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24 JUN 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS Combating gun violence • Free speech verdict • Russia-UK tension • Italy LGBT bill • Housing regulator fired FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Department of science • Tiny city forests • Motherhood on resumes You are on the free plan of The Factual Ask 5 friends to try The Factual. Get a free year of The Factual Premium! Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 64 articles What is President Biden's new strategy to combat gun violence? Top from last 48 hrs Biden unveils strategy to stop gun crime as summer violence spikes. ABC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 84% • 5 min read The administration will allow communities to spend some of the funding they received as part of this spring's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill to combat gun crime, such as investing in youth summer jobs programs; hiring more police officers and court personnel; spending on gun violence enforcement; and paying for more nurses and social workers. ... Other measures include establishing a "zero-tolerance" policy for gun dealers who break the law; embedding federal law enforcement officials with local police departments; and hiring more formerly incarcerated people for jobs in the federal government, according to the White House. The Justice Department also announced it was launching gun trafficking "strike forces" to five U.S. cities experiencing rising violent crime levels. ... [Republicans blame] high homicide rates on Democrats who called for police funding to be cut last year. In reality, demands to "defund the police" amounted to modest funding reductions in some cities, while homicides have risen across the country. Top from different political viewpoint Biden crime prevention strategy to focus on guns, hiring more cops. Washington Times (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 72% • 4 min read Top long-read U.S. gun control: Could Joe Biden's plan backfire? Deutsche Welle (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 72% • 8 min read View all articles #2 in U.S. News • 46 articles How did the Supreme Court rule on a free speech case set in a high school? Brandi Levy was 14 in 2017 when she used Snapchat to [profanely] express her frustration after failing to make the Mahanoy Area High School varsity cheerleading squad. The... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $20 Upgrade Now #1 in World News • 30 articles Why did Russia allegedly fire warning shots at a UK warship? 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Replacing Mr. Calabria [head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency] gives Mr. Biden more control over the fate of the mortgage giants, which play an outsize role in the housing market and are central to ma... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. The best news subscription there is. Just $5/mth. Upgrade Now TODAY'S POLL Should homeownership be a financial goal? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PST YESTERDAY'S POLL Do you feel burnt out by your work? Yes   58% No   38% Unsure   4% 289 votes, 37 comments Context: Several tech companies giving employees time off due to reports of burn out. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - I work in an Emergency Department so work is always stressful. But without reprieve at home and with all the unknowns and people dying (more than usual), the job has become unbearable. Many of my colleagues feel the same. Nursing is experiencing critical staffing shortages across the country." 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