Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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OLYMPICS, GOLD, TOKYO, WIN
FILE PHOTO: Ian Chesterman, Australia's chef de mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, listens to a question during a media conference in Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray FILE PHOTO: Ian Chesterman, Australia's chef de mission for
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OHIO, TRUMP, PRIMARY, BACKED
Shontel Brown Edges Nina Turner In Ohio Democratic U.S. House Primary
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Shontel Brown has narrowly won the Democratic primary to replace former Ohio U.S. Rep.
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CUOMO, TRUMP, BIDEN, RETURNS
Former President Donald Trump‘s lawyers told a federal court Wednesday to block the Treasury Department from giving his tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, arguing lawmakers are wading into uncharted territory in a bid to embarrass the ex-president.
Lawyers
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BIRTHDAY, OBAMA, BACK, SCALES
Former President Barack Obama has scaled down his 60th birthday bash due to the surge in the delta variant of the coronavirus
WASHINGTON -- The party for the nation's 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends.
Former President Barack
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EVICTION, MORATORIUM, NEW, BIDEN
White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed concerns that President Biden is "signaling that he doesn't respect the rule of law" following the new moratorium on evictions.
"I'm not sure there are Americans evaluating it to that degree, maybe there are
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If you’ve spent most of the Covid-19 pandemic working from home, the idea of going back to the office might make you nervous — especially amid a surge in cases in some areas driven by the delta variant, which is highly contagious and may cause more severe illness.
Anecdotal
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PENTAGON, OFFICER, ATTACK, KILLED
The Pentagon police force on Wednesday identified the officer who was fatally stabbed at a transit center outside the Pentagon.
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency said Officer George Gonzalez was a New York native and Army veteran who served in Iraq. He'd
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COVID, MORATORIUM, BOOSTER, VACCINE
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Wednesday called for a moratorium on coronavirus vaccine booster shots to allow vaccine access to countries struggling to obtain jabs.
"We call on everyone with influence – Olympics athletes, investors,
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YEAR, BEIRUT, BLAST, LEBANON
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) I wince every time I see footage of the Beirut port blast .
In the leadup to its anniversary my colleagues and I have had to pore over hours of video of the explosion and its aftermath. It's not an easy task.
I was at my desk in CNN's
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PARDONS, MISSOURI, COUPLE, GOVERNOR
The viral nature of Mark and Patricia McCloskeys entrance onto the national stage, and their becoming a symbol of not only Americans Second Amendment right to use firearms to protect ones home and property, but of their vigilance in standing against an angry
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DESANTIS, FLORIDA, COVID, GOV
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pledging that he will not shut down businesses in the Sunshine state or impose mask mandates, predicting that the surge of coronavirus cases is a seasonal outbreak — and adding that lockdowns “have failed time and time again throughout
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TEXAS, JUDGE, BLOCKS, ORDER
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) executive order that sought to prevent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from bussing border crossers and illegal aliens into the United States’ interior.
On Tuesday, District Judge Kathleen
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BIDEN, FOREIGN, JOE, VISITORS
Passengers arrive on a flight from London at JFK International Airport in New York City, December 21, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
The Biden administration is working on a plan to require all foreign travelers to the U.S. to require proof of vaccination against
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PROFIT, OPERATING, Q1, JUMPS
New York (CNN Business) General Motors' earnings fell short of Wall Street forecasts — but the company expects better results in the second half of the year, even with continued chip shortages and rising raw material costs.
GM, the nation's largest automaker,
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SIMONE, BILES, SWIFT, TAYLOR
After failing to win a medal on the vault on Sunday, Jade Carey went back to the U.S. gymnastics team’s hotel and searched for ways to shake off her disappointment. With one more event to go in these Tokyo Games, the floor exercise, she needed to bounce back,
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SPIRIT, AIRLINES, DAY, CANCELLATIONS
Spirit Airlines passengers face another day of cancellations on Wednesday, extending the airline's travel chaos into its fourth day.
The Florida-based airline, famous for its yellow planes, cheap tickets and a pile of fees, shas already canceled more than
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COVID, SLAVERY, MAYOR, BOSTON
Boston’s Acting Mayor Kim Janey (D) is sending a strong signal that her city will not enact a coronavirus vaccine mandate akin to New York City, seemingly comparing the measure to “slavery.”
The New York Post reports Janey said such a requirement will have
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NEWSOM, RECALL, CALIFORNIA, GAVIN
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have raised more than $51 million to fight the attempt to recall him, more than twice as much as every major Republican candidate and pro-recall committee combined, according to new fundraising disclosure reports.
The numbers
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VACCINE, ID, MANDATE, VOTER
Vaccine Mandate In New York City Applies To Certain Indoor Venues New York City will ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for indoor dining, gyms and entertainment venues. It is the first major U.S. city to do so as cases of the Delta variant are on the rise.
Health
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GUN, SUES, MEXICO, ARMS
Guns are displayed after a gun buyback event organized by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), in the Queens borough of New York City, June 12, 2021.
The Mexican government on Wednesday presented a civil lawsuit against several U.S. gun manufacturers,
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