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Jul 13 2022
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White House Urges Americans to Get Boosted to Protect Against New COVID-19 Subvariant
The Biden administration urged the American public to get COVID-19 boosters Tuesday to strengthen their protections against the BA.5 subvariant of the Omicron variant.
Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, urged Americans who have not received the first COVID-19 booster to do so immediately. The BA.5 variant has become the dominant COVID-19 strain in the
New York Times (News) Washington Times STATMay 04 2022
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How Would Overturning Roe v Wade Impact the 2022 Elections?
Before news broke on the Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, analysts across the spectrum predicted bleak 2022 election prospects for Democrats. Now, some are wondering whether electoral dynamics have shifted.
Both pro-life and pro-choice demonstrations broke out across the country Monday night and continued on Tuesday. In a viral video, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-
Washington Post 538 (ABC News) National Review (News)Aug 13 2022
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How Will Drug Prices Be Affected By the Inflation Reduction Act?
President Joe Biden is on track to sign the Inflation Reduction Act into law next week, which includes several provisions that empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.
The pharmaceutical industry, which spent over $142 million on lobbying efforts to combat the Democrats' legislation, will be required to cap out-of-pocket prescription costs for seniors and
Deseret News Center For American Progress CNBCDec 28 2021
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Biden Tells Governors “No Federal Solution” to Pandemic, Pledges Support for States
In a Monday call with the National Governors Association, President Joe Biden stirred headlines by saying, “Look, there is no federal solution” to COVID-19, adding, “This gets solved at a state level. I’m looking at Governor Sununu on the board here. He talks about that a lot.”
Biden’s comments came in response to remarks by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, who thanked Biden
Washington Post CNBC Fox News (Online News)Aug 03 2022
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Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s Death Places Spotlight on US Foreign Policy
The death of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has spurred an array of perspectives on the current state of U.S. foreign policy.
Al-Zawahiri, who was believed to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed on Saturday night in a U.S. drone strike attack in Afghanistan. The majority of perspectives on the attack noted that al-Zawahiri's death elicited "bipartisan" global
Washington Examiner Al Jazeera Financial TimesMay 05 2022
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WHO: Nearly 15 Million Deaths Associated With COVID-19 Pandemic
About 14.9 million excess deaths were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, according to a World Health Organization analysis released Thursday.
The WHO’s estimate was almost three times greater than the reported 5.4 million deaths directly attributable to COVID-19 during the first two years of the pandemic. Deaths indirectly associated with the
Washington Post Washington Examiner STATMar 25 2021
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Georgia Governor, State Legislature Passes State Election Overhaul
On Thursday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a state election overhaul shortly after a Republican-majority state legislature approved it. The overhaul includes new restrictions on absentee voting, expanded access to in-person early voting, and gives the legislature greater control over how elections are run after a months-long debate over election laws in the battleground state. The 96
Newsmax (News) NPR (Online News) The GuardianJan 02 2022
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Permanently Banned From Twitter For Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday for "repeated violations" of the platform's "COVID-19 misleading information policy."
Greene's ban was prompted by a misleading graph she tweeted out on Saturday that falsely promoted "extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine deaths" in the U.S. The congresswoman posted her response to the
Washington Post New York Post (News) Business InsiderFeb 08 2022
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‘Freedom Convoy’ Blocks Busiest US-Canada Border Crossing
As Canadian truck drivers continued to protest in Ottawa, some trucks and private vehicles blocked traffic across the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.
Starting Monday evening, the “Freedom Convoy” protesters prevented traffic from entering Canada across the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. The blockade caused traffic to back up in
Fox News (Online News) BBC News New York Times (News)Sep 19 2022
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Examining Reactions to Biden Saying COVID-19 Pandemic 'is Over'
In an interview with CBS News's (Lean Left bias) 60 Minutes aired on Sunday, President Joe Biden declared that the "pandemic is over." How did America react?
Those who still see COVID-19 as a significant public health emergency tended to criticize the remark, and highlighted data about how case and death counts remain high relative to the spring. The Washington Post's editorial board
STAT Washington Post Newsmax (News)