Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, COURT, SUPREME, BLACK
Many prognosticators said it could not be done.
Things were in dire straits when he took over, and although they saw how well he performed when he was last tested, analysts were rightfully skeptical because of where things sat just two years ago. But Joe
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BRADY, TOM, RETIREMENT, NFL
(CNN) Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday.
The 44-year-old, arguably the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announced the news on social media
"I have always believed the sport of football
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WHOOPI, GOLDBERG, HOLOCAUST, VIEW
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from "The View" for two weeks over comments she made on Monday's show about the Holocaust.
"Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized,
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COVID, VACCINE, PFIZER, CHILDREN
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be available for children under 5 as soon as the end of next month, according to reports.
An emergency use authorization request is expected to be made to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as early as Tuesday, a person
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ROGAN, JOE, SPOTIFY, NEIL
Two more musicians have vowed to remove their music from Spotify as the streaming platform continues to let Joe Rogan spout COVID-19 misinformation.
Graham Nash and India Arie both announced they want their recordings removed from the platform because of Rogan,
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TRUMP, JAN, PERDUE, PARDONS
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican candidate and South Carolina’s chief majority whip, state Rep. Russell Fry, who is looking to unseat Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), one of the ten Republicans who supported the impeachment of the former president.
In
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UCLA, CLASSES, SHOOTING, THREATS
LOS ANGELES – The University of California, Los Angeles, switched to all-remote learning Tuesday after an apparent manifesto with threats was sent to faculty at the school.
UCLA said late Sunday that a "concerning email and posting" was sent to some faculty
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BOMB, THREATS, BLACK, HBCUS
At least 13 historically Black colleges and universities marked the first day of Black History Month by closing their campuses or canceling classes due to bomb threats.
According to Axios, it was the second day this week and the third in the past month that
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PLANT, FERTILIZER, FIRE, CAROLINA
At least 90 firefighters, along with “close to 150 personnel, between the police department, emergency management and other agencies,” spent the following two hours battling back the flames, according to fire battalion chief in Winston-Salem, Patrick Grubbs.
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WINTER, STORM, PATH, NEW
A blustery winter storm is expected to sweep through nearly 2,000 miles of the central United States starting on Tuesday evening, bringing a mix of freezing temperatures, heavy snow and potentially hazardous traveling conditions from parts of New Mexico and
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NFL, BRIAN, FLORES, SUES
Ex-Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores accuses NFL of racial discrimination in lawsuit
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Brian Flores, who was fired as head coach of the Miami Dolphins earlier this month,
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BIDEN, HUNTER, BLACKBURN, COUNSEL
In 2018, the US attorney in Delaware began quietly investigating Hunter Biden’s financial activities. The probe was slowed in 2020 as the presidential election approached, but still: It’s now February 2022; how much longer will the feds take?
At this point,
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Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to demand greater accountability, transparency and oversight of federal agencies, at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Lujan's recovery and presumed absence
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MANCHIN, BACK, DEAD, BUILD
With the first month of the new year in the books, eyes are beginning to turn back toward Joe Biden’s currently stalled agenda. Back in December, Joe Manchin ended the push to pass the president’s Build Back Better bill, citing concerns about inflation, provisions
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YEAR, NEW, LUNAR, CHINESE
Today marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year 2022, the Year of the Tiger. People around the world are ushering in the new year with displays of fireworks, family get-togethers, temple visits, and street festivals, though in a still-limited capacity,
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POSITIVE, COVID, TESTS, 19
Third U.S. Olympic bobsledder tests positive for COVID-19 before Beijing Games
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BEIJING – The Winter Olympic opening ceremony is just three days away and the
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BIDEN, FLORIDA, POLL, JOE
Florida voters prefer former President Donald Trump or Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., over President Joe Biden, according to a Suffolk University/USA Today Network poll released Tuesday.
The poll has DeSantis defeating Biden 52% to 44% in a general election contest
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CHINA, FBI, THREAT, WRAY
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the growing economic and national security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party is graver than ever, likening the danger to a more technologically sophisticated Soviet Union.
"In many ways, it has reached a new level
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HISTORY, BLACK, AMERICAN, MONTH
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.
Today, Americans of all stripes are constantly bombarded with an insidious propaganda campaign against our shared history. From Critical Race Theory
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TAYLOR, JURY, BREONNA, CASE
No officers were charged for causing Taylor’s death, despite protests nationwide, with many demonstrators demanding that the officers involved stand trial for murder. That set the outcome apart from two other killings of Black people at the hands of white people
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TRIBES, SETTLEMENT, REACH, AMERICAN
Native American tribes reach a tentative opioid settlement with J&J and distributors
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The drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and the opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health will
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