Headlines today, everyone unwilling to say it's a recession:
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New York Times: Federal Reserve says Economy is Not in Recession
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Business Insider: Why the US is not in a recession even as data shows the economy shrank
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NPR: U.S. economy just had a 2nd quarter of negative growth. Is it in a recession?
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The Atlantic: How to Be Happy in a Recession
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CNN: US economy contracts again, fueling recession fears
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Wapo: U.S. economy shrinks again in second quarter, reviving recession fears
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Time: U.S. Economy Shrinks for a Second Quarter, Raising Recession Odds
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Bloomberg: US Economy Shrinks for a Second Quarter, Fueling Recession Fears
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BBC: US economy shrinks again ringing recession alarms
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Guardian: Joe Manchin makes U-turn on tax and climate bill as US edges closer to recession
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Axios: U.S. economy shrinks for second straight quarter, igniting recession fears
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US News: U.S. Economy Fell 0.9% in the Second Quarter, Heightening Recession Fears
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USA Today: U.S. Economy Fell 0.9% in the Second Quarter, Heightening Recession Fears
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Financial Times: US enters technical recession after contraction in second-quarter growth
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The Hill: US GDP falls for second-straight quarter, stoking recession fears
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Reuters: Recession lurking as U.S. economy contracts again in the second quarter
Meanwhile, headlines which admit the recession are from the small fraction of right wing media + newsweek:
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Fox Business: STOCK MARKET NEWS: Recession confirmed, JetBlue seals Spirit deal, Apple earnings on tap
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Fox News: Conservatives slam Associated Press for tweet saying 'common definition' of recession doesn't count
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Telegraph: US plunges into recession as inflation hammers world's biggest economy
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Newsweek: U.S. GDP Update Live: Economy Enters Recession Under Biden
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New York Post: US GDP shrank 0.9% in second quarter, signaling a recession
Your entire first list has less readership combined than the top two of your second.
Only the legacy press is carrying the water of the installed WH occupant, and no one who matters believes them.