Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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42, BIDEN, TITLE, MASK
The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this week's court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains, and the nation's mass transit systems.
A federal
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DISNEY, FLORIDA, DESANTIS, SPECIAL
FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traded words over the latter’s push for legislation targeting Disney.
Polis criticized Florida in a Tuesday tweet over his support of the state legislation stripping
Continued at Fox News...
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BIDEN, UKRAINE, ANNOUNCES, MILITARY
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million package in military assistance to Ukraine -- as well as a ban on all Russian-affiliated ships from U.S. ports -- as Russian forces launch a long-expected, large-scale campaign to seize the
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TWITTER, MUSK, ELON, 46
Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.
Last week, Musk announced an offer to buy the social media company for $54.20 per share, or about $43 billion. At the time,
Continued at Huffington Post...
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QUEEN, ELIZABETH, BIRTHDAY, 96TH
Prince Charles is at the end of his rope with Prince Harry and was reluctant to meet with his estranged son in a secret meeting last week, a royal family expert claimed.
Charles had a brief private meeting with Harry and wife Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle,
Continued at New York Post...
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CAPITOL, PARACHUTE, EVACUATION, POLICE
False alarm: U.S. Capitol evacuated for air demo
The Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a law enforcement
Continued at USA Today...
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HARRIS, KAMALA, CHIEF, STAFF
Vice President Kamala Harris’s Chief of Staff, Tina Flournoy, is departing the Biden administration, the Washington Post reported Thursday afternoon.
“It is likely that this news will appear in print today — which means that I will not have the opportunity
Continued at Breitbart...
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HUNTER, BIDEN, SANCTIONS, RUSSIA
Looks like the Hunter Biden investigation is heating up.
We know that they were looking into his foreign connections, that a grand jury has been empaneled and has been interviewing people, that the grand jury even asked a witness about who the “big guy” was
Continued at Red State...
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DEPP, JOHNNY, HEARD, AMBER
Here are some key moments in the second week of actor Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
He's suing for $50m over an opinion piece written by Ms Heard in the Washington Post in which she claimed to have experienced domestic abuse.
Continued at BBC...
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GAZA, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, CLASHES
JERUSALEM — Militants in Gaza fired several rockets toward Israel overnight and early Thursday and the Israeli Air Force said it retaliated by striking two military sites in Gaza, the most intense fighting between the two sides since the end of an 11-day war
Continued at New York Times...
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COURT, SUPREME, PUERTO, RICANS
Supreme Court allows exclusion of Puerto Rican residents from disability benefits The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a federal program that aids low-income elderly and disabled people.
Law Supreme Court
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ABORTION, KENTUCKY, LAW, BLOCKED
The law bans all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and requires a medical examination before a doctor can issue abortion pills. In addition it lays down restrictions and reporting requirements that the clinics could not pivot to comply with. Fines and felony
Continued at NY Daily News...
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TEXAS, EXECUTION, DEATH, TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Both Tennessee and Texas are planning to execute two men Thursday who are the oldest people on death row in each of their states.
Tennessee plans to execute Oscar Franklin Smith, 72, by lethal injection for the 1989 brutal triple slaying
Continued at USA Today...
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SCHOOL, MICHELLE, OBAMA, BIAS
A Tennessee mother is accused of threatening to blow up her son’s elementary school over a missing backpack, allegedly telling school staff over the phone that "some kids will be missing."
Loretta Clayton, 30, was arrested after placing calls to Getwell
Continued at Fox News...
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ROBERT, MORSE, 90, DIES
Reviewing the movie, Variety said: “Plot concerns window-washer Morse who, by superior instinct for advancement and survival, becomes a top exec in (Rudy) Vallee’s company in a matter of days. He becomes so big that former well-wishers plot his downfall. The
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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MARIUPOL, UPDATES, PUTIN, PLANT
Days after the Russian missile cruiser Moskva was confirmed to have sunk, some relatives of its crew members have not been given information on their relatives’ whereabouts.
Russia’s biggest military loss so far in the Ukraine war is also becoming something
Continued at New York Times...
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NASSAR, VICTIMS, FBI, 130M
DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI, claiming a bungled investigation by agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor, lawyers said Thursday.
It's an effort to make the government responsible
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PRESIDENT, EXTRADITED, EX, HONDURAS
The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled charges against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez of participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offenses, and he was extradited to the United States.
The indictment unsealed
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QUEENS, MOM, MURDER, GAAL
(CNN) A 44-year-old man was arrested Thursday in the death of a 51-year-old woman who was found over the weekend inside a duffel bag in Queens, the New York Police Department said.
David Bonola was arrested just before 1 a.m. Thursday on recommended charges
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RATE, POWELL, FED, YEAR
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the seventh straight week, climbing to their highest level in more than a decade.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 5.11% from 5% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The last time it
Continued at Newsmax...
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DRUG, BIDEN, HOUSE, WHITE
The Biden administration wants to expand access to naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcan, to combat growing overdose deaths. Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images
President Joe Biden’s drug czar will propose changing state and local laws to allow
Continued at Huffington Post...