Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, NYC, CRIME, NEW
Susan Sarandon has come under fire after sharing a message to Twitter that seemingly compares cops gathered to pay their respects to slain NYPD officer Jason Rivera to fascists.
In her post on Wednesday, Sarandon shared a tweet by podcaster Danny Haiphong
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LEADER, ISIS, RAID, SYRIA
The head of Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi, died as he lived most of his life: off the grid in the jihadist underworld.
Little is known about the ISIS leader, whose real name is Amir Muhammad Said Abdel-Rahman al-Mawla, or other members
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ZUCKER, CNN, JEFF, GOLLUST
Jeff Zucker’s sudden departure from CNN has created an uneasy workplace environment rife with tension and questions about the network’s future, but two of his most loyal employees have defended and praised their now-former boss until the bitter end.
Zucker
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BIDEN, SUPREME, COURT, TRUMP
Washington (CNN) A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here .
Offensive. Insulting. Obscene. Conservatives' characterizations of President Joe Biden's commitment to nominate
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STORM, WINTER, SNOW, ICE
CHICAGO (AP) — A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path spread rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country on Thursday, disrupting travel as roads in many states were left icy by the wintry mix and airlines canceled thousands
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LAQUAN, MCDONALD, PRISON, ARBERY
The McMichaels and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, were convicted of murder in a Georgia state court last fall and sentenced to life in prison. Separate from that case, the three white men also were indicted in U.S. District Court on charges that they violated
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RUSSIA, FLAG, FALSE, UKRAINE
Skepticism is building around the White House’s narrative regarding Ukraine and Russia, and that boiled over today during the press briefing at the US State Department. In a rare act of journalism, Matt Lee of the Associated Press excoriated State Department
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OLYMPICS, PELOSI, CHINA, ATHLETES
As the Olympics open, China seeks the limelight, but warns against criticism
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When China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, President George W. Bush attended the opening ceremony and mingled with
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BRIAN, FLORES, NFL, LAWSUIT
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway is refuting Brian Flores’ claim in a lawsuit that his interview with the Denver Broncos in 2019 was a sham and only conducted to satisfy the NFL’s Rooney Rule.
“While I was not planning to respond publicly to the false and
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PALIN, TIMES, COVID, COURT
Palin resumes court battle with New York Times
Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times went to trial Thursday in a case over the former Alaska governor's claims the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric
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NOEM, SIGNS, BILL, SOUTH
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Thursday slammed her gubernatorial Democrat opponent’s support for some vaccine mandates and mask-wearing rules, telling Breitbart News that Rep. Jamie Smith (D) has consistently dismissed personal responsibility and rights
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BIDEN, HUNTER, DEVELOPMENT, SCHWEIZER
Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer, author of Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win, reacted to The New York Times suing the State Department for access to Hunter Biden’s emails.
Schweizer told FNC’s “Fox & Friends” that
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WASHINGTON, DAN, SNYDER, NEW
Former Washington Commanders employees and members of Congress are pressuring the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell to release a report about the team's history of sexual harassment and its workplace culture
Former Washington Commanders employees and members
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TESTS, MEDICARE, COVID, FREE
Last month, the administration directed private insurers to cover up to eight at-home tests a month free of charge to people on their plans. Officials said at the time they were still trying to figure out what to do about Medicare, which covers more than 60
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JEFF, BEZOS, BRIDGE, HISTORIC
A Dutch city has agreed to spend weeks taking down a historic bridge so Jeff Bezos’ new gigantic superyacht can reach the open seas this summer.
The Amazon founder’s 417-foot-long three-masted ship is currently under construction in The Netherlands, but the
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BUS, SHOOTING, GREYHOUND, DEAD
One person was killed and at least four others wounded in a shooting on a greyhound bus in California on Wednesday night, officials said.
The gunfire erupted aboard the bus that was parked outside of a convenience store in the city of Oroville at about 7:35
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ROGAN, JOE, SPOTIFY, YOUNG
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Spotify added more users and saw a spike in advertising revenue in its fourth quarter as the company shifted its focus toward podcasting, despite experiencing some public outcry over podcast host Joe Rogan.
Spotify recorded 406 million
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SCHOOL, WEAR, HIGH, MASK
The yellow school bus has become an increasingly rare sight in California. But new legislation is aiming to change that, a policy shift that proponents say could curb absenteeism and narrow inequities.
Unlike some other states, California law does not require
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In November 2020, Covid-19 cases in Iowa surged to 32,081 cases in a single week — at the time, a record high. And that was only among the humans. As scientists
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GARCETTI, MASKLESS, BREATH, PHOTO
I trust that everyone has got the latest health advice from Los Angeles? It comes after the emergence of a photo of the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, with NBA legend Magic Johnson. What was wrong with the photograph? Well everybody in it was maskless. In a city
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SUPREME, COURT, ARRESTED, MICHIGAN
Parked in front of the Supreme Court illegally, Dale Paul Melvin talks with U.S. Capitol Police officers February 3, 2022 in Washington, DC.
The Michigan man who was arrested last year after illegally parking his SUV in front of the Supreme Court returned
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