EVENT 1: Covid-19: Biden Descreases Antibody Treatments Sent to FL
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‘covid, biden, vaccine, fully vaccinated, monoclonal antibody, #covid19, vaccinated, public health, life saving, side effects, monoclonal antibodies, joy reid, #floridaisvietnam, natural immunity, mask mandates, booster shots, supply chains, tucker carlson, fbi director, ron desantis, florida’
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Pressed on engaging directly with public figures who have large social followings over vaccine messaging, press sec. Psaki tells @karentravers: "We don't always know how effective working in partnership with celebrities may or may not be." https://t.co/1oEtxQLypO pic.twitter.com/F40oS17ZgS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2021
Billboards showing President Joe Biden "Making the Taliban Great Again" recently popped up in Pennsylvania and a former senator is staking claim for them. https://t.co/ThUvP1uP2S
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 16, 2021
Asked if new oil pipelines undermine Pres. Biden’s climate goals, White House press sec. Jen Psaki tells @maryaliceparks that Biden has “taken across the board steps, every step he can take within his control, to move the climate agenda forward.” https://t.co/wwQcRDo6N5 pic.twitter.com/8rfSVsfuTr
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2021
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EVENT 2: Rally in Support of Jan. 6th Defendants
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‘justice, rally, capitol police, national guard, j6, capitol, january 6th, jan 6th, political prisoners, false flag’
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Capitol Police request National Guard if needed ahead of rally defending those arrested after Jan. 6 https://t.co/47zzt5ub6o
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2021
Perspective: “It's long past time for those who ignored complaints about the USA Gymnastics team doctor to face justice.” https://t.co/QRRk5ccGqV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2021
Analysis: “Am I scared? Absolutely,” a Capitol Police officer says before Sept. 18 rally https://t.co/c3QotiTN9F
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2021
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EVENT 3: California Recall Election
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‘california, recall, gavin newsom, newsom, larry elder, case rate, gavin’
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom easily defeated an attempt to drive him from office, despite pre-election polls showing high enthusiasm among Republican voters. For the GOP, it's again time to evaluate what went wrong. https://t.co/BqpuUI4D5p
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 16, 2021
California firefighters fought through flames as wildfires continue across the state. pic.twitter.com/e1bjQDKk92
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 16, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom's comprehensive defeat of the recall campaign against him has vaulted him into his strongest political position to date, boosting his national profile and setting him up for a far simpler reelection race next year https://t.co/WHwTZCDNyZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 15, 2021
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EVENT 4: Democratic Attorney Indicted in Investigation of Russia Probe
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‘fbi, john durham, clinton campaign, michael sussmann, special counsel, hillary clinton, chris wray, alfa bank, perkins coie, durham’
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John Durham, the prosecutor reviewing FBI's Trump-Russia probe, charges lawyer whose firm represented Hillary Clinton’s campaign https://t.co/Yh4cEgypgJ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2021
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EVENT 5: General Milley, Secret Calls to Chinese Counterpart
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‘milley, gen mark, gen, joint chiefs, president trump, chinese counterpart, #milley’
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“Peril,” a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward and national political reporter Robert Costa, reveals how Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict. https://t.co/PaH60y3ocg
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 14, 2021
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EVENT 6: Moderate Democrats Oppose Plan to Lower Drug Prices
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‘drug, prices, lower, big pharma, scott peters, pharma, prescription drugs, pharmaceutical industry’
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International Criminal Court authorizes investigation into bloody Philippine drug war led by Duterte https://t.co/7i7VJjlBuy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2021
Review: In his new book, "Uncontrolled Spread," a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner who saw the Covid-19 crisis from multiple angles surveys what went wrong with America’s response to the pandemic https://t.co/1yTw3zIYdM
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 15, 2021
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EVENT 7: FBI Criticism of Larry Nassar, Kavanaugh Investigations
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‘larry nassar, brett kavanaugh, fbi director, sexual abuse, fbi, chris wray, abuse, simone biles, christopher wray, sexual assault, aly raisman, kavanaugh, nassar, young women’
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"How much is a little girl worth?"
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 15, 2021
In emotional opening remarks at Senate hearing on FBI's handling of Larry Nassar investigation, U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles urges accountability: "We have been failed and we deserve answers." https://t.co/v2R0HhN9LN pic.twitter.com/rBFqA82D50
Gymnast Maggie Nichols blasts FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation in opening statement: "The survivors of Larry Nassar have a right to know why their well-being was placed in jeopardy by these individuals who chose not to do their jobs." https://t.co/VDlVUemWkr pic.twitter.com/meX5FVi5Nt
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 15, 2021
Simone Biles cried as she told a Senate panel on Wednesday how she wanted to protect other young people from suffering at the hands of a pedophile. She and hundreds of girls and women were molested by Larry Nassar, the former U.S. gymnastics team doctor. https://t.co/rSMis25UL9 pic.twitter.com/NYhdQXctQ9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 15, 2021