Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BOAT, DIEGO, SAN, SMUGGLING
Four people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a boat suspected of attempting to smuggle migrants into California broke apart off Cabrillo National Monument at San Diego's rugged Point Loma, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The initial call
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COVID, 19, VACCINE, CASES
The United States is now averaging fewer than 50,000 new coronavirus cases per day, a level not seen since early October and a sign that the nation's mass vaccination program is having an impact on the pandemic.
In the week ending Sunday, the United States
Continued at USA Today...
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BILL, MELINDA, GATES, ANNOUNCE
New York (CNN Business) Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts.
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to
Continued at CNN...
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BROWN, ANDREW, JR, FUNERAL
A funeral service will be held in North Carolina Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., the 42-year-old Black man who was killed by deputies serving drug-related search and arrest warrants on April 21.
Brown's death sparked over a week of protests that have continued
Continued at Fox News...
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NEW, CUOMO, YORK, COVID
Live Covid-19 Live Updates: N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut to Let Many Businesses Fully Reopen Mid-May New York City will also return to 24-hour subway service on May 17. But the virus continues to rage across the world: A lack of oxygen led to a wave of deaths
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CHENEY, TRUMP, GOP, LIE
Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) participates in a news conference with House Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2021. (Erin Scott/Reuters)
House Republicans are increasingly frustrated with Representative Liz Cheney
Continued at National Review...
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FAMILIES, SEPARATED, BORDER, REUNITING
Homeland Security Secretary On Reuniting Families NPR's Audie Cornish talk with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the DHS announcement to reunite four migrant families separated under the Trump administration.
Homeland
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DESANTIS, COVID, RON, FLORIDA
If anyone is still wondering why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is becoming so highly respected among the Republican base, this is the reason why.
DeSantis signed an executive order today essentially ending all draconian COVID regulations done via “emergency orders”
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CAP, BIDEN, REFUGEE, 62
US President Joe Biden speaks on the American Jobs Plan, following a tour of Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia on May 3, 2021.
Biden also said he plans to set a cap of 125,000 refugee admissions for the following fiscal year.
"It is important
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BORDER, MIGRANTS, POLICY, BAD
Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s efforts to reform immigration policy amid an increase in undocumented migrants at the border with Mexico in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday.
President Joe Biden has been
Continued at Huffington Post...
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TEXAS, ELECTION, GOP, BAD
The outcome of a special election in Texas held on Saturday was covered yesterday by my RedState colleague Bonchie.
The special election in Texas’ Sixth Congressional District on Saturday was not caused by a safe incumbent departing Congress to join the new
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TIM, SCOTT, TRUMP, AMERICA
A half-dozen potential 2024 Republican presidential contenders are speaking Monday and Tuesday at the Susan B. Anthony List’s Pro-Life Leaders Summit in Palm Beach, Fla.
Headlining Monday’s session at the conference of social conservative activists and leaders
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GIULIANI, DERSHOWITZ, RAID, FBI
Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Sunday criticized the FBI raid on his Manhattan apartment.
Dershowitz said during an interview with New York City WABC 770 AM radio’s “The Cats Roundtable” that the raid is “just not constitutional.” He compared
Continued at Breitbart...
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IMMUNITY, HERD, EXPERTS, REACHING
Health Experts Disagree On Whether Herd Immunity Can Be Achieved Herd immunity, in which the vast majority of a population has immunity, has been cited as the key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. But public health experts are split on whether it can be achieved.
Health
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UNSER, INDY, BOBBY, 500
He was one of just 10 drivers to win the 500 at least three times, and Unser and Rick Mears are the only drivers to win the 500 in three different decades. Unser was one of six members of the Unser family to race in the Indianapolis 500. His brother, Al Unser
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CHILD, GERMANY, INTERNATIONAL, BUSTS
German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members.
Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal
Continued at Fox News...
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INDIA, COVID, 19, CHINA
The Chinese Communist Party’s law enforcement body pulled a posting mocking India’s COVID-19 death crisis following fierce backlash online in China, according to a report.
The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission on Saturday posted on its official
Continued at New York Post...
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YAHOO, AOL, VERIZON, DEAL
Live Verizon Says It Will Sell Yahoo and AOL to Apollo: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Stocks rise as economic gains are weighed against inflation fears.
Selling Yahoo and AOL, Verizon turns focus to its 5G network. Credit... Richard Drew/Associated Press Verizon
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BOXER, PREGNANT, LOVER, VERDEJO
Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night just hours to face federal charges after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his 27-year-old pregnant lover, officials said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said late
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VAX, HARRY, LIVE, PRINCE
Prince Harry called for coronavirus vaccines to be “distributed to everyone everywhere” and President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered virtual addresses on Sunday at the celebrity-studded “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the
Continued at Breitbart...