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Jun 11 2022
Headline Roundup
US Ends COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Air Travelers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday night announced the termination of the COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travelers entering the U.S.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the 17-month-old mandate will be lifted on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET. The health agency concluded that the testing requirement is "not currently necessary" to prevent the
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Jul 31 2022
Headline Roundup
Lawmakers Contested on Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandates
Lawmakers have been contested on whether to reinstate indoor mask mandates.
Over 60% of Americans are currently residing in counties that entered the "high" category of COVID-19 cases where the CDC recommends masking in indoor settings for all people regardless of vaccination status, according to data posted by the public health organization. Several cities and counties, including Los
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Apr 26 2022
Headline Roundup
Media Reacts to Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter
Pundits and commentators across the spectrum unleashed a wave of op-eds on Tuesday after Twitter finally agreed to billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase offer.
Calling Twitter “the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said Monday that he wanted to improve the social platform by “enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms
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Mar 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Coronavirus Response Poised To Cost Trillions
President Donald Trump's administration and Congress have been working to pass a series of stimulus packages and response measures to combat the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The packages — which are likely to cost over $1 trillion in total — would account for hundreds of billions of dollars worth of payments to the public, industry bailouts and aid for small businesses. Trump
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Mar 19 2022
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Could Zelenskyy's Appeal Draw The US Into War With Russia?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plea to U.S. Congress on Wednesday resulted in President Biden sending Ukraine an additional $800 million in military assistance, but will Zelenskyy be able to convince the U.S. to send troops to Ukraine?
While the U.S. is supplying the Ukrainian army with a bulk of military aid such as Stinger anti-aircraft systems and armed drones, the White
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Nov 03 2022
Headline Roundup
DHS Reportedly Steps Up Counter-Disinformation Efforts
New reporting from The Intercept suggests that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is boosting its efforts to counter disinformation.
Key Quotes: According to a draft copy of DHS’s Quadrennial Homeland Security Review obtained by The Intercept, the department plans to target "inaccurate information" going forward on "the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efficacy of COVID-
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Oct 16 2020
Headline Roundup
Scientists Craft Herd Immunity Plan to Reopen Society; Others Say It's Too Risky
A proposal from Dr. Martin Kulldorff of Harvard, Dr. Sunetra Gupta of Oxford, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford — titled the Great Barrington Declaration — seeks to end COVID-19 coronavirus lockdowns and reopen society. The plan focuses on "herd immunity," in which people would purportedly build immunity to the coronavirus without a vaccine; the authors argue lockdowns "are producing
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Apr 16 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Trump, Governors Start to Plan Regional Re-openings
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President Donald Trump's administration and state governors are developing plans to ease social distancing guidelines once conditions are deemed safe enough.
The rough plan aims to lift some social distancing guidelines after May 1, with harder-hit areas waiting longer. The final decision will ultimately
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Jul 25 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Shows Signs of Improvement in Bout with COVID-19
Kevin O'Connell, the physician of President Joe Biden, said Sunday that Biden's COVID-19 symptoms "continue to improve significantly" after three days of Paxlovid treatment for the BA.5 variant.
The president tested positive on Thursday after giving a speech about climate change in Massachusetts. White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha said Sunday that none of the 17 people who came
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Aug 01 2021
Headline Roundup
Fauci Doesn't Expect Lockdowns Amid Delta Variant Outbreak
Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, said during an interview on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that he doesn't "think we're going to see lockdowns" to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amid the spread of the Delta variant. While the health official believes that an adequate percentage of Americans have been vaccinated to avoid lockdowns, he warned that "things will get worse
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