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NPR education reporter: Reporters were 'too timid' during coverage of school closings

July 8, 2022

NPR education reporter: Reporters were 'too timid' during coverage of school closings

NPR reporter says education journalists could have been "louder" when covering negative impact COVID-19 had on schoolchildren.

NY Mag writer wrecked for calling DeSantis ‘a more competent authoritarian’ than Trump: ‘Hysterical’

July 7, 2022

NY Mag writer wrecked for calling DeSantis ‘a more competent authoritarian’ than Trump: ‘Hysterical’

Twitter users schooled NY Mag writer Jonathan Chait for his claim that the governor who famously refused to enact draconian COVID-19 lockdown policies was somehow “authoritarian.”

Texas AG on Casey DeSantis knocking Dem lockdowns for COVID learning loss: 'U-Hauls going in one direction'

July 7, 2022

Texas AG on Casey DeSantis knocking Dem lockdowns for COVID learning loss: 'U-Hauls going in one direction'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton explained why the 'u-hauls are going in one direction' as Americans flee blue states on 'The Faulkner Focus'

Twitter reinstates Alex Berenson after ‘permanently’ suspending his account in 2021 over COVID tweets

July 6, 2022

Twitter reinstates Alex Berenson after ‘permanently’ suspending his account in 2021 over COVID tweets

Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson returned to Twitter on Wednesday after he was given a "permanent "ban for allegedly violating the platform's COVID "misinformation" policy.

Police reforms limiting traffic stops contributed to rise in DUI fatalities, experts say

July 6, 2022

Police reforms limiting traffic stops contributed to rise in DUI fatalities, experts say

Experts say the decrease in U.S. police department traffic stops played a role in an increase of DUI fatalities during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

July 6, 2022

FDA authorizes pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pill

The FDA announced Wednesday that state-licensed pharmacists in the US would be able to prescribe Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 pill for eligible patients as cases continue to rise.

BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant

July 6, 2022

BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant

The omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., making up 53.6% of cases. BA4 makes up 16.5% of the variants in circulation.

Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them

July 6, 2022

Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them

Cyprus has announced it will reinstitute its mask mandate only a month after dropping the requirement, following a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.

Twitter critics note omission in Biden message on how COVID-19 hurt students: 'This was politics related'

July 6, 2022

Twitter critics note omission in Biden message on how COVID-19 hurt students: 'This was politics related'

Critics claimed President Biden omitted the role of teachers unions in his tweet about the negative effects of COVID-19 on students in math and reading.

Gavin Newsom's Montana trip is latest example of flouting his own state laws

July 6, 2022

Gavin Newsom's Montana trip is latest example of flouting his own state laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom is vacationing in Montana, one of 22 states California has blacklisted for LGBT laws, but it's only the most recent time Newsom has flouted state policies.