EVENT 1: Covid-19: Vaccinations, Delta Variant
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‘delta variant, unvaccinated folks, unvaccinated, kay ivey, delta, #covid19, vaccinated people, fully vaccinated, covid cases, vaccination rate, huckabee sanders, vaccinated, mask mandates, covid, vaccine mandates, nursing home, ron desantis, vaccine passports, vaccination rates, vaccine’
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Breaking News: Some Florida hospitals have more Covid patients than at any point in the pandemic, as national alarm rises over lagging vaccination rates in parts of the U.S. https://t.co/1mi6OZKbiB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2021
Alabama’s GOP governor says “it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for covid-19 spike https://t.co/gqCqCg5Hud
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 23, 2021
Covid-19 vaccines are holding up well against the Delta variant because it isn’t so different from the original strain that it can evade the shots https://t.co/g5jtvUn9oY
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 23, 2021
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‘olympics, opening ceremony, #tokyo2020, games, tokyo, opening, olympic, #olympics, #tokyoolympics, athletes, #openingceremony, team usa, simone biles, #olympicgames’
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Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles and Gwen Berry are among the Black women who will carry the burden of delivering standout performances in Tokyo. The Olympic movement disrespects and fails to support them, writes Kurt Streeter.https://t.co/s7zDkO9GdT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2021
Several hundred people are gathered near Olympic Stadium in Tokyo to protest holding the Games during the pandemic. The stadium is quiet enough that they are audible during the ceremony. https://t.co/5gtlk6YROhhttps://t.co/7TBSguuOFB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2021
"The hot, shirtless Tongan flagbearer from Rio is BACK!"
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2021
Pita Taufatofua became an overnight sensation five years ago when he marched shirtless and in a traditional Tongan outfit at the opening ceremonies in 2016 and 2018. He is back for #Tokyo2020. https://t.co/lSzzr8Lsf4 pic.twitter.com/bT2HlMoKhO
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EVENT 3: Criticism of FBI Kavanaugh Investigation
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‘brett kavanaugh, white house, fbi director, fbi, blasey ford, kavanaugh, christopher wray’
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The FBI said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh during its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham. https://t.co/vp4eq75JLC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 22, 2021
Opinion: The FBI’s “investigation” of Kavanaugh was laughable https://t.co/h12uSDN0yW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 23, 2021
HAPPENING NOW: White House press sec. Jen Psaki briefs reporters. https://t.co/mroIPJ3Dru
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 23, 2021
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EVENT 4: Cleveland Indians announce ‘Guardians’ as new name
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‘team, cleveland, guardians, indians, #guardians’
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Breaking News: Cleveland’s baseball team will become the Guardians after the current season, dropping the controversial “Indians” name it has used for over 100 years. https://t.co/Z2ulI6mfLK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2021
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‘dc, 14th street, 14th, gun violence’
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All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘tucker carlson, tucker, carlson, fox news’
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The Fox News host attacked Harry Dunn, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who fended off rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6 during a recent show, calling him an "angry left-wing political activist."
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 23, 2021
Dunn's lawyers issued a response rebuking Carlson's comments. https://t.co/coqArVdIGl
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EVENT 7: Mississippi Asks SCOTUS To Overturn Roe v Wade
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‘supreme court, overturn roe, mississippi, roe, pro life’
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