Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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COVID, BIDEN, TESTS, 19
President Biden announces more tests, masks and emergency hospital staff President Biden announced new measures to respond to the COVID surge. He is sending troops to hospitals in some states and said that more tests and masks are being ordered for distribution
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MCCARTHY, JAN, COMMITTEE, PANEL
The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday issued subpoenas targeting YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, ramping up the pressure after the platforms provided “inadequate responses to prior requests for information.”
The panel is demanding documents and testimony
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BIDEN, POLL, SPEECH, POST
The Washington Post's fact-checker team on Thursday gave President Joe Biden four Pinocchios for his claim that he was arrested during a civil rights protest.
Biden on Tuesday during a speech in Georgia branded the Capitol riot a "coup" attempt and said he
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TRUMP, GRAHAM, MCCONNELL, GOP
Sen. Lindsey Graham took a swipe at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, saying the Kentucky Republican must have a “working relationship” with former President Donald Trump to remain the GOP’s leader in the upper chamber of Congress.
Graham
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PAROLE, SIRHAN, ASSASSIN, RFK
(CNN) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a source tells CNN's Jake Tapper.
The California Parole Board recommended release after Sirhan's 16th appearance before the board
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DEBATES, PRESIDENTIAL, RNC, THREATENS
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is taking aim at the organization that for more than three decades has hosted and produced the presidential and vice presidential general election debates.
In a letter from the RNC to the Commission on Presidential
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KEEPERS, OATH, SEDITIOUS, CONSPIRACY
In this Sunday, June 25, 2017 file photo, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington.
Federal authorities on Thursday charged Stewart Rhodes, the leader and founder
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, VENEZUELA, CUBA
A senior Russian diplomat says that a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela can’t be excluded if tensions with the United States mount
MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday sharply raised the stakes in a showdown with the West over Ukraine, with a top diplomat
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SCHOOL, DISTRICT, GIRLS, CONCERN
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — When Ashley Heun's daughter came home Tuesday from her eighth grade classes at Southaven Middle School, she had a letter to show her mom.
The letter, titled, "Why Do Girls Suffer from Body Image?," had been handed out to the girls while
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PARADE, CHARGES, WAUKESHA, SUSPECT
Darrell E. Brooks, the main suspect in last year’s Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade massacre is now facing 71 fresh charges after prosecutors filed an amended complaint on Wednesday.
Brooks Jr., 39, was facing already six counts of homicide in the deaths
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PETITO, GABBY, REPORT, BRIAN
Police in Utah made “several unintentional mistakes” in the handling of a domestic violence incident involving Gabby Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, weeks before the 22-year-old woman was found dead last September, an independent investigation has found.
The
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RUST, SHOOTING, ARMORER, SUPPLIER
The 'Rust' armorer is suing the film's ammo supplier over the deadly, on-set shooting
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The woman in charge of firearms on the set of the film Rust, where a deadly October shooting left cinematographer
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HARRIS, COVID, TESTS, VP
Vice President Kamala Harris could not definitively say Thursday when 500 million at-home COVID-19 tests promised by the Biden administration will be shipped out to American households — more than three weeks after the initiative was announced by President
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DJOKOVIC, AUSTRALIAN, OPEN, VISA
Novak Djokovic has been training since his release from detention on Monday. (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
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What: The draw for the Australian Open takes place today, but all eyes are on the country's
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STUDENT, LOAN, NAVIENT, CANCEL
Under the terms of the settlement, Navient will cancel more than $1.7 billion in subprime private student loans owed by over 66,000 borrowers nationwide, Shapiro said. Navient will also pay a total of $142.5 million, of which $95 million will be distributed
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EMBASSY, ROCKETS, BAGHDAD, TARGET
The U.S. Embassy and other parts of the Green Zone in Baghdad were attacked by "terrorist groups" Thursday, according to the embassy.
"The U.S. Embassy compound was attacked this evening by terrorist groups attempting to undermine Iraq’s security, sovereignty
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JOBLESS, CLAIMS, 230, 000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November, but still low by historic standards.
U.S. jobless claims climbed by 23,000 last week to 230,000, the Department of Labor said Thursday. The four-week
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RONNIE, SPECTOR, ICON, 78
Before Ronnie Spector passed away, the beloved singer spoke out about her tumultuous marriage to Phil Spector.
The iconic ‘60s singer died on Wednesday at age 78 after a brief battle with cancer.
"Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky
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JUDGE, ASSAULT, JAIL, CONVICTION
An Illinois judge is facing heat for reversing an 18-year-old man’s sexual assault conviction at the teen’s sentencing last week – saying the 148 days he spent in jail since his arrest was enough, reports said.
Adams County Judge Robert Adrian issued the stunning
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