Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BOWL, SUPER, LX, SEAHAWKS
Super Bowl 60 is set and it's a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks
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Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act.
Super Bowl 60 is set and it's
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STORM, WINTER, POWER, FLIGHTS
California airports are experiencing widespread flight delays and cancellations as an intense winter storm sweeps across much of the US.
While the Golden State itself is forecast to see pleasant weather, the ripple effects of extreme cold and heavy snow elsewhere
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DHS, MINNEAPOLIS, FUNDING, SENATE
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats' news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the deadline for the release of the Epstein files on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.
The U.S. government is nearing the brink of a partial shutdown
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WALZ, TRUMP, ICE, COMPARES
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcing the nation’s immigration laws to Nazi Germany and referenced the story of Anne Frank.
During a press conference on Sunday, Walz questioned what President Donald Trump’s
Continued at Breitbart...
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UKRAINE, TALKS, SECURITY, RUSSIA
Negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are showing signs of progress, but major challenges remain, according to a senior Kremlin official
Talks with US and Ukraine were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
In this photo provided
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SUNDANCE, FROST, FILM, MAXWELL
Janet Jensen and Maxwell Frost attend the Creative Coalition Fabulous 50 Festival dinner at Buona Vita on Friday in Park City, Utah.
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Utah police arrested a man accused
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ISRAEL, HOSTAGE, GAZA, ANNOUNCES
Israel on Monday confirmed that the remains of Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, have been recovered and returned home.
Gvili, a 24-year-old Israel Police officer from Meitar at the time of his death, was killed during fighting
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POST, CALIFORNIA, NEW, YORK
The launch of The California Post is an important moment for our city and state. While I won’t agree with everything in these pages, I know that more information is better for our public discourse, and I appreciate their invitation to share thoughts about the
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MAINE, CRASHES, PRIVATE, CARRYING
Private jet carrying eight crashes in Maine
A private jet carrying eight people has crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine, aviation authorities have said.
The Bombardier Challenger 600 went down at around 19:45
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CALLS, GAME, ABOLISH, CHARLES
NBA analyst Charles Barkley responded to the news of a recent Border Patrol agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis, pointing out that “Two people have died for no reason” and that it was “Just sad.”
During a segment of Inside the NBA, Barkley was asked by
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VIKINGS, ICE, VOTERS, CAPTAIN
Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer is speaking out against the hundreds of anti-ICE agitators in Minnesota and says he knows why Democrats are fighting so hard to stop President Trump’s immigration policies.
Brewer blasted the state’s Democrats for
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TRUMP, CANADA, CHINA, 100
Canada has "no intention" of pursuing a free trade deal with China, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap punitive tariffs on Ottawa.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Carney said that the country respects its
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STORM, WINTER, REMOTE, MAMDANI
New York City schools will be closed Monday due to Winter Storm Fern, but students are still expected to show up for class online, Mayor Mamdani announced.
Hizzoner’s decision to move the classes remotely will have the city’s nearly 500,000 public school students
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NOEM, WALZ, FREY, HOCHUL
During an appearance on FOX News’s The Sunday Briefing this week, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stressed that Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) have not “expressed any concern” over the injuries suffered by federal officers.
During the live
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TRUMP, TOM, MINNESOTA, HOMAN
White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks on FOX News on the North Lawn of the White House on February 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan will head to Minnesota to manage U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's on-the-ground
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TRUMP, BAD, ADVICE, GOV
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) said President Donald Trump is getting “bad advice” on his immigration policies.
Host Dana Bash said, “Are you comfortable with what the Trump administration is doing in Minnesota?
Stitt said,
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ABRAHAM, CARRIER, USS, LINCOLN
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has entered CENTCOM waters in the Indian Ocean amid increasing threats from Iran, a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Monday.
Reports say Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has gone underground, suggesting the country
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TRUMP, NATO, AFGHANISTAN, ROLE
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday called President Donald Trump's comments about NATO allies’ role in Afghanistan "unacceptable," pushing back against suggestions they "stayed a little back" from the front lines.
"Following the terrorist
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GENERAL, CHINA, UPPING, PURGE
Yesterday, we were all sort of stunned to find that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping had summarily dismissed and had placed under investigation General Zhang Youxia, the now-former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission; see New Round of Purges Wrack
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TRUMP, LAWSUIT, HOUSE, LATE
President Donald Trump said Sunday that it was "too late" to halt construction of a new ballroom at the White House, despite a newly filed lawsuit challenging the project.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the ballroom as "a GIFT (ZERO taxpayer
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ESTRANGED, FOUND, 75, FOOT
A wealthy Southern California tech entrepreneur has been charged with murdering his estranged wife, whose body was found at the bottom of a 75-foot embankment off a mountain road late last year, police said.
The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office
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MISINFORMATION, KERR, MEDIA, AMERICANS
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr on Sunday talked about the Border Patrol-involved shooting in Minneapolis that led to the postponement of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The incident occurred Saturday and left one man dead – who
Continued at Fox News...