Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, CPAC, POLL, STRAW
Former Attorney General William Barr writes in his upcoming memoir that former President Donald Trump could have won a second term if he “exercised a modicum of self-restraint.”
That’s according to a summary of the new book, titled “One Damn Thing After Another,”
Continued at Huffington Post...
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SAG, AWARDS, ACTORS, SCREEN
The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards will kick off with a “Hamilton” reunion, feature a lifetime achievement award for Helen Mirren and, maybe, supply a preview of the upcoming Academy Awards.
The SAG Awards, taking place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California,
Continued at Breitbart...
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NEW, MANDATE, YORK, MASK
An elementary school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, last month. Mayor Eric Adams said on Sunday that school mask mandates will likely end on March 7 in New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that New York City was poised to eliminate school mask mandates
Continued at New York Times...
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BIDEN, POLL, APPROVAL, POST
Voters have more trust in Republicans than Democrats as President Joe Biden’s approval rating sinks to a staggering 37%, a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed Sunday.
The survey ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday showed the president with
Continued at Newsmax...
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SUPREME, COURT, KETANJI, BROWN
US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an announcement ceremony at the White House with President Joe Biden on February 25, 2022.
Washington CNN —
President Joe Biden has followed through on his promise to nominate a Black woman to the
Continued at CNN...
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RUSSIAN, AIRSPACE, UKRAINE, EU
As we reported earlier, Vladimir Putin has been pushed up against the wall by Ukraine’s resistance, the likes of which he did not expect. On Saturday, the U.S. and the EU agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT system. Now, Putin is being pushed
Continued at Red State...
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RUSSIAN, VODKA, JAPAN, BANKS
Two Republican governors have asked their states to pull Russian vodka from shelves in solidarity with Ukraine.
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox directed the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to remove all Russian-produced and Russian-branded products
Continued at Washington Times...
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ROMNEY, NATIONALIST, WHITE, MORONS
“We’re not going to be deterred by journalists and Washington insiders who fear the name of Our Lord, and relentlessly attack those of us who proclaim His name. We know that Christ is our only judge,” Greene said in a statement. “The Pharisees in the Republican
Continued at NY Daily News...
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UKRAINE, WAR, PUTIN, RUSSIANS
In response to the first tranche of US sanctions last week, the Russian foreign ministry warned of a “strong” and “painful” response “not necessarily in a symmetrical fashion [but] well calibrated [that] will not fail to affect the United States.” Over the
Continued at New York Post...
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SATURDAY, NIGHT, LIVE, TRIBUTE
This weekend, “Saturday Night Live” faced two questions of significantly different orders of magnitude: Would the show try to find topical humor in the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
And, of far less importance to the global order, but still a noteworthy matter
Continued at New York Times...
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RUSSIA, FIFA, REFUSES, PLAY
Russia won’t be eliminated from World Cup qualifying just yet, however, FIFA announced on Sunday that the squad will play using the "RFU" acronym for the country’s soccer federation.
The FIFA Bureau – which features the six regional soccer confederation
Continued at Fox News...
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COTTON, OIL, GAS, SANCTIONS
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to “quit pussy-footing around” in the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, criticizing financial sanctions as “riddled with loopholes.
In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Cotton also
Continued at Newsmax...
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ROSNEFT, RUSSIAN, BP, STAKE
The British oil giant BP said on Sunday that it would “exit” its nearly 20 percent stake in Rosneft, the Russian state-controlled oil company. BP also said that both its chief executive, Bernard Looney, and his predecessor, Bob Dudley, would resign their seats
Continued at New York Times...
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GERMANY, DEFENSE, MILITARY, SPENDING
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Germany is committing 100 billion euros ($113 billion) to a special fund for its armed forces, raising its defense spending above 2 percent of GDP.
“It’s clear we need to invest significantly more in the security
Continued at Newsmax...
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BIDEN, 500M, COVID, HALF
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.
Wild demand swings have been a subplot
Continued at Washington Examiner...
Mr. Putin’s portrayal of Russia as a victim of the West’s political, ideological and military aggression has resonated deeply with many on social media. It dovetails with China’s narrative that the United States and its allies are afraid of China’s rise and
Continued at New York Times...
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UNION, STATE, MASK, MANDATE
WASHINGTON -- Face coverings are now optional for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, as Congress is lifting its mask requirement on the House floor after federal regulators eased guidelines last week in a rethinking of the nation's strategy
Continued at ABC...
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CHECHEN, UKRAINE, ALLAH, MUFTI
The National Guard of Ukraine has shared video footage of “Azov fighters” greasing bullets with pig fat for Chechen “orcs” deployed in their country on their verified Twitter account.
The Checehn Republic, a Muslim-majority federal subject of the Russian Federation
Continued at Breitbart...
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NORTHWEST, PACIFIC, ATMOSPHERIC, RIVER
(CNN) A category 4 out of 5 atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain, river flooding and snow to the Pacific Northwest early this week.
On the atmospheric river scale a category 4 is characterized by "mostly hazardous" but also "beneficial" in terms
Continued at CNN...
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BASKETBALL, STUCK, UKRAINE, SUCCEEDS
American professional basketball players Toure' Murry and Maurice ‘Mo’ Creek found themselves caught up in the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began last Thursday. But while one player managed to escape, the other is still stranded in the war zone.
Murry,
Continued at Fox News...
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SUPREME, COURT, KNEECAP, DECADE
A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to discuss the case ahead of the oral arguments. But in its brief to the court, the Biden administration urged the court to dismiss the case, noting of the plaintiffs that “the current absence of any federal greenhouse
Continued at New York Times...