Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CHICAGO, TEACHERS, UNION, REMOTE
Chicago's mayor has called off school as teachers demand more COVID-19 testing Chicago teachers voted to return to remote learning during this latest COVID surge. They say they're scared to be in buildings and they want more safety protocols. But the mayor
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FIRE, PHILADELPHIA, 13, DEAD
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday caused fatalities, according to authorities, who declined to say how many people died.
Firefighters and police responded to the fire at a three-story rowhouse in the city’s Fairmount neighborhood
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BIDEN, POLL, TRUMP, DISAPPROVAL
(CNN) Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President's unwillingness to condemn it.
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95, VIRGINIA, OFFICIALS, GRIDLOCK
A winter storm that started as rain — meaning roads couldn't be pretreated — followed by an unusually heavy snowfall and plunging temperatures resulted in the stranding of hundreds of motorists along a stretch of one of the nation's biggest interstate highways,
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KOREA, NORTH, MISSILE, FIRES
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into its eastern waters on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, the first such launch in about two months amid long-dormant international diplomacy on the North’s nuclear program.
The latest
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PLESSY, SEPARATE, EQUAL, HOMER
Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954′s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. But Homer Plessy himself, a shoemaker and activist, took his Supreme Court defeat, pleaded guilty to violating the Separate Car Act of 1890 and paid a $25 fine (the equivalent
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COURT, COVID, SUPREME, 19
The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday endorsed legislation to expand the size of the U.S. Supreme Court by four seats ― a big boost for the relatively few but vocal progressive lawmakers and groups demanding reforms to the high court.
“After thoughtful
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CDC, COVID, ISOLATION, TEST
People with COVID-19 won’t be required to test negative to leave quarantine because rapid tests aren’t designed to determine how contagious a person is, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky addressed
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KAZAKHSTAN, PROTESTS, FUEL, EMERGENCY
Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured.
Police used tear
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GARLAND, JAN, MERRICK, CAPITOL
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., January 5, 2022. (Carolyn Kaster/Pool via Reuters)
Attorney General Merrick Garland used
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MACRON, UNVACCINATED, FRANCE, PISS
French President Emmanuel Macron has caused outrage after saying he aims to ‘piss off’ the unjabbed in the country by implementing a vaccine pass regime.
“I really want to piss them off,” said French President Emmanuel Macron regarding French unvaccinated
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MISSING, HARMONY, MONTGOMERY, ARRESTED
The father of Harmony Montgomery, 7, who was last seen in 2019 but only reported missing the last week of 2021, has been arrested, New Hampshire authorities confirmed.
Adam Montgomery, 31, was arrested Tuesday on charges of felony second-degree assault, interference
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JUROR, MAXWELL, GHISLAINE, TRIAL
The juror has granted multiple media interviews over the last two days.
Defense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell want a new trial following post-verdict comments made by one of the jurors who helped convict Maxwell of sex trafficking crimes, according to a
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NEW, YORK, COVID, EQUITY
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If you're white and middle class, the push for health care "equity" could kill you.
Prominent medical organizations and the Biden administration
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes recommendations for vaccinations and on Wednesday, its advisers voted that a booster was safe for the younger teens and should be offered to them once enough time — five months — has passed since their last
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ATTACK, CAPITOL, YEAR, REMAINS
Join HuffPost and BuzzFeed News for a Twitter Spaces conversation about the legal fallout of the Capitol riot on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Sign up to be notified when the Space begins here.
In the year since a deadly riot threatened to overturn democracy, hundreds
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POLICE, DOG, INJURED, OWNER
Dogs really are man's best friend, especially Tinsley, a Shiloh Shepherd who led New Hampshire police to her owner who needed medical attention after sustaining injuries in a vehicle crash.
On Monday, New Hampshire State Police were called in about a loose
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ROBBED, JEOPARDY, AMY, OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider told her social-media followers that she was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend in Oakland, California.
Schneider, an Oakland resident, tweeted about the robbery to her 52,000 followers,
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WHITE, BETTY, TV, HONOR
Beloved TV icon Betty White died on Friday, weeks before what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.
During White's storied Hollywood career, she appeared on numerous television shows and in movies — including the coveted hosting gig on "Saturday Night
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KONG, HONG, COVID, BANS
Hong Kong (CNN) Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no sign of being allowed to leave.
"I think the
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