Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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COVID, POSITIVE, WHITE, TESTS
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said Tuesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative but has adjusted her schedule based on her husband's diagnosis. Harris spokesperson Sabrina Singh said she would not deliver
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HOMELESS, ARRESTED, POLICE, NEW
Man arrested for the violent hate-crime beating of an Asian woman in N.Y., police say
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A New York man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after police say he violently
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BIDEN, RUSSIA, SANCTIONS, CLINTON
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On March 11, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Consumer Price Index report, which showed inflation rose 0.8 percent in February,
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FOX, NEWS, UKRAINE, KILLED
“Speaking as someone on the ground, I want to say that this is not the media trying to drum up some emotional response,” Hall told Gutfield. “This is absolutely what’s happening.”
More details of the attack on the two journalists are not yet known.
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DAYLIGHT, TIME, SAVING, SENATE
The Capitol building at sunrise in Washington, D.C., January 11, 2021 (Erin Scott/Reuters)
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the U.S.
The legislation,
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PRICES, GAS, BIDEN, 10
Soaring gas prices, like inflation generally, will likely hurt President Biden’s popularity and Democrats’ political prospects. But there’s some debate over just how threatening the price increase will be, and whether there is a clear connection between gas
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RASKIN, WITHDRAWS, SARAH, BLOOM
Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said Monday that he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, endangering her prospects of winning Senate confirmation.
Raskin's nomination has been
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WAR, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, CRIMES
Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) "I want to tell our commander-in-chief to stop terror acts in Ukraine because when we come back we'll rise against him."
Russian President Vladimir Putin "has given orders to commit crimes. It's not just to demilitarize Ukraine or defeat
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UKRAINE, BIDEN, COTTON, BILL
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, signs H.R. 2471, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $1.5 trillion bill that funds
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SMOLLETT, JUSSIE, JAIL, RELEASE
Jocqui Smollett, brother of hate crime hoaxer and disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, insists that “there is absolutely no evidence” that his sibling staged a hate crime against himself, and claims that Smollett being sentenced to jail has set a “precedent.”
“I
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, WAR, GUTFELD
This is a rush transcript from "Gutfeld!," March 14, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GREG GUTFELD, FOX NEWS CHANNEL HOST: Hello, we're back. Lots of news went on while we were apart. Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian are still
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KYRIE, IRVING, LOCKER, NETS
The Brooklyn Nets were fined $50,000 by the NBA for breaking coronavirus protocols by letting the unvaccinated Kyrie Irving into the Barclay’s Center locker room.
According to a statement from the NBA, the offense occurred on March 13 when Kyrie Irving, who
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SOUTH, KOREA, NORTH, JAPAN
South Korea had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic on Tuesday, with 293 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic on Tuesday, with 293 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours, as the
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PFIZER, COVID, SEEK, BOOSTER
Pfizer and its collaborator BioNTech requested federal permission Tuesday to provide an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty to people 65 and older.
The request is based on data from Israel during a recent omicron outbreak there. One
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SAGET, BOB, JUDGE, RECORDS
We’ve been bringing you information about the investigation into comedian/actor Bob Saget’s death. We previously noted that part of the problem in the case is trying to figure out exactly how he got the severe head injuries that they found in the autopsy. The
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IRAN, DEAL, NUCLEAR, RUSSIA
The United States will not sanction Russian participation in nuclear projects in Iran under a revived nuclear deal, but would not allow Russia to use the deal as an "escape hatch" to evade Ukraine-related sanctions, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said
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COURT, BAN, UPHOLDS, SCHOOLS
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court Tuesday upheld a ban on wearing hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam in a ruling that is likely to further deepen religious tensions in
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TOM, BRADY, RETIREMENT, DECISION
Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen was simultaneously celebrating his daughter’s birthday and contemplating his future in the NFL when he got a phone call from Tom Brady, who was about to announce he was returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"It was the icing
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SHIP, AGROUND, CARGO, SUEZ
The U.S. Coast Guard said efforts are underway to refloat a 1,000-foot container vessel that ran aground in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE -- Efforts were underway Monday to refloat a container vessel that ran aground in the Maryland
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