EVENT 1: DefSec Rumsfeld Death
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‘donald rumsfeld, rumsfeld, defense secretary, trump’
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Breaking: The Trump Organization and its CFO are expected to be charged with tax-related crimes by Manhattan prosecutors Thursday, people familiar with the matter say https://t.co/c2hytCTwl0
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 30, 2021
A common thread throughout our investigation was how rioters echoed Donald Trump’s rhetoric throughout the day. His tweets made Mike Pence a target of the mob, and his call to march on the Capitol was viewed by many as an act of sending reinforcements. pic.twitter.com/zoI8XSc1Qe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
Big Ag corporation sold land to Trump USDA secretary Sonny Perdue's company for a fraction of its value soon before he took office https://t.co/bpUGaXnqpq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 29, 2021
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EVENT 2: COVID-19: Vaccine Rollout/Delta Variant
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‘delta, variant, fully vaccinated, vaccinated people, vaccinated, wear masks, vaccination rates, #deltavariant, #covid19, cases, covid, mask, vaccine’
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Los Angeles dropped its mask mandate for vaccinated people on June 15 but is asking everyone to put masks back on indoors, citing a growing share of new cases linked to the delta variant https://t.co/5BnmBlaMwI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
Alarms blared across an intensive care unit in Delhi, India. Over two dozen Covid patients on ventilators couldn’t breathe. Staff members did all they could, but it wasn’t enough — the hospital had run out of oxygen. Within seven hours, 21 people died. https://t.co/8FHLjqF5oA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 29, 2021
When will 70% of adults in your state have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine? https://t.co/PpRyrsrXQr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 3: Bill Cosby Conviction Overturned
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‘bill cosby, bill, supreme court, cosby, sexual assault, #metoo’
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Her sexual assault report went nowhere. Years later, the accused man wrote to her: “So I raped you.” https://t.co/jGi4xARv29
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction overturned by Pennsylvania court after spending two years in prison https://t.co/egK4uTZEig
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 30, 2021
Gloria Allred, the women's rights attorney who represents dozens of Bill Cosby accusers, said in a statement that the court's decision "must be devastating" for his accusers but it was not a vindication of Cosby's conduct. https://t.co/egK4uTZEig
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 4: USHR Approves Jan 6 Investigative Committe
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For some, Jan. 6 was just a rally for their president. For others, it was more.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
The New York Times spent months collecting and analyzing footage from the Capitol riot. We scoured radio communications. We interviewed witnesses. Here’s what we found. https://t.co/0EQ2JilQgN
Fact Checker: Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 leader for House Republicans, said monthly border apprehensions carried out by U.S. immigration officials are reaching peak levels last seen in 2000. But the comparison she makes is not apples to apples. https://t.co/FrxK0aiuAx
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 5: NSA-Tucker Carlson Controversy
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‘tucker carlson, nsa, tucker, carlson, fox news, spying, devin nunes, kevin mccarthy’
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The NSA denied Tucker Carlson's claim that the agency is "spying" on him with intent to leak information to get his show canceled. https://t.co/VlE8M8VVTu
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 30, 2021
The National Security Agency denied Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s allegations of attempted sabotage, saying it has never targeted Carlson and focuses on foreign activities https://t.co/KvVePmTdxX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
Analysis: Tucker Carlson is in a credibility battle with the NSA — and so far he’s losing https://t.co/0UHwZb74O3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 6: NY Mayoral Primary Elections
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‘nyc, york city, mayoral primary, eric adams, mayoral race, absentee ballots’
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‘florida, collapse, death toll, condo, surfside, champlain towers’
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Florida condo tenants fled a collapsing building without their pets. Firefighters are trying to reunite them. https://t.co/zUtCurT2FZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
Rescue teams have removed more than three million pounds of debris in their search for survivors after the collapse of a condo tower in South Florida. The death toll rose to 16 on Wednesday. https://t.co/E6tskzAQwL pic.twitter.com/Xglc0LyDAf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
Lightweight, throwable military robots sent to assist with Florida condo collapse https://t.co/zIalYRzc6M
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 8: Critical Race Theory Controversy
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‘race’
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"Trying to shield young people from guilt prevents them from seeing history for what it was," Timothy Snyder writes in @NYTMag. The totalitarianism scholar argues how new laws against discussion of race in schools have dire results for American democracy. https://t.co/BIeWtJZFWL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 29, 2021
The 1921 Tulsa race massacre wasn't the only episode of violence overlooked by historians. U.S. institutions are confronting events like the 1919 Elaine massacre for the first time, even as some states try to limit how racism is discussed in schools. https://t.co/CunuhGhmlJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 29, 2021
The New York City mayoral race plunged into chaos after the Board of Elections, citing a “discrepancy,” removed its latest tabulations from its website. https://t.co/yabclsfqIM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 9: USHR Votes to Remove Confederate Statues
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‘confederate statues, statues, confederate, remove, dred scott’
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The House voted 285-120 to remove statues of Confederates and other historical figures who advocated for slavery or white supremacy from public display in the U.S. Capitol https://t.co/dZjJ7VyH3J
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 30, 2021
The House passed legislation to remove statues of Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol and replace the bust of Roger B. Taney, the U.S. chief justice who wrote the 1857 Supreme Court decision that said people of African descent are not U.S. citizens. https://t.co/0Fu1mBvBUm
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 30, 2021
The House voted to remove statues of Confederate and other white supremacist leaders from public display at the U.S. Capitol. The legislation will now go to the Senate. https://t.co/uVLayxoTyA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
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EVENT 10: Trump Org. CFO Indicted
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‘trump organization, manhattan district’
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