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Alexander has run into controversy in recent days for pressuring scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S POLITICIZATION OF CORONAVIRUS COMES TO A HEADAARON BLAKESEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Concerns among Democrats on the committee grew after the NLRB issued an unusual report on its recusal process last November, spurred by the earlier controversy around Hy-Brand.

“COVER UP”: HOUSE DEMOCRATS SUBPOENA DOCUMENTS THAT NLRB REFUSED TO SHARE IN ETHICS INVESTIGATIONBY IAN MACDOUGALLSEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICA

The live-action epic, which has also been embroiled in controversy over its filming location, is not playing in North American theaters.

THE NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE ISN’T BOUNCING BACK THAT FASTRADMARYASEPTEMBER 14, 2020FORTUNE

The controversy it has generated since details from the book were first published this week will likely fuel more sales.

BOB WOODWARD’S BOOK PROVES AMERICANS STILL WANT TO READ ABOUT TRUMPKAREN HOSEPTEMBER 11, 2020QUARTZ

The list of 2020 James Beard nominees also included the names of some chefs who have recently faced controversy and criticism, which, according to the foundation’s rules of eligibility, could disqualify them from winning.

THE MESS THAT IS THE 2020 JAMES BEARD AWARDS, EXPLAINEDELAZAR SONTAGSEPTEMBER 11, 2020EATER

That’s the long-standing controversy addressed by the latest altitude-training data, which is published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

WHY ALTITUDE TRAINING HELPS SOME BUT NOT OTHERSALEX HUTCHINSONSEPTEMBER 11, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE

Mask rules in particular have been caught up in controversy and politics often showing up in review comments.

LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN HIGHLIGHT COVID-19 ‘HEALTH & SAFETY’ MEASURES WITH GOOGLE MY BUSINESSGREG STERLINGSEPTEMBER 10, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LAND

The other half of the controversy is that people say, “Well, but that’s not what recursion is about.”

TALKING IS THROWING FICTIONAL WORLDS AT ONE ANOTHER - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDEKEVIN BERGERSEPTEMBER 9, 2020NAUTILUS

The calculus of the controversy shifted last month, with the poisoning of Navalny.

TRUMP HAS LONG WANTED TO KILL A RUSSIA-GERMANY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. NAVALNY’S POISONING COULD DO IT FOR HIMDAVID MEYERSEPTEMBER 8, 2020FORTUNE

Despite Disney’s careful planning, Mulan hasn’t managed to escape controversy.

MULAN’S DISNEY+ RELEASE IS REIGNITING A BOYCOTT MOVEMENTNAOMI XU ELEGANTSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNE

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