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Nov 30 2020
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Supreme Court Considers Trump Plan To Exclude People Who Are in the U.S. Illegally From the Census
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump administration can exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the census report used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives. The Trump administration is appealing a September ruling by a three-judge panel that blocked it from including the number of people in the country illegally—administrative data from
New York Times (News) Reuters Washington TimesApr 08 2021
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US Jobless Claims Rise to 744,000
Jobless claims rose to 744,000 in the week ending April 3, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week, as layoffs continue even as more individuals receive coronavirus vaccinations.
Many states eased or eliminated restrictions on businesses, including restaurants and bars, in March. Some said Covid-19 infections have recently been rising, which could be a drag on workers seeking
Bloomberg Wall Street Journal (News) Breitbart NewsAug 20 2021
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High COVID-19 Case Counts, Mask Debates Put Florida in Spotlight
Florida's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has risen steadily in August amid the spread of the Delta variant, and the state currently has the highest seven-day average of new cases in the country. According to New York Times (Lean Left bias) data, an average of roughly 16,500 people in Florida are hospitalized with COVID-19 every day, the most of any state; Texas (12,357) is the only
Axios CNN Digital Fox News DigitalFeb 06 2022
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GoFundMe Refunds Donations To Canadian Trucker Protest After Conservative Backlash
GoFundMe has decided to automatically refund the $10 million of donations they retracted from the Canadian truckers leading a protest against the country's vaccine mandates.
The crowdfunding platform initially shut down the campaign to support the convoy, citing "law enforcement reports of violence and other unlawful activity." GoFundMe announced in a tweet on Saturday morning that they
Newsweek The Daily Wire BuzzFeed NewsApr 06 2021
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‘60 Minutes’ Criticized Over DeSantis Report, Video Editing
“60 Minutes,” a CBS News production, is facing criticism over a “deceptively” edited video of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis which omitted most of DeSantis’ nearly 500-word response to a CBS reporter. The 60 Minutes report drew a connection between a $100,000 donation from supermarket chain Publix and DeSantis’ announcement weeks later authorizing Publix to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. DeSantis
Axios CNN Digital Fox News DigitalMar 07 2023
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Continued US Aid to Ukraine Questioned As Support Softens
The United States has provided over $75 billion in aid to Ukraine since January 2022. A recent poll concluded Americans are split on the issue, with half saying the U.S. should provide aid “as long as it takes,” and 46% believing U.S. support should have a “limited timeframe.”
As Long As It Takes: Voices across the spectrum have shown support for continued aid. A National Review article
The Hill National Review (News) The InterceptMar 26 2022
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Perspectives: China’s Zero-Covid Policy Questioned As Omicron Outbreak Spreads
As the U.S. and other leading nations are learning to live with the COVID-19 virus, many analysts are starting to question the effectiveness of China's zero-Covid policy.
After the first wave of COVID-19 swept over the city of Wuhan in early 2020, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started enforcing a zero-COVID policy. The strategy included a number of restrictive measures including
National Review (News) CNN Digital Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 10 2021
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Perspectives: Jussie Smollett's Guilty Verdict
Actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday of filing a false police report about a racist, homophobic hate crime against him in 2019, which prosecutors said he staged by paying the assailants.
Smollett, who is gay and black, claimed that two men wearing Make America Great Again attire assaulted him, put a noose around his neck and said "this is Trump country" one night in January
Washington Examiner MSNBC NewsweekMay 24 2012
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Obama Seeks To Gain Support Among Military Voters
Historically, the veteran and military vote has gone Republican. In 2008, for example, while losing the presidency, John McCain — a war hero — won 55 percent of this vote.
This year, the Obama campaign thinks it can close the gap.
For one thing, neither candidate is a veteran. And the campaign is hoping to capitalize on a generational change in the military. Four years ago,
NPR (Online News)Dec 02 2021
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Supreme Court Appears Open to Scaling Back Abortion Rights, Overturning Roe v Wade
The Supreme Court's conservative majority showed openness to rolling back abortion rights during arguments Wednesday.
The court heard arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, centered around a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi wants the Supreme Court to reverse all prior abortion decisions and return the abortion
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