Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, WHITE, ZIENTS, HOUSE
Jeffrey Zients at a news briefing at the White House, in Washington on April 13, 2021. President Biden said on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 that Zients, who served as the coronavirus response coordinator and a chairman of Biden's transition, would take over as the
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CLASSIFIED, PENCE, BIDEN, DOCS
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Friday on “CNN This Morning” that President Joe Biden, former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump should all have regrets about having classified information in their homes and offices.
Manchin said,
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MCDANIEL, RONNA, CHAIR, RNC
A feud over the Republican party’s future and its recent lackluster performance at the ballot box was decided in favor of the status quo on Friday, with Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel easily beating back an insurgent challenge
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PLOT, IRANIAN, CHARGES, AMERICAN
A New York federal court on Friday unveiled an indictment charging three men on murder-for-hire and money laundering charges for plotting the assassination of a U.S. citizen targeted by the Iranian government.
All three men, associated with an Eastern European
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OFFICER, CAPITOL, YEARS, SENTENCED
The Jan. 6 rioter who attacked fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with pepper spray was sentenced Friday to 6 years and 8 months in prison.
Julian Khater, 33, of Somerset, New Jersey, pleaded guilty last year to assaulting officers with a dangerous
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the
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SANTOS, GEORGE, FEC, TREASURER
The Department of Justice has told the Federal Election Commission to hold off on any enforcement action against Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in the DOJ’s clearest signal yet that it’s conducting its own criminal investigation into Santos’ campaign finances,
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KOREA, SOUTH, NORTH, OFFICIAL
Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defenses with heavy fighting in the north and east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need for more Western weapons, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
The Ukrainian military said fierce battles were
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SCHIFF, ETHICS, SENATE, HIT
I have to give it to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) — he and the group that challenged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) were able to help bring about some positive change to the process. We’ve now gotten some important movement, such as the committee to deal with
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TYRE, NICHOLS, RELEASE, FEEL
Guy is not some social regressive. But he has tips for people on how to both mitigate the crisis of fast fashion and enhance their wardrobes while doing it: things like building wardrobes over time, shopping vintage, and buying fewer things for more money.
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DJOKOVIC, AUSTRALIAN, NOVAK, OPEN
CNN —
Novak Djokovic said his father, Srdjan, had “no intention” of supporting any kind of “war initiatives” after being filmed with a group of Russian supporters at the Australian Open.
Djokovic reached his 10th Australian Open final on Friday after defeating
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DEHUMANIZING, FRENCH, AP, MOCKS
PARIS — As an exercise in style, the tweet from The Associated Press Stylebook appeared to strain taste and diplomacy: “We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing ‘the’ labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college
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JAY, LENO, MOTORCYCLE, BONES
CNN —
Jay Leno says he broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident months after suffering severe burns to his face after another mishap.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the former late-night talk show host said he was knocked off his
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PRO, ABORTION, LIFE, GROUPS
Pro-life groups have begun protesting Walgreens and CVS after the companies announced plans to dispense abortion pills following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory change.
Roughly 100 pro-life activists led by Live Action protested outside of
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CALIFORNIA, WATER, ALLOCATIONS, CITIES
The winter storms in California will boost water allocations for the state's cities
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Weeks of historic rainfall in California won't be enough to end a severe drought, but
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5
MUSK, TWITTER, ELON, HOUSE
Twitter CEO Elon Musk traveled to Capitol Hill on Thursday and met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to discuss how Twitter can be “fair to both parties,” Musk said on his social media platform.
Musk noted he also met with House Minority Leader Hakeem
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PACKER, BILLY, BASKETBALL, 82
Legendary college basketball announcer Billy Packer, who covered the NCAA Tournament and Final Four for three-plus decades and was one of the most prominent voices in the sport, died Thursday at 82.
Packer's family announced his passing on Twitter.
Packer's
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TRUMP, UKRAINE, BIDEN, WAR
The Biden administration has finally relented and will send 31 American-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine. This decision is welcome, but it comes too late to help the Ukrainians as they prepare for a renewed Russian onslaught this spring. It illustrates, once
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CLANCY, LINDSAY, MOM, MASSACHUSETTS
Baby Callan Clancy died in a Boston hospital three days after his mother Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled him and his brother and sister before attempting suicide by jumping out a window.
"(Friday), at approximately 12:30 p.m., the state Office of the Chief
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BRIDEGAN, EX, JARED, HUSBAND
Henry Tenon, the Florida man accused of killing Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan in front of his young daughter, worked regularly for the husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife, according to a local report.
Tenon, 61, worked as a contractor for Mario Fernandez, who
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HOUSE, OIL, STRATEGIC, REPUBLICANS
A maze of crude oil pipe and equipment is seen with the American and Texas flags flying in the background at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday aimed at limiting the president's
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