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Oct 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs. Biden Quick Links: Coronavirus Plan
In this article we’ll provide a brief overview of each candidate’s coronavirus plan and give quick links to articles covering the topic from different rated outlets.
Biden: Seven-Step PlanJoe Biden released his campaign’s plan to address the coronavirus on March 12. It promises to invoke the full authority of the Defense Production Act (DPA), a law that originated from
AllSides StaffSep 20 2021
News
Twitter lashes out over celebrities at 2021 Emmys going maskless
Mask on, mask off.
The 2021 Emmy Awards were full of colorful ensembles, moving speeches and coveted gold statuettes — but no masks in sight.
While 2020’s coronavirus had awards shows very scaled down, the party only got bigger this year. Many viewers and fans on social media, Twitter and beyond certainly had something to say about the celebs sitting in close proximity to one
New York Post (News)Sep 20 2021
News
US easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America
The U.S. said Monday it will ease airline restrictions this fall on travel to the country for people who have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test, replacing a hodgepodge of rules that had kept out many non-citizens and irritated allies in Europe and beyond where virus cases are far lower.
The changes, to take effect in November, will allow families and others who have been
Associated PressAug 12 2021
News
‘We’ve learned a lot of lessons’: How schools plan to navigate a new year
What does the return of mandates and masks mean for the start of another school year? Educators focus on lessons learned in the past year, amid pointed public debate, to bring students back to the classroom.
Principal Arria Coburn has embraced the word “pivot.” She despised it during early pandemic lockdowns since it always meant a shift to the unknown. But with a year of pandemic
Christian Science MonitorNov 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Paul Pelosi Attack Condemned by Both Sides as Theories Persist
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Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized after being attacked at his San Francisco home Friday. An intruder, who was reportedly looking for Nancy, broke into the home and confronted Pelosi in his
AllSides StaffMay 25 2021
Fact Check
Did Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Violate Her Own COVID-19 Restrictions?
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized in late May 2021 after a photograph showing her crowded at a table with a dozen other people at a restaurant, in violation of statewide rules she put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 went viral.
The image was posted to Facebook and published by the right-leaning website Breitbart.
Whitmer apologized in a statement sent to
SnopesFeb 07 2020
Analysis
It’s not misinformation. It’s faith.
Ifirst met the anti-vaxxers in the spring of last year, at the height of the measles outbreak. It was just after sunrise, in the dim light of Jamaica Station in Queens, New York, where we had arranged to meet a bus to Albany. As we waited, in the glow of the brake lights on Sutphin Boulevard, freezing rain beaded red on the station’s glass walls. Most of the women were meeting in person for
Columbia Journalism ReviewJul 29 2021
News
The Economy Is Stronger. These 4 Things Will Determine What Happens Next
The U.S. economy grew at a strong pace in the spring as the country emerged from the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic. The question now is what happens next, especially as the delta variant continues to spread.
On Thursday morning, the Commerce Department reported gross domestic product grew 6.5% in the period between April and June from a year earlier as the rollout of vaccines
NPR (Online News)Jul 29 2021
News
New CDC indoor mask rule may threaten economic momentum and upend return-to-work plans
The federal government’s abrupt about-face on the need for indoor mask-wearing is clouding prospects for Americans to return to the office in large numbers, raising fears that the ultra-infectious delta variant could threaten the economic recovery.
What just weeks ago seemed like a smooth return to pre-pandemic life suddenly felt shaky on Tuesday following the Centers for Disease
Washington PostJan 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe
From The Center
Early in the pandemic, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a picture of herself exercising with the caption, “this is my COVID protection.” While Greene is certainly known for hyperbole, her sentiment is widely shared: social media is packed with assertions that you’re safe from the virus if you eat healthy and exercise. But for every tweet wryly asking
Jessica Hardin