Day: May 15, 2021
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Matt Stoller: Biden's support for COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver marks 'huge loss' for Big Pharma
Matt Stoller, research director at the American Economic Liberties Project, said Thursday that the Biden administration’s support of a waiver for international patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines marks a “huge loss” for the influence of…
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HuffPost's Daniel Marans discusses fallout from Yang's comments on Israel
HuffPost’s Democratic politics reporter Daniel Marans joined Hill.TV on Thursday to discuss the New York City mayoral race and a recent comment made by candidate Andrew Yang (D) defending Israel’s actions amid rising violence with the Gaza Strip on…
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Rising: May 14, 2021
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Journalist Ashley Rindsberg discusses how errors at the NYT can distort reality for readers
Journalist Ashley Rindsberg joined Hill.TV’s “Rising” on Friday to discuss his new book, “The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times’s Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History.”Speaking with co-hosts Krystal Ball and…
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GOP lawmaker calls for Wuhan probe to 'prevent the next pandemic'
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) called for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, pointing to the “Wuhan lab” hypothesis that has gained steam among right-wing media groups and politicians.While appearing on Hill.TV’s “Rising,” host Saagar…
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Apple reportedly will continue to require masks in its US retail stores
Apple will keep its mask mandate in place at its US retail stores | Getty Images Despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Apple will keep its mandatory mask policy in place at its US retail stores for the time being, Bloomberg reported. The company informed stores that it is continuing […]
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The Twitter policy that could temporarily censor every single one of your tweets
Illustration by Alex Castro On Tuesday, a noted Palestinian-American journalist reporting live from protests near Jerusalem was suddenly and mysteriously silenced on Twitter — with every single tweet replaced by the message “@MariamBarghouti’s account is temporarily unavailable because it violates the Twitter Media Policy.” It was a mistake, the company quickly admitted, and her tweets […]
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket suffers failure, loses payload of two satellites
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launches from New Zealand on Saturday, as seen on the company’s live video feed. | Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket failed to reach orbit after suffering an unexpected engine shutdown mid-flight on Saturday, losing the mission’s payload of two satellites, the company said. The launch from New Zealand was Electron’s […]
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Vaccine drives in the US are getting younger
Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images This week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 12-15, a moment that many families have been eagerly waiting for since the vaccine rollout began in the US. As shots became available, parents rushed to get their kids the vaccine. But the decision has also contributed […]
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Biden revokes Trump executive order that targeted Section 230
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge President Biden on Friday revoked several of former President Trump’s executive orders, including one that would have changed legal protections for social media sites and other online platforms. Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act limits how much online platforms can be held liable for content users […]