Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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PETITO, GABBY, MISSING, BRIAN
NORTH PORT, Florida – The family of Gabby Petito, the Long Island woman who disappeared while on a cross-country trek with her boyfriend, believe he has fled, after reports surfaced that he is missing.
Petito hasn’t been heard from since Aug. 30, while the
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STRIKE, DRONE, AFGHAN, KABUL
The Pentagon’s public apology and admission of having made a “tragic mistake” in killing an Afghan aid worker and seven children from his extended family in a drone strike was broadcast Saturday on Afghan television, but appeared to bring little solace to the
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RALLY, J6, JUSTICE, CAPITOL
The highly anticipated “Justice for J6” rally on Saturday fell short of fears that the event could be a potential sequel to the violent Jan. 6 riot when hundreds of people stormed the Capitol in support of then-President Trump.
The rally permit was for 700
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AUSTRALIA, DEAL, FRANCE, FRENCH
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia said Saturday it was noting with regret France’s recall of its ambassador over the surprise cancellation of a submarine contract in favour of a U.S. deal.
France recalled its ambassadors to Australia and the United States
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TALIBAN, MINISTRY, WOMEN, RESTRICTING
Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" in the building that once housed the Women's Affairs Ministry, escorting out World Bank staffers on Saturday as part of the forced move.
It was the
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FRANCE, FRENCH, ALLIANCE, CHAINS
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers holds a semiconductor chip as he speaks prior to signing an executive order, aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February
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SPACEX, SPLASHDOWN, CREW, INSPIRATION4
They went the farthest any civilian has traveled from Earth.
After three days in space, the first all-civilian flight to Earth's orbit is set to splashdown tonight.
The Dragon capsule is expected to return to Earth just after 7 p.m. ET Saturday evening.
It
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TEST, POSITIVE, NEWSOM, CHILDREN
Two children of California Gov. Gavin Newsom have tested positive for the coronavirus and will be quarantined, the governor’s office said Friday, according to reports.
Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and the couple’s two other children have each
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NOTRE, DAME, CATHEDRAL, YEARS
Written by By Joseph Ataman Jeevan Ravindran, CNN
The Notre Dame cathedral is on track to reopen to the public in 2024 as the cathedral has now been entirely secured, two years after the disastrous fire that destroyed large parts of the 850-year-old building.
In
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"Real Time" host Bill Maher called out U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over the politically charged "Tax the Rich" dress she wore at the Met Gala.
Maher began the conversation by slamming the elite New York City ball where all the "servers" wore
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ARIZONA, AUDIT, ELECTION, 2020
If you’ve forgotten about the Arizona “audit” of Maricopa County’s votes in the 2020 election, you can be forgiven. At times, it seems like the audits’ backers have forgotten about it too.
Arizona state-Senate Republicans launched the process this spring as
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SOCCER, LIVERPOOL, WIN, PALACE
Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Everton - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - September 18, 2021 Aston Villa's Leon Bailey and Tyrone Mings celebrate after Everton's Lucas Digne scores an own goal and Aston Villa's second Action Images via
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FILE PHOTO: Cricket - India v Australia - First One Day International Match - Chennai, India – September 17, 2017 – India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Cricket - India v Australia - First One Day International
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LEE, ZELDIN, LEUKEMIA, REP
Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, the likely Republican nominee in next year’s governor’s race, said Saturday that he has been diagnosed with cancer — and is in remission after nine months of treatment.
“My health is phenomenal and I continue to operate at 110%,”
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HEALTH, VACCINE, COVID, UNIVERSITY
In The Fight Against COVID, Health Workers Aren't Immune To Vaccine Misinformation
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As new data shows 1 in 500 Americans has died from COVID-19 and the delta variant continues to surge
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SEQUOIA, LARGEST, WILDFIRES, WORLD
In this picture released by the National Park Service on September 17, 2021, wildland firefighters apply structure wrap to giant sequoias on the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Park, California. - Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest
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JAPAN, PM, KISHIDA, DECADE
FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows the contenders for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan's State Minister In Charge Of Administrative Reform Taro Kono, Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan's
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ALGERIA, DIES, 84, BOUTEFLIKA
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.
Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria's war for independence, had ruled the North
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COVID, NATIONAL, ZOO, BIG
After showing signs of coughing, sneezing and a lack of appetite, nine big cats at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo in D.C. tested positive for COVID-19.
On Friday, the Smithsonian said six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers exhibited
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CHESS, QUEEN, NETFLIX, GAMBIT
Netflix has been sued by trailblazing chess champ Nona Gaprindashvili over a single line in the popular series “Queen’s Gambit” that she says defamed her by inaccurately diminishing her impressive career.
While fictional chess champ Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy)
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EXECS, REDEEMED, EXPORTS, NORTH
FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File
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