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Sep 19 2022
News
Biden: 'The pandemic is over'
President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is "over" in an appearance on CBS' "60 Minutes," but acknowledged the US still has a "problem" with the virus that has killed more than 1 million Americans.
"The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We're still doing a lot of work on it. It's -- but the pandemic is over," Biden said.
The US government
CNN Digital
Dec 29 2015
News
Media policy and political polarization
Does media policy impact the rising political polarization in the United States? The US Congress passed The Telecommunications Act of 1996 that comprehensively overhauled US media policy for the first time since 1934, resulting in relaxed ownership regulations intended to spur competition between cable and telephone telecommunications systems. This deregulation allowed for more television
Oxford University Press
Jul 26 2022
Analysis
Why Americans keep splurging even as they turn sour on the economy
US consumer confidence data for July, which was released Tuesday, showed a third straight month of decline. The Conference Board, which runs the monthly surveys, reiterated that it expects strong headwinds for consumer spending in the next six months, echoing what analysts have been saying since the start of the year—that people are going to tighten their belts.
However, consumers have
Quartz
Jul 29 2022
News
Blinken, Russian top diplomat speak about Griner, Whelan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Russian officials gave no public hint whether Blinken had made any headway, only
Associated Press
Mar 01 2022
News
‘Keying your own car’: Democrat hits out at Tlaib for State of the Union response
A planned response to Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night by Rashida Tlaib, a progressive Democrat from Michigan, highlighted a rift in the party.
The president will speak to Congress and the nation from the Capitol. The Republican rebuttal will be delivered by Kim Reynolds, governor of Iowa.
Tlaib will also respond, for the Working Families party. It will not
The Guardian
Oct 21 2022
News
Biden Admin Might Probe Musk Deals for National Security Concerns
U.S. officials might conduct national security reviews of billionaire Elon Musk's ventures following his recent comments about Russia and potentially ceasing Starlink access in Ukraine.
Bloomberg MarketWatch reported U.S. officials are concerned about Musk's comments and his pending agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion, a deal that has drawn scrutiny partly due to the presence of
Newsmax (News)
Oct 03 2022
News
Hurricane Ian: Florida death toll rises as criticism mounts
The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to over 90 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors.
Officials in Florida have come under fire as critics allege residents in some hard-hit areas did not receive enough advance warning to evacuate.
At least half of the deaths recorded so far are in Lee County, where Ian made landfall as a Category 4
BBC News
Nov 03 2022
News
Truth Cops: Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found. Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents — obtained via leaks and an ongoing lawsuit, as well as public documents — illustrate an expansive effort by the agency to influence tech platforms.
The work, much of which remains
The Intercept
Sep 26 2022
News
British pound falls to new low against the dollar after taxes slashed
The British pound hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on Monday, reflecting a highly negative review of the new government’s plan for big tax cuts and borrowing and adding to the anxiety of consumers already preparing for soaring energy bills this winter.
The sharp drop in the value of the pound comes as the British government grapples with soaring public debt and a cost-of-
Washington Post
May 09 2022
Opinion
Esper’s Trump revelations should prompt action from Democrats
Mark T. Esper, who served Donald Trump as defense secretary, alleges in a new book that he witnessed the former president in the Oval Office suggesting that members of the military should shoot protesters “in the legs or something.” Esper suggests others were present during that meeting.
Trump denies it. He says those witnesses present would back him up.
As it turns out, this is
Paul Waldman