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Nov 11 2020
News
Facebook says 6% of the content its users see is political
Facebook Tuesday said that political content makes up only about 6% of what users actually see on its platform.
Why it matters: The new number is meant to provide context for reports that have focused on the viral popularity of conservative political content on Facebook.
Details: In a blog post, Facebook's VP of analytics and chief marketing officer Alex Schultz writes that most
AxiosJul 16 2020
News
Fox Refuses To Fire Nick Cannon After Anti-Semitic, Anti-White Comments
Fox is allowing Nick Cannon to remain on “The Masked Singer” despite his anti-Semitic and anti-white comments, the company said in a statement.
Cannon’s commentary came during a June 30 episode of his “Cannon’s Class” podcast, where he spoke with Professor Griff, who has a record of making anti-Semitic comments. The two pushed anti-Semitic theories, claimed black people are unable to be
The Daily CallerJun 01 2020
Fact Check
Is Voter Registration in Los Angeles County at 112 Percent?
During a press briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed that “somehow in L.A. County 112 percent of Los Angeles County is registered to vote.” The Washington Post disputed this claim, titling a video of the remark, “McEnany falsely says voter registration rate in Los Angeles County is 112 percent.”
McEnany also made the claim at several points
The DispatchMar 29 2021
Fact Check
Fact Checking President Biden’s Claims on Immigration
During the first press conference of his presidency on Thursday, President Joe Biden claimed, “If you take a look at the number of people are coming, the vast majority, the overwhelming majority of people coming to the border and crossing are being sent back, are being sent back” and, “We’re sending back the vast majority of the families that are coming.”
In February 2021—the first full
The DispatchMar 29 2021
News
Giant ship blocking Suez Canal partially refloated amid hopes of unblocking waterway
The giant cargo carrier blocking the Suez Canal was partly refloated early Monday morning, nearly a week after it wedged sideways, threatening the world's global economy.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi declared mission accomplished later in the day, saying in a statement that “Egyptians have succeeded today in ending the crisis of the stranded ship in the Suez Canal.”
He
Washington PostMay 18 2021
Analysis
Supreme Court jumps into U.S. culture wars with abortion, gun cases
The Supreme Court has placed itself back on the frontlines of the U.S. culture wars by taking up major cases on abortion and guns, with rights cherished by millions of Americans - and potentially the future of the nation’s top judicial body itself - on the line.
And to add to the drama, rulings in the two cases are expected to come next year in the run-up to mid-term elections in a
ReutersNov 12 2020
News
ACA at the Supreme Court
“After roughly two hours of oral argument in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, it appeared likely that the Affordable Care Act will survive.” In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the law by adopting the argument that the individual mandate was a tax rather than a command (which would have been unconstitutional). However, in 2017 Congress reduced the penalty to $0; Texas and several other states sued
The Flip SideMar 26 2020
News
As jobless numbers spike, a question rises: When can economy reopen?
Tame the coronavirus, then tackle the economy? A difficult and sensitive debate is emerging over how to get back to “open for business.”
Some Americans are beginning to chafe under the coronavirus restrictions that authorities have put into place – not least of them President Donald Trump, who this week suggested lifting restrictions at least partially by Easter on April 12 to start
Christian Science MonitorJun 02 2022
Headline Roundup
OPEC+ Agrees To Boost Oil Production as Gas Prices Remain High Worldwide
OPEC+ announced Thursday that it had agreed to increase oil output by over 50% in July and August, from 400,000 to 648,000 barrels per day.
The change could potentially help ease global oil prices — which surged after the European Union’s recent partial embargo on Russian crude oil — and it could relax fears of a looming “1970s-style energy crisis.” OPEC+, the international oil cartel
Reuters The Guardian Washington ExaminerMay 26 2020
News
Whitmer Faces Backlash After Husband Reportedly Asked For Special Treatment in Boating Request Despite Her Travel Warning
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s husband reportedly sought special treatment in trying to get their boat on the water in time for Memorial Day weekend, even as his wife cautioned residents about traveling for the holiday.
"This morning, I was out working when the office called me, there was a gentleman on hold who wanted his boat in the water before the weekend," read a post from
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