Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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OLYMPICS, BOYCOTT, BEIJING, DIPLOMATIC
WH announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The White House announced Monday the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses, a move China has vowed to greet with “firm countermeasures.”
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CUOMO, CHRIS, CNN, SHOW
The karma train comes for us all in the end, and it has mowed down the Cuomo brothers with a delicious savagery.
As the Babylon Bee put it: “Unemployment Rate Among Cuomo Brothers Rises to 100%.”
The schadenfreude is irresistible.
Like President Biden and
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BIDEN, PUTIN, UKRAINE, CALL
(CNN) US officials are currently weighing a wide set of sanctions on Russia meant to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine, according to people familiar with the discussions.
They include new actions against members
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BIDEN, KENNEDY, HONORS, CENTER
The omicron coronavirus variant has reportedly spread across 17 states as of Monday, defying President Joe Biden’s promise to “shut down the virus.”
The variant, thought to have originated in South Africa, has spread to 17 states since Biden first alerted
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TRUMP, MEDIA, REP, NUNES
Rep. Devin Nunes of California, former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is leaving Congress to become the chief executive officer of Trump Media & Technology Group, according to a statement.
Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition
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PERDUE, GEORGIA, KEMP, DAVID
Former Sen. David Perdue on Monday launched a gubernatorial bid in Georgia, putting him on a crash course with Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary and raising concerns that the showdown could hurt the party.
Mr. Perdue, who lost a Senate reelection bid
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TEXAS, REDISTRICTING, JUSTICE, SUES
DOJ is suing Texas, saying its redistricting plans put some voters at a disadvantage The Justice Department is suing Texas over its redistricting plans, saying the state is disadvantaging the Latino and Black voters responsible for most growth in the population
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SCHOOL, SHOOTING, MICHIGAN, OFFICIALS
School officials in Michigan had legal grounds to search the backpack and locker of 15-year-old mass shooter Ethan Crumbley but never did, a local prosecutor told CNN.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald didn’t explain Monday why the search was never
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as congressional leaders honor the former Republican presidential candidate and World War II veteran who served in Congress for 36 years.
Dole
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KYI, SUU, MYANMAR, AUNG
Aung San Suu Kyi, the 76-year-old former leader of Burma who was ousted earlier this year during a military coup, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison on charges of incitement and violating COVID-19 restrictions, reports said.
Suu Kyi’s trial was conducted
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SMOLLETT, JUSSIE, TRIAL, HOAX
But Mr. Smollett sought early in his testimony to indicate just how happy he had been with his role on the show and, asked directly, said he had no problem with Fox. Instead Mr. Smollett, who is gay, testified that it had been a blessing to win the role of
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MAXWELL, GHISLAINE, TRIAL, SEX
Ghislaine Maxwell's siblings have written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, appealing for "immediate improvements" to her treatment by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service and urging Garland "in the interest of justice and common
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CHINA, YEAR, BANK, 2022
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past
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DERBY, SPIRIT, MEDINA, WINNER
“My entire barn is devastated by this news,” Baffert said in a statement. “Medina Spirit was a great champion, a member of our family who was loved by all, and we are deeply mourning his loss. I will always cherish the proud and personal memories of Medina
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SAUDI, PERFORMS, F1, JUSTIN
Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 5, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during the race REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah,
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COVID, SHIP, NEW, CRUISE
Over a dozen COVID cases were found on a cruise ship that just docked in New Orleans
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At least 17 people have tested positive for COVID-19 — including one probable case of the omicron variant
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KONG, HONG, BANK, MARKET
FILE PHOTO: A woman makes her way past the logo of Alpha Bank in Athens March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A woman makes her way past the logo of Alpha Bank in Athens March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis/File Photo
December
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HARRIS, KAMALA, JOB, STAFFER
We’ve been reporting on the exodus of Kamala Harris staff members as they flee working for her. One wonders how bad it must be when you have what some might consider a high profile, desirable political position but then run because you can’t take it anymore.
As
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GROUP, RELEASED, HAITI, HOSTAGES
MEXICO CITY — Three more hostages from a group of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti have been released, the American Christian charity they were with said on Monday. Their release brought the total number of people freed to five.
In a statement on Monday,
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MICHIGAN, INTEREST, LAWYER, CRUMBLEY
The lawyer of an Oakland County resident who local law enforcement believes may have a connection to James and Jennifer Crumbley's disappearance told Fox News that if he had known the couple had active warrants, he would not have let them come to the building
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