Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th 2021
Updated 23:59 ET
66 articles
TRUMP, FACEBOOK, BAN, BOARD
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) bragged that he had a “great dinner” with former President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday night. But the moment looked more than a little awkward, and not just because of the unusual framing of the photo.
During
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CHENEY, LIZ, GOP, TRUMP
Wednesday, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” reacted to the effort to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her position as Republican Conference chair over her continued opposition to former President Donald Trump.
After quoting a Wall Street Journal op-ed entitled, “Purging
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POLICE, OFFICER, SHOT, ATLANTA
Fired Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Reinstated Due To Personnel Rules
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The city of Atlanta has ordered the reinstatement of Garrett Rolfe, the fired police
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VACCINE, COVID, 19, PFIZER
After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with a rare liver disease, Heather Ousley broke into tears when she learned that he and millions of other youngsters could soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
"This day is the best day in the history
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VACCINES, COVID, BACKS, WAIVING
The Biden administration now says it supports waiving the intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, opening the door for their possible manufacturing by companies and countries around the world, beyond those that invented them.
It is a historic
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VACCINATED, CUOMO, CAPACITY, FANS
NEW YORK (AP) - Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity by mid-September.
“We remain
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SPACE, MILLION, BOTTLE, NATIONAL
Space travel grows 20 years after 1st space tourist
20 years ago, Dennis Tito paid $20M to visit the International Space Station. Today people are following in his cosmic footsteps. The CEO of Space Adventures says space tourism is an 'important industry'
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TEXAS, SCOTT, TIM, OREO
A Texas county’s Democratic Party rejected the resignation of its chairman Tuesday, days after he described Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) as an “oreo.”
Lamar County Democratic Party chairman Gary O’Connor, who is white, told the Washington Examiner in a statement
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JENNER, CAITLYN, TAX, LEFT
In reporting about Caitlyn Jenner’s first campaign ad after Jenner announced her candidacy for California Governor, my colleague Sister Toldjah referenced Jenner’s remarks about trans athletes competing against biological girls:
Jenner, who in 1976 won the
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JUDGE, EVICTION, FEDERAL, CDC
Eviction notice for an apartment in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2009. (File photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
A federal judge on Wednesday invalidated a national eviction moratorium after finding that the COVID-19 pandemic policy exceeded the authority of the Centers
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COVID, 19, CASES, REPORTS
(CNN) The United States could see a drop in Covid-19 cases and deaths by July if vaccinations remain high and people adhere to certain prevention measures, a new modeling study suggests.
But if fewer people follow Covid-19 precautions -- such as wearing masks
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CHAUVIN, TRIAL, NEW, DEREK
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion on several points and that the verdict should be impeached because of jury
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GATES, DIVORCE, BILL, MELINDA
Already, Bill has transferred nearly $2 billion worth of stock to Melinda. How the rest of the couple’s assets will be divided hasn’t yet been made public, but Melinda seems likely to end up with substantially more than $2 billion—in which case the Gateses
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BIDEN, PLAN, FAMILIES, AMERICAN
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President Joe Biden is traveling to Virginia and Louisiana this week to pitch his American Jobs Plan -- also called an "infrastructure" plan. New
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TRUMP, BARR, OBSTRUCTION, MEMO
At issue is how Mr. Barr handled the end of the Mueller investigation and the release of its findings to the public. In March 2019, the office of the special counsel overseeing the inquiry, Robert S. Mueller III, delivered its report to the Justice Department.
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PELOTON, TREADMILLS, RECALLS, DEATH
Peloton said on Wednesday it was recalling its Tread and Tread+ treadmills, reversing course after Chief Executive Officer John Foley earlier urged owners of its machines only to check safety warnings following the death of a child in an accident.
The company
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BIDEN, FACT, JIM, POLITIFACT
Supporters who believed President Joe Biden would make criminal justice reform a priority are disappointed by his inaction in his first 100 days in office.
The Law 360 website reported Biden “made a slew of campaign promises” on criminal justice reform. In
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FORM, ISRAELI, GOVERNMENT, LAPID
Netanyahu Opponent, Yair Lapid, Given 4 Weeks To Form New Government In Israel
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JERUSALEM — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tapped centrist opposition figure Yair Lapid to try to
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COVID, INDIA, MEETING, MINISTER
India G-7 Delegation Forced To Self-Isolate After Positive Coronavirus Tests
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MUMBAI, India — India's top diplomat and his entourage have been forced to self-isolate,
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BIDEN, PRESIDENT, JOE, VICE
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President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing on Wednesday and deliver a speech.
President Biden’s Itinerary for 5/5/21:
All Times EDT
9:50 AM Receive daily briefing – Oval Office
2:00 PM
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CIA, WOKE, TUCKER, NEW
Tuesday, FNC’s Tucker Carlson reacted to what has become known as the “woke” CIA recruitment ad, which according to Carlson, has raised questions about the efficacy of the agency.
Carlson also questioned that trend within American culture, which he said was
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ROCKET, CHINESE, EARTH, PLUNGE
China’s space agency has yet to say whether the “core stage” of the huge Long March 5B rocket is being controlled or will make an out-of-control descent. Last May, another Chinese rocket fell uncontrolled into the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa.
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ASIAN, FRANCISCO, STABBED, SAN
Two Asian women were stabbed in a random attack Tuesday afternoon in a bustling San Francisco neighborhood.
A man with a knife casually approached a Market Street bus stop and stabbed the two victims, witnesses of the broad daylight rampage told KPIX.
The
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RATE, BIRTH, POINT, FALLS
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday.
The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly age group, falling
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