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Apr 09 2021
News
No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge
Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel. The U.S. government will send more help to the state with the country’s worst infection increase.
The worldwide surge in coronavirus cases and deaths includes even Thailand, which has weathered the pandemic far better than many nations but now struggles to contain COVID-19.
The only exceptions
Associated PressJul 16 2020
News
REPORT: Russian Group That Hacked DNC Attempted To Steal COVID-19 Research From US, Allies
A Russian government-backed hacking group reportedly attempted to steal research on coronavirus vaccines from the United States and its closest allies, according to a joint report from the U.S., Britain, and Canada released Thursday.
The report, published primarily through Britain’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), alleges the group APT29 or ‘Cozy Bear’ was responsible for
The Daily CallerJan 18 2021
News
McConnell, Schumer mum on contours of impeachment trial as DC preps for inauguration under lockdown
Pelosi continues to hold back impeachment articles, possibly delaying start of Senate trial.
Details of the upcoming impeachment trial for President Trump are still up in the air as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer -- who will soon swap jobs -- have remained silent about the details of how the trial will work, how long it will last and more
Fox News (Online News)Oct 19 2021
News
US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots
Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands.
The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots and follows the OK for a third dose for
Associated PressApr 05 2021
News
CBS Deceptively Edits Reporter’s Interaction With FL Governor Ron DeSantis. Here’s What He Really Said.
CBS’s “60 Minutes” deceptively edited an exchange that reporter Sharyn Alfonsi had with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) two weeks ago about the way the Sunshine State has rolled out its vaccination program.
In the clip, Alfonsi suggested that Publix, the largest grocery store chain in Florida, had engaged in a pay-to-play scheme with DeSantis where they donated money to his campaign
The Daily WireMay 19 2022
News
CDC advisory panel greenlights booster shots for children ages 5 to 11
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent advisory committee has given the green light for Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to be given to children ages 5 to 11 years old, paving the way for parents to get their children boosted as early as Friday morning.
The panel voted 11-1-1 in favor of approval. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to make the
ABC News (Online)Jul 09 2021
News
Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges
Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to impose tough restrictions, a year and a half into a pandemic that many initially weathered well.
Faced with rapidly rising numbers of infections in recent months, authorities in such countries as Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam announced or imposed measures Friday
Associated PressMar 02 2020
Analysis
The fate of Obamacare is in the Supreme Court’s hands yet again
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear California v. Texas and United States House of Representatives v. Texas, two consolidated cases that represent an existential threat to Obamacare, and that were brought by a coalition of Republican-governed states. For the third time since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the justices will hear a lawsuit
VoxJan 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Taylor Dotson, an Associate Professor of Social Science at New Mexico Tech. The writer's bias has not been rated.
Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like
"The Conversation" ContributorSep 21 2021
Opinion
How one anti-mask activist leveraged TikTok and Facebook to spur local school protests across the country
A conservative activist was able to leverage TikTok and Facebook in less than five months to spark nationwide school protests against masks and vaccines, prompting some school districts to respond.
After a TikTok video encouraging conservative protests around the country went viral in April, the account owner created Freedom515, an organization that now has a network of 51 private
Media Matters