Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CHAUVIN, TRIAL, DEREK, NEW
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a motion seeking a new trial in the death of George Floyd, arguing that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated multiple times throughout the proceedings.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson took
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TRUMP, FACEBOOK, NEW, BIDEN
In a separate tweet, Mr. Kerik blamed the Republican National Committee chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel. R.N.C. officials said that the group did not make the same overt fund-raising appeals as the Trump campaign to challenge the election results.
A lawyer for
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VACCINE, PFIZER, COVID, FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the
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HEADQUARTERS, OUTSIDE, CIA, SHOT
The FBI said it would not release details because of an ongoing internal investigation, but law enforcement officials told NBC News that the man tried to drive into the CIA building and was stopped by armed guards. Security officers tried negotiating with the
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MEXICO, CITY, DEAD, OVERPASS
At least 15 people died and dozens were injured when a Mexico City metro train derailed off a collapsed overpass on Monday night, authorities said.
The train collapsed down toward the road, trapping at least one car under rubble, according to authorities.
Media
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GATES, BILL, MELINDA, DIVORCE
New York (CNN Business) Bill and Melinda Gates announced the end of their 27-year relationship Monday, shocking the business and philanthropic worlds.
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship , we have made the decision to end our
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DESANTIS, CRIST, FLORIDA, CHARLIE
Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) formally announced his gubernatorial challenge against Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom many describe as a rising star in the Republican Party, repeating several falsehoods in his announcement video, accusing the Republican governor of “stripping
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COVID, 19, INDIA, VIRUS
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday following a deadly coronavirus surge that has smashed records and left the country in despair.
India has become the first in the world to report more than 400,000 daily cases, according to data from
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Biden Sets New Goal: At Least 70% Of Adults Given 1 Vaccine Dose By July 4
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President Biden plans to announce a new goal on Tuesday to administer at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine to
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POLICE, CRASH, DRAG, RACE
'Obviously, those types of things are unacceptable,' the police chief said.
A police officer has been fired and three others could face charges and termination after they were allegedly caught on body-camera footage drag racing and crashing two squad cars
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GIULIANI, RUDY, TRUMP, RAID
The FBI raid on former President Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani goes "right to the top of the White House," featuring a president going after the lawyer of his "political adversary," according to Andrew Giuliani on Newsmax TV.
"When Joe Biden says, 'I
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IMMUNITY, HERD, REACH, BIDEN
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Joe Biden has flouted questions about herd immunity to the coronavirus, which when achieved, would render COVID restrictions redundant. While speaking to reporters on Monday, Biden failed to say when
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SEVERE, WEATHER, TORNADOES, NEW
Another day of severe storms was forecast across much of the South on Tuesday, continuing a rough stretch of weather that saw damaging tornadoes hit parts of the region both Sunday and Monday. The storms killed two people in Georgia and one person in Tennessee.
The
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NETANYAHU, FORM, GOVERNMENT, DEADLINE
A deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government was set to expire at midnight in Israel with no sign on Tuesday that the country's longest-serving leader could break more than two years of political deadlock.
There was also no guarantee
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FLORIDA, HOMECOMING, YEAR, ELECTION
The policy is probably outlined somewhere in the “Welcome To The Hendry County School District” PowerPoint orientation program for parents new to the district.
Here is the promotional video that you can find online:
This is just a truly horrifying story.
A
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STATE, BOOST, PEOPLE, GIFTCARDS
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There is something very fishy about the new 2020 Census Bureau data determining which states picked up seats and which states lost seats.
Most all
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10, HOUSE, TARGETS, NRCC
The Republican campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), expanded their list of offensive seats by ten seats, adding more vulnerable Democrats they hope to pick off in the midterm election.
The NRCC looks to pick off an additional
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CIA, RECRUITMENT, WOKE, VIDEO
Former CIA officer Bryan Dean Wright told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday that the agency pushed "woke propaganda" in a new recruitment ad, instead of focusing on the United States and the agency's mission to protect the country. Wright argued that the country's
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ROCKET, CHINESE, UNCONTROLLED, MAKE
Washington (CNN) The Pentagon has said it is tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend, raising concerns about where its debris may make impact.
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to
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TIM, SCOTT, RESIGNS, OREO
A Texas Democrat official was “compelled” to offer his resignation from his post on Tuesday after he referred to Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) as a racial slur following Scott’s rebuttal to the President’s recent congressional address.
Lamar County
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BIDEN, MCCONNELL, PLAN, INFRASTRUCTURE
"I don't think there'll be any Republican support, none, zero for the $4.1 trillion grab bag, which has infrastructure in it, but a whole lot of other stuff," said McConnell.
McConnell's insistence on protecting the 2017 tax cuts effectively pours cold water
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