Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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DIEGO, SAN, BOAT, COAST
At least two people were killed after a boat capsized off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, officials said.
The incident took place near Point Loma leading into San Diego Bay, according to Jose Ysea, a spokesperson for the City of San Diego.
The boat carried
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ROMNEY, GOP, MITT, UTAH
A crowd of over 2,000 GOP delegates booed “traitor” Mitt Romney Saturday as the Utah senator addressed his party’s 2021 state convention, where a censure over his two impeachment votes narrowly failed to pass.
“Aren’t you embarrassed?” Romney said as he was
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CASINO, WISCONSIN, SHOOTING, GUNMAN
(CNN) Law enforcement agencies are responding to an active shooter situation at the Oneida Casino near Green Bay, Wisconsin, a tweet from the casino said Saturday.
Officers are working to secure the location, according to the tweet.
The casino is telling
Continued at CNN...
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TEXAS, RUNOFF, WRIGHT, HOUSE
Republican Susan Wright of Texas, the widow of the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19, secured a place in a U.S. House runoff for her late husband’s seat Saturday night.
With votes still being counted, Wright was ahead with more than
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SPACEX, ASTRONAUTS, SPLASHDOWN, RARE
Astronauts Splash Down In SpaceX Dragon Capsule After 6 Months In Orbit
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Four astronauts who've spent the past six months aboard the International Space Station as part of the first operational mission of SpaceX's Crew
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GIULIANI, POST, WASHINGTON, RETRACT
The fact that the news organizations are working in tandem on narratives blows up in their hands.
It was another example of an important news outlet having to retract a major news story, as Bonchie reported yesterday, when The Washington Post had to retract
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COVID, 19, REPORTS, DEATHS
NEW DELHI (AP) — With Indian hospitals struggling to secure a steady supply of oxygen, and more COVID-19 patients dying amid the shortages, a court in New Delhi said it would start punishing government officials for failing to deliver the life-saving items.
On
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BIDEN, NORTH, KOREA, WARNS
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan responded to rebukes from Pyongyang by affirming that President Biden's approach toward North Korea is "not aimed at hostility" but rather at "complete denuclearization."
Sullivan reacted on ABC’s "This Week" on Sunday,
Continued at Fox News...
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DERBY, KENTUCKY, SPIRIT, MEDINA
The Day at Churchill Downs: Medina Spirit Wins the Kentucky Derby Medina Spirit, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by the two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert, prevailed in front of a limited crowd on Saturday. Image The jockey John Velazquez after riding
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IRAN, DEAL, DENIES, PRISONER
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reacts after a meeting with Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in Caracas, Venezuela, November 5, 2020. (Fausto Torrealba/Reuters)
The Biden administration denied a report from Iranian state TV on Sunday
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JENNER, GIRLS, SPORTS, CAITLYN
Caitlyn Jenner, candidate for California governor, opposes transgendered biological boys competing in girls’ sports, TMZ relieved Saturday.
When asked by a reporter what Jenner thought of certain states that have passed legislation to protect girls’ sports
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UNITED, FANS, PROTEST, MANCHESTER
A protester falls behind the police line as police move people away from the stadium after a supporter's protest against Manchester United's owners, outside English Premier League club Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England
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BORDER, BIDEN, TEXAS, GOV
President Joe Biden on Friday laid fresh blame for the border not-a-crisis (he insists) at the feet of his predecessor. Does he not realize that his nonstop lies on the issue undermine his credibility across the board?
In an NBC interview, Biden complained
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WEARS, BIDEN, MASK, OUTSIDE
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - One of President Joe Biden‘s top White House advisers suggested Sunday that he’s still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the latest public health guidance says he doesn’t need it.
Questioned about Biden‘s practice, senior
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COMMENTS, MINISTER, LEAKED, FOREIGN
Iran’s foreign minister apologized Sunday for recorded comments that were leaked to the public last week, creating a firestorm in Iran less than two months before presidential elections.
The recordings of Mohammad Javad Zarif included frank comments on powerful
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APPLE, APP, TRIAL, EPIC
Privately held Epic is puny by comparison, with an estimated market value of $30 billion. Its aspirations to get bigger hinge in part on its plan to offer an alternative app store on the iPhone. The North Carolina company also wants to break free of Apple’s
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WOMAN, COLORADO, ATTACK, BEAR
An autopsy this week will determine the official cause of death for a Colorado woman found dead after what authorities believe was a bear attack.
The body of the Durango woman, 39, was found Friday by her boyfriend, hours after she failed to return from walking
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TIM, SCOTT, SEN, REFORM
Last summer, in the wake of protests surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others at the hands of police, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he was pessimistic about the chances of the Senate passing a police reform bill.
Scott, the only Black
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BOXER, PUERTO, WOMAN, QUESTIONED
According to ESPN, Verdejo, 27, met with police Friday morning and refused to answer any questions regarding Keishla Marlen Rodriguez. According to the woman’s family, she was pregnant with Verdejo’s child and was meeting with the boxer Thursday night to discuss
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BIG, HAWLEY, TECH, POWER
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Josh Hawley is warning that Big Tech companies are working to "transform America," arguing in his new book that mega-corporations are the "gravest threat" to liberty in decades.
Hawley, R-Mo., in an exclusive interview with Fox News, described
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CDC, REOPENING, TEACHERS, UNION
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks to the media as then-Senator Kamala Harris (at right) listens in Detroit, Mich., May 6, 2019. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)
The American Federation of Teachers influenced the Centers for Disease Control
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INFRASTRUCTURE, DEAL, REPUBLICANS, BIPARTISAN
Infrastructure has long been held up in Washington as one of a dwindling few issues on which there can be bipartisan agreement. As Congress gets to work on negotiating an infrastructure bill and President Joe Biden touts his American Jobs Plan, Republican senators
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