Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CUOMO, RESIGNS, AIDE, TOP
Time's Up Leader Resigns After Criticism About Cuomo Ties
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NEW YORK — Time's Up leader Roberta Kaplan resigned Monday over fallout from her work advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration
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CLIMATE, REPORT, CHANGE, RED
A recent report from the United Nations just painted a staggering and alarming picture of what we can expect if we don’t act on climate change. And these catastrophic effects won’t just impact our planet ― they’ll also affect our well-being. In many ways, they
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19, COVID, CDC, HOSPITALS
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a deserted main road during the imposition of large-scale social restrictions by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana FILE
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CHICAGO, POLICE, LIGHTFOOT, OFFICER
Activists in Minneapolis are making a second attempt to get rid of the city's police department, more than a year after George Floyd's death at the hands of officers
MINNEAPOLIS -- On a hot summer afternoon, Latrell Snider and his partner knocked on Abdullahi
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TALIBAN, PROVINCIAL, CAPITAL, AFGHAN
The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said, the insurgents pressing on with their relentless offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country.
The militants have ramped
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COVID, 19, VACCINATION, CARDS
(CNN) Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration could happen within weeks .
The ramifications could alter the course of the pandemic in several
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OBAMA, PARTY, REPORTER, MASKLESS
A New York Times reporter received backlash on social media after making a comment on another network that critics believe dismissed concerns about former President Obama’s star-studded maskless birthday party over the weekend.
New York Times White House Correspondent
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FIRE, DIXIE, CALIFORNIA, LARGEST
The fire has destroyed at least 400 homes and structures.
An estimated 14,000 buildings are threatened.
The fire was only 21% contained.
Thousands of homes were threatened Sunday as the largest single wildfire in California history raced through hundreds
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COVID, PENTAGON, VACCINE, MID
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., February 10, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by September 15, according to the Associated Press.
Defense
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CANADA, VACCINATED, OPENS, AMERICAN
Canada on Monday is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans.
U.S. citizens
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FLORIDA, JUDGE, BAN, VACCINE
A federal judge on Sunday halted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination before boarding a cruise in a legal battle brought by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams, an Obama appointee,
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RECALL, CALIFORNIA, NEWSOM, ELECTION
California Gov. Gavin Newsom may face more of an uphill battle in the upcoming recall election than initially expected.
Counties will send ballots to every registered voter in mid-August, giving the Democratic governor a month to boost turn out for the Sept.
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OHIO, JUDGE, COVID, VACCINE
The hysteria over COVID-19 and the vaccine has now manifested in a Cincinnati court where a judge made a rather disturbing ruling.
The judge in question threatened a man with prison time by making vaccination a condition of his parole. Last week, Brandon Rutherford
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EPSTEIN, VICTIMS, JEFFREY, FUND
Jeffrey Epstein attends Launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images
The independent administrator of the fund, Jordana Feldman, said that since the fund launched in June 2020, about 225 made claims on it. Feldman had
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KELLY, SEX, TRIAL, JURY
Brooklyn, New York (CNN) Jury selection for singer R. Kelly's trial begins Monday, with hundreds of potential jurors expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as Covid-19 cases surge, fueled by the Delta variant .
Twelve jurors and six alternates
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PRINCE, ANDREW, EPSTEIN, ACCUSER
“I am holding Prince Andrew accountable for what he did to me,” she said. “The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions. I hope that other victims will see that it is possible not to live in silence and fear, but to reclaim
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SLUR, ROCKIES, RACIAL, FAN
(Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
The Colorado Rockies backtracked on Monday after accusing a fan of shouting a racial slur at a Florida Marlins player during a game in Denver on Sunday night, a local NBC affiliate reported.
The fan was yelling the name of Rockies
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TOKYO, GAMES, OLYMPICS, PARIS
(CNN) America's most popular fashion doll Barbie has received widespread criticism on social media for not featuring an Asian Barbie in their collection dedicated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie dolls, collaborated
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DEBT, CEILING, CONGRESS, YELLEN
Congressional Democrats omitted instructions for raising the debt ceiling in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package, risking a showdown with Republicans over the debt limit in September.
“The budget blueprint is expected to be voted on this week in the Senate
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BELARUS, SANCTIONS, LEADER, NEW
President Joe Biden on Monday said the United States is levying new sanctions against Belarus, marking the one-year anniversary of Alexander Lukashenko's election, which the U.S. and international community have said was fraught with irregularities.
In announcing
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TEXAS, JUDGE, DEMOCRATS, ARREST
A Democrat judge out of Travis County, Texas, sided Sunday with Democrat lawmakers, pejoratively called “fleebaggers,” who fled the state in protest of new election integrity laws.
State District Judge Brad Urrutia granted a temporary restraining order “blocking
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INFLATION, PRICES, AMERICANS, STUDY
An Illinois Democrat claimed that economists are saying "a little bit of inflation" is a "good thing" as prices around the country surge.
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., made the inflation claim while speaking at the Palatine Village, Illinois town hall on Saturday.
Casten
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OPENINGS, JOB, RECORD, HIGH
U.S. job openings jumped to a fresh record high in June and hiring also increased, an indication that the supply constraints that have held back the labor market remain elevated even as the pace of the economic recovery gathers momentum.
Job openings, a measure
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