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Nov 29 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Calls Omicron Variant a ‘Cause for Concern,’ not ‘Panic’
President Joe Biden said Monday that the newly-discovered omicron COVID-19 variant was “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic.”
Biden also said his strategy to combat the new variant would focus on vaccines, not new lockdowns and travel restrictions. The same day, the World Health Organization said omicron posed a “very high” global risk due to “considerable uncertainties” about
Fox Business CBS News (Online) The HillJan 20 2020
Fact Check
Trump’s Numbers January 2020 Update
Now that Donald Trump has been president for three years, what has changed? Here are some things that can be measured:
The economy added 6.7 million jobs, and unemployment fell to the lowest rate in half a century. The economy grew more slowly than Trump promised — at a 2.1% rate most recently. Stock prices hit record levels. Household income grew; poverty decreased, and paychecks grew
FactCheck.orgMay 28 2021
News
What We Know About The Apparent Russian Hack Exploiting A U.S. Aid Agency
The same Russian hackers who carried out the SolarWinds attack and other malicious campaigns have now attacked groups involved in international development, human rights and other issues, according to Microsoft. The company says the breach began with a takeover of an email marketing account used by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Hackers sent malicious emails from the
NPR (Online News)Jun 25 2021
News
Unemployment recovering fastest in these states
One of the most significant problems affecting the U.S. economy post-pandemic is the current job market and unemployment rate.
Many people have quit their jobs in search for better opportunities and more flexibility to work remotely. Additionally, unemployment benefits have posed another challenge to employers who are now having to compete with the government to save their struggling
Fox BusinessJul 11 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Religious Liberty
Religious freedom has long been intertwined with hot-button issues from gay rights to abortion. When the line between religion and politics gets blurry, some call to uphold church-state separation, while others believe that religion can never be entirely separate from political beliefs.
Related: Freedom of Religion - Religious Freedom - Religious Liberty
Clare Ashcraft
Aug 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
How the Use of Polarized Labels Masks Americans' Shared Values
Reading the daily headlines, the average American could not be blamed for believing the nation’s population consists of only two groups, at odds over every possible topic, issue, and interpretation of the country’s ideals.
Coverage of contemporary issues are riddled with opposing labels categorizing Americans into rival camps -- Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice, Gun Control versus Gun Rights
Isaiah AnthonyNov 27 2019
News
Fairlife milk drinkers ‘feel betrayed’ by alleged Fair Oaks Farms cow abuse, says attorney with lawsuit seeking class-action status
Millions of consumers may have a claim against Fairlife milk over alleged cow abuse at an Indiana farm, as eight lawsuits from around the country came together in a Chicago federal courtroom Tuesday seeking class-action status.
The lawsuits are being consolidated into a single consumer fraud case against Chicago-based Fairlife, Coca-Cola and the dairy co-op that includes Fair Oaks Farms
Chicago TribuneSep 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
Schools Return Amid Concerns About Curriculum, Safety
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Even as debates about COVID-19 protocols in schools mostly die off, questions about safety, curriculum and faculty shortages remain as kids return to class.
Many parents of current K-12 students are satisfied with their own
AllSides StaffJun 22 2021
Analysis
American workers don't want to go back to normal, and that makes sense
Johnny Paycheck sang "Take this job and shove it" in 1977. Today, it may well be the mantra for the post-Covid workforce.
Getting "back to normal" in the American jobs market won't cut it for everyone. Especially in retail and hospitality, where "normal" was an army of low-wage workers juggling two or more part-time jobs to pay the bills.
The past 15 months has been a reckoning
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