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OLYMPICS, GOLD, TOKYO, WINS
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Street - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Athletes look on. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Street - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo,
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COVID, WORKERS, 19, HEALTH
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders work around stock monitoring systems on the trading floor, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in New York. Inflation worries rattled Wall Street on Wednesday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average more
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INFRASTRUCTURE, TRUMP, GOP, BIPARTISAN
(L-R) U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Jon Tester (R-MT) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) arrive at the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with President Joe
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BIDEN, MISSION, COMBAT, END
President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce Monday an agreement to reduce the number of U.S. combat troops in Iraq, according to a senior administration official.
The official told reporters the two leaders the withdrawal
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COVID, 19, FLORIDA, CASES
Florida Now Leads The Nation In New COVID-19 Cases NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Peggy Duggan, chief medical officer at Tampa General Hospital, about the increase in patients. CDC data indicates one-in-five new infections is happening in Florida.
Health
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TRAVEL, RESTRICTIONS, SURGE, COVID
Jen Psaki admitted today that they are in “active discussion” with states about the possibility of reinstating mask mandates because of the rise of the Delta variant.
Jen Psaki: There is an “active discussion” to reinstate mask mandate on fully vaccinated
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COLLAPSE, CONDO, VICTIM, FLORIDA
A relative says the last victim of the Florida building collapse has been identified
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle of the
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CAR, BABY, UNDER, BYSTANDERS
Police, bystanders lift car to free baby in NY
Police and bystanders lifted a car to free a trapped baby after a suspected drunken driver struck the girl and her mother and then plowed through a storefront with the pair on the hood.
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CHINA, STALEMATE, TALKS, RELATIONS
China blamed the U.S. for what it called a “stalemate” in bilateral relations as high-level face-to-face talks began Monday in the Chinese city of Tianjin.
Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng urged the U.S. “to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous
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CALIFORNIA, DEPUTY, KILLED, INJURED
A Kern County SWAT Officer was shot and killed during a hostage rescue attempt Sunday afternoon in Wasco, California.
The New York Post reports that officer Phillip Campas was killed “while trying to storm a house” where hostages had been reported as “down.”
The
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COVID, CASES, 19, AUSTRALIA
(CNN) Two men have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly striking a police horse during anti-lockdown protests in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, police said, as daily Covid-19 cases in New South Wales state continue to rise.
Thousands of people breached
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CHINA, FIRMS, EDUCATION, PRIVATE
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks by the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks by the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong
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PLEADS, GUILTY, TRUMP, LOBBYING
Former President Donald Trump's billionaire ally Thomas Barrack pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of illegal lobbying for the United Arab Emirates, putting the case on course for a possible trial.
Barrack entered his plea to seven criminal counts before
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BURTON, LEVAR, JEOPARDY, HOST
LeVar Burton addressed the fan petition for him to be the replacement for Alex Trebek as the host of "Jeopardy!"
The former "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Reading Rainbow" star is set to guest host the popular game show this week after a fan petition
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SPEARS, BRITNEY, FATHER, CONSERVATOR
Britney Spears' Lawyer Files Request For New Conservator Of Her Money
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Britney Spears' recently named lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, promised when he came aboard
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HEAT, TYPHOON, OLYMPICS, EN
TOKYO (AP) – First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain.
The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, are due for another hit of nature’s power: a typhoon arriving Tuesday morning that is forecast to disrupt at least some parts
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AFGHANISTAN, CASUALTIES, CHILDREN, RECORD
As U.S. Withdraws, Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach A Record High
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KABUL, Afghanistan — More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the
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COVID, CLAY, REP, HIGGINS
Retired acting ICE director and Fox News contributor Tom Homan slammed President Biden for allowing the U.S. border to remain "wide open" while urging Americans to continue holding themselves "accountable to COVID." Homan told "Fox & Friends First," Monday,
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PINK, PAY, HANDBALL, OFFERS
Pop singer Pink was seeing red when the Norwegian women’s beach handball team got fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European championships last week.
So, on Sunday she offered to pay the penalty of 1500 euros ($1,770).
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