By Sarah Matusek Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor About two-thirds of U.S. adults got their news from social media in 2018. Americans are more likely to share misinformat
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Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps
By Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning Nov. 11, 2020 Millions of people have migrated away from Facebook and Twitter since the election. As the companies have clamped down on mi
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Restaurants, gyms, hotels, and houses of worship are among the 10 percent of locations that would appear to account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in th
Is It Allergies or Something Else?
You’re sneezing and sniffling, and you feel crummy. Allergies may be your first thought, especially if you have a history of them. But allergies aren’t the o
10 Smart Tax Moves to Consider Before Year-End
Take time today to save money on the income tax you will pay in 2021 by Allan Roth, AARP, November 6, 2020 2020 can’t end soon enough for me; maybe you’
The FDA Is Recalling Nearly 3,500 Pounds of Romaine Lettuce in 19 States Over Potential E. Coli Contamination
By Betty Gold November 09, 2020 According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall is voluntary, meaning the company is conducting it out of an abundance
She Had COVID For Months. No One Believed Her.
By Anna Silman@annaesilman Thanks to an emergent body of research, we now know that symptoms like Chimére’s be indicative of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, which can leave patients suff
What is gerrymandering?
The term was originally coined in a political cartoon drawn in 1812. The then Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts helped to enact a law that defined new state senatorial districts. The outline
Charley Pride Receives Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at CMA
The aptly named Pride was a symbol of Black pride back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s when he was the first major Black country artist to hit the charts. Coming on the heels of the Civil
Black women saved the Democrats. Don’t make us do it again.
We turn out reliably every election. But you can’t just vote white supremacy away. [Sister girl is speaking for me here. I can’t say it any better.] By Taylor Crumpton November 7, 2020 at
Here’s how long states have to count votes, according to federal law
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Will Mullery, CNN Updated 9:25 AM ET, Wed November 4, 2020 What happens after Election Day We’ve sketched out the legal mechanisms that lead from Electio
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Yale professor Marcella Nunez-Smith to co-chair Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force. Nunez-Smith is an associate professor of internal medicine, public health, and management with a focus on healt
What happens if Trump refuses to concede the 2020 election?
By Aaron Feis November 5, 2020 When Inauguration Day rolls around on Jan. 20, if Trump has exhausted his legal challenges and physically refuses to leave the White House premise
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Some Democratic voters are nervous — and a number of Republican voters, alongside the president, are hopeful — that the results of the presidential election aren’t really the results and that
FTC Goes After 25 ‘Counterfeit’ Websites Claiming to Sell Lysol, Clorox
Cleaning products ordered online were never delivered to consumers by Katherine Skiba, AARP, November 6, 2020 Twenty-five websites that allegedly tricked people into paying thousands of