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Nov 25 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Address
Projected 2020 presidential winner Joe Biden delivered a Thanksgiving address on Wednesday afternoon from Wilmington, Delaware. In his speech, Biden made an appeal to unity while underscoring the severity of the pandemic. “We need to remember, we’re at war with the virus, not with each other,” Biden said, asking Americans to be resilient and persevere through the holiday season while adhering
New York Post (News) The Guardian ReutersMay 06 2021
Headline Roundup
Jobless Claims Drop to Pandemic-Era Low of 498,000
New weekly jobless claims, released by the Department of Labor, fell to a pandemic-era low last week of 498,000. It was the first month since March 2020 with claims below 500,000, with initial filings trending lower in recent weeks amid the pick-up in economic activity.
With more than a third of U.S. adults now fully vaccinated, Americans are now spending more on restaurant meals,
Wall Street Journal (News) Bloomberg Fox News DigitalJul 28 2023
Headline Roundup
What Did We Learn From Congress’ UFO Hearing?
Politicians and media voices across the spectrum reacted to Wednesday’s House hearing on UFOs.
Are We Alone? After one of the whistleblowers repeated claims of a secret government program that had obtained “nonhuman” biological material from a crashed UFO, the Pentagon denied knowledge of programs possessing “extraterrestrial materials.” Some speculated on explanations for UFO sightings
Fox News (Opinion) MSNBC Washington PostJun 05 2020
Opinion
Stacey Abrams: I Know Voting Feels Inadequate Right Now
Voting feels inadequate in our darkest moments. I recognize that. When you’re watching a man’s death on a video loop, hearing him say “I can’t breathe.” When those words echo what another man said in his last moments, his life also taken by the police. When a woman who saved lives is shot dead in her home in a botched police raid. When a black man is murdered for jogging, his killers left free
Stacey AbramsApr 06 2022
Headline Roundup
Top US General Expects Ukraine War to Last Years
The highest ranking military officer in the U.S. told lawmakers Tuesday that he expects Russia's invasion of Ukraine to last years.
"I do think this is a very protracted conflict, and I think it's measured in years," said Milley during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. He said that the U.S. and other allies of Ukraine "will be involved in this for quite some time,"
New York Post (News) Voice of America (VOA) CBS News (Online)Oct 20 2023
Headline Roundup
Biden Pledges More Aid for Ukraine, Middle East in Prime-Time Speech
In a speech from the Oval Office Thursday night, President Joe Biden said he's issuing an emergency funding request for more aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza, which reports say amounts to over $100 billion in new assistance.
Key Quotes: "To support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine, is a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends to American security for
HuffPost The Hill National Review (News)Sep 10 2020
Headline Roundup
Senate Democrats Block Republican COVID-19 Relief Bill
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed COVID-19 coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, perpetuating the partisan relief package stalemate. The proposal, titled "Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act", included additional unemployment benefits, education funding and liability protections for businesses and health care facilities. The roughly $
New York Post (News) Politico USA TODAYMar 30 2022
Headline Roundup
US Doubts Russia's Pledge to Scale Back Assault on Kyiv as Strikes Continue
As Russia missile strikes reportedly continue near Kyiv, U.S. officials are skeptical of Russia's promise to scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital.
At peace talks on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought security guarantees and pledged neutrality in an effort to end Russia's invasion. Russia has labeled the first stage of its operation complete,
The Epoch Times Associated Press CNN DigitalApr 16 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: N.Y. Times Edits Biden Investigation — After Biden Campaign Complains
One of the country’s most powerful newspapers published an investigation of a sexual assault allegation against a top presidential candidate. When the candidate’s campaign complained about how the investigation worded detail of some of the candidate’s previously-known inappropriate behavior, the newspaper’s top editor agreed and deleted it.
This exchange between 2020 Democratic favorite
Henry A. BrechterJun 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
No Such Thing As a Social Distancing Trophy
We’re bored. We’re restless. We’ve watched everything good on Netflix. And it’s really nice outside. So therefore we must be healthy.
Such is the sublogical thinking that has driven the nature of our country’s re-opening, despite the complete and total lack of evidence that the Covid-19 virus is subsiding. The United States has reached a plateau in which just over 21,000 people test
Dan Schnur