Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BELARUS, JOURNALIST, PLANE, ARREST
(CNN) Ryanair flight 4978 was about to begin its descent to Vilnius in Lithuania on Sunday when it suddenly changed direction after a "security alert," turning sharply east and descending towards the capital of Belarus, Minsk.
Whether that security alert was
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WUHAN, LAB, COVID, RESEARCHERS
China on Monday denied a report that three Wuhan Institute of Virology employees were hospitalized with possible coronavirus symptoms in November 2019, a claim that if true would further fuel debate over the origins of the pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal
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BIDEN, ATTACKS, NEW, ANTI
U.S. residents can now receive a COVID-19 vaccination at several New York airports. Starting Monday, pop-up sites at seven airports across the state will offer walk-in vaccinations for the one-shot Janssen jab on a first come first serve basis.
Gov. Andrew
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BIDEN, PREPARE, FEMA, DOUBLING
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters to receive a briefing on the Atlantic hurricane season, in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2021.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the Federal Emergency
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GEORGE, FLOYD, FAMILY, RALLY
The anniversary of George Floyd’s murder will pass Tuesday with Congress still haggling over new policing laws, missing the deadline that President Biden set for lawmakers to find common ground.
The top Democrats involved in negotiations with Republicans —
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BLINKEN, BIDEN, EAST, MIDDLE
Analysts said Israel was looking to prevent Hamas from siphoning off cash and reconstruction materials for rebuilding its own military infrastructure and rearmament.
Mr. Indyk noted that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which is based in Ramallah, in the
Continued at New York Times...
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ACTIVIST, SHOT, HEAD, BLACK
A Black Lives Matter activist has claimed the ‘Black Panther of Oxford’, Sasha Johnson, may have been the unintended victim of a drive-by shooting of a house party by a gang.
Police have not officially confirmed that a 27-year-old woman in critical condition
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POLICE, ARRESTED, PARTY, CAR
Investigators tracked down the caller’s location and learned he was driving near his home, Terry said. When police arrived in the area, they found Kahl driving erratically and saw him strike several parked vehicles before he tried running over the officers
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SUPREME, COURT, SQUAD, INMATE
The Supreme Court rejected a bid Monday by an ill death-row inmate to be executed by firing squad out of fear a lethal injection may cause excruciating pain.
The inmate, Ernest Johnson, has epilepsy caused by a brain tumor — and he believes a lethal injection
Continued at New York Post...
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BILLBOARD, AWARDS, MUSIC, MORGAN
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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MICKELSON, PGA, CHAMPIONSHIP, MAJOR
May 22, 2021; Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA; Louis Oosthuizen reacts after his missed putt on the sixteenth green during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports May 22, 2021; Kiawah Island,
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DESANTIS, BIG, TECH, BILL
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on Monday signed a bill that allows "any person to sue Big Tech companies for up to $100,000 in damages" for "deplatforming."
"This session, we took action to ensure that ‘We the People’ — real Floridians across the
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SCHOOLS, NYC, REMOTE, PERSON
The entrance to Public School 159 in the Queens, N.Y., July 8, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that all students in city public schools will return for in-person learning in September.
“New York City public
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When Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked if we have a crime problem in America as evidenced by a rise in shootings, Psaki took the predictable Democrat route of pointing at the lack of laws for law-abiding gun owners. Radio show host Dana Loesch, however, wasn’t
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COVID, 19, JAPAN, OLYMPICS
(CNN) — The Tokyo Olympics, postponed in 2020 during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, are facing increasing hurdles in putting on a 2021 show.
The latest troubling sign for the Summer Games came Monday when the State Department advised US citizens
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RAND, PAUL, COVID, REPUBLICAN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said on a radio show he won’t be getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but that he might change his mind if people who previously contracted the disease are getting reinfected at a greater rate than those who are vaccinated.
The
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As the U.S. celebrates its lowest case rates in 11 months, India's confirmed deaths near 300,000.
And while the U.S. is set to vaccinate 50% of Americans with at least one dose, India is dealing with a shortage in vaccines causing a government panel to delay
Continued at USA Today...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Makes Her First In-Person Court Appearance Since Coup
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BANGKOK — Myanmar's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared in court in person Monday for the first time since the
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CONGO, LEAVES, 15, ERUPTION
At least 15 people died from a volcanic eruption in eastern Congo on Saturday night, officials said.
Mount Nyiragongo erupted with little warning, devastating the city of Goma, which is home to many of the region’s humanitarian agencies.
More than 500 homes
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Bob Dylan in 1991 (Xavier Badosa/Wikimedia Commons)
As the Boomers’ most revered singer-songwriter turns 80, it’s amusing to look back at how he rejected the Flower Children.
As the children of the Sixties tried to crown Bob Dylan their poet laureate, he
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