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Is there really evidence of widespread racism in the US? Hardly. In fact, you need only look at the behavior of Americans to see that racism has almost never been so absent, writes Eric Kaufmann. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Dems and the leftwing media are dividing the nation with deception.
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that federal employees and contractors must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing, according to a report. New York Post
VOA VIEW: HEPPA is a setback to the possible demand.
Ed Buck, a big time Democratic donor, will now face a mandatory minimum of 20 years after being convicted on charges of meth distribution resulting in death as well as three other charges. New York Post
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There are two competing bills in New York: One would punish pimps and customers, while the other would decriminalize the entire trade. New York Times
VOA VIEW: If pot is decriminalized, why isn't the sex trade.
The nation's top pediatric group is calling on all kids to wear masks at school. ABC
VOA VIEW: Kids are going to have another negative public school experience.
The company has denied its products cause cancer. ABC
VOA VIEW: Crump may not have standing.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is condemning an incident in which a swastika was carved into an elevator wall at the State Department ABC
VOA VIEW: Blinken does not know up from down.
A 15-year-old high school football player died after collapsing at the first day of practice in middle Georgia ABC
President Joe Biden told ABC News on Tuesday that a mandate to require all federal employees to be vaccinated from COVID-19 is now "under consideration." ABC
VOA VIEW: That may not be legal - HIPPA may be an issue.
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COVID's spread focused again in Orthodox Jewish communities as principals vote no-confidence in Mayor Bill de Blasio after school opening delays. CBS
VOA VIEW: The backward move may be challenging.
The president addressed members of the U.S. intelligence community during a visit on Tuesday to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. CBS
VOA VIEW: Biden has no intelligence.
Louisiana is one of five states with the highest COVID-19 case rates, according to the White House. CBS
The CDC also said masks should be required of everyone inside K-12 schools. CBS
VOA VIEW: The word should and mandate have different meanings.
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Republican Representative Liz Cheney joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her appointment to the House commission investigating the January 6 riots — and what her involvement means for her future in the Republican Party. CBS
VOA VIEW: Cheney is a traitor.
Officials at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville say they're hitting numbers of COVID-19 patients higher than any they've seen during the pandemic. More than 90% of those patients are unvaccinated, and only roughly 50% of the hospital staff is vaccinated. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the battle in a state that accounts for 1 in 5 of the nation's new coronavirus cases. CBS
A new report concludes that schools can and should be open for in-person learning this fall if layered safety measures like social distancing, mask-wearing, and proper ventilation are in place. Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden is the president and CEO of the initiative "Resolve to Save Lives," the group that wrote the report. He joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how he believes children could get back to school safely. CBS
VOA VIEW: Will the US go backwards?
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Stamp prices will rise to 58 cents from 55 cents in August. Meanwhile, regulators warn about a plan to slow delivery. CBS
U.S. stock index futures slid during overnight trading on Tuesday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The DOW will go down.
The NBA announced Barack Obama would use his new equity stake in NBA Africa to expand the Obama Foundation. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Obama is for sale.
When the Fed emerges from its July meeting on Wednesday, it may sound a bit more dovish than expected just a few weeks ago. CNBC
The uptick in Covid cases, as well as new CDC guidance, could be a blow to employers planning to bring office employees back to the workplace in the fall. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden is taking the country backward.
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"I think on balance, that's what gives us the optimism and the confidence about our aviation business," General Electric CEO Larry Culp told CNBC on Tuesday. CNBC
Biles, a gymnastics superstar, left the competition with what USA Gymnastics called a "medical issue." CNBC
VOA VIEW: A loser and traitor to her country and team.
The Biden administration said it will speed up asylum claim processing at the border while also streamlining deportations for migrants who don't qualify. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden is responsible for at least a million illegal migrants, so far.
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Lawmakers appeared unconvinced cryptocurrencies would make a good solution to the existing and very flawed financial system. CNBC
Average hourly wages grew 3.6% in June relative to last year, the most in more than a decade. But has inflation mitigated that increase? CNBC
VOA VIEW: The country is going into a downward financial spiral.
Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to extend a moratorium on federal student loan payments and forgive up to $50,000 in debt. CNBC
VOA VIEW: No more free money.
The U.S. will continue to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan but has made no promise about what will happen after Aug. 31. CNBC
President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against Covid-19, or be required to submit to regular testing and mitigation requirements, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. CNN
VOA VIEW: Threats and more punishment are not the answer.
