Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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UKRAINE, MARIUPOL, RUSSIA, SURRENDER
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 17)
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As Sunday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Russia
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JERUSALEM, HOLY, SITE, FLASHPOINT
Clashes in Jerusalem that has stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread into Sunday, triggering 18 arrests and putting further strain on Israel's coalition government.
Israeli riot police faced off with fireworks-hurling Palestinians in
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POPE, EASTER, PEACE, UKRAINE
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leads the Easter Sung Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England, Sunday April 17, 2022. The leader of the Anglican church strongly criticized the British government’s plan to put some asylum-seekers on one-way
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QUEEN, EASTER, LEAD, WILLIAM
LONDON (AP) – Senior British royals including Prince William and his wife Kate have attended an Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle.
Queen Elizabeth II, who has been experiencing mobility problems, did not attend the service at St. George’s Chapel
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USFL, WIN, GAMBLERS, PANTHERS
The Houston Gamblers picked up a win over the Michigan Panthers in the second game in United States Football League history on Sunday afternoon 17-12.
The Gamblers scored all 17 points in the first half. Panthers quarterback Shea Patterson fumbled a snap
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NORTH, NEW, KOREA, GUIDED
North Korea successfully test-fired a new tactical guided missile raising fears that President Kim Jong Un, who observed the launch, is focusing on bolstering the country’s nuclear capabilities.
The development comes as North Korea conducted a launch late
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CHESAPEAKE, SHIP, BAY, CONTAINER
It took five weeks and three attempts, but around 7 a.m. on Sunday the Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot container ship operated by the same company whose vessel blocked the Suez Canal last year, was finally freed in the Chesapeake Bay.
Loaded with nearly 5,000 containers,
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TRUMP, BOSS, EASTER, MODERN
Former President Donald Trump took jabs at his political opponents in messages released on Easter Sunday.
“Happy Easter to all including the Radical Left Maniacs who are doing everything possible to destroy our Country. May they not succeed, but let them,
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FLORIDA, MATH, TEXTBOOKS, REJECTS
(CNN) The Florida Department of Education announced Friday that the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year's curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections.
In a news release , the department
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SUNDAY, PERSON, MARKS, EASTER
For many U.S. Christians, this weekend marks the first time since 2019 that they will gather in person on Easter Sunday, a welcome chance to celebrate one of the year’s holiest days side by side with fellow congregants.
The pandemic erupted in the country
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HOLY, SPARK, CELEBRATIONS, DAYS
It’s a convergence that happens only rarely. Coinciding with Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus also are celebrating their holy days in April.
The springtime collision of
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EXECUTION, 14, YEAR, GIRL
A Chicago man was sentenced to 105 years in prison for the murder of a 14-year-old girl who was found with her hands bound in a dirty alleyway in Gary, Indiana, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Deonlashawn Simmons, 36, will likely spend the rest of his life behind
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KILLED, GENERAL, UKRAINIAN, MARIUPOL
NEW YORK (AP) – A Russian general whose troops have been besieging the Ukrainian port of Mariupol was buried on Saturday in St Petersburg after dying in battle, the governor said.
Major General Vladimir Frolov was deputy commander of the 8th Army, which Russian
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CELTICS, NETS, TATUM, LAYUP
Jayson Tatum played the hero for the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.
With the Nets up only one point, the Celtics had a last-ditch effort to try and win the game. Marcus Smart got the ball on
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DURHAM, CIA, NEW, ALLEGING
Special Counsel John Durham asserted in a court filing Friday that the CIA concluded data from Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann alleging coordination between Donald Trump and Russia was “not technically plausible” and was “user created.”
In the filing,
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CHICAGO, LIGHTFOOT, 14, FATALLY
In March, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) attended a town hall meeting to address more safety plans her administration was implementing, NBC Chicago reported.
Lightfoot, who is gearing up for a 2023 campaign that will apparently focus on crime and safety
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FLORIDA, WORLD, RECORD, SPIDER
(CNN) A Florida man has won back a world record after watching "Spider-Man: No Way Home" 292 times.
Ramiro Alanis previously broke the record for "most cinema productions attended of the same film" in 2019, after watching "Avengers: Endgame" 191 times. But
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CHEF, UKRAINE, KITCHEN, CELEBRITY
A missile struck a humanitarian kitchen run by chef José Andrés’ organization in Ukraine, wounding four members of the team, the nonprofit said.
The blast hit the World Central Kitchen in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday, the Michelin
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ADAMS, MAYOR, NYC, TRUST
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday asserted “major mistakes” made in years past caused people to lose trust in the police and the city’s ability to keep crime in check.
In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Adams said he agreed with former New York
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CURRY, PLAYOFF, WINS, SHINES
Klay Thompson was splashing 3-pointers. Draymond Green was making stops and deftly finding open cutters. Stephen Curry drew several defenders any time he touched the ball.
The threesome who redefined basketball en route to winning a series of championships
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SITE, UNDERGROUND, CENTRIFUGE, WORKSHOP
State media reports that Iran has confirmed it relocated a centrifuge facility to its underground Natanz nuclear site
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has confirmed it relocated a centrifuge facility to its underground Natanz nuclear site, state media reported, days after
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MCCARTHY, UKRAINE, SOONER, LESSON
Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “probably” have backed off invading Ukraine if President Biden had shipped military equipment to Kyiv earlier.
McCarthy, part of a delegation of bipartisan
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