Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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VACCINE, MANDATE, NEW, FEDERAL
A federal appeals court delays New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers. Image A teacher preparing her classroom for reopening of school at Brooklyn Science & Engineering Academy on Sept. 9. Credit... Gabby Jones for The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio’s
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LAUNDRIE, BRIAN, FLORIDA, PETITO
Brian Laundrie once lived in the rugged Appalachians — “by himself for months,” according to Gabby Petito’s best friend, who believes the fugitive is hiding out from cops under an open sky.
“He is out in the wilderness, I promise you,” Rose Davis told People,
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TALIBAN, CITY, DEAD, MAIN
(CNN) The Taliban in Afghanistan have put on public display the bodies of four men who were killed after they allegedly carried out a kidnapping in the western city of Herat.
A journalist in the city told CNN that a group of four men kidnapped a merchant with
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AUDIT, ARIZONA, BIDEN, COUNTY
Arizona Republicans concluded their audit of the 2020 presidential election Friday and said in a letter to the Attorney General that the review's overall tally matched results from November.
"Truth is truth, numbers are numbers," Arizona Senate President Karen
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RYDER, CUP, GOLF, SPONTANEOUSLY
Tom Felton is taken off the course at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin after collapsing during a celebrity match ahead of the 43rd Ryder Cup. Andrew Redington via Getty Images
English actor Tom Felton, best known for his Draco Malfoy role in the “Harry Potter”
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SCHOOL, BUS, COLUMBINE, ACCUSED
Four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024, on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, authorities said.
A 15-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy are charged as adults and two other
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CHINA, EXECUTIVE, HUAWEI, CANADIANS
Communist China released the two Canadians known as the “Two Michaels” after the United States Justice Department dropped charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
While the communist regime in Beijing has consistently denied that Huawei is a state-run company
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BIDEN, JOE, PRESS, INDIAN
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden says that talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate" in Congress as he made the case for his expansive effort to recast the nation's tax and spending programs and make what he sees as sweeping, overdue
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TRUMP, GEORGIA, RALLY, GOP
Former President Donald Trump warned that Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin needs to play up his support if he wants to win in November.
Mr. Trump, who has endorsed Mr. Youngkin several times, said he believes the Republican could win against
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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will come to the floor for a vote next week despite its fate being held hostage by Democratic progressives threatening to tank the bill if a sweeping $3.5 trillion
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PETITO, GABBY, FUNERAL, PUBLIC
The visitation, which will be open to the public, is set to take place at Moloney’s Funeral Home in Holbrook from noon to 5 p.m., her father and the family’s attorney announced Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the future Gabby
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COVID, 19, MASKS, STUDENTS
Mask mandates may have been a flash point in school districts across the nation as students went back to school late this summer, but studies keep showing the policies are helping prevent students from catching COVID-19.
Two Centers for Disease Control and
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FEMALE, AFGHAN, ASSAULT, MEMBER
FBI Investigating Reported Assault of Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Evacuees
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The FBI says it's investigating the reported assault of
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CHRIS, CUOMO, CNN, HARASSMENT
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Chris Cuomo of CNN has been accused of harassing a former supervisor. Former ABC executive producer Shelley Ross, alleged the incident took place at a party in 2005.
Ross, who was attending the
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NBA, VACCINE, REQUEST, RELIGIOUS
The NBA announced Friday that it has rejected Andrew Wiggins' request for a religious exemption to the local COVID-19 vaccination order.
"The NBA has reviewed and denied Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from the San Francisco Department of Public
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SPEARS, BRITNEY, AUDIO, DOCUMENTARY
Sam Asghari is questioning motives behind the upcoming documentaries about Britney Spears' life and conservatorship battle.
Asghari, 27, posted a statement on his Instagram story hours before the FX documentary, "Controlling Britney Spears," was set to premiere
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GIRL, RIDE, YEAR, FATAL
Colorado amusement park employees failed to notice that a 6-year-old girl was not fastened into her thrill ride seat before she fell 110 feet to her death earlier this month, according to investigators.
Little Wongel Estifanos was ejected from the Haunted
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WHITE, SLAVE, SOLD, CHRISTIE
Fletcher Library on the Arizona State University campus, 2010. (Wikimedia Commons)
Two white Arizona State University students were harassed at the school’s multicultural center over their race and their support for police, according to reports.
Video of
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MAJOR, SAM, HURRICANE, SMALL
The Hurricane Center said Teresa would most likely be the ninth “shortie” — a system that is short-lived and relatively weak — of the hurricane season. Odette, Peter and Rose are recent examples of these kinds of storms.
“There’s been a proliferation of these
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POLLS, MERKEL, ANGELA, HEAD
When German voters head to the polls on Sunday, a familiar name will be absent from the ballot.
After serving 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel is not running for reelection.
Instead, voters in the European Union's strongest economy and most populous
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BOOSTER, AMERICANS, SHOTS, COVID
(CNN) Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to receive an additional booster shot. But the virus still poses a great threat to more than 70 million people who remain unvaccinated.
"The
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NORTH, KIM, SISTER, WAR
SEOUL — North Korea would consider holding a summit meeting with South Korea and declaring an official end to the Korean War if the South can restore trust with it, the North’s official news agency reported on Saturday, citing the sister of its leader, Kim
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ABORTION, LAW, NEW, LAWS
An Illinois lawmaker says Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s attempt to lure corporations from Texas using the abortion issue is misguided.
Pritzker wrote to the CEOs of several Texas businesses, including Dell and Hewlett Packard, to encourage them to move to Illinois
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