President Joe Biden met with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Tuesday at the White House as his administration ramped up its push for a path forward for its sweeping dual track infrastructure agenda. CNN
VOA VIEW: The Dem agenda.
Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz, who is working unofficially with the Biden administration, tells CNN's Anderson Cooper the one thing the President must do to combat vaccine hesitancy is to invite Donald Trump to the White House. CNN
VOA VIEW: A reasonable idea, but will Trump go?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than a ton of marijuana at the Detroit-Canadian border, the second such seizure in the span of a month, authorities said Tuesday. FOX News
Bacterial infections are plaguing beaches across the U.S. They have shut down beaches in New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Washington state and Massachusetts. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Problems going everywhere.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday authorized the National Guard to help arrest those involved in immigrant smuggling along his state’s border with Mexico, marking the latest get-tough approach officials are trying as the border situation deteriorates. The move came just hours after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced plans ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Abbott is doing what Biden has turned his back.
The National Police Association is criticizing Congress for investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot while “ignoring” the hundreds of protests that turned violent last year. “There were at least 574 violent riots in 2020, and yet today’s Congressional hearings are focusing on only one riot, January 6th, 2021, and hearing ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Real Americans speak out.
Three House Republicans who were fined for violating the House’s mask rules are taking their grievances to federal court. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Republicans' will prevail.
Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South American ... Washington Times
Lawsuits seeking to preserve pandemic-era unemployment benefits are increasing as states across the country seek to halt the federal payments so residents will go back to work. More than two dozen states have sought to upend the federal unemployment payments of $300 a month that Congress extended earlier this year ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Radicals want more free money.
President Biden’s pick to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, faced more hurdles this week as the labor union for deportation officers accused him of calling whistleblowers liars when he discounted their tales of being blocked from enforcing immigration law. National ICE Council President Chris Crane ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: ICE officers are right.
China this week demanded that the Biden administration reverse its hard-line policies toward Beijing despite the recent American concessions of dropping federal prosecutions of several Chinese researchers accused of hiding their links to the country's military. During meetings in Tianjin, China, on Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Biden is weak on China.
President Biden on Tuesday injected himself into the Senate’s wavering negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure package and expressed optimism about keeping the deal alive after meeting with one of the chief Democratic negotiators, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. The president and Ms. Sinema emerged from the meeting “optimistic” about sealing ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Biden is lying or faking.
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MyPillow CEO Michael J. Lindell said Monday that he thinks President Biden might resign next month when the pro-Trump bedding magnate reveals his latest purported evidence of alleged election interference. Mr. Lindell, who denies the results of the 2020 election, falsely added that former President Trump will be reinstated if ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Hard to believe - time will tell.
The U.S. military will strongly defend Taiwan and its other Asian allies and rejects China's expansive sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a high-powered Asian security conference Tuesday. The address to the Singapore conference organized by the International Institute for Security Studies marked ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: America should hold and stay strong.
Senior nuclear security officials have expressed concern over the Biden administration’s proposed budget, saying the funding puts nuclear modernization initiatives at risk. Members of the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC), which is comprised of senior Department of Defense and Department of Energy officials, said in a letter to members of the ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Biden is hurting national security.
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Liberal teachers are the downfall of the nation. A Minnesota student has claimed she and her classmates were told to keep the content of a so-called “equity survey” — including questions about gender identity — from their parents during this past school year. Haylee Yasgar, a student at Riverview Intermediate School in the St. Cloud suburb of Sartell, told the local school board during a July 19 meeting that she was “very confused” by the survey.
“My teacher said that I could not skip any questions even when I didn’t understand them. One question asked us what gender we identify with,” Haylee told the board, according to video posted online by independent Minnesota outlet Alpha News. “A boy in my class asked the teacher if his mom could explain the question to him, because even after the teacher explained it, he still didn’t understand it,” the child continued. “My teacher told him that he was not allowed to ask his mom, and that we could not repeat any of the questions to our parents.”
Haylee told the board the experience made her “uncomfortable and nervous.” “My mom always tells me I can tell her anything, but she also tells me I can trust my teachers, too,” she said. “Being asked to hide this from my mom made me feel very uncomfortable, like I was doing something wrong.” Alpha News reported that the survey was part of an $80,000 audit by Equity Alliance MN, a non-profit group which claims it “works with students, educators, and districts to achieve our vision of educational equity for all students.” Equity Alliance MN touts its equity audits on its website, describing them as providing “insight into current practices, [educating] on systemic and programmatic inequities, and a foundation to implement the necessary processes and steps to plan for change.”
