Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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MAYOR, RACE, ADAMS, NEW
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday won the Republican primary for the New York mayoral race by a large margin over Fernando Mateo.
The primary results show Sliwa with 71.9 percent of the votes, or 24,457. Mateo received 28.1 percent of the votes.
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BORDER, HARRIS, VISIT, TRUMP
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to the southern border on Friday, the administration confirmed Wednesday, following months of Republicans’ criticism over the Biden administration’s handling of a large increase in families and unaccompanied minors arriving
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COURT, SUPREME, CHEERLEADER, SCHOOL
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the structure of the agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac violates separation of powers principles in the Constitution.
The justices sent the case involving Federal Housing Finance Agency,
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BIDEN, CRIME, GUN, POLICE
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks before a ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas was to go into effect, during a brief appearance in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden
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TOKYO, OLYMPICS, WATCH, FIVE
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Tokyo Olympic Games, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Tokyo Olympic Games, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
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Researchers have found a link between rare cases of heart inflammation in children and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, a group of doctors advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical
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SPEARS, BRITNEY, CONSERVATORSHIP, COURT
In explosive testimony before a Los Angeles court Wednesday afternoon, Britney Spears officially requested that the conservatorship under which she is living be terminated.
Since 2008, Spears has been confined by the courts to a conservatorship that leaves
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MCAFEE, JOHN, DEAD, SPANISH
New York (CNN Business) John McAfee, the controversial antivirus software magnate who'd had multiple recent run-ins with the US law, has died at 75. McAfee was awaiting extradition in a Spanish prison after being charged with tax evasion in the United States
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FIRED, HOUSTON, HOSPITAL, COVID
A healthcare worker prepares the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in El Paso, Texas, May 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)
Houston Methodist hospital system has fired or accepted the resignation of 153 workers who refused to take a coronavirus
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SCHOOL, THEORY, CRITICAL, RACE
The Australia Senate voted Monday to move to call upon the federal government to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the national curriculum.
The Senate voted 30-28 to support the notice of motion, promoted by One Nation leader Sen. Pauline
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NASSIB, NFL, CARL, YOKOYAMA
Japanese Soccer Player Yokoyama Comes Out As Transgender
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TOKYO — Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama said they are transgender — a revelation praised in the U.S. where they play in the National
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JOINT, CHIEFS, WOKE, MILITARY
Supporting military operations in a war against China would pose serious problems for the U.S. military but American forces currently are stronger than Beijing’s army, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress on Wednesday.
Chairman Gen. Mark
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WARNING, SHOTS, WARSHIP, RUSSIA
The Russian military says its warship has fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs to force a British destroyer from Russia’s waters near Crimea in the Black Sea
MOSCOW -- A Russian warship fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday
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ASYLUM, SEEKERS, DHS, TRUMP
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday it will allow some migrants, who were rejected under the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, into the United States as their asylum cases are heard.
The policy, known as the Migrant Protection
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BIDEN, JOE, FIRM, CHINESE
We’ve reported repeatedly on the issues with Joe Biden’s confusion and incoherence based mainly on the videos we’ve seen and statements he’s made.
But beyond that, one would have to imagine there’s a lot going on that we’re not seeing because media isn’t hearing
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BUFFETT, FOUNDATION, GATES, WARREN
Billionaire Warren Buffett announced Wednesday that he would donate $4.1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares to five left-wing foundations.
Currently the sixth-richest man in the world, Buffett boasts a net worth of $104.5 billion, the vast majority of which
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NEW, ZEALAND, COVID, SCARE
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in May, falling to the lowest level in a year as supply constraints have pushed up prices.
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that new home sales tumbled 5.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual
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BIG, TECH, HOUSE, BILLS
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breaking House lawmakers begin considering 6 bills meant to undo the dominance of Big Tech. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, has criticized the bills as empowering Biden appointees like Lina Khan, the new chair of the
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CALIFORNIA, SUPREME, UNION, COURT
In A Narrow Ruling, Supreme Court Hands Farmworkers Union A Loss
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday tightened the leash on union representatives and their ability to organize farmworkers
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