Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, JAN, PENCE, COMMITTEE
Standing against what he calls a left turn away from God and a Democrat spin into a two-tiered system of justice, former President Donald Trump teased a 2024 president campaign Friday before the Faith and Freedom Coalition — stopping short once again of declaring
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CHURCH, SHOOTING, ALABAMA, POLICE
It took place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Two people were shot and killed and one injured Thursday evening at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, The Vestavia Hills Police Department said.
Police were alerted
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COVID, AUTHORIZES, FDA, VACCINES
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized both Moderna’s and Pfizer’s coronavirus shots for children under the age of five.
“Many parents, caregivers and clinicians have been waiting for a vaccine for younger children and this action,” FDA
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President Biden on Friday loaded up first cat Willow for yet another long weekend in Delaware, as first lady Jill Biden cut short her husband’s replies to questions on what most Americans are struggling with — record-high gas prices and soaring inflation.
The
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UKRAINE, EU, CANDIDATE, STATUS
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 17)
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As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Ukraine's bid to join the European Union
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MUSK, ELON, SPACEX, EMPLOYEES
On Thursday, Twitter held an “all hands” virtual meeting for employees to hear from Elon Musk about his plans for the company as they move toward finalizing the deal for him to take over the platform.
Musk has said that he wants to eliminate bots and try to
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SCHOOL, STUDENTS, MISGENDERING, PRIDE
A Fairfax County, Virginia parent said Friday that the local school board’s "focus is completely off" after officials approved potential punishments for students who "maliciously misgender" their classmates.
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) approved
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ABORTION, COURT, IOWA, SUPREME
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(CNN) The Supreme Court gave women nationwide the right to obtain an abortion nearly 50 years ago, and now it is poised to take it away.
To understand
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THOMAS, GINNI, CLARENCE, JAN
The House Jan. 6 committee sent Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Virginia “Ginni” Thomas a letter requesting that she meet with lawmakers after news broke earlier this week that she had communicated with attorney John Eastman, who pushed to overturn
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COLBERT, ARRESTED, CAPITOL, STEPHEN
A group of staffers for CBS's "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" were arrested and charged with unlawful entry Thursday night after allegedly entering a House office building illegally, Newsmax has learned.
"On June 16, 2022, at approximately 8:30 p.m.,
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HEARD, AMBER, JOHNNY, DEPP
Was there more to be heard?
Amber Heard claims notes from her doctor that were kept out of her defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp could have made a difference.
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Still reeling from a $10 million jury verdict against her and a trouncing
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JUNETEENTH, ICE, CREAM, SHIRTS
The nation's youngest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is Sunday.
Although the day falls on June 19, like other federal holidays that fall on a weekend, the official observance is shifted to the neighboring weekday, in this case Monday this year.
Officially recognized
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MCMAHON, WWE, VINCE, STEPS
Vince McMahon has “voluntarily stepped back” as WWE CEO and chairman during a board investigation into alleged misconduct with a former female employee, the company said Friday.
McMahon allegedly paid a $3 million “hush” settlement to a paralegal to cover
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NEW, ELECTION, MEXICO, CERTIFY
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexico’s Democratic secretary of state over the commission’s conspiracy-fueled refusal to certify election results comes to a head Friday, the state’s certification deadline.
The
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BIDEN, GAS, CLIMATE, MEETING
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who has recently been focused on boosting oil production to reduce rising gasoline costs, turned his attention to climate change on Friday when he convened a virtual meeting of some of the world’s biggest economies.
Among
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MAYOR, NYC, DRAG, ADAMS
Move over Cuomo and de Blasio, there’s a new feud in town.
Mayor Adams backed up City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams in her broadside against progressive Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday, saying that instead of taking to social media
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SOCIAL, NEWSOM, TRUTH, JOINS
Only Governor Hair Gel could be this expert at self-parody.
This man is a FOOL. How do I know this? Because despite California’s overriding problems which he has done nothing to solve, Newsom is still deluded that he can mount a run for the presidency in 2024.
Californians
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UKRAINE, MISSING, BIDEN, TV
President Biden says he has been briefed on the two Americans believed to be missing in Ukraine and stressed that people should not travel to the war-ravaged country to fight Russian troops.
“I have been briefed. We don’t know where they are,” Mr. Biden told
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PUTIN, RUSSIA, SANCTIONS, OVERCOME
Washington (CNN) Three months into US-led sanctions designed to crush Russia's economy for its war in Ukraine , Russia has appeared surprisingly resilient.
The ruble has rebounded and is now worth more than before the invasion. The Kremlin's coffers are overflowing
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ATTACKS, FBI, PRO, LIFE
The FBI is investigating violence and threats against pro-life groups ahead of a Supreme Court decision that is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, the bureau said on Friday.
“The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource
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