Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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UKRAINE, WAR, RUSSIA, BIDEN
ROME — Pope Francis continued his crusade against the Russian war on Ukraine Saturday, urging combatants to stop “in the name of God.”
“Never war!” the pontiff tweeted, attaching memes of himself with his text in Ukrainian as well as Russian.
“Think first
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ARABIA, SAUDI, 81, EXECUTION
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.
The number of executed
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TRUMP, RALLY, CAROLINA, SOUTH
On the eve of his Saturday evening rally in Florence, South Carolina, former President Donald Trump made it crystal clear why he’s heading to the Palmetto State.
"Big rally in South Carolina this weekend. Will be honoring Katie Arrington, who is running
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TRUMP, PUTIN, BIDEN, GOP
Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and possible future Speaker of the House if the GOP takes control of the chamber in the November elections. He spoke to The Post recently on a wide range of subjects:
What
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THOMAS, SUPREME, COURT, CANCEL
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his chambers at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters )
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday said he is worried that any potential expansion of the Supreme
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BRAXTON, 50, TRACI, SINGER
Ms. Braxton was referred to as the Wild Card on the show, which premiered on the WE tv network in 2011 and ran until late 2020. Ms. Braxton also appeared on “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” with her husband, Surratt.
Traci Renee Braxton was born on April
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MODERN, STABBED, ART, MUSEUM
Two people were stabbed on Saturday inside the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan and were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a city police spokesperson said.
No official details on the late-afternoon incident were
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POINT, SPRING, WEST, BREAK
The United States Military Academy at West Point said it is investigating the possible fentanyl overdose of six cadets
CNN —
Six West Point cadets on spring break in Fort Lauderdale were hospitalized after overdosing on a powder substance laced with the drug
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OIL, GAS, PRICES, RUSSIAN
Congressional Democrats want to bring down sky-high gas prices by raising taxes on major oil-and-gas companies, a proposal that dumbfounded critics said would trigger even higher prices at the pump.
The Big Oil Windfall Profits Act introduced Friday by Sen.
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IRAN, BIDEN, COTTON, PUTIN
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton slammed President Biden for being "weak" Friday night on ‘Hannity,’ saying the president didn't want to do anything that would ‘offend’ Russian President Vladimir Putin and risk sabotaging a nuclear deal with Iran.
TOM COTTON: Sean
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HITLER, GERMANS, ETHNIC, KILL
If you’re going to “The Rachel Maddow Show” hoping to get straight news, you’re definitely looking in the wrong place. It’s a festival of misinformation as we noted in the past, on everything from Russia collusion to COVID.
The MSNBC program got into trouble
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CHELSEA, ROMAN, ABRAMOVICH, LEAGUE
Roman Abramovich has been ordered by Chelsea's soccer league to sell
Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP
In an unprecedented ruling against a club owner, the Premier League ordered Roman Abramovich on Saturday to stop running Chelsea
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STORM, SNOW, WINTER, DANGEROUS
A massive winter storm is bringing gusting winds to much of the eastern U.S. this weekend and is expected to dump a foot snow in some areas of the northeast as it brings freezing temperatures to the southeast.
The storm has been described as a bomb cyclone,
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PUTIN, EXPERT, RAT, UKRAINE
There are reports in British papers that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the arrest of at least two senior officers in the Russian Federal Security Service or FSB. The FSB is the successor to the KGB but without the overseas portfolio. However,
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MAYOR, RUSSIA, NEW, UKRAINIAN
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Friday of kidnapping the mayor of the city of Melitopol, equating it to the actions of “ISIS terrorists.”
“They have transitioned into a new stage of terror, in which they try to
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HAILEY, CLOT, BRAIN, BLOOD
(CNN) Hailey Bieber said she was hospitalized for experiencing "stroke like symptoms" earlier this week.
The model and wife of Justin Bieber explained the scary situation to her fans in an Instagram post to her stories on Saturday.
"On Thursday morning, I
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CRITICAL, BETO, O'ROURKE, RACE
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke is expected to speak at SXSW (South by Southwest) on Saturday, a music festival and media event in Austin, Texas.
O'Rourke, a former candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, is running
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IRAQ, CONSULATE, STRIKE, MISSILES
Iraqi security officials say as many as 12 missiles struck Iraq’s northern city of Irbil on Sunday
BAGHDAD -- As many as 12 missiles struck Iraq’s northern city of Irbil on Sunday near the U.S. consulate, Iraqi security officials said. A U.S. defense official
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INFLATION, SUMMERS, LL, YEAR
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” economist, Harvard Professor, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers dismissed
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TIME, SPRING, FORWARD, WEEKEND
Even though winter doesn’t slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders
WASHINGTON -- Even though winter doesn't slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders. In the United States, it's time to “spring” forward.
Daylight saving
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BALDWIN, ALEC, HUTCHINS, RUST
Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ lawyer slammed actor Alec Baldwin for his “shameful” claim that the cinematographer’s widower Matt Hutchins “derailed” the completion of the film. Court documents say the actor wanted to “finish the $7 million budgeted
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PETTING, TENNESSEE, CAMEL, ZOO
Two people were killed Thursday night in Tennessee after a camel, which was a featured animal at a local petting zoo, attacked them then attacked those trying to help them, according to authorities.
The camel was reported to be loose near Shirley Farms in
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RUSSIAN, FLIGHTLESS, CASHLESS, STUCK
Thousands of Russian tourists are stranded in Thailand’s beach resorts because of the war in Ukraine, many unable to pay their bills or return home because of sanctions and canceled flights
BANGKOK -- Thousands of Russian tourists are stranded in Thailand's
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