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Jan 10 2022
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Prominent Democrats Join Republicans in Opposition to COVID-19 Lockdowns
After nearly two years of partisan divides over COVID-19 lockdowns, some Democrats are now pushing to avoid lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reach new highs.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is in a stand-off with the city's teachers' union; Lightfoot says in-person classes should resume for Chicago schools, but the union disagrees. In New York, Democratic leaders have
The Daily Caller Politico Associated PressAug 03 2023
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Facebook Starts Blocking News in Canada
Meta has begun to block news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the country passed legislation requiring tech companies to pay news organizations for hosting their content.
The Details: Canada passed the Online News Act in June, mandating tech platforms to negotiate payments with news companies. Advocates for the law say social media platforms profit off of news
CNN Business The Hill Washington TimesMay 03 2023
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New York Passes Budget Banning Natural Gas in Select New Buildings
New York lawmakers passed a state budget containing a provision banning select new residential buildings from using natural gas.
Details: The ban will go into effect in 2026 on new residential buildings seven stories and under. For new buildings over seven stories, the ban goes into effect in 2029. Exemptions from the ban include fossil-fuel powered backup generators, laboratories, car
CNN (Online News) Fox Business The HillJan 25 2021
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Biden Reverses Trump-Era Transgender Military Ban
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday reversing former President Donald Trump’s policy of restricting transgender soldiers’ military service. Biden’s order revokes Trump’s 2018 Presidential Moratorium on Military Service by Transgender Individuals, which mandated that transgender soldiers identify with their biological sex, banned recruits with a gender dysphoria diagnosis,
NBC News (Online) Military Times National Review (News)Mar 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence
After eight people — six Asian women, one white man and one white woman – were killed in a shooting in Atlanta last week, there’s been debate as to whether or not the media has been correct to tie the incident to anti-Asian hatred and racism.
Some have accused the media of bias in their coverage of the story, saying outlets have engaged in types of media bias such as emotionalism, spin
Julie MastrineNov 20 2020
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Lockdowns Return as Coronavirus Cases Rise in Some Areas
States across the country are seeing rises in COVID-19 coronavirus cases, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue special holiday travel guidance and governors to consider and impose new lockdown measures. Over 30 states now have facemask mandates, and three states — Ohio, New Mexico and California — have issued curfews or stay-at-home orders as of Friday
Los Angeles Times The Epoch Times ReutersJul 23 2021
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A Year Behind Schedule, 2020 Tokyo Olympics Finally Begin
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday with opening ceremonies in Tokyo, Japan. The games were delayed by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus remains a top story around the games; public health concerns threatened to force another delay, and fan presence at the games will be heavily restricted. Roughly 11,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries will participate in the games, which
The Hill Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News)Mar 24 2023
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House of Representatives Passes Parental Bill of Rights Act
The House of Representatives voted 213-208 to pass the Parental Bill of Rights Act on Friday. Apart from five Republicans who joined Democrats in opposing the bill, the vote fell along party lines.
Details: The bill would mandate schools’ curriculum be made available to parents, including books and reading materials inside school libraries. The bill also contains a number of amendments
New York Post (News) The Hill Associated PressMar 22 2023
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Federal Judge Says Several California Gun Restrictions Violate 2nd Amendment
On Monday, a federal judge blocked restrictions on the sale of new handguns in California, saying that key provisions of the law violate the Second Amendment.
The Details: The decision by federal District Judge Cormac J. Carney temporarily restricts key portions of California's Unsafe Handgun Act that mandated purchase limitations on certain handguns, such as ammunition micro-stamping
The Daily Signal Associated Press The HillOct 20 2022
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UK PM Liz Truss Resigns After 6 Weeks in Office
United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday after just six weeks in office and amid calls to step down from leaders in both major U.K. political parties.
Key Quotes: "I recognize... given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party," said Truss on Thursday morning. She said she took office at a time of "great economic and
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