Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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OSAKA, NAOMI, FRENCH, OPEN
Tennis legend Boris Becker warned Tuesday that Naomi Osaka’s "career is in danger" after her decision to withdraw from the French Open to deal with her mental health.
Becker, who won six Grand Slam titles, spoke about Osaka’s decision on Eurosport.
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HARRIS, BIDEN, BORDER, KAMALA
The Biden administration formally ended the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program, which had forced tens of thousands of Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico in often dangerous conditions for their claims to be processed.
In a memo Tuesday, Department
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COVID, 19, VACCINE, MODERNA
Moderna, one of the three companies authorized to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Americans on an emergency basis, announced Tuesday that it has begun applying for a full license from the Food and Drug Administration.
In December, the FDA authorized the use of
Continued at USA Today...
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MEAT, CYBERATTACK, JBS, LARGEST
Looks like the hackers are getting bolder.
A cyberattack hit the largest supplier of meat in the world, JBS, affecting its North American and Australian IT systems, according to USA Today. The U.S. subsidiary, JBS USA, announced they had been the victim of
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SPORTS, DESANTIS, WOMEN, FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday barring transgender females from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born as girls, plunging the state into the national culture war over transgender rights.
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VARIANTS, COVID, GREEK, CORONAVIRUS
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced the debut Monday of what it claimed to be a “simple, easy to say and remember” system for naming variants of the Chinese coronavirus, currently referred to by their origin countries.
The W.H.O. has mandated
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TEXAS, VOTING, BILL, DEMOCRATS
Two bad omens for American democracy appeared in Texas over the Memorial Day weekend. One of them involved Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, retired general, and active MAGA conspiracy theorist. At a QAnon-flavored event in Dallas, an audience
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BIDEN, ARCTIC, LEASES, OIL
The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews environmental impacts of drilling in the remote region that has been the focus of a political fight for decades, according to two people who
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WOMAN, ASIAN, NEW, CHINATOWN
(CNN) The New York Police Department recommended a hate crime charge against a man who punched a 55-year-old Asian woman in an unprovoked attack in Chinatown on Monday night, the NYPD said in a release.
The unnamed victim was taken to a local hospital in stable
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TEXAS, ABBOTT, GOV, GREG
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the pay of Democratic lawmakers who walked out of the legislature to prevent a vote on an election-security measure.
The Republican-led General Assembly was poised Sunday night to pass a bill that Democrats are calling a racist
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TENNIS, FRENCH, OPEN, DAZZLES
May 31, 2021; Paris, France; Iga Swiatek (POL) celebrates recording match point during her match against Kaja Juvan (SLO) on day two at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports May 31, 2021; Paris, France; Iga Swiatek (POL)
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CHINA, BIRD, HUMAN, CASE
A 41-year-old man in the Chinese province of Jiangsu is the first human to have contracted the H10N3 strain of bird flu, the country’s National Health Commission said Tuesday.
The man was hospitalized with the disease in late April after showing symptoms and
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ISRAEL, NETANYAHU, GRAHAM, IRAN
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Republican lawmakers touched down in Israel to assess the damage from their recent conflict with Hamas. On Monday, a delegation of three senators met with top Israeli officials.
The senators, which
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HOME, ANTIFA, MACE, NANCY
An Antifa protester yells at law enforcement during competing demonstrations in Portland, Ore., June 4, 2017. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace’s home was reportedly vandalized over the weekend, spray-painted with obscenities
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ABUSE, ADULTS, LAW, PRIESTS
The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women
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ROME — Pope Francis today issued a major revision of Catholic Church laws regulating clerical sex abuse, fraud
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OFFICER, VIDEO, FRANCISCO, BOSTON
An Alabama police officer viciously stomped on a mentally ill man’s leg several times during an arrest, disturbing witness video shows.
The footage, captured Sunday inside a gas station in Huntsville, shows an officer struggling to subdue Kemontae Hobbs, 22,
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JOHNSON, VERDICT, BILLION, SUPREME
In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson's baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an appeal from Johnson & Johnson seeking to undo a $2.1 billion
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, BIDEN, CRUZ
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Joe Biden of showing “weakness” toward Hamas after a visit to Israel, where he saw an area devastated by the recent missile barrage.
“Appeasing terrorists doesn’t produce peace,” Cruz told the Associated Press after
Continued at Washington Examiner...
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TRIAL, CHINA, AUSTRALIAN, REJECTS
A Chinese government spokesperson on Tuesday rejected allegations by an Australian writer that he was tortured during interrogation before being put on trial on spying charges.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also accused Australia of "unfounded provocation"
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UGLY, TRUTH, LEADER, BLM
The founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in Minnesota said he quit after learning the “ugly truth” about the activist group’s priorities.
“In 2015, I was the founder of Black Lives Matter in St. Paul,” Rashad Turner, the president and executive director
Continued at New York Post...