Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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MASK, SCHOOL, MANDATES, NEW
Education experts analyzed the apparent changes of heart left-leaning media and Democratic leaders have undergone on COVID-19 mask mandates and concluded many are acting on "political" science, as opposed to actual science.
Democratic governors such as New
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UKRAINE, PUTIN, WAR, RUSSIA
(CNN) Chinese citizens in Ukraine find themselves in a tense situation as plans for an evacuation from the war-torn country -- set in motion weeks after Western nations urged their citizens to leave -- have stalled, leaving those who remain concerned about
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UKRAINE, TALKS, RUSSIA, PEACE
Despite the failure of five hours of peace talks Monday between delegations from Russia and Ukraine in Belarus, a second round is expected to take place "in the coming days," according to an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Daily Mail reported.
Russian
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SUPREME, COURT, EPA, CLIMATE
The Supreme Court justices on Monday weighed whether to set strict limits on how the Biden administration can fight climate change through new regulations of plants that burn coal to produce electricity.
They did so even though Biden’s Environmental Protection
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CLIMATE, REPORT, CHANGE, ATLAS
Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks, a new United Nations
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ABORTION, BILL, SENATE, RIGHTS
The Senate on Monday will take its first vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill aimed at codifying the right to an abortion.
Democrats hope to use the vote to show support for abortion rights as they come under attack in numerous states, and as
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UKRAINE, CRIMES, WAR, ICC
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has voted to hold a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly to debate the crisis engulfing Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. The meeting is set down for Monday at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Any resolutions
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BELARUS, UKRAINE, JOIN, EMBASSY
The State Department on Monday announced it suspended operations at its embassy in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, and greenlit the voluntary departure of non-emergency members and their families from the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
"We took these steps due
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HUSBAND, FEINSTEIN, RICHARD, BLUM
Richard C. Blum, a financier and major donor to Democrats — above all his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California — died on Sunday at the family home in San Francisco. He was 86.
The cause was cancer, according to a statement by Ms. Feinstein’s office.
Ms.
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NATIONALIST, WHITE, CONDEMN, EVENT
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar have been criticized for several days after speaking at the America First Political Action Conference in Orlando. The event was organized by white-nationalist firebrand Nick Fuentes, a prominent
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TRIAL, CAPITOL, RIOT, 1ST
The 1st trial connected to the assault on the Capitol has begun Jury selection is underway in the first prosecution related to Jan. 6 to go to trial. Defendant Guy Reffitt has pleaded not guilty. The trial could help set the course for hundreds of other cases.
National
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JETER, MARLINS, DEREK, CEO
Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come remotely close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees
MIAMI -- Derek Jeter went into the offseason talking about
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UKRAINIAN, ZELENSKYY, LEADER, DANCING
A Ukrainian chef is taking matters into his own hands to aid his country's resistance in the war against Russia- by turning his restaurant into a bomb shelter to feed civilians fighting Russian forces.
Ievgen Klopotenko, who won Master Chef Ukraine, joined
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DIPLOMATS, 12, RUSSIAN, EXPELS
Sergiy Kyslytsya, permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, bottom right, moves to take his seat during a meeting of the security council, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo via AP
UNITED
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HOUSE, TED, DEUTCH, DEMOCRAT
Rep. Ted Deutch on Monday became the latest House Democrat to announce he will not seek reelection this year, bringing the number of retirements in the caucus to 31 as the party tries to hold on to the majority in the November elections.
Mr. Deutch, Florida
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MERCENARIES, KILL, REPORT, UKRAINE
After a report indicated the Russian-backed Wagner Group deployed more than 400 mercenaries to Kyiv with the mission of assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the private military company is receiving renewed attention from its past atrocities
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UKRAINE, FLED, 000, RUSSIA
The European Union is preparing to allow Ukrainians fleeing the invasion of their country by Russia to stay and work in the 27-nation bloc for up to three years without first having to apply for asylum.
More than 500,000 Ukrainian refugees have already
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WOMAN, SUBWAY, NYC, ATTACKS
A man was shot in the chest inside a New York City subway station on Sunday night, around the same time police released horrifying video showing a suspect hitting a woman in the face and head with human feces, authorities have said.
Several subway riders
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BLACK, FREEDOM, HISTORY, MONTH
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Winsome Sears, the new Republican Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, made history last November when she became the first Black woman to be elected
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TARGET, 24, PAY, ENTICE
New York (CNNBusiness) Target announced Monday that it is raising its starting wage for workers in some positions to up to $24.
The Minneapolis-based retailer said the increase will apply to hourly workers at its discount stores, supply chain facilities and
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