Trump on down to follow the insistent advice to give it up, let it go, move on?
It is not. History is watching.
First, to be clear, it has been pardonable for anyone, from some
Townhall