Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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PARIS, FLAG, JAMES, LEBRON
Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will be Team USA's male flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, the American team said Monday.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist, aged 39, will be participating in his fourth Olympics.
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DELTA, OUTAGE, CANCELS, FLIGHTS
Delta cancels hundreds of flights as it struggles to recover after Crowdstrike failures
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Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights for the third day in a row, as the airline is struggling to recover from Friday’s global
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WOMAN, SHOOTING, DEPUTY, FATALLY
Sonya Massey was shot in the face in her own home, the video shows.
Police body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot in her own home by a deputy after calling 911 to report a possible intruder, was released
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EVACUATION, GAZA, ISRAEL, ORDERS
The Israeli military ordered residents to evacuate part of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday and bombarded the area, killing scores of people and wounding hundreds, local health officials reported, adding to the misery of a city already deeply
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FEARING, BORDER, CARAVAN, TRUMP
Mexican authorities are escorting more than 3,000 migrants who began trekking their way north as part of a new migrant caravan, with each of the participants having the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. border and requesting asylum or some other form of protected
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WIFE, MINAYA, YANKEES, RACHEL
Before the New York Yankees took on the Tampa Bay Rays, a moment of silence was held for Rachel Minaya, the wife of senior adviser of baseball operations Omar Minaya, who was reportedly found dead at their home in New Jersey on Saturday.
The Yankee Stadium
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DUKE, TOPS, FAKIR, FOUR
The Four Tops' Abdul 'Duke' Fakir dead at 88
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving member of beloved Motown group The Four Tops, has passed away at the age of 88.
He died at his home in Detroit from heart failure, his family confirmed on Monday.
The Four
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DE, TADEJ, TOUR, FRANCE
Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de France -- his third title Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia clinched victory Sunday at this year's Tour de France. A rapid 21-mile final time trial kept him ahead of his two chief Danish and Belgian rivals
Sports Tadej Pogacar wins the
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GEORGE, PRINCE, 11, BIRTHDAY
Prince George is 11!
Per tradition, a portrait of the future heir to the throne was released on the Prince and Princess of Wales' social media on Monday. This year's selection was a black-and-white picture of the young prince in a suit, taken by the boy's
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PROJECTS, CLIMATE, BILLION, ANNOUNCES
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The money will go to 25 projects targeting greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, electric power, commercial and residential
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ARRESTED, CHARGES, TOVIANO, VIDEO
LSU defensive back Javien Toviano was arrested on video voyeurism charges on Sunday, officials in Louisiana said.
Toviano, 19, turned himself in to authorities in East Baton Rouge. He’s accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent,
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POLITICS, SHAM, AARON, RODGERS
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers lambasted the entire American political scene as a “sham” during a podcast interview earlier this month.
Rodgers, an outspoken critic of government policies about the coronavirus vaccine and public supporter of Independent
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NURSING, HOME, GUNMAN, KILLS
A gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his mother, officials said. The dead were mostly in their 80s and 90s, the prime minister said.
The national police chief, Nikola Milina, said
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TAYLOR, TRUMP, DOUBLE, CELEBRATION
On any other day, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls’ double against the New York Yankees would not have gotten any attention.
On Sunday, Walls drew the eyes of a lot of Americans in the fifth inning of the game when he appeared to pay homage to former
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CHINA, OUTAGE, DEAL, SOUTH
China and the Philippines have reached an agreement intended to end confrontations in the South China Sea that center around the Philippines-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, which China also claims as its territory.
Few details of the deal have been released
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ESTA, CHILDREN, 51, TERBLANCHE
Esta TerBlanche, a South African actress best known for her role on “All My Children,” died on Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 51.
Her death was confirmed by her publicist, Lisa Rodrigo. An autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner was pending,
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