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Sep 02 2021
News
U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall to 340,000, Remaining at Pandemic Low
Jobless claims fell to a new pandemic low as businesses held on to workers despite the surging Delta variant.
Initial jobless claims fell by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ended Aug. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was the lowest level since the pandemic took hold in the U.S. in March 2020. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths week-to-
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 23 2020
News
'Predictable': Supreme Court transgender decision leads to religious liberty legal battle
A transgender man last week filed a lawsuit against a Catholic-run hospital in Maryland, citing in his complaint June's landmark Supreme Court decision on transgender rights, fulfilling conservative fears that the ruling would usher in a legal war.
The suit, filed on behalf of Jesse Hammons by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleges that St. Joseph Medical Center, a Catholic-run
Washington ExaminerOct 10 2021
News
Texas abortion law foes target lawmakers’ corporate donors
Foes of Texas’ strict abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against a surge of restrictions.
The television and digital ads begun this past week by the groups Corporate Accountability Action and American Bridge 21st Century, the Democratic Party’s opposition research arm,
Associated PressApr 12 2022
Analysis
The Historians Take a First Crack at Donald J. Trump
With the end of each presidency in the 21st century, historian Julian Zelizer has assembled a cast of colleagues to evaluate the outgoing administration. The first two installments in this series focused on George W. Bush (2010) and Barack Obama (2018) and featured essays by Nelson Lichtenstein, Mary Dudziak, Kevin Kruse, and other major names in the historical profession.
In the new
SlateApr 09 2021
News
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband, dead at 99
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II’s husband of 73 years, died on Friday at Windsor Castle. He was 99.
The royal family confirmed the Duke of Edinburgh's death on Friday in a statement.
"It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness
Fox News DigitalDec 09 2021
Opinion
How Biden can beat the great-power authoritarians in China and Russia
President Biden’s Summit for Democracy offers free nations an opportunity to restore democratic momentum at a time when opportunistic authoritarians from Burma to Belarus are on the march. It’s time for democracies to stop playing defense and double down on their collective strengths — after all, autocrats are attacking open systems in part to stymie their own people’s natural attraction to
The HillJul 20 2021
News
Tokyo Olympics ready to start, but Covid overshadows the world’s greatest sports spectacle
After a one-year delay, weeks of negative headlines and public backlash, the Tokyo Olympics are set to open Friday.
But that’s still a maybe, as Covid-19 continues to cause a disturbance throughout Japan.
It’s been quite the task for the International Olympic Committee to get to this point. The Tokyo Olympics was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. But following a vaccine,
CNBCFeb 05 2022
News
Groups Give Biden 10 Executive Actions to Put 'People Over Fossil Fuels'
A coalition of progressive advocacy groups on Thursday released a checklist of 10 executive actions that U.S. President Joe Biden can take to put "people over fossil fuels."
The Build Back Fossil Free coalition—composed of hundreds of social and environmental justice organizations—detailed several steps that Biden can take immediately to confront the climate crisis.
In a
Common DreamsJun 01 2019
News
Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State
A Missouri judge has blocked the state's attempt to close down Missouri's last abortion provider. Missouri Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer granted a request to temporarily prevent state officials from revoking the license of a clinic operated by a St. Louis Planned Parenthood chapter, as the state's health department had sought to do.
NPR (Online News)Jan 17 2021
News
Fox News Viewership Plummets: First Time Behind CNN And MSNBC In Two Decades
Fox News Channel, owned by Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp, has dominated the rating books since the start of the 21st-century, but over the first two weeks of 2021, it has averaged fewer viewers throughout the day than both CNN and MSNBC, and the numbers have been especially stark since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the subsequent impeachment of President Trump.
Forbes