Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TALIBAN, PANJSHIR, AFGHAN, PROVINCE
The Taliban Say They Control Panjshir, The Last Holdout Afghan Province
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul,
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OPEN, TENNIS, REACH, RADUCANU
Sep 5, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hits a backhand against Elise Mertens of Belgium (not pictured) on day seven of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA
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AFGHANISTAN, FAMILY, AMERICAN, OVERLAND
(CNN) The United States facilitated the departure of four American citizens from Afghanistan via an overland route to a third country, a senior State Department official said Monday.
"Our Embassy greeted the Americans as they crossed the border into the third
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WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, WIRE, ACTOR
Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire” created one of the most popular characters in television in recent decades, died Monday.
Williams was found dead Monday afternoon in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment,
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CHINA, POLL, REUTERS, CASES
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Chinese ride-hailing service Didi is seen on its headquarters in Beijing, China July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang FILE PHOTO: A sign of Chinese ride-hailing service Didi is seen on its headquarters in Beijing, China July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu
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CHICAGO, WEEKEND, SHOT, YEAR
On the heels of a summer of fearing that shootings and violence in major cities nationwide would continue their upward trends from earlier in the year, crime statistics in some places remained largely the same, if not decreased, while police officials in others
Continued at Fox News...
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BELARUS, OPPOSITION, YEARS, PROTEST
Maria Kolesnikova had refused to be forced out of Belarus even after kidnapping.
MOSCOW -- One of Belarus' top opposition figures, who helped lead massive protests against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko last year, has been sentenced to 11 years
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OIL, GULF, SPILL, DIVERS
HOUSTON, Sept 6 – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Ida’s 150 mile-per-hour winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms
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DAY, LABOR, 2021, COVID
Labor Day is here, and that means we all get to enjoy a long weekend that should absolutely involve lots of good food and great company. And eating well doesn’t require a ton of work, so we’ve got some easy, home-cooked recipes that are just right for Labor
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The governors of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday that they had been granted federal aid money from the Biden administration, which declared areas in both states major disaster zones following the torrential rains and catastrophic flooding last week
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PRISON, ESCAPE, ISRAELI, PALESTINIANS
Israeli authorities were conducting a widespread manhunt on Monday for six convicted terrorists from Gilboa prison who reportedly used their cell’s drainage system to tunnel their way to freedom.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office said reinforcements were
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CAROLINA, MURDAUGH, SOUTH, SON
“I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret. I’m resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. I am immensely sorry to everyone I’ve hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. I
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ADAMS, COMA, PIERRE, JEAN
Former France and Paris Saint-Germain defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died after spending 39 years in a coma
PARIS -- Jean-Pierre Adams, the former France and Paris Saint-Germain defender who spent 39 years in a coma, has died. He was 73.
In a poignant tribute
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NEWSOM, RECALL, CALIFORNIA, ELDER
Welcome to Week 2 of Total Recall: The Countdown to the Special Gavin Newsom Recall Election. We are at Day 8. Just more than one week before that Special election date of Tuesday, September 14 arrives.
There was that period when we were talking about what
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GIRL, COLORADO, PARK, YEAR
Authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl died at an amusement park in the western Colorado town of Glenwood Springs
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- An investigation is underway after a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died at an amusement
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88, BELMONDO, JEAN, PAUL
Belmondo was given his first important role by director Claude Sautet in “Classe tous risques” (Consider All Risks) in which he starred alongside Lino Ventura in 1960. The same year, Godard called Belmondo back to appear in “Breathless” — which became one of
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TAHOE, LIFTED, CALDOR, EVACUATIONS
Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire were returning home as crews finally managed to stall the advance of flames scant miles from the resort.
But authorities warned that residents of the scenic forest area on the
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DAY, LABOR, POLL, APPROVAL
An infrastructure proposal that would raise the corporate tax rate is facing opposition in Congress from companies that have dodged tens of billions of dollars in taxes over the last decade. Several such companies are lobbying against corporate tax increases
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NOTRE, DAME, EXECUTION, JOKE
Halfway through Notre Dame and Florida State’s season-opening overtime thriller, the Seminoles honored legendary coach Bobby Bowden, who recently passed away at age 91.
After a frenzied first half in Tallahassee, the Florida State marching band made their
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FOUND, NATIONAL, GLACIER, PARK
A Virginia hiker who was reported missing for over four days in Montana's Glacier National Park was found dead Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
Jennifer Coleman, a 34-year-old woman from Richmond, Virginia, went on a solo hike in the national park
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STATUE, LEE, RICHMOND, REMOVE
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice,
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