Economy and Jobs, jobless claims, unemployment benefits

Jobless Claims Drop to Pandemic-Era Low of 498,000

New weekly jobless claims, released by the Department of Labor, set a new pandemic-era low last week of 498,000 - falling below 500,000 for the first time since March 2020, with initial...

From the Center
U.S. Unemployment Claims Fell to 498,000 Last Week
Wall Street Journal (News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
From the Left
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall More Than Forecast to Pandemic Low
Bloomberg
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
From the Right
Jobless claims drop to new pandemic low as US economic recovery gains steam
Fox News (Online News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right

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Perspectives: Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban

Former President Donald Trump's ban from Facebook has sparked debates about free speech, speech that encourages violence, and online censorship. It's also elicited vastly different...

From the Right
Oversight Board Is Wrong to Uphold Facebook’s Suspension of Trump
The Daily Signal
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
From the Left
Trump Stays Banned on Facebook. Keep It That Way.
Bloomberg
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
From the Center
Americans divided on whether Trump should be permanently banned from social media
Pew Research Center
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center

US Birth Rate Fell to 42-Year Low in 2020

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of births fell 4% in 2020 from the previous year, hitting the lowest point since 1979. The news...

From the Left
Births fall to 42-year low in U.S., new CDC data shows
CBS News (Online)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
From the Center
U.S. Birthrate Fell By 4% In 2020, Hitting Another Record Low
NPR (Online News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
From the Right
US Birth Rate Falls Another Four Percent To Lowest Level In ‘Nearly A Century’
The Daily Wire
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Biden moved left. But is he dividing or uniting the country?
From The New York Times on the left to the National Review on the right, the press is in general agreement that Joe Biden has moved left. Is he uniting or dividing the country as he does so? The CEO of AllSides and our Daily News Editor explore in an op-ed that originally appeared in USA Today.

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