Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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VACCINE, COVID, PFIZER, 19
The battle against COVID-19 passed a regulatory milestone Monday when the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s vaccine, a decision that could boost President Biden’s effort to control the pandemic.
Public health experts hope that
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CUOMO, ADDRESS, OFFICE, ANDREW
Resigning New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting raked over the social media coals for a report that he tried to give his dog Captain away during his final days in office.
The Albany Times Union reported Monday morning, citing two state police sources, that
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OFFICER, CAPITOL, POLICE, BABBITT
The cop’s intended target was a suspect with an outstanding felony arrest warrant. But the officer instead hit Juan Luis Olvera-Preciado, 59, who was killed and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The suspect was arrested shortly thereafter, according
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HENRI, NORTHEAST, RAIN, POWER
Stunning video taken during Tropical Storm Henri captured the moment a bolt of lightning struck One World Trade Center and turned the Manhattan skyline a vivid shade of purple.
The clip, filmed Sunday by New York City resident Ryan Nystrom, shows lightning
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HARRIS, AFGHANISTAN, KAMALA, VP
(CNN) Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration, was on the receiving end of questions Monday about the US' withdrawal from Afghanistan
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DEMOCRATS, HOUSE, PELOSI, BIDEN
President Joe Biden is redirecting his focus on Monday from Afghanistan to House Democrats who are threatening to block House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) budget resolution for the “infrastructure” spending spree.
“We expect to see the president personally
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TENNESSEE, MISSING, DEAD, 22
Parts of Humphreys County were inundated with 17 inches of rain Saturday.
Swamped roads and downed wires complicated search efforts.
Twin babies were among the dead.
WAVERLY, Tenn. – Search-and-rescue teams, volunteers and dismayed family members frantically
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LEADER, BOYS, PROUD, MONTHS
The Proud Boys leader who burned a church’s Black Lives Matter banner and brought high-capacity rifle magazines to Washington, D.C. just before the Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than five months in prison, CNN reports.
Enrique Tarrio was accused
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JEOPARDY, HOST, MAYIM, BIALIK
In the end, Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards was the face of the legendary quiz show for approximately one day.
After a year of guest hosts, some of whom were backdoor-auditioning for the job of permanent host after the death of Alex Trebek last November,
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COVID, WIFE, JESSE, JACKSON
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors’ observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press.
The couple, married for nearly
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FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of the China's Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mass immunization venue inside Cairo's International Exhibition Center in Cairo, Egypt June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh FILE PHOTO:
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Rod Gilbert, the Hall of Fame hockey player known as Mr. Ranger, has died at age 80, the New York Rangers announced in a statement on Sunday night.
The team’s announcement did not include Gilbert’s cause of death or where he died.
Gilbert played more than
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KELLY, ACCUSER, SEX, 17
When Zel was a 17-year-old aspiring singer, she was eager to meet R. Kelly, she said, and hoped that the R&B star could help jump-start her professional career.
She received his phone number at a music festival and was told she could audition for him, she
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ZVEREV, CINCINNATI, TENNIS, OPEN
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 3, 2021 Australia's Nick Kyrgios waves to the spectators after losing his match by a walkover as he sustained an injury REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain
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ZEALAND, NEW, WHITES, NICKNAME
New Zealand’s government says it's extending a strict nationwide lockdown until at least Friday as it tries to extinguish a growing coronavirus outbreak
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's government on Monday said it will extend a strict nationwide lockdown
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FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan July 8, 2021. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks
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MENTAL, HEALTH, SCHOOL, COVID
People Are More Interested In Mental Health Help Now — But Can't Get What They Need A new survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that the pandemic has made people more open to seeking help for their mental health, but cost and quality of care
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DISNEY, WIDOW, LAWSUIT, FROG
As another COVID-19 summer winds to a close, Disney is offering fans a dash of optimism with a sneak peek at the future of its Splash Mountain attraction.
The Walt Disney Company last year announced plans for an extensive refurbishment that would strip the
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BILLION, UK, SUSPENDS, SETTLEMENTS
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc is pictured during the IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo for Chinese ride-hailing
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TALLEST, MINNESOTA, DIES, DISEASE
The tallest man in America – a 7-foot, 8-inch-plus Ukraine native who lived in Minnesota – has died from heart disease, relatives said.
Igor Oleksandrovych Vovkovinskiy, 38, died Friday at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Saint Marys campus in Rochester, where he
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SHOT, FREEWAY, FATALLY, COP
Two young brothers steered an SUV to safety off a Houston freeway after their father was fatally shot while driving Friday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
The boys, 8 and 6, told police they avoided a crash or further disaster by maneuvering
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CHINA, FIRMS, COMMUNIST, DATA
FILE PHOTO: The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter FILE PHOTO: The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
August 23, 2021
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China said on
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