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Jun 13 2022
Headline Roundup
Ohio Reduces Training Time Required for Teachers to Carry Guns From 700 Hours to 24
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill into law on Monday that lowered the training time required for teachers and other school staff looking to carry guns from about 700 hours to 24.
The 24 hours of training consists of four hours of scenario-based training exercises as well as a maximum of 20 hours for first-aid training as well as taking courses on the history of school shootings
The Columbus Dispatch
Fox News Digital 
RollingStone.com 
Jul 06 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: FBI Statement on Clinton Emails
This week, FBI Director Comey issued a public statement about Hillary Clinton's use of private email servers while she was secretary of state. He did not recommend a formal indictment, but he said Clinton and her team were ”extremely careless" with classified material. Are these reasonable conclusions and how will they affect the presidential election? Analysis varies widely on different sides
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Nov 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Buffalo Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty to Murder, Hate Crime Charges
Payton Gendron, the 19-year-old who killed 13 people in a racially-motivated shooting in May, pleaded guilty Monday to all charges against him, including murder, murder as a hate crime, and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
For Context: Gendron drove over 200 miles from his home to a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, to carry out the shooting because it was the closest city to him
NBC News (Online)
BBC News
Fox News Digital
May 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Disney Announces Replacement for ‘Controversial’ Splash Mountain to Open in June
Disney has officially announced it will be opening a new ride called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World in Orlando on June 28.
The Details: The ride, based on the 2009 film “The Princess and the Frog," will replace Disney’s popular Splash Mountain ride that closed in January 2023. Opened in 1992, Splash Mountain came under fire online in June 2020 for being based on the 1946
USA TODAY
Orlando Sentinel
Fox Business
Sep 15 2016
Perspectives Blog
Deplorables?
At a fundraiser Friday night, Hillary Clinton said, "You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables'… Right?The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it.” Several days later, this story is still generating strong reactions on both sides. Was her comment unfair and insulting and will it “ John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Apr 18 2024
Headline Roundup
Johnson Unveils Foreign Aid Package Despite Republican Criticism
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing forward with a foreign aid package despite criticism from his own party.
Details: The $95 billion foreign aid package is separated into multiple bills, in total allocating $26.4 billion for Israel, $60.8 billion for Ukraine, and $8.1 billion for the Indo-Pacific. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bills on Sunday.
ABC News (Online)
Newsweek
The Daily Wire
Jun 05 2021
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Reverses California Ban on Assault Weapons
A U.S. judge overturned California's 32-year ban on assault weapons, claiming the ban violates the Second Amendment. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego said that “under no level of heightened scrutiny can the law survive,” and wrote in his ruling, “Like the Swiss Army knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. Good
New York Times (News)
Forbes
The Daily Wire
Jun 30 2021
Headline Roundup
NYC Mayoral Election Board Wrongly Counted 135,000 Test Ballots
New York City's Board of Elections (BOE) said Tuesday evening that there was a "discrepancy" in its calculation of ranked-choice votes, and that 135,000 test ballot images had been included in the count. The board said it removed the test votes and will re-upload the correct election results Wednesday evening. After election day last week, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams had nearly 32%
New York Times (News)
USA TODAY
National Review (News)
Jun 24 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Lays Out Crime-Prevention Strategy
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden laid out a strategy to combat 2021's rise in violent crime.
The strategy calls for tougher enforcement of federal gun control laws, and summer workforce development programs for young adults. Biden also stressed that state and local officials can use COVID-19 relief funding to hire more police.
USA TODAY
National Review (News)
CNN (Online News)
Apr 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Allies Reportedly Planning to Limit Federal Reserve’s Independence
Allies of former President Donald Trump are drafting plans to limit the Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence, according to a Wall Street Journal (Center bias) report.
The Details: The plan, outlined in a 10-page document, suggests that Trump would be consulted on interest rate decisions in a potential second term. While Trump campaign officials told the Journal that
The Daily Wire
Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal (News)