EVENT 1: Bezos Blue Origin Flight Launch
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‘space, jeff bezos, bezos, jeff, blue origin, wally funk, #blueorigin, launch, flight, #nsfirsthumanflight’
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Wally Funk, 82, has probably spent more time in airplanes as a pilot than Jeff Bezos and the other men she just went into space with have spent as airplane passengers. She fought for decades to be an astronaut, but was shut out because of her gender. https://t.co/kYHXaveplR pic.twitter.com/mTDjRkKuFu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
Jeff Bezos and three passengers launched for the edge of space, on a flight the Amazon founder hopes will kick-start an expansive new era for human space travel https://t.co/ncJL5CEDR9
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 20, 2021
Wally Funk, 82, will become the oldest person ever to travel to space, decades after she was denied the opportunity.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
She was among a group of women in the 1960s who passed NASA's rigorous criteria for selecting astronauts.https://t.co/AhJ5RpTgyB
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EVENT 2: Coronavirus: Vaccinations, Delta Variant
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‘delta, variant, vaccination rates, fully vaccinated, vaccinated, #deltavariant, vaccine’
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Indiana University can require students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a federal judge affirmed on Monday. It appeared to be the first ruling upholding a Covid vaccine mandate by a university. https://t.co/daZdNmbm3E
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 19, 2021
Going further than CDC, pediatricians group recommends masks in schools even for the vaccinated https://t.co/hNOMOS3yUX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says the delta variant now represents 83% of sequenced COVID-19 cases in the country.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 20, 2021
“This is a dramatic increase up from 50% the week of July 3.” https://t.co/PqXpmA4LSD pic.twitter.com/a5BZJGowr8
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EVENT 3: Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene
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‘twitter, marjorie taylor, taylor greene, misinformation, greene’
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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was suspended from Twitter for 12 hours, the company said on Monday, after she posted messages that violated its policy against sharing misleading information about the coronavirus. https://t.co/nG5Kn5JXJh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for 12 hours for spreading covid-19 misinformation https://t.co/M3ApNNTN9o
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for 12 hours after a pair of posts about Covid-19 that the company says violated its misinformation policy. https://t.co/SzYUhGJhk7
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 20, 2021
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EVENT 4: Fauci-Paul COVID Exchange
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‘rand paul, dr fauci, fauci’
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"Senator Paul," Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, "you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly, and I want to say that officially."
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/jI60pxWS6o pic.twitter.com/PJydwlzJg5
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EVENT 5: Jan 6 Capitol Riot Investigation Committee
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‘jim jordan, kevin mccarthy, january 6th, jan 6th, mccarthy, kevin’
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NEW: House Minority Leader McCarthy selects 5 Republicans to join the select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, two GOP aides tell @NBCNews; Speaker Pelosi has the power to veto McCarthy's choices. https://t.co/I7wWa4SG6a
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 20, 2021
Jim Jordan, four other Republicans chosen by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on panel investigating Jan. 6 riots https://t.co/iZ0tERLXgX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
Jim Jordan said the congressional panel examining Jan. 6 is an attack on Trump. Now he may join the committee. https://t.co/QsWBx2HtJM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
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EVENT 6: Trump Inaugural Committe Chair Indicted
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‘tom barrack, thomas barrack, barrack, united arab, inaugural committee’
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Breaking News: Thomas Barrack, a friend of Donald Trump and one of his top 2016 campaign fund-raisers, was indicted on federal charges of violating a law requiring lobbyists for foreign interests to disclose their work.https://t.co/G8FNAZWqGs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
Tom Barrack, an investor and longtime Trump ally, was arrested on charges that he acted as a foreign agent of the U.A.E. and lied to federal investigators https://t.co/ED1thKbv4v
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 20, 2021
Thomas Barrack, Trump ally who chaired his inaugural committee, indicted in foreign lobbying case https://t.co/J3nzIYSacq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
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EVENT 7: TX Senate Votes to End Teaching Requirement on KKK Being “Morally Wrong”
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‘wrong, klux klan, texas senate, public schools, klan’
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