EVENT 1: COVID19 | Vaccines, Delta Variant
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‘vaccine, delta variant, vaccinated, #deltavariant, variant, vaccines’
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Coronavirus infections are dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds https://t.co/670wqxqoxh
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2021
Breaking News: Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine demonstrated an overall efficacy of 90.4%, on par with the vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, in a new trial. But with the U.S. awash in other options, it might be needed more elsewhere. https://t.co/wyYGXxMlzG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
Pres. Biden: "I continue to say to America: if you have not been vaccinated, get vaccinated. Get vaccinated as soon as possible." https://t.co/KGID8Ct1MN pic.twitter.com/ex7lu2MYrJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 14, 2021
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EVENT 2: Meeting of World Leaders | G7, NATO, Biden-Putin
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‘press conference, nato summit, vladimir putin, nato, g7 summit, putin, world leaders’
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The NATO summit communiqué, a 45-page document that leaders will approve on Monday, deals explicitly with China’s military ambitions for the first time, according to a copy obtained by The New York Times. https://t.co/APMNiUN1gb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
Full transcript: @NBCNews' interview with Russian President Putin. https://t.co/EkleujdggZ
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 14, 2021
President Biden says it “remains to be seen” if Ukraine will be able to join NATO, a move long sought by Ukraine and vehemently opposed by Russia. https://t.co/kvnw6BkQyX
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 14, 2021
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EVENT 3: Trump-era Justice Department’s efforts to seize phone and email records of journalists
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‘merrick garland, doj, attorney general, john demers, phone records, garland’
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EVENT 4: New Israeli Government
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‘prime minister, israel, israeli, netanyahu, naftali bennett’
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A planned film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks has drawn a backlash in New Zealand, with some Muslims denouncing as “white saviorism” the decision to focus on the response by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. One producer dropped out on Monday. https://t.co/ptjbehJ0LQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
The long, divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu officially ended on Sunday night, as Israel’s Parliament gave its vote of confidence to a coalition government stitched together by widely disparate anti-Netanyahu forces. https://t.co/idNReScL8S
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
The long and divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant Israeli politician of the past generation, officially ended on Sunday, at least for the time being, as the country’s Parliament gave its vote of confidence to a coalition government. https://t.co/TCUDhwbxdQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
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EVENT 5: Mitch McConnell to block Biden SCOTUS nominee
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‘supreme court, mitch mcconnell, block biden’
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Senator Mitch McConnell threatened on Monday to block any Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Biden in 2024 if Republicans regain control of the Senate next year. https://t.co/lNJTi4OTF2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2021
Analysis: Mitch McConnell offers another strong hint that he’s probably not going to meet Democrats halfway https://t.co/YNoUWOFn8w
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2021
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EVENT 6: Debate over teaching Critical Race Theory
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‘race’
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