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YouTube Bans Vaccine Misinformation
Madison Kwiecinski News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu The popular streaming platform YouTube has recently updated its vaccine misinformation policy, expanding it to cover a variety of topics related to discouraging people from getting medically-safe vaccines. “Vaccines in particular have been a source of fierce debate over the years, despite consistent guidance from health authorities about their effectiveness,”…
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United Airlines Firing Workers for Vaccine Noncompliance
Madison Kwiecinski News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu In early August, United Airlines became the first U.S. based company to require all of their domestic employees to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. At the time they announced the implementation of the new vaccination policy, about 90 percent of pilots and 80 percent of flight attendants were already vaccinated. Proof…
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U.S. Budget Ceiling Crisis
Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu In testimony before Congress on September 28th reported on by NPR, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the United States was mere weeks away from facing an unprecedented financial crisis. According to NPR, Yellen said that if Congress does not act to raise or suspend the debt ceiling…
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Penn State Receives $1.5 Million Research Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded Penn State $1.5 million to participate in its I-Corps program for the next five years under the leadership of the University of Maryland. Penn State is one of eight other schools in the Mid-Atlantic region to receive this prestigious appointment, along with Carnegie Mellon University, George Washington University, Howard…
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Importance of Receiving HPV Vaccine
Madison Kwiecinski News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Due to the current convoluted political climate surrounding medically safe vaccinations, it is necessary to remember and reiterate the health benefits an individual, and those they come into contact with, receive after getting their HPV vaccination. Most cervical cancers are associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually…
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COVID Vaccine
Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu COVID-19 is still on the rise in the United States right now, meaning that getting your vaccination against the Coronavirus is extremely important. There are a number of reasons for this. The first reason that it is important to go out and get vaccinated is that vaccinations can…
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St. Louis Cardinals Clinch Unprecedented Wild Card Berth
Dan Sanford Sports Editor das6267@psu On August 8th, the St. Louis Cardinals had a losing record and stood less than a 3 percent chance of making the Major League Baseball playoffs. Seven-and-a-half weeks later, incredibly, they beat those odds. The Cardinals clinched the last wild card spot in the National League on September 28th, capping…
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The Unvaccinated Players Futures In The NBA
Stephanie Logue Staff Writer According to the NBA, stars and officials have been pushing for all players to be vaccinated for months. Despite the fact that 90 percent of the league has been vaccinated, there are still a few holdouts, according to a CNN source, and it could cost them their jobs. According to Mike…
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