EVENT 1: Trump Sues Google, Facebook, Twitter
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Trump will face an uphill battle in court, under Section 230. The lawsuit also is likely to face claims that any action against the platforms violates their First Amendment rights. https://t.co/61nxHNf8jj
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
Former president Donald Trump filed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook, Google and Twitter and their CEOs, escalating his long-running battle with the companies following their suspensions of his accounts. https://t.co/2XXgpizUPq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
Trump says “there was no reason” for officer to shoot rioter who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 https://t.co/6I9H2XyXHk
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
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‘delta, variant, #covid19, vaccination rates, covid, #deltavariant, cases, fully vaccinated, covid19, vaccines, pfizer vaccine, vaccinated, vaccine, coronavirus’
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All Marylanders who died of covid in June were unvaccinated, data shows https://t.co/PgDEUBvSln
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
Peter de Vries, a well-known Dutch crime reporter famous for solving cold cases, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in central Amsterdam, the police said. https://t.co/RxOb2UYWyd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2021
THE NOTE: Over the six months history's been rewritten — in many cases quite dishonestly.@rickklein has more: https://t.co/NdaHz0um1b
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 7, 2021
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‘months ago, capitol, ashli babbitt, january 6th, insurrection, jan 6th, #ashlibabbitt’
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Rep. Mo Brooks says he can’t be sued for inciting Capitol riot because he is a federal employee https://t.co/qdRBtN1kES
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 6, 2021
Opinion: Drive the all-new Toyota Paranoia, Official Car of the Jan. 6 Insurrection https://t.co/ARo5Hn0CJv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
Rep. Andy Kim's bright blue suit took on new meaning as photos of him kneeling in it while picking up trash after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol went viral. Now, Kim is donating the suit to the Smithsonian. https://t.co/KAgnVLWGpX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
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EVENT 4: Haiti President Assasinated
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‘haiti, president, jovenel, assassinated, haitian, #haiti, assassination’
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The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union is taking a stand against a recent spate of laws that restrict public-school lessons on racism, vowing legal action to protect any member who “gets in trouble for teaching honest history.” https://t.co/6zbLCEOk4k
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 6, 2021
President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated in an attack at his home on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the prime minister said.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2021
His wife, Martine Moïse, was also shot and her condition was not immediately clear.
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Breaking News: President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated in an attack at his home near the capital, Port-au-Prince, the prime minister said.https://t.co/lOLd2cpo2P
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2021
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EVENT 5: Critical Race Theory Controversy
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EVENT 6: FL Tropical Storm Elsa
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Florida’s high-rise building regulations have long been among the strictest in the nation. But after parts of Champlain Towers South collapsed, evidence has mounted that those rules have been enforced unevenly by local officials, and sometimes not at all. https://t.co/wLV0Uy8eXJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 5, 2021
Key West streets turned to roaring rivers and Tampa was blasted by high winds and heavy rains as Elsa, weakening slightly but still a powerful storm, rolled up Florida's west coast Wednesday. https://t.co/4aW08Te0ds
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 7, 2021
Florida manatees are dying at alarming rates: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this before’ https://t.co/uEtNr4jEc5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 17, 2021
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EVENT 7: NSA-Tucker Carlson Controversy
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‘tucker carlson, tucker, nsa, carlson’
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EVENT 8: Marjorie Taylor Greene Holocaust Remarks
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Weeks after Holocaust Museum visit, Rep. Greene makes new Nazi-era comparison in opposing vaccination push https://t.co/ClOTWEnIJL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2021
The change comes after The New York Times reported that Nichols, who is white, suggested that a Black colleague, Maria Taylor, had been selected for a marquee job because of her race. ESPN has been trying to deal with the scandal for months. https://t.co/layvQ5r1y4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
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EVENT 9: NY Mayoral Democratic Primary
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Breaking News: Eric Adams won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City, according to The Associated Press, putting him on track to become the second Black mayor in the history of the nation’s largest city. https://t.co/GNbrxPjPn6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and former police officer, won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, according to election results https://t.co/qBBRV0iRU9
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 7, 2021
Eric Adams won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, putting him on track to become the second Black mayor in the history of the nation’s largest city. https://t.co/PUMMahRwGY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2021