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Jan 27 2020
News
Weather conditions eyed in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, officials say
Officials in Los Angeles said late Sunday that dense fog in Southern California likely played a role in the deadly crash in Calabasas that claimed the lives of nine people, including NBA great Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter.
Several experts pointed to the poor flying conditions in the area and said fog will likely play a key part in the investigation, the Los Angeles Times
Fox News (Online News)Apr 22 2020
News
COVID-19 and the (possibly) changing climate debate
Many climate activists see the world's community-spirited response to the coronavirus as potentially shaping a more robust response to another collective challenge: global warming.
“Will we learn the lessons?”
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads worldwide, that question is being heard ever more widely. Yet the potentially more critical question is what lessons we’ll learn. And on
Christian Science MonitorApr 20 2020
Analysis
Celebrities and the Media Shouldn't Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters
The gatherings are ill-advised but understandable given the harms of government-enforced shutdowns.
In their desperation to get back to work, some Americans are taking to the streets to demand that the government end the quarantine. Comedian Patton Oswalt is unsympathetic.
"Anne Frank spent 2 years hiding in an attic and we've been home for just over a month with Netflix, food
ReasonAug 16 2014
News
When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims
On the afternoon of Aug. 9, a police officer fatally shot an unarmed, black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri. Details remain in dispute. Eyewitnesses have said that Brown was compliant with police and was shot while he had his hands up. Police maintain that the 18-year-old had assaulted an officer and was reaching for the officer's gun. One thing clear, however, is that Brown's
HuffPostAug 14 2014
News
Obama calls for ‘healing’ and ‘justice’ in shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
President Obama said Thursday that “now is the time for healing” after a series of clashes between protesters and police over the shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., but he also called for an open and transparent investigation “to see that justice is done” in the case.
Speaking from Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where he is on vacation, Obama said that many Americans “have been
Washington PostJan 13 2023
Headline Roundup
Lisa Marie Presley Dies at 54
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, has died of an apparent cardiac arrest at the age of 54. She had followed in her father's footsteps and had become a singer, releasing three albums that received generally positive reviews. She leaves behind three daughters, having lost her son Benjamin to suicide in 2020.
Key Quote: "She was the most passionate
New York Post (News) BBC News CNN (Online News)Jun 11 2020
News
Another 1.5 million workers file jobless claims
More than 1.5 million American workers filed jobless claims last week as the coronavirus crisis wages on, the Department of Labor said Thursday, the fewest number of filings since the crisis began.
The number of new unemployment filings has leveled off since peaking in late March even though millions of workers are still out of work as pandemic restrictions ease and states begin to
ABC News (Online)Sep 18 2018
Opinion
The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush
A story this old and unprovable can’t be allowed to delay a Supreme Court confirmation vote. The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a drunken assault when both were teenagers has now come forward publicly, and on Monday it caused Republicans to delay a confirmation vote and schedule another public hearing. Yet there is no way to confirm her story after 36 years, and to let it stop Mr. Kavanaugh
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Feb 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
How the US Feels About China's Olympics
As the U.S. watches its athletes compete in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, political controversies regarding China have earned just as much attention. The 2022 Winter Olympics began last Friday in Beijing. As of Thursday morning, the U.S. ranks third in medals with 10, and tied for second in first-place finishes with four. Far fewer people in the U.S. are watching compared to past years;
AllSides StaffMar 10 2020
News
‘It’s Just Everywhere Already’: How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response
A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
Dr. Helen Y. Chu, an infectious disease expert in Seattle, knew that the United States did not have much time.
In late January, the first confirmed American case of the coronavirus had landed in her area.
New York Times (News)