EVENT 1: Investigation Into Trump Organization
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‘trump, tax fraud, weisselberg, michael cohen, #trumpcrimefamily, #trumporganization’
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BREAKING: Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance has charged The Trump Organization and its longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. https://t.co/fqF2qEsOJS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 1, 2021
Journalists @yabutaleb7 and @damianpaletta will discuss their new book “Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History" in a @TwitterSpaces live chat.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
Listen in and ask your questions today at 1pm ET. https://t.co/IwGvD3hzjJ
Donald Trump’s business once cloaked him in gilded fame. Now it faces felonies, debt and toxic brand. https://t.co/QJt7PnUZny
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
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EVENT 2: Covid-19 Variants and Vaccine Rates
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‘delta, variant, vaccine, vaccination rates, mrna vaccines, #covid19, covid, covid19, full approval, fully vaccinated, #deltavariant, vaccinated, vaccines, #coronavirus, coronavirus, vaccination, july 4th’
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Why is everyone so concerned about the Delta variant?
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
Does the call for masking mean the vaccines don’t offer enough protection?
And should vaccinated people be worried about breakthrough infections?
Here are some answers. https://t.co/UHSxHR9MuQ
The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant, even eight months after inoculation, the company reported on Thursday. https://t.co/yrSE7BV0Jx
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 2, 2021
Wearing a Star of David, Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh compares coronavirus measures to the Holocaust https://t.co/hY4lMikE9N
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 1, 2021
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EVENT 3: Voting Rights, Particularly Concerning Minority Voters
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‘supreme court, voting rights, court, rights act, critical race, voting, voter suppression, ballot harvesting, voter fraud, john roberts, scotus decision, conservative majority, #forthepeopleact, scotus ruling’
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Some call voting restrictions upheld by Supreme Court "Jim Crow 2.0." Here’s the ugly history behind that phrase. https://t.co/bzqmQN1yeT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
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EVENT 4: Criticism of International Olympic Committee
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‘sha carri, olympics, gold medal, marijuana, performance enhancing, richardson, testing positive, swim caps, black women, michael phelps, olympic committee, olympic, tested positive, smoke weed, drug test, smoking weed, shacarri, bullshit, testosterone levels, natural form, weed, cannabis’
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Brianna McNeal, an Olympic hurdler who last month qualified for Tokyo, said she didn’t open her door to antidoping officials in 2020 because she was in bed recovering after an abortion.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 2, 2021
She now feels compelled to speak about her abortion to clear her name.https://t.co/azFkgCXdUn
When Virginia legalizes marijuana Thursday, people 21 and older can finally roll up across the state — in small amounts — and even cultivate up to four plants. Just not on college campuses. https://t.co/jyfRGzaaSW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
American sprinting champion Sha’Carri Richardson has apologized for the positive marijuana test that will prevent her from running her signature event at the Olympics, saying she used marijuana at trials to cope with the death of her biological mother. https://t.co/fTSEyCfGn1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
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EVENT 5: Investigation into Capitol Riots
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‘ashli babbitt, kevin mccarthy, mccarthy, shot ashli, killed ashli, ashli, babbitt, liz cheney, january 6th, domestic terrorist, capitol police, capitol rioter, capitol riot, jan 6th, speaker pelosi, select committee, gop members, paul gosar, capitol attack, #jan6th, capitol’
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Our investigation revealed at least eight locations where rioters breached the Capitol, more than previously identified.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
In some, police battled rioters before being forcibly overwhelmed. In others, officers stepped aside. pic.twitter.com/eF9TC4KQYJ
Latest alleged Oath Keeper arrested in Capitol riot turned over body armor and firearms https://t.co/5iRZJhEjqO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2021
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
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EVENT 6: US Troops Leaving Afghanistan and Taliban Expansion
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‘afghanistan, bagram, taliban, kabul’
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With little fanfare and no public ceremony, American troops and their Western allies departed Afghanistan’s largest air base.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 2, 2021
Bagram, the sprawling outpost from which the U.S. waged war for nearly two decades, was handed over to the Afghan government.https://t.co/CHJmRqlh8F pic.twitter.com/NrT0ATYvw8
American troops have left Bagram, Afghanistan’s largest air base, officials said, an outpost from which the U.S. waged war for nearly two decades.https://t.co/6mAG3W0iXV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 2, 2021