Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, TAIWAN, BORDER, HALL
Biden made some false claims, along with making other claims that could have used additional context. He also made one claim, an assertion that he has visited the southern border in the past, that CNN couldn't immediately verify and that the White House did
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COVID, 19, VACCINE, CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed a plan on Thursday to allow Americans to get a COVID-19 booster shot — and mix-and-match the vaccine brands.
People who got injected with the Pfizer vaccine were already eligible for a booster, and the
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TRUMP, SPAC, MEDIA, DEAL
At least one hedge fund sold its stake in the SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp. after the firm announced plans to merge with the social media company planned by former President Donald Trump.
Lighthouse Investment Partners, one of at least nine hedge funds
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VIRGINIA, MCAULIFFE, GOVERNOR, RACE
Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., accused Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin of spreading an "anti-Semitic conspiracy theory" in claiming that left-wing billionaire George Soros had inserted liberal operatives in Virginia school boards. Both
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GIULIANI, CAMPAIGN, ASSOCIATE, FINANCE
FILE PHOTO: The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly FILE PHOTO:
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LAUNDRIE, BRIAN, FOUND, REMAINS
NORTH PORT, Fla. — The families of murder victim Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie are awaiting answers Friday after the FBI confirmed Laundrie's remains were found in a Florida wilderness park that law enforcement has been searching for weeks.
In
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FUNCTION, GAIN, FAUCI, NIH
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, will get away with lying to Congress about the NIH funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology
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ROBERT, DURST, MURDER, WIFE
Robert Durst has been charged in Westchester County with the murder of his former wife, Kathie, who disappeared in 1982, according to the district attorney's office.
A criminal complaint was filed Tuesday of this week.
"The Westchester County District Attorney's
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FILIBUSTER, BIDEN, VOTING, RIGHTS
During a town hall on CNN on Thursday, President Joe Biden said that he was open to reforming or abolishing the Senate filibuster.
Biden said, “Here is the deal, if, in fact, I get myself into at this moment the debate on the filibuster, I lose at least three
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QUEEN, ELIZABETH, HOSPITAL, NIGHT
She was back at her desk on Thursday, her spokesman said.
Queen Elizabeth was hospitalized Wednesday night for "preliminary investigations," a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed to ABC News.
The queen was back at her desk at Windsor Castle by Thursday
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NEW, GIANTS, BIG, EXXON
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
October
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BORDER, YEAR, RECORD, SEPTEMBER
U.S. Border Patrol agent Carlos Rivera guides migrants to be processed after they attempted to cross the border from Mexico into Sunland Park, N.M., September 17, 2021. (Paul Ratje/Reuters)
Border Patrol agents detained about 1.66 million illegal immigrants
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PETER, SCOLARI, 66, BUDDIES
Peter Scolari, of 'Newhart,' 'Bosom Buddies' and 'Girls,' dies at 66
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LOS ANGELES — Peter Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie
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RECALLS, WALMART, SPRAY, BACTERIA
Walmart has recalled an aromatherapy spray after it identified a bacteria in the product that has now been linked to four illnesses and two deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it had identified the bacteria Burkholderia
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PARENTS, SCHOOL, GARLAND, FBI
In the 1946 movie, "Terror by Night," Sherlock Holmes assures Lady Margaret that, while he and Dr. Watson would be hanging around, "we'll be as unobtrusive as possible." Lady Margaret correctly responds "That would be a novelty from a policeman."
That scene
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TRAIN, RAPE, RIDERS, PROSECUTOR
In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, a SEPTA transit map is shown outside the Pattison subway station near the Wachovia Spectrum, left, and the Wachovia center, right in Philadelphia. via Associated Press
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — The narrative that passengers
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NEERA, TANDEN, STAFF, HOUSE
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday named Neera Tanden, a longtime Democratic insider in Washington, to be White House staff secretary, moving her into a little-known but influential West Wing post after failing earlier this year to install her as the director
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ROGAN, JOE, CNN, IVERMECTIN
CNN has renewed criticism of its journalistic ethics after issuing a blistering statement in response to podcast giant Joe Rogan.
Last week, CNN remained silent as Rogan accused the liberal network of "lying" over its coverage of his use of ivermectin after
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