Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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SMOLLETT, JUSSIE, TRIAL, HATE
Jussie Smollett goes to trial Monday on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former "Empire" actor and R&B singer reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack nearly three years ago. Some key moments in the story:
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TWITTER, DORSEY, CEO, JACK
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal succeeds him
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Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter, the social media company he co-founded in 2006. He will be
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SUPREME, COURT, CASE, ABORTION
The justices are separately weighing disputes over Texas’ much earlier abortion ban, at roughly six weeks, though those cases turn on the unique structure of the law and how it can be challenged in court, not the abortion right. Still, abortion rights advocates
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MCCONAUGHEY, MATTHEW, TEXAS, GOVERNOR
Actor Matthew McConaughey on Sunday announced that he would not be running for the governorship in Texas.
McConaughey took to Twitter in his announcement, sharing that "it's a humbling and inspiring path to ponder."
But "it is also a path that I'm choosing
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VACCINE, WORKERS, MANDATE, BIDEN
A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a
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WHITE, HOUSE, CHRISTMAS, BIDEN
Cheer up! President Joe Biden wants you to forget about inflation, supply chain shortages, the migrant crisis on the southern border, vaccine mandates, and outbreaks of civil disorder. Instead he is ready to celebrate a first Christmas in the White House and
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SUES, FORMER, ESPER, PENTAGON
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sued the Pentagon on Sunday, claiming the agency has improperly blocked parts of his upcoming memoir chronicling what he calls the “tumultuous second half of the Trump administration.”
Esper filed suit in Federal District
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MERRIAM, YEAR, WEBSTER, WORD
With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.
“This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large,
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EPISODE, SIMPSONS, KONG, HONG
New York (CNN Business) Fans have noticed that an episode of the Simpsons that features a scene in Tiananmen Square is missing from Disney+ in Hong Kong.
In the 2005 episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan," the family travels to China to adopt a baby. The Simpsons clan
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AMAZON, ALABAMA, UNION, VOTE
FILE PHOTO: Banners are placed at the Amazon facility as members of a congressional delegation arrive to show their support for workers who will vote on whether to unionize, in Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers FILE PHOTO: Banners
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BOEBERT, OMAR, CALL, REP
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Lauren Boebert had a phone conversation Monday. It did not go well.
Both lawmakers took to Twitter on Monday to claim that the other did not speak in good faith. Ms. Omar said the entire Republican Party is bigoted and Ms. Boebert said
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RITTENHOUSE, KYLE, STUDENT, ARIZONA
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted during his murder trial, which was a great relief for him and his family.
Of course, the case never should have been brought to begin with since it was such a clear case of self-defense and the prosecution was not honest in their
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FAUCI, SCIENCE, CRUZ, RAND
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., accused Dr. Fauci of lying to Congress over funding of "gain-of-function" research in China during his testimony on Capitol Hill, calling for an investigation into the matter. Sen. Cotton joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss Fauci and
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ELDER, 87, MASTERS, LEE
Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.
The PGA Tour announced Elder’s death, which was first reported Monday by Debert Cook
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MISS, UNIVERSE, COVID, ISRAEL
There is a way out of this seeming impasse — one that would prevent the spread of the new variant while creating incentives for nations to detect and report future variants.
The solution is money. The rest of the world, through the United Nations or the World
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WAUKESHA, CHRISTMAS, PARADE, ATTACK
It’s been a little over a week since a career criminal plowed his red Ford Escape SUV through barricades and into the crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing six people and injuring dozens.
The attack initially seemed like it would be the next major
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IRAN, NUCLEAR, TALKS, RESUME
Israel’s prime minister is calling on world powers not to “give in to Iran’s nuclear blackmail” as talks commenced in Vienna
JERUSALEM -- Israel’s prime minister on Monday called on world powers not to “give in to Iran’s nuclear blackmail” as negotiations
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BIDEN, SUPPLY, CHAIN, JOE
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a coordinated effort with other major economies to help ease rising gas prices as he delivers remarks on the economy and "lowering
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BIDEN, STORE, MASK, HOUSE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing in Washington, D.C., November 19, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Addressing the public Monday, President Biden reiterated the importance of adhering to mask guidance in indoor settings, despite
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BIDEN, JOE, MEDIA, ACHIEVEMENTS
In her new book, “Laptop from Hell,” Post columnist Miranda Devine reconstructs the Biden family’s quest for cash by using files left on Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop. Sunday, she detailed how Hunter and his uncle Jim Biden entered into a deal with Chinese
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CONTEMPT, JAN, TRUMP, OFFICIAL
Jeff Clark, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, September 14, 2020.
Clark is the second Donald Trump associate to face contempt proceedings
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EXECUTION, INMATE, CANCER, DIES
An Alabama death row inmate who survived a botched execution attempt four years ago has died of cancer.
Doyle Hamm, 64, died on Sunday after a years-long battle with an “extremely aggressive lymphoma,” his lawyer Bernard Harcourt said in a statement.
His
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