Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, NEW, MCCARTHY, BOOK
(CNN) House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Trump announced in a statement, coming as the California Republican is considering which members of his conference to appoint to a special committee tasked
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CREDIT, TAX, CHILD, BIDEN
The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Here. Here's What You Need To Know
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If you have children under the age of 18, chances are good
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BIDEN, MERKEL, GERMAN, RUSSIA
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday amid growing concern over Berlin's shift away from a "Western-facing" geopolitical alliance and more toward one making overtures toward rivals Russia and China
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TEXAS, DEMOCRATS, VOTING, BILL
Texas Democrats who made the decision this week to flee the state for Washington, D.C., in a desperate effort to hold off a voter suppression bill met on Wednesday with several U.S. senators to continue the fight for federal voting rights legislation.
Democrats
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LIVES, MATTER, BLACK, CUBA
Several GOP lawmakers mocked Black Lives Matter (BLM), a Marxist organization, after it released a statement effectively supporting communism in Cuba, where thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets to protest the oppressive, decades-long authoritarian
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BOB, BAFFERT, JUDGE, SUSPENSION
FILE PHOTO: Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, stands next to assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes, near the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Bob Baffert,
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COVID, COUNTY, ANGELES, LOS
A mechanical failure “caused untreated sewage to be discharged into the ocean,” according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.
The Hyperion plant is both Los Angeles’ largest and oldest sewage treatment facility and has been in operation since 1894.
The
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BEZOS, SPACE, YEAR, JEFF
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to renovate the National Air and Space Museum and open a new education center next door.
The massive donation from Mr. Bezos, announced late Wednesday, will constitute the largest
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BREYER, RETIRE, JUSTICE, STEPHEN
If Breyer waits till after the midterm elections, the Senate could fall back into the hands of Republicans. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that he would consider blocking a replacement for Breyer until after the 2024 presidential
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JOHNSON, SUNSCREENS, BENZENE, RECALLS
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.
The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are
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COVID, PROTESTS, CUSTOMS, CUBA
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters
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The recent headlines have been alarming: “2% of COVID Deaths in Illinois This Year Have Been Fully Vaccinated Residents.” “El Paso records over 200 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases.” “79 fully vaccinated Massachusetts residents have died.”
At a time when
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OLYMPICS, TOKYO, CASES, HIGH
New daily coronavirus cases have surged above 1,300 in Tokyo, a six-month high, as fears rise of a possible dramatic increase that could flood hospitals during the Olympics that start in eight days
TOKYO -- New coronavirus cases surged to 1,308 in Tokyo on
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HAITI, SECURITY, POLICE, PRESIDENT
A Venezuelan man who owns a Florida security company allegedly traveled to Haiti multiple times in the plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse – and the head of the late leader’s security detail has been placed in custody, according to new reports.
Haiti’s
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MANSION, VERSACE, FORMER, FOUND
Police are investigating after two bodies were found at a South Florida hotel that was once the mansion of the late fashion designer Gianni Versace
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Police are investigating after two bodies were found Wednesday at a South Florida hotel
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CLAIMS, FALL, JOBLESS, PANDEMIC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession.
Thursday’s
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DESANTIS, WEINGARTEN, FLORIDA, RANDI
There’s no doubt that if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just breathed funny, the Democratic media would find some way to attack it. He’s their secondary hate object after President Donald Trump.
They’re most upset about him standing up for individual freedoms over
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TRUMP, FOX, MEGAN, DONALD
UFC boss Dana White has denied conspiracies that former President Donald Trump’s star appearance at the Conor McGregor fight was deliberately cut from the TV feed — instead blaming a “massive f–k up” by his production team.
“We were getting ready to show him
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PROTESTS, CUBA, BLAME, PRESIDENT
Cuba's President Has Made A Rare Mea Culpa, Admitting To Failures That Fueled Unrest
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HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying
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NOMINEE, BIDEN, AGENT, ECO
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee received a damning letter on Wednesday about President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tracy Stone-Manning, detailing her complicity in a 1989 ecoterrorist crime and her reluctant
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