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May 06 2021
Headline Roundup
Jobless Claims Drop to Pandemic-Era Low of 498,000
New weekly jobless claims, released by the Department of Labor, fell to a pandemic-era low last week of 498,000. It was the first month since March 2020 with claims below 500,000, with initial filings trending lower in recent weeks amid the pick-up in economic activity.
With more than a third of U.S. adults now fully vaccinated, Americans are now spending more on restaurant meals,
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Aug 23 2023
Headline Roundup
Rising COVID-19 Cases, Revived Mask Mandates Spark Debate Over Response
With COVID-19 cases reportedly rising across the U.S. and some institutions reinstating mask mandates, the public is again debating how to respond.
The Data and Response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 12,613 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the week ending Aug. 12, a 21.6% increase from the previous week. Cases remain roughly 90% lower than their
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May 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
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Jan 21 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Joe Biden Sworn in as 46th President
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On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in Washington, D.C. by Chief Justice John Roberts. The ceremony was scaled back amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 20,000 National Guard troops were stationed in the city in anticipation of possible political unrest. Shortly
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Jun 13 2023
Headline Roundup
Are Stocks in a Bull Market? Investors Divided as S&P 500 Rises
The S&P 500 stock index rose over 20% from its previous low in October, leading some investors to predict a new period of stock market gains. Others aren’t so convinced.
The Details: A “bull market” is conventionally defined as a 20% rise in stock prices from a previous low. A “bear market” — like the one the S&P 500 entered in June 2022 — is the inverse, a 20% drop from a
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Headline Roundup
Trump Says Coronavirus Task Force Will Continue Indefinitely
President Donald Trump says his administration's coronavirus task force will continue indefinitely, a day after the White House suggested it would wind down.
The task force will shift its focus to safely reopening the country and to providing vaccines.
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Oct 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
How Fact Checkers Are Biased in the 2020 Election
Generally, you shouldn’t be able to tell who journalists are voting for in the 2020 presidential election when you read their news story or look at their website. But sometimes it can be more than obvious, even when it comes to the almighty fact checkers.
We went around to six fact-checking operations on websites for which we have AllSides Media Bias Ratings — CNN (Lean Left), USA
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Sep 10 2020
Headline Roundup
Senate Democrats Block Republican COVID-19 Relief Bill
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed COVID-19 coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, perpetuating the partisan relief package stalemate. The proposal, titled "Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act", included additional unemployment benefits, education funding and liability protections for businesses and health care facilities. The roughly $
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Aug 13 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Trump Opposes Democrat Proposals for More USPS Funding
President Donald Trump said Thursday in an interview with Fox News that he wanted to keep new funding away from the United States Postal Service (USPS), linking it to his skepticism about mail-in voting and blaming Democrats for holding up new COVID-19 coronavirus relief over extra USPS funding.
Coverage from many left-rated sources and some center-rated sources framed Trump's comments
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Jan 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Prominent Democrats Join Republicans in Opposition to COVID-19 Lockdowns
After nearly two years of partisan divides over COVID-19 lockdowns, some Democrats are now pushing to avoid lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reach new highs.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is in a stand-off with the city's teachers' union; Lightfoot says in-person classes should resume for Chicago schools, but the union disagrees. In New York, Democratic leaders have
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