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Oct 07 2023
Headline Roundup
Top U.S. Officials Visit Mexico Amidst Border Crisis
Several U.S. officials traveled to Mexico this week to discuss the humanitarian crisis at the border with Mexican officials and the public.
The Details: On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and others in Mexico City where they discussed
Voice of America (VOA) New York Times (News) Daily MailMay 12 2018
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President Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
President Trump pledged on Friday to lower prescription drug prices, unveiling modest policy proposals that many on the Left and the Center say pivot sharply from his campaign promise to allow Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies. The Right emphasized his tough rhetoric and highlighted Trump's plan to take on foreign countries who he says pay subsidized prices at America's
The Atlantic Fox News Digital ReutersJul 19 2019
Perspectives Blog
Trump Tweets Reveal Left and Right Define "Racist" Very Differently
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s recent tweets, which many journalists and commentators said fit the definition of "racist." However, another faction — mostly on the Right — said “racist” is not an appropriate descriptor for Trump’s sentiments. Some on both sides accused journalists of media bias because they used the term “racist” to describe
Julie MastrineFeb 23 2023
Headline Roundup
Journalist, 2 Others Killed in Florida Shooting Spree
On Wednesday, TV journalist Dylan Lyons was killed and photojournalist Jess Walden was critically injured while they were covering an earlier shooting incident in Orange County, Florida.
The Details: Nineteen-year-old Keith Melvin Moses has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a woman earlier in the day, and will likely soon be charged over the later shootings of the TV
CNN Digital Orlando SentinelSep 20 2019
Perspectives Blog
Growing older makes me a fatalist. Having kids makes me an activist.
When one turns fifty, as I recently did, one’s sense of mortality inches insidiously closer. As for me, I crossed this symbolic age threshold determined to embrace, rather than resist, life’s unforgiving lesson that all things eventually die.
While savoring all that the present has to offer, I simultaneously regard the future (from a rapidly shrinking distance) as an inevitable series
Kristin HansenOct 01 2020
Perspectives Blog
Slanted: How Partisan Media Use Data to Draw Wildly Different Conclusions
Does the data show the U.S. is seeing mostly peaceful protests, or widespread riots? Are we witnessing an epidemic of police brutality, or the spinning of a false media narrative? Are claims of voter fraud a farce, or is it an actual concern? Do economists believe school vouchers are a good idea or not? What you think may depend on what data you have been presented with lately — and how it’s
Julie MastrineDec 10 2012
News
Baltimore Says, 'Immigrants Welcome'
Hundreds of people gathered in September at Baltimore's harbor as the wind gusted off the water's edge. Nearly 50 of them were about to be sworn in as U.S. citizens. Some were young, some old. There were uniformed members of the U.S. military, parents and children. There were immigrants from El Salvador, China, Honduras and countries in between. They raised their right hands, recited the
NPR (Online News)Feb 09 2023
Headline Roundup
New Jersey Council Member Murdered, Second This Month
A New Jersey council member was shot and killed in the parking lot of his work on Wednesday, one week after a different New Jersey council member was shot and killed in her car.
Details: Councilman Russell Heller (R), 51, represented the Borough of Milford. Heller worked for Public Service Electric and Gas Co., where he was killed. Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour (R), 30, who represented
Wall Street Journal (News) New York Post (News) NBC News DigitalOct 05 2023
Headline Roundup
Mixed Media Coverage on Trump’s EV Comments at Recent Campaign Event
Former President Donald Trump made remarks about electric vehicles at a campaign event in Iowa over the weekend, spurring mixed media coverage across the spectrum.
The Details: Trump said if Biden’s EV plan, which received $1.7 billion earlier this year via his 2021 infrastructure plan, were to stand, “gas-powered cars will be gone.” He also said electric boats have batteries so heavy
The Guardian Newsweek Washington ExaminerFeb 16 2024
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Biden Visits East Palestine One Year After Train Derailment
President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, over a year after a catastrophic train derailment spilled toxic chemicals in the area.
For Context: In February 2023, a train carrying hazardous chemicals including vinyl chloride derailed and crashed in East Palestine, Ohio, forcing roughly 2,000 residents to evacuate. The incident caused significant controversy due to health and
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