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Aug 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 (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Oct 26 2020
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How Swing States Are Shaping Up in Final Full Week of 2020 Election
As Election Day on Nov. 3 draws near, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden compete to win several battleground states that could decide the election, including Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. All the states mentioned, some historically Democrat, voted for Trump in the 2016 election. RealClearPolitics' national polling
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Bipartisan House China Select Committee Holds First Hearing
The newly created bipartisan House China Select Committee held its first hearing on Tuesday evening.
The Details: Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) laid out the threat that China poses to U.S. values and interests, and called for a concerted U.S. government response. While Republicans focused on a struggle against China's economic, ideological and military threat, Democrats on
Politico Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News)Oct 14 2021
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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since March 2020
The Labor Department (DOL) reported Thursday that U.S. jobless claims fell to 293,000 last week, a decrease of 36,000 from the previous week's revised level and the lowest number of initial jobless claims since March 2020. The number contradicts the September jobs report, which showed the slowest job growth so far this year. According to Thursday's report, California and Michigan were the only
NBC News (Online) Associated Press Fox BusinessJan 09 2022
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CDC Clarifies the 'Record Number' of Children Hospitalized with COVID-19 Amid Rise in Cases
A record number of 672 children in the US were hospitalized with COVID-19 this week, according to CDC data.
The previous record of daily hospital admissions for the 0-17 age group was 340 children back in September 2021. However, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that the agency has "not yet seen a signal that there is any increased severity in this age demographic." Seniors over
Business Insider The Daily Wire BuzzFeed NewsOct 25 2021
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Perspectives: The COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
As COVID-19 vaccines for nearly 28 million U.S. children near federal approval, parents remain divided on whether to give kids the shot.
White House coronavirus advisor Anthony Fauci said over the weekend that kids under 12 could begin getting COVID-19 shots "within the first week or two of November." The White House unveiled its plan to encourage vaccines for kids last week, and
U.S. News & World Report Fox News (Opinion) Des Moines RegisterAug 06 2021
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Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Payment Pause to Jan. 2022
The Biden administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments “one final time” to Jan. 31, 2022, the Department of Education announced Friday. The pause began in March 2020 with the CARES Act, was extended to Jan. 2021 by former President Donald Trump, and was extended to the end of Sept. 2021 by President Joe Biden. “As our nation’s economy continues to recover from a deep
The Hill New York Times (News) National Review (News)Aug 19 2021
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New US Jobless Claims Drop to Pandemic Low
New U.S. jobless claims fell to a pandemic low last week as applications for state unemployment benefits dropped for the fourth consecutive week. The Labor Department reported that initial unemployment claims fell 29,000 to 348,000 last week, and that there were 10 million job openings. This trend seems to indicate that the economy is recovering as labor market conditions improve; it also
New York Post (News) Bloomberg ReutersJun 20 2023
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Scientist Says He Was Stalked After Criticizing RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Statements
A vaccine scientist stated he was “stalked” by anti-vaxxers after criticizing statements made by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Joe Rogan Podcast.
For Context: Kennedy Jr. appeared on the Joe Rogan Podcast last week, and the two discussed Kennedy’s well-known criticism of vaccines and the pharmaceutical industry. Shortly after the episode aired, vaccine
Business Insider Fox News (Online News) The HillAug 11 2021
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Suspended By YouTube Over COVID-19 Mask Claims
YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for seven days on Tuesday night over a video where he claimed that cloth masks are ineffective against COVID-19. Paul said in the video that "most of the masks you get over the counter don’t work," but added that he has "always said" that N-95 masks work. The senator then pointed to how Dr. Fauci "knew that too," but originally "lied to the public"
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