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Mar 15 2021
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Biden Meets With Leaders of Indo-Pacific Democracies in ‘Quad’ Summit
President Joe Biden met virtually with leaders from Australia, India and Japan on Friday in the first meeting of heads of state from the “Quad,” an informal grouping of Indo-Pacific democracies. At the meeting, the four countries launched an effort to tackle Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 vaccine shortage, agreed to cooperate on technological development and discussed “aggression” from China. Biden
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CDC Urges COVID-19 Booster Shots for Ages 16 and 17
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formally encouraged 16- and 17-year-olds to get their COVID-19 booster shot as soon as they're eligible.
Roughly 4.7 million people ages 16 and 17 in the U.S. are fully vaccinated. Earlier Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorization for 16- and 17-year-olds to get the Pfizer-BioNTech
USA TODAY Associated Press The Epoch TimesDec 15 2021
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Perspectives: How Concerning is the Omicron Variant?
The Omicron variant is reportedly set to become the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. by early 2022. How worried should we be?
Concrete details about Omicron are just starting to emerge. A major study of cases in South Africa, where the Omicron variant was first detected, shows that the strain is potentially more resistant to vaccines than other versions, but is also less severe and
Washington Times The Hill USA TODAYNov 19 2021
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CDC Recommends Booster Shots for All Adults
A CDC advisory panel voted unanimously on Friday to recommend making all adults eligible for booster shots of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine six months after their second dose. The panel also voted unanimously to strongly recommend that people over 50 should get a booster shot. In their deliberations, some panel members pointed to confusion over the current rules about who should get a
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Bipartisan House Deal to Avert Shutdown Faces Opposition From Senate Republicans
Bipartisan leaders in the House of Representatives struck a deal on Thursday to avert a government shutdown.
The stopgap spending bill would fund the government until Feb. 18 and provide $7 billion for resettling Afghan refugees. The deal comes ahead of a Dec. 4 deadline and faces a threat from 15 Senate Republicans, who plan to filibuster the bill unless Congress blocks funding for the
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Story of the Week: Record Number of Job Openings, but Hiring Slower Than Expected
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 9.3 million job openings this week, the highest amount since it began tracking the number in 2000 and a good sign for the economy's COVID-19 recovery. Despite this, hiring is lagging behind; the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, more than double the amount added in April but still short of the 671,000 additions expected by Wall Street economists.
AllSides StaffAug 31 2022
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FDA Authorizes Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots for Expected Fall Omicron Wave
The FDA updated its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include updated booster shots designed to fight the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.
The updated booster shots came ahead of an expected fall or winter wave of COVID-19 cases. The U.S. currently has a seven-day average of about 90,000 daily new cases, but last
Fox News Digital STAT The VergeMar 13 2021
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Perspectives: Biden's First Prime-time Address
President Joe Biden gave his first prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night. In prepared remarks, Biden announced that the U.S. would have enough vaccine doses for all adults in America by the end of May, and that he is aiming to allow group gatherings by the Fourth of July. Biden also spoke about the importance of wearing a mask and "listening to the science" when making decisions
CNN (Opinion) USA TODAY New York Post (Opinion)Feb 05 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Both Parties Split in Half
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
The nastiest argument in American politics will be center stage in the upcoming days when Donald Trump’s impeachment trial commences in the U.S. Senate. But while the outcome of that ongoing fight is pre-ordained, it will temporarily obscure intramural brawls within the two political parties that will have just as
Dan SchnurOct 30 2023
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Pro-Palestine Mob Storms Russian Airport Looking for Jewish Travelers
A mob stormed Makhachkala International Airport in the Russian Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, looking for passengers from a Tel Aviv flight.
The Details: Rioters, who could be heard yelling “Allahu Akbar,” seized control of the airport and its tarmac, waving Palestinian flags and checking travelers’ passports. The targeted flight did not include any Jews, according to Israel’s Foreign
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