Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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SUPER, BOWL, RAMS, LOS
Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. may not be just worrying about deliveries from quarterback Matthew Stafford during Sunday’s Super Bowl.
The star said Friday he was “on standby” with girlfriend Lauren Wood expecting their first child at any time, the New York
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DOPING, VALIEVA, RUSSIAN, OLYMPICS
The coach behind Russia's figure skating dynasty rarely speaks to the media, enhancing her mystique as a guru who produces a line of teenage stars who can land jumps no other women even attempt.
A doping furor around her star pupil has forced Eteri Tutberidze
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TRUMP, CLINTON, DURHAM, WHITE
Washington (CNN) Hillary Clinton jokingly jabbed at former President Donald Trump in a tweet amid reports that he periodically flushed papers down the toilet in the White House residence.
"Just in time for Galentine's Day, and the news that Trump was flushing
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POLL, JOE, DONALD, TRUMP
A majority of Americans say the economy is the top issue in determining how they will vote in the midterm elections, a Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey released this week found.
The survey asked respondents to identify which issues are “most likely to determine”
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JUSTIN, BIEBER, SHOT, OUTSIDE
Police say four people were shot and wounded after a fight broke out outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a party that followed a Justin Bieber concert
LOS ANGELES -- Four people were shot and wounded early Saturday after a fight broke out outside a Los
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BAUMGARTNER, JACOBELLIS, NICK, GOLD
U.S. snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner make history in Beijing
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BEIJING — U.S. snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner made history
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POLICE, CONTACTED, JOHNSON, UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the Metropolitan Police and will respond as required, his spokesperson said on Friday.
The Metropolitan Police are contacting more than 50 people believed to have attended lockdown parties
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REPUBLICANS, CRACK, PIPES, BAN
Perfect. This one couldn’t have been better if it had been written by the satire site, The Babylon Bee. Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Dan Bishop on Friday introduced new legislation to ban federal taxpayer dollars from funding crack pipes,
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COVID, UPDATES, DOUBLED, RECENTLY
Image Masks, vaccines and paid sick leave may allow the pandemic to enter a new phase with fewer restrictions, some scientists say. Credit... Philip Cheung for The New York Times
As the Omicron wave subsides in regions across the world, more governments, politicians
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UKRAINE, CRISIS, TURMOIL, BRING
Understanding how Ukraine got here: A timeline of its history through today
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Ukraine sits surrounded by more than 100,000 Russian troops on its borders,
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AUSTIN, COPS, BELONGINGS, GRADUATE
A recent graduate of the Austin Police Academy had his U-haul with all his belongings stolen immediately after moving to the city.
"A recent APD Academy graduate moved his family to Austin last night," Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday tweeted
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RAMS, BOWL, SUPER, SHIRTS
LIVONIA, Mich. — A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans’ loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior made an appearance in that game seem possible for their home team.
A store
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RATINGS, DIFFICULT, NBC, ADMITS
NBC has publicly addressed its low-rated broadcast of the Genocide Games, with a senior network executive describing the situation as “difficult” while blaming the pandemic for the low level of enthusiasm.
In a conference call with reporters Thursday, NBC
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LARGEST, ICE, OZ, HISTORY
A tree-trimming company partly owned by Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa’s family was fined $95 million by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over a scheme to knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
The fine against Asplundh Tree Experts Co. was the
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NORWAY, RESTRICTIONS, LIFTS, REMAINING
HELSINKI (AP) – Norway says it is lifting almost all remaining COVID restrictions as it doesn´t see a major health threat to citizens any more, even though the omicron variant is still spreading in the Nordic nation.
“This is the day we have been waiting for,”
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EMOTION, FLOYD, 2ND, KILLING
The judge handling the second trial in the killing of George Floyd is putting a premium on speed — and making clear that he doesn't want the trial to turn on emotion
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When a witness to George Floyd's killing choked up while testifying during
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SPACE, SELFIE, TELESCOPE, TAKES
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first images, including a "selfie."
A mosaic image with more than 2 billion pixels helped the Webb team to determine that Webb's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument can collect light from celestial objects.
The
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JOE, ROGAN, UFC, BROADCAST
UFC champion Israel Adesanya riled up the crowd at a UFC 271 press conference Thursday ahead of his fight against Robert Whittaker in which he hopes to defend his middleweight championship.
Adesanya expressed support for UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who won’t
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REPORTER, FLAW, ST, CHARGE
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor will not charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist who exposed a state database flaw that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers.
Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson released a statement
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