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10 AUG 2021
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Social spending bill budget • Pentagon mandates vaccines • Prince Andrew sued • UN climate report • Olympics retrospective |
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#1 in U.S. News • 119 articles
What is included in Senate Democrats' $3.5T budget resolution? |
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Top from last 48 hrs
Senate Democrats unveil $3.5T spending plan intended to pass with no GOP support.
United Press International (Center) •
Factual Grade 78% • 3 min read
The resolution, which Democrats plan to pass through the budget reconciliation process, also includes progressive efforts like expanding Medicare and offering free community college. It does not include expanding the debt ceiling, which is something that became a political weapon used by Republicans during the Obama administration.
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The budget allocates $726 billion for universal pre-kindergarten, childcare for working families, tuition-free community college and $107 billion for "lawful permanent status for qualified immigrants." The resolution also directs $332 billion to invest in public and affordable housing.
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Senate Democrats say the resolution can move toward President Joe Biden's goals of 80% electricity and 50% economy-wide carbon reductions, investing in workforce development and job training programs and providing universal healthcare. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has vowed the fight the measure, although experts say there is little he can do to derail the process.
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Top from different political viewpoint
Senate poised for battle on $3.5 trillion partisan spending package.
Washington Examiner (Moderate Right) •
Factual Grade 72% • 3 min read -
Top long-read
Senate Democrats begin $3.5 trillion push for ‘big, bold’ social change.
New York Times (Moderate Left) •
Factual Grade 79% • 7 min read
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#2 in U.S. News • 53 articles
How will the Pentagon mandate vaccination for all troops? |
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The Pentagon is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops.
Task and Purpose (Center) •
Factual Grade 85% • 4 min read
Currently, troops can refuse to get inoculated for Covid-19 because the FDA has only approved the vaccines for emergency use. In order to make the vaccines mandatory before they are fully approved, the Pentagon needs to secure a waiver from President Biden. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will ask for President Joe Biden’s approval by mid-September.
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If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves one of Covid-19 vaccines before then, Austin will move forward with making it mandatory. Roughly 75% of sailors are fully vaccinated for Covid-19, compared with more than 62% of soldiers, about 61% of airmen and Space Force Guardians; and 59% of Marines, service officials said.
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The military’s vaccination effort thus far has shown mixed results because service members have fallen victim to misinformation about the available vaccines; they’ve had concerns about past instances when troops were intentionally exposed to toxic substances; and some troops just wanted to be able to say no to their superiors.
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Top from different political viewpoint
‘We need a healthy and ready force’: Pentagon to mandate Covid vaccine for US military.
The Guardian (Moderate Left) •
Factual Grade 74% • 3 min read -
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The shadow of anthrax: The voluntary Covid-19 vaccination effort owes much to past failures.
Military Times (Moderate Right) •
Factual Grade 69% • 12 min read
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#1 in World News • 24 articles
Why is Prince Andrew being sued in a civil lawsuit? |
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Top from last 48 hrs
Alleged Epstein victim sues Prince Andrew for sexual abuse.
ABC News (Moderate Left) •
Factual Grade 78% • 8 min read
The legal action comes just days before the expiration date of a New York state law that permits alleged victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil claims that might otherwise be barred by statutes of limitations. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and accuses Prince Andrew of [sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was under the age of 18].
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Giuffre contends in her lawsuit that the prince engaged in the alleged sexual acts with her “knowing that she was a sex-trafficking victim being forced to engage in sexual acts with him” and that he was aware of her age. In an interview with the BBC in November 2019, Andrew categorically denied Giuffre’s allegations that he had sexual contact with her.
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Giuffre has previously settled two federal lawsuits she filed in connection with her allegations that she was recruited by longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell and financier Epstein into a life of sexual servitude to Jeff Epstein and other powerful men. She settled with Epstein in 2009 and reached an out-of-court settlement in her defamation claim against Maxwell in 2017.
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Top from different political viewpoint
Epstein victims fund gives out $125 million to 150 people.
