Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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MANDATE, VACCINE, BIDEN, COURT
A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead.
The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a decision by a federal judge in a separate
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NETS, IRVING, KYRIE, PLAY
Kyrie Irving's return to the Brooklyn Nets is starting with a trip to the NBA's health and safety protocols — and Kevin Durant is joining him.
The Nets' outbreak worsened Saturday when they announced both stars were in protocols, giving them a league-high
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COVID, CASES, REPORTS, NEW
Riding the subway in Manhattan on Friday, when New York officials reported more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases in the state.
New York officials reported 21,027 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest single-day total since the earliest days of pandemic,
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Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland announced on Friday that it would temporarily switch to remote learning due to a surge of positive COVID-19 cases, according to The Hill.
"Educators, administrators and support staff must be able to deliver
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OMICRON, HARRIS, COMING, CASES
Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the administration failed to anticipate the variants that have prolonged and worsened the COVID-19 pandemic and that she underestimated the role misinformation would play in prolonging the disease that has killed
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OMICRON, RESTRICTIONS, CONTINENT, COVID
Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, triggering calls for protest from Paris to Barcelona
LONDON -- Nations across Europe are moving to
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COVID, ROCKETTES, CHRISTMAS, CITY
(CNN) The Covid-19 surge has prompted yet another cancellation, this time for the Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes, who won't be high-kicking in their holiday show for the rest of year.
"We regret that we are unable to continue the 'Christmas Spectacular'
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FILE PHOTO: A general view of the skyline of Manhattan as seen from the One World Trade Center Tower in New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A general view of the skyline of Manhattan as seen from the One
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BORDER, TEXAS, WALL, SOUTHWEST
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott debuted the first part of the state-made border wall Saturday, which he labeled a sharp rebuke of Biden’s "failure to do his job."
Abbott authorized the building of the wall six months ago, and then authorized $3 billion funding for
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KONG, HONG, ELECTIONS, LEGACY
The events that led to Hong Kong's pivotal elections
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HONG KONG — Elections for Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Sunday mark the culmination of Beijing's campaign to rein
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SENATE, RAHM, EMANUEL, VOTE
The Senate confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees early Saturday after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to schedule a vote on sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas
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VAN, TOYS, STOLEN, FULL
Holiday preparations took a Grinch-like twist for Farmington’s Salvation Army holiday toy program. A van loaded with $6,000 worth of toys set to be passed out on Monday, Dec. 20, to hundreds of local children was stolen on Dec. 14 from a store parking lot.
“It
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SENTENCE, RIOTER, YEARS, CAPITOL
A Florida man was sentenced to more than five years behind bars Friday for storming the US Capitol on Jan. 6 — the harshest penalty dished out yet over the insurrection.
Robert Palmer, 54, was handed a 63-month sentence after he pleaded guilty in October to
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QUIDDITCH, ROWLING, LEAGUES, CHANGE
Quidditch leagues inspired by the magical game from "Harry Potter" will be dropping their name to both distance themselves from J.K. Rowling's "anti-trans positions" and avoid trademark concerns, the leagues said.
US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch released
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VOTERS, POLL, POINT, HISPANIC
Fifty percent of Hispanic voters in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas overall believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction, according to a recent poll.
In contrast, only 37 percent believe that the county is headed in the right direction,
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POLICE, KILLER, SUSPECTED, CART
A man the authorities are calling the Shopping Cart Killer, whom they suspect in the deaths of at least four people across Virginia, is in custody after video evidence was used to connect him to two bodies found in an open lot, the police announced on Friday.
The
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CREW, CAST, AUDIENCE, LIMITED
New York (CNN Business) "Saturday Night Live" will be live from New York on Saturday, but without its usual studio audience.
The NBC variety show said late Saturday afternoon it will not have a live audience in the studio because of the recent rise in cases
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DEMANDS, RUSSIA, MOSCOW, TROOPS
Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected
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JURY, HOLMES, FRAUD, ELIZABETH
On Thursday, Jeff Schenk, an assistant U.S. attorney and one of the lead prosecutors, summarized the government’s case simply: When Theranos was almost out of money, Ms. Holmes could have let it fail. But she chose to defraud investors instead, he said.
“That
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