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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/13/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/13/22

Postponing Davos Talks on Climate Change Probably Slowed Climate Change

While the distance of flights would vary, with an average flight length of three hours, Davos would see almost 34.6 million pounds burned during the event.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/12/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/12/22

Is COVID Contact Tracing Obsolete With Rise in At-Home Testing, Omicron Surge?

“When you get an enormous outbreak like we're having right now...It has less relevance," Dr. Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/12/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/12/22

To Win on Inflation, Biden May First Need to Fix Supply Chain Crisis and Worker Shortage

In a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said supply-side shortages and labor shortages have contributed to recent inflation in the U.S.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22

Stock Market Dips May Be on Horizon as Feds Look to Interest Rate Hikes to Curb Inflation

“You can think about it as if they're flying a plane and now, they want to land the plane but don't want it to be a sort of a bumpy ride," one economist said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22

Democrats Want Protection From Deportation, Jobs for Migrants From These Four Countries

If the State Department and Homeland Security act on the request, individuals from Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala could get new protections.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/11/22

Rep. Tony Gonzales Urges Congress to Pass Immigration Reform: 'It's the Right Thing to Do'

As migrants continue to flock to the southwest border, Gonzales fears a potential terrorist threat and sees immigration reform as a possible solution.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/10/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/10/22

American Wealth Grew Under Jerome Powell, So Why Does Elizabeth Warren Still Oppose Him?

Warren has voiced concerns to Powell over "the Fed's lack of transparency and your commitment to fully and honestly addressing the Fed's broken ethics culture.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/10/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/10/22

COVID Deaths in U.S. Military Spike in Last Four Months Despite 96 Percent Being Vaccinated

There were the same number of COVID-19 deaths over the past four months as there had been over the previous 18 months.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22

Biden Touts Jobs Report, Says 4.5 Million Americans Left Job to Find a Better One

According to Biden, Americans are moving up to better jobs with better pay with better benefits. That's why they're quitting their jobs," the president said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22

Biden Calls 'Malarky' on Republicans Who Say He Doesn't Understand Suffering, Inflation

“(Republicans) want to talk down the recovery because they voted against the legislation that made it happen," the president said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/7/22

60 Percent of Voters Say Biden Is Failing on Economy, Why Are Economists Praising His Job?

“There's just a lot of historical evidence Americans do not like inflation," said Brookings Institution economist Gary Burtless.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22

Schumer Slams Suggested Bipartisan Reform to Electoral Count Act, Calling It 'the McConnell Plan'

“Let me take this opportunity to make clear that that plan, the McConnell Plan, that's what it is, is unacceptably insufficient and even offensive," Schumer said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22

Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene Double Down on 1/6 Conspiracy Theories on 1st Anniversary

“No one has been charged with treason, but it very well may have been a Fed-surrection," Gaetz said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/6/22

Biden's Former Health Advisers Urge Him to Change COVID Strategy, Accept 'New Normal'

Six advisers published three opinion articles in Journal of the American Medical Association urging the president to change his strategy on COVID-19.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/5/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/5/22

China Could Curb Reliance on U.S. Dollar, Avoid Sanctions Through Digital Currency Apps

The rise of digital currencies could eventually allow China to largely do away with the dollar, giving it further autonomy from U.S. influence.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/5/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/5/22

Kathy Hochul Will Give Doctors, Nurses 'Retention Bonuses' to Combat Staffing Crisis in NY

During the address, Hochul outlined her plan for $3,000 "retention bonuses" for health care workers to help alleviate a staffing crisis.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/4/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/4/22

U.S. Inflation Continues to Rock Mexico's Economy Forcing More Migrants to the Border

“The U.S.-Mexico border is so intertwined that whatever happens on the one of the sides is going to affect the other," said one migration analyst.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/4/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/4/22

As Investors Flee Brazil, Will the U.S. or China Emerge as the Country's Economic Savior?

Brazil's $61 billion trade surplus in 2021 showed a moment of growth.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/3/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/3/22

'Emergency' D.C. Snowstorm Cuts Power to 200K Residents, Closes Schools, Transportation

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a "Snow Emergency," leading a number of public agencies to shutter their doors.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/3/22 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 1/3/22

Border Agents Shot at on New Year's Day While Arresting Migrant Crosser at Texas Border

According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the shots were fired from across the Rio Grande River on the Mexican side of the border.

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