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BIDEN, IRAN, PRESIDENT, NUCLEAR
Iran's New Hardline President, Ebrahim Raisi, Will Present New Challenges For Biden
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The election of Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran brings not just a new face to Iranian politics,
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TRUMP, NEW, YORK, PRIMARY
Tuesday is the last day to vote in New York City’s Democratic primary. The results will likely determine the city’s next mayor, since Gotham is heavily Democratic and the Republican nominee will have an enormously steep hill to overcome.
Polls are open from
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COURT, NCAA, SUPREME, ATHLETES
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that the N.C.A.A. cannot bar relatively modest payments to student-athletes in the name of amateurism. The decision, based on antitrust law, came as the business model of college sports is under increasing
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DAY, PRIME, AMAZON, DEALS
FILE PHOTO: A worker sorts delivery packages in a van outside an Amazon facility in Ahmedabad, India, March 17, 2021. 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave FILE PHOTO: A worker sorts delivery packages in a van outside an Amazon facility in Ahmedabad, India, March 17, 2021.
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TOKYO, OLYMPICS, 10, SPECTATORS
The Tokyo Olympics will allow some local fans to attend when the games open in just over a month
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Olympics will allow some local fans to attend when the games open in just over a month, organizing committee officials and the IOC said on Monday.
Organizers
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Whether it was destiny or karma was of no relevance to Jon Rahm. He won the U.S. Open on Sunday at Torrey Pines, the perfect time and the perfect place to become a major champion.
How it unfolded was beyond his dreams.
One shot behind and
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CLAUDETTE, ALABAMA, STORM, TROPICAL
A tropical storm warning was in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to the town of Duck on the Outer Banks.
The storm was expected to move into the Atlantic Ocean.
Claudette's apparent death toll stood at 13.
Claudette grew more powerful as it roared
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NASSIB, CARL, GAY, PLAYER
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active player in league history to come out that he is gay.
On Monday afternoon, Nassib made the announcement on his Instagram from his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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PLAN, BIDEN, VACCINE, OUTLINES
(CNN) The Biden administration on Monday announced its plan to distribute the remaining 55 million of the 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that President Joe Biden has pledged to allocate by the end of this month.
For all 80 million doses the administration
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TRUMP, 2024, DESANTIS, POLL
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will not be among the Republican presidential candidates who would run against Former President Donald Trump in 2024 if he chooses to run again for president, according
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OLYMPICS, FOCUS, TOKYO, SWIMMING
Jun 20, 2021; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Michael Andrew dives off the starting block for the men's 50m freestyle during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Swimming competition at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports Jun 20, 2021;
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KONG, HONG, SHUT, APPLE
FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu//File Photo FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings in Hong Kong,
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WHITE, CLUB, SHELDON, BEACH
I reported about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) getting nailed big time by local media over his membership in the all-white, exclusive Bailey Beach Club in Newport, Rhode Island.
The issue had been raised with him four years ago, in 2017, but GoLocalProv nailed
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POLICE, OFFICER, SHOOTING, 50M
A Colorado police officer was injured Monday and another person was shot in a Denver suburb, according to local reports.
The Arvada Police Department said an officer was down following a shooting in the city's Old Town district just before 1 p.m. Authorities
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CHINA, BITCOIN, WEEK, CRYPTOCURRENCIES
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figurines are seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China's flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: Small toy figurines are seen
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CRITICAL, RACE, THEORY, DEBATE
The Washington Post Company building in Washington, D.C. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Christopher Rufo, the Seattle-based anti-critical race theory activist who has been the subject of several recent mainstream media profiles, is calling foul on a Washington Post
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VOTE, CONFIDENCE, PRIME, MINISTER
Stockholm, Sweden Sweden's parliament ousted Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence vote on Monday, giving the Social Democrat leader a week to resign and hand the speaker the job of finding a new government, or call a snap election.
The nationalist
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BORDERS, MEXICO, CANADA, REMAIN
U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed "to reduce the spread" of COVID-19 through the end of July, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Twitter Sunday.
The agency, in conjunction with its Canadian and Mexican counterparts, originally
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PRINCE, WILLIAM, MARKLE, DAY
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s social media accounts posted a sweet tribute with a special, previously unseen photo to mark Father’s Day on Sunday.
The royals’ account shared a video message with four pictures alongside the caption, “Wishing fathers everywhere
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DEMOCRATS, BILL, VOTING, RIGHTS
Getting Democrats’ voting rights bill passed isn’t just important to the Biden administration’s democracy agenda at home. It would also underscore a major pillar of the president’s foreign policy: strengthening the appeal of democracy worldwide by proving democratic
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