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10 JUL 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS Increasing competition exec order • Hunter Biden's art sale • Bangladesh factory fire • School reopening guidelines • Spelling Bee historic winner FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Flooded coal mines • Tobacco plant vaccines • Green-party global success 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 • 47 articles How is President Biden pushing for more competition in industry? Top from last 48 hrs Joe Biden's executive order on 'promoting competition' covers everything from farmers markets to net neutrality Reason (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 82% • 4 min read Biden "encourages the [Federal Trade Commission (FTC)] to ban unnecessary occupational licensing restrictions that impede economic mobility." Biden is directing the Department of Health and Human Services "to consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter." ... He also announces a general "policy of greater scrutiny of mergers, especially by dominant internet platforms, with particular attention to the acquisition of nascent competitors, serial mergers, the accumulation of data, competition by 'free' products, and the effect on user privacy." ... Like so many of former President Donald Trump's executive orders—Biden is wading into territory he doesn't actually have the power to control and, therefore, much of his executive bloviating is technically toothless. There's a lot of the word encourages thrown about. Top from different political viewpoint Biden wants to tame big tech with a thousand paper cuts. New Republic (Left) • Factual Grade 68% • 5 min read Top long-read The free market is dead: what will replace it? Time Magazine (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 78% • 16 min read View all articles TODAY'S POLL Should the use of presidential executive orders be curtailed? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PST YESTERDAY'S POLL Has your net worth gone up or down during the pandemic? Up   72% Same   15% Down   12% 401 votes, 26 comments Context: Wells Fargo removes personal credit lines, against backdrop of lower spending during pandemic. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Up - My net worth has gone up due to stimulus and ability to save from lack of spending during the pandemic. However, my future earnings potential has been decreased. I have been back at work since June of 2020 and am still only making about 75% of my wages from before the pandemic. I am unsure if my business will ever get back to where it was so the increased net worth is serving as more of a safety net currently." " Down - The only reason my net work has dropped is because I use to work two jobs before the pandemic. One was a part time position in the hospitality industry...." " Up - I was over weighted in tech and growth stocks pre-pandemic. After the initial panic sell off, that industry ..." Full comments for subscribers only. Upgrade now. #2 in U.S. News • 25 articles Why is the sale of Hunter Biden's art controversial? The plan, which has been criticized by ethics experts, is meant to prevent a wealthy individual from currying favors with Hunter or his powerful family by paying a handsome sum fo... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $20 Upgrade Now #1 in World News • 14 articles Why did a fire at a factory in Bangladesh have a high fatality count? After flames erupted Thursday around 5:00 pm local time on the ground floor of the seven-story Hashem Foods and Beverage factory in Rupganj—part of the Narayanganj district lo... 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