Missouri’s COVD-19 vaccination plan has come under fire lately due to a vaccine shortage. Although the tiered process prioritizes the elderly and individuals with underlying health conditions, its efficacy continues to face criticism. Large metropolitan areas are facing a shortage of resources, in particular the St. Louis metropolitan area, which…
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Navalny: The Man Behind the Movement
In August of 2020, Aleksei Navalny was poisoned. Navalny blames the Kremlin for the attempt on his life, as he has been the most prominent face of opposition to President Vladimir Putin. Now, after Navalny was detained upon his return to Russia Jan. 17, Russia is alight in protests. Navalny…
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Democrats debate student loan forgiveness
Student loan debt in the United States has swelled to over $1.5 trillion collectively held by over 42 million borrowers. The massive size of this debt and the scale of the borrowers affected have prompted contentious conversations regarding what to do about it, including potential options for relief. The idea…
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Are Missouri lawmakers cutting in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the world, vaccines give people the most hope for ending what has become a year-long struggle against the coronavirus. Several vaccines have been approved for emergency distribution in the United States, and states have begun implementing their vaccine distribution plans as more doses are…
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President-elect Biden Cabinet Appointments to Date
President-elect Joe Biden’s first significant action regarding his presidency will be assembling his cabinet. The pivotal step of selecting who will be his primary advisors and who will run government agencies will set the tone for the next four years. Over the next several weeks, President-elect Biden will have to…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Update, 11/30/20
On Nov. 18, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their coronavirus vaccine trial had resulted in a very promising 95 percent efficacy rate. Only a few short days later, they applied to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization of their vaccine. This announcement gives the…
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The unraveling of the Trump-Fox alliance?
Since the days of his campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2016, President Trump has had a close relationship with Fox News. Reporters have noted a pattern between what Trump is tweeting about and what Fox News is reporting. The President has often called into Fox News shows for interviews, far…
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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results
After enduring almost nine months of COVID-19 in the United States, it seems as if a vaccine may not be far away. On Nov. 9, the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and the biotech company BioNTech announced that their vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective in phase three trials. The…
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Drug reform efforts sweep 2020 election
In most ways, the 2020 election served to underscore how contentious American politics are. Poring over the results, analysts have already begun emphasizing how highly polarized Americans are by metrics such as generation, gender, race, education and geography. Overlooked in this analysis is one important policy area where people appear…
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