Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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VACCINE, TRUMP, JOHNSON, BLOOD
(CNN) Former President Donald Trump has elevated his son Donald Trump Jr. to an unofficial new role inside his orbit as he weighs the idea of a comeback presidential bid in 2024 that would require him to maintain a vice grip on the Republican base for any chance
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MONDALE, WALTER, 93, PRESIDENT
Monday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to foreign policy on both the Russia and China fronts.
Graham argued no one was “afraid” of Biden, which made the
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POLICE, SHOT, SHOOTING, OFFICER
A group of Latino lawyers on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo by a Chicago police officer.
The group, which includes the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and the Pilsen Law Center, called
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SHOOTING, GROCERY, DEAD, STORE
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — One person was killed and two people were injured in a shooting at a Long Island grocery store, Nassau County police said Tuesday.
The person killed was a 49-year-old employee, police said at an afternoon press conference near the
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COVID, 19, CASES, UPDATES
The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear two cases simultaneously that deal with orders Gov. Andy Beshear has issued related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision comes after a judge in Scott County earlier this month granted a temporary injunction against the
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APPLE, APP, NEW, PARLER
Apple more or less invented podcasting. Now it’s finally going to try to make money from it: The company plans to start selling subscriptions to podcasts and keeping a slice of each transaction for itself.
Apple CEO Tim Cook briefly mentioned plans to roll
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PRESIDENT, IDRISS, CHAD, KILLED
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno died on a battlefield Tuesday in the fight against rebels who opposed his rule, the central African nation’s military announced.
The news comes just hours after electoral officials had declared Deby – who has led Chad for
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SIGNS, LAW, DESANTIS, FLORIDA
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is putting on a clinic for other leaders who wish to crack down on rioting and looting. On Monday, the governor signed into law a bill designed to curb violent protests in the state.
DeSantis announced the signing of HB 1 during a
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BIDEN, 20, PSAKI, BORDER
When President Joe Biden used the term "crisis" in discussing the immigration picture over the weekend, many observers called it the first time he'd used the word in connection with the flood of migrants looking to gain entry to the U.S .
But on Monday, the
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LEAGUE, SUPER, CHELSEA, OWNERS
Plans for a European soccer superleague appeared on the brink of collapse on Tuesday, a potentially spectacular implosion for a multibillion-dollar proposal that had prompted howls of outrage from nearly every corner of the sport since it was announced on Sunday.
Chelsea,
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LEADERS, DEPOT, VOTING, GEORGIA
A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn’t done enough to oppose the state’s new voting laws
ATLANTA -- A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based
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DEAL, NEW, GREEN, CLIMATE
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) hold a news conference for their proposed “Green New Deal”in Washington, February 7, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Senator Ed
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COVID, GERMAN, LONG, HAULERS
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers, wearing protective gear, work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated at Cambrai hospital, France, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol FILE PHOTO: Medical
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XI, CHINA, UNILATERALISM, JINPING
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda and delivers a special address via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2021.
"However strong it may grow, China will never seek hegemony, expansion
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BIDDING, CITY, CANADIAN, WAR
A bidding war is breaking out for Kansas City Southern, with Canadian National Railway making a $33.7 billion cash-and-stock offer for the railway.
The bid trumps a $25 billion cash-and-stock proposal made by Canadian Pacific last month.
Shares of Kansas
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WHITMER, FLORIDA, GRETCHEN, TRAVELED
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What has been a pathetic spin tour for the past couple of weeks has just been revealed to be even more pathetic. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has, in
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ABRAMS, STACEY, GEORGIA, SENATORS
Live Live Updates: Senators Step Into Voting Rights Debate The Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on the fight over voting that has erupted since the 2020 election. Among the witnesses is Stacey Abrams, who plans to argue that Congress must take action
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TUBMAN, HOME, HARRIET, MARYLAND
Maryland Department of Transportation via Associated Press Items found at an archaeological site near Church Creek, Maryland, are displayed on March 25. State officials say the site is the former home of Harriet Tubman's father, Benjamin Ross.
CHURCH CREEK,
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TAX, BIDEN, PLAN, CHILD
Then-Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen in Washington, D.C., in 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Yellen can't end international competition by fiat.
Over the past 30 years, corporate-tax rates have fallen across the developed world. Advanced economies have
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STATEHOOD, BIDEN, HOUSE, WHITE
Activists hold signs as they take part in a rally in support of DC statehood near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 22, 2021.
The Biden administration on Tuesday formally threw its support behind a long-shot bid from Democrats to make Washington, D.C.,
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