Daily Wire (Right) •
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Top long-read
Why do royals get away with so much? (2020)
Foreign Policy (Center) •
Factual Grade 74% • 5 min read
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#1 in Science News • 136 articles
What does the new IPCC report say about human influence on climate change? |
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Human influence on global warming is 'unequivocal,' UN report says.
Space.com (Center) •
Factual Grade 89% • 5 min read
On Monday, the IPCC, the UN body for evaluating climate science, released the first installment of its Sixth Assessment Report. The authors reviewed more than 14,000 studies that: document evidence of climate change; record the influence of human activities on it; and model predictions should we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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If current warming continues, Earth will exceed 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) of warming and reach 3.6 F by 2050, which will intensify extreme weather. For example, extreme heat waves that used to happen once per decade now occur about 3 times in 10 years. With an increase of 0.9 F (0.5 C), they would happen 4 times per decade.
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"There's no going back" to the climate that persisted on Earth for thousands of years, IPCC Vice Chair Ko Barrett said. However, some of the changes that we're now seeing can be slowed or even stopped in their tracks if we can limit the rise of global temperature averages to no more than 2.7 F above pre-Industrial levels, Barrett said.
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Top from different political viewpoint
The scariest predictions in the new UN climate report are also the most unlikely.
Reason (Moderate Right) •
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This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know.
The Conversation (Center) •
Factual Grade 80% • 7 min read
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TODAY'S POLL Will the latest IPCC report change people's minds about climate change? All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PDT
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YESTERDAY'S POLL
Will you tell your children to wear a mask to school in the fall?
606 votes, 89 comments Context: Florida schools provide option for parents to opt-out of masking for children at schools.
HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS
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Yes - I’d much rather them be in masks and still be able to go to school in person than to take the chances of outbreaks or quarantines that keep them learning remotely from home. I understand people not wanting to wear masks, but if that only affected their children that’s one thing. Since it affects those around them as well, we should do it for the best of the whole population. If my kid got someone else sick who could not handle the virus or in turn got a relative severely sick, I would feel completely responsible.”
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No - Yes, kids are getting sick, but they always get sick from something (before Covid it was the flu or a cold.) Yes, a small percentage of them even died from the cold and flu each year. For example, in 18-19 flu season, 488 kids died from the flu. This is in line with the Covid deaths. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127698/influenza-us-deaths-by-age-group/ The emotional, social, and mental toll it takes on children will be far worse. ”
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No - My children are all in elementary. My oldest is is high functioning asd, so he spends half his day in regular classes. He cried at least once a week last year because of the social and emotional struggles that came with social distancing and making in school. His education suffered as a result off his struggles. It is well established that children are at low risk of harm and transmission. I will not put him through that again for no reason.”
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#1 in Sports News • 54 articles
What are the highlights of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? |
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Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end.
Associated Press (Center) •
Factual Grade 76% • 5 min read
A rollicking closing ceremony with the theme “Worlds We Share” featured everything from stunt bikes to intricate light shows as it tried to convey a “celebratory and liberating atmosphere” for athletes after a tense 2 weeks. It pivoted to a live feed from Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Games.
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Among the highlights: Allyson Felix taking a U.S.-record 11th medal in track, then stepping away from the Olympic stage. American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel’s astounding performance in the pool. The emergence of surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing as popular, and viable, Olympic sports. Japan’s medal haul — 58, its most ever.
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The games featured tens of thousands of spit-in-a-vial COVID tests for athletes, staff, journalists and visitors. That produced barely more than 400 positives, a far cry from the rest of non-Olympic bubble Japan, where surges in positive cases provoked the government to declare increasingly widespread states of emergency. The next Winter Games convenes in just six months in Beijing.
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Top local viewpoint
Tokyo feared the Games would spread Covid-19. The numbers inside the 'bubble' suggest that didn't happen.
Japan Times (Center) •
Factual Grade 62% • 4 min read -
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After 17 days of action, these are the Tokyo Olympics moments we won't soon forget.
USA Today (Moderate Left) •
Factual Grade 78% • 9 min read
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