EVENT 1: Covid-19: Booster Shots, Vaccine Mandates
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘vaccine, covid19, high risk, booster shots, pfizer booster, booster, fully vaccinated’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Breaking News: The FDA authorized Covid booster shots for Pfizer vaccine recipients who are over 65 or at high risk, including because of job-related exposure. https://t.co/rNJULZwVtw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 22, 2021
FDA authorizes booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older and high-risk workers https://t.co/8Kf3ypalKt
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 23, 2021
A side-effect of new safety measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19: They're helping to eliminate cases of head lice in schools. https://t.co/VvSep6GCmr
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 23, 2021
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EVENT 2: USHR Passes $1B Defense Bill for Iron Dome
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‘house, iron dome, debt ceiling, debt’
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Biden White House leans toward releasing information about Trump and Jan. 6 attack, setting off legal and political showdown https://t.co/0Ogv9cGuDo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 23, 2021
The Met opened in 1883 and has put on 300 titles. Not one has been by a Black composer. Until now.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 23, 2021
Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, will reopen the opera house with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” https://t.co/wK6WVYOY4H
NEW: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the White House, Senate and House have reached “agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement" on the reconciliation package. https://t.co/RZHUWJvE7N pic.twitter.com/EU9BZwRqwk
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 23, 2021
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EVENT 3: Haitian Migrants Seek Asylum in Del Rio, TX
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘border, haitian migrants, special envoy, haitian refugees, daniel foote, haiti resigns, rio texas, haitian’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns, saying he will not be associated with 'inhumane, counterproductive' deportations of Haitians https://t.co/Bo5kyRB5oM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 23, 2021
Breaking News: A senior U.S. diplomat to Haiti quit, citing the Biden administration’s “inhumane” decision to send migrants in Texas back to Haiti. He had been appointed special envoy to Haiti in July, after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.https://t.co/B3hT6DBtSL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 23, 2021
Horse patrols temporarily suspended at Haitian migrant camp in Del Rio, Texas https://t.co/dKHZSLoDy4
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 23, 2021