Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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POLICE, GIRL, KILLED, SUSPECT
A girl who was accidentally shot dead by police inside an LA clothing store changing room had been trying on dresses for a quinceañera – a rite-of-passage 15th birthday celebration.
The 14-year-old was struck by cops Thursday as they fired at a male suspect
Continued at New York Post...
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POTTER, KIM, WRIGHT, DAUNTE
Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter is facing up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced on Feb. 18 for first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
The jury, six men and six women, deliberated for more
Continued at Fox News...
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CHRISTMAS, CHURCHES, PERSON, CANCELING
Written by Marianna Cerini, CNN
Move over twinkling fir trees and wreaths, eggnog, stockings and the office secret Santa -- there's a new kid in town. Over the last decade the ugly Christmas sweater has firmly embedded itself in yuletide culture.
You know
Continued at CNN...
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NEW, YEAR, TIMES, YORK
Blue states that have repeatedly imposed mask mandates, vaccine requirements, and lockdowns over the last year have lost population to red states that have done away with such policies.
Newly released data from the United States Census Bureau reveals that
Continued at Breitbart...
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TRAVEL, COUNTRIES, AFRICAN, SOUTHERN
The Biden administration will lift its temporary travel ban on eight countries in southern Africa on Dec. 31, said Kevin Munoz, White House assistant press secretary, in a tweet Friday.
The restrictions were implemented to slow the spread of the omicron variant
Continued at USA Today...
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CHICAGO, MALL, AREA, SHOOTING
We saw a shooting turn deadly in California after the smash and grab robberies that have been happening in some Democratic cities, killing a former officer who was defending a news crew from being robbed after they went to cover a smash and grab story. Now,
Continued at Red State...
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TRUMP, BIDEN, VACCINE, DONALD
Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as former President Donald Trump's surgeon general, is suggesting that his former boss waited until after President Joe Biden praised his involvement in the development of coronavirus vaccines to express public support for them.
"We
Continued at Newsmax...
8
FERRY, FIRE, BANGLADESH, KILLS
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured, officials said. Many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to escape the blaze.
It took 15 fire engines
Continued at Washington Times...
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SANTA, CLAUS, CHRISTMAS, EVE
Image A United Airlines gate agent this week in Denver. United joined many other airlines in canceling flights over Christmas. Credit... Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Thousands of would-be travelers received the same troubling message on Thursday: a last-minute
Continued at New York Times...
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WORKERS, COVID, CARE, HEALTH
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday released new guidelines that will allow essential workers who test positive for COVID-19 to return to work sooner.
According to the latest guidelines, fully vaccinated and asymptomatic workers can go back to work five days
Continued at Newsmax...
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SOUTH, KOREA, PRESIDENT, PARK
South Korea pardons a former president imprisoned on corruption charges
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SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government said Friday it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye,
Continued at NPR...
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COVID, 19, NEW, REDISTRICTING
The list of symptoms of Covid-19 has grown longer and stranger throughout the pandemic. With so many people now vaccinated, the warning signs of an infection have grown more subtle and vague. That’s becoming especially evident as the omicron variant gallops
Continued at Vox...
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SUE, ELECTION, GEORGIA, WORKERS
Two Georgia election workers filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Rudy Giuliani and One America News Network (OAN), accusing them of spreading false claims about the workers’ actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
The suit was filed
Continued at New York Post...
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SPACE, TELESCOPE, JAMES, WEBB
If you wake up early enough on Saturday, you’ll be greeted with a spectacle of science and engineering: the launch to orbit of the James Webb Space Telescope.
The telescope is a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency and Canada’s space agency, and
Continued at New York Times...
4
RUSSIAN, GOOGLE, COURT, FINES
A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million over its failure to delete content banned by local law
MOSCOW -- A Moscow court fined Google nearly $100 million Friday over its failure to delete content banned by local law, a penalty that reflects Russian
Continued at ABC...
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PUTIN, SECURITY, WEST, DIVIDED
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed the West for heightened tensions on the Ukrainian border and claimed the Kremlin has not threatened "anyone" despite its military buildup there.
Tensions between Washington and the Kremlin have reached a
Continued at Fox News...
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CUOMO, TROOPER, FEMALE, CHARGE
Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashed out at New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday following an announcement he will not be charged in a sexual assault allegation.
"With each passing day it becomes more and more clear that the Attorney
Continued at Fox News...
4
MANCHIN, JOE, TOLD, HOUSE
Sen. Joe Manchin told White House officials he would support a tax targeting billionaires as part of President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate legislation, The Washington Post reported.
The Post, citing three sources, said the West
Continued at Newsmax...
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SHIP, COVID, CASES, FLORIDA
MIAMI — A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week, as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida hit its second-highest level since the start of the pandemic.
An undisclosed number of passengers and crew
Continued at Washington Times...
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JAN, TRUMP, HOUSE, PANEL
Rally organizers, journalists and former Trump advisers caught up in the House Jan. 6 committee’s sweeping troll for phone records are fighting back in court.
The Democrat-led committee has subpoenaed phone records from more than 100 individuals since beginning
Continued at Washington Times...