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Feb 24 2023
Headline Roundup
Would '15-Minute Cities' Improve Urban Life?
How would "15-minute cities" alter urban life?
The Concept: Professor Carlos Moreno is credited with birthing the 15-minute city idea, which says that daily necessities and services, such as work, shopping, healthcare, and education, should be easily reached by a 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point in a city.
A Good Idea: A writer for The Guardian said COVID-19 lockdowns
Reason Financial Times The GuardianMay 20 2021
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Jobless Claims Fall; More Republican States Cut $300 Benefits
Applications for state unemployment insurance fell last week to a pandemic low of 444,000, signaling improvement in the job market as remaining business restrictions are lifted.
More than three-quarters of Republican-led states plan to end an extra $300-a-week in federal jobless benefits early, likely triggering a decrease in the number of those receiving the benefits in the months
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Post Breitbart NewsMar 25 2021
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Georgia Governor, State Legislature Passes State Election Overhaul
On Thursday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a state election overhaul shortly after a Republican-majority state legislature approved it. The overhaul includes new restrictions on absentee voting, expanded access to in-person early voting, and gives the legislature greater control over how elections are run after a months-long debate over election laws in the battleground state. The 96
Newsmax (News) NPR (Online News) The GuardianJan 17 2022
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MLK Day Draws Attention to Voting Bills, Filibuster Reform
Martin Luther King Jr. Day drew media attention to the debate around voting access and the filibuster.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Democrats plan to open debate on voting rights and filibuster reform. Last week, Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin reiterated their opposition to changing the filibuster, a Senate rule that functionally allows the
The Fulcrum Fox News (Opinion) CNN (Opinion)Dec 07 2018
Perspectives Blog
Is the New York Times' Coverage of California Wildfires Biased?
Today in media bias: A meme floating around Facebook claims the New York Times is biased when it comes to its coverage of the recent California wildfires.
Back in January 2018, the New York Times ran a story about California forests with the headline, "California Today: 100 Million Dead Trees Prompt Fears of Giant Wildfires." Fast forward to November 2018, when the Camp and Woolsey
Julie MastrineAug 08 2023
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Biden Designates Monument Protecting Tribal Land Around Grand Canyon
President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona on Tuesday to announce the proclamation of a new national monument, protecting nearly 1 million acres of land surrounding the Grand Canyon and preventing new uranium mining leases.
Details: The new monument is titled the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The land holds cultural significance
CBS News (Online) Fortune Fox News (Online News)Oct 17 2022
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Trump Hotels Charged Secret Service Up to 5 Times the Recommended Rate
During Donald Trump’s presidency, Trump hotels charged the Secret Service as much as $1,185 per night while the agency protected the first family, according to an investigation released Monday by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. In some cases, agents were charged more than five times the government's recommended rate for the hotel stays.
Key Quotes: "Despite claims by the
NBC News (Online) Axios New York Post (News)Oct 16 2022
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Biden Administration Announces New Immigration Policies for Venezuela
This past week, the Biden Administration announced an expansion of a Trump-era policy to curb immigration. The policy, known as Title 42, allows for the denial of asylum requests and immediate expulsion of migrants from certain countries. Under the new expansion of the policy, Venezuelan migrants now fall under Title 42’s scope. Along with the expansion announcement, another parole program was
The Hill Fox News (Online News) Associated PressOct 19 2017
Perspectives Blog
U.S. Stays in Iran Nuclear Deal... For Now
In the past, the president had suggested that the U.S. might pull out of the Iran nuclear deal previously established under his predecessor. This week, President Trump announced that he would be decertifying the deal, but not pulling out of it. This action sends the deal back to Congress in an effort to make the restrictions tougher. Other news from AllSides: How do we accelerate a shift John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 28 2018
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