Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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SOUTHWEST, AIRLINES, FLIGHTS, CANCELS
Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.
According to Flightaware, the carrier has cancelled 348 flights Monday and delayed another 271 flights.
The Dallas-based airline had blamed air traffic
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BIDEN, NEPHEW, WEDDING, STAR
U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. first lady Jill Biden walk after arriving in the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 4, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Monday
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SCHOOL, COVID, SUES, 19
A mother in Wisconsin is suing the Waukesha School District and Waukesha School Board over its removal of COVID-19 safety measures after her son contracted COVID-19 from exposure to another student with symptoms, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Shannon
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GARLAND, MEMO, SCHOOL, PARENTS
"Life, Liberty & Levin" host Mark Levin tore into Attorney General Merrick Garland over his recent memo targeting what he termed "harassment" and "intimidation" of school officials by parents as part of an effort to coordinate a nationwide investigation into
Continued at Fox News...
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IRAQ, LEADER, JAPAN, PM
FILE PHOTO: Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2021. Toru Hanai/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks
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COVID, MERCK, FDA, PILL
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
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WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and
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BANK, WORLD, GEORGIEVA, IMF
FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass attends the "1+6" Roundtable meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass attends the "1+6" Roundtable
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SUPERMAN, BISEXUAL, COMICS, NEW
Superman. Freaking Superman! Fighting for truth, justice, and the American way! Yeah, no. How can I put this, gently? The new Man of Steel is in a same-sex relationship, battling the “climate crisis” (aka: “the existential threat of our times”), and protesting
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TAIWAN, CHINA, PROVINCE, OPPOSITE
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen during a speech Sunday said the country will not “bow to pressure” from Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
China’s communist leadership has continuously threatened Taiwan militarily, including sending approximately 150 fighter
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BEACH, OIL, CALIFORNIA, SPILL
(CNN) Huntington Beach will reopen its shoreline this morning after water testing results came back with non-detectable amounts of oil associated toxins in ocean water, city officials and California State Parks announced.
State and local beaches will open
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CHINA, PENTAGON, SOFTWARE, CHIEF
China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon's former software chief told the Financial Times.
China, the world’s second largest economy,
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HALLOWEEN, FAUCI, ENJOY, COVID
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said kids can go outside and enjoy Halloween this year thanks to vaccinations and a gradual ebbing of new COVID-19 infections after a devastating summer.
“I think that particularly if you’re vaccinated,
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PLANE, CRASHES, HOMES, CALIFORNIA
At least two people were killed after a small plane crashed into multiple homes and vehiclesin a suburban Southern California neighborhood Monday, officials said.
The crash happened shortly after noon in the city of Santee, about 20 miles northeast of downtown
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SIDEWALK, BEATEN, CALIFORNIA, DEATH
The California driver who was allegedly beaten to death after trying to mow down people outside a bar he was booted from has been identified by his family as a father of four.
The new details emerged as authorities continued to investigate the deadly confrontation
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PRINCE, ANDREW, POLICE, ABUSE
LONDON (AP) — British police have announced they will not take any action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her.
Virginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex
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NUCLEAR, NAVY, WIFE, ENGINEER
The woman arrested with her Navy nuclear engineer husband for allegedly selling secret information about nuclear submarines to an undercover FBI agent appears to be vocally in support of Black Lives Matter and “resistance” movements on her social media.
Diana
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BRIAN, LAUNDRIE, MANHUNT, PETITO
NORTH PORT, Fla. – It has been one month since Gabby Petito’s mother reported her daughter missing to police on Long Island, New York, where the 22-year-old grew up and later met Brian Laundrie.
Authorities have released pieces of information at a time in
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INTERPRETER, BIDEN, HELPED, RESCUE
An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden in 2008 when his helicopter made an emergency landing in Afghanistan has escaped from the country, the Wall Street Journal reported.
After weeks in hiding, Aman Khalili said he and his family left
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INFRASTRUCTURE, RISK, FLOODING, FOURTH
Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the United States.
"The ways and places in which we live are likely to continue to be impacted by our changing environment."
The highest concentration of community flood risk is in Louisiana, Florida, Kentucky
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