Emerging Topics in U.S. News
New York City subway MetroCard to be retired The iconic card was swiped by millions daily for the past 32 years and will be retired Dec. 31.
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LEAVITT, KAROLINE, HOUSE, SECRETARY
The White House press office will soon have an extra little helper.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that she and her husband are expecting their second child in May of next year, calling it the “greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for.”
White
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KENNEDY, CENTER, TRUMP, MUSICIAN
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
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The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas
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WINTER, STORM, NEW, FDNY
Thousands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms
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Getty Images Up to 9in (23cm) of snow could fall on New York City on Friday
Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the
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NIGERIA, TRUMP, STRIKES, ISIS
The Washington Post editorial board said that the Trump administration's military strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria were a "welcome change" and that the president would "be wise to remain engaged" in the region.
In a Saturday editorial, the Post praised
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FLORIDA, WIFE, NFL, STEPDAUGHTER
A Winter Haven, Florida, man allegedly shot and killed his wife then shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter on December 22 following an argument about an NFL game.
FOX 13 reported the Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd indicated that the man, Jason Kenney, began screaming
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TIMES, SQUARE, BALL, DROP
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Times Square will be hosting a patriotic ball drop shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, and a Fourth of July ball drop.
In a press release from America250, a “nonpartisan organization
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PATEL, HOOVER, FBI, BUILDING
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the bureau has finalized plans to permanently close the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, ending years of debate over the agency's deteriorating headquarters.
The FBI has scrapped a nearly $5 billion proposal to
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MICHIGAN, COACH, REPLACE, HEAD
The Ohio Bobcats named interim head coach John Hauser as the team's new head coach Friday.
Hauser, who was named the interim head coach, replaces Brian Smith, who was fired for having alcohol in his office and for having an alleged affair with an undergraduate
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HIJAB, SCANDAL, WEARS, FRAUD
WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan donned a hijab to express solidarity with Somalis in a local TV appearance amid federal and congressional investigations into fraudsters in their refugee community who bilked taxpayers out of as much
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PERRY, BAMONTE, CURE, DIES
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the British rock band the Cure, has died at 65.
Bamonte passed on Christmas Day in his home following what his family is calling a “short illness.”
The band confirmed Bamonte’s passing on their website on Friday.
“Quiet,
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EVE, CHRISTMAS, TEXAS, VANISHES
A Texas teenager vanished from her home early Christmas Eve morning — taking nothing but her car keys — as loved ones believed she was going on her regular walk.
Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen outside her San Antonio home just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday,
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KIMMEL, JIMMY, TYRANNY, CHRISTMAS
Jimmy Kimmel is facing renewed backlash following his decision to criticize the United States during an address to the United Kingdom that aired on Christmas. RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan dismissed Kimmel’s remarks as contradictory and called the
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CHIEFS, GAME, KELCE, HOME
Travis Kelce walked off the field at Arrowhead Stadium possibly for the final time as the Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.
Retirement rumors have swirled around Kelce all season long, and based on looking at the tight end’s
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HAMAS, CHARITIES, ITALY, FUNDING
Italy is one of the few nations in Western Europe to have a competent leader, in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She's the Iron Lady of Italy - but previous governments have been far too much like the invertebrate governments of much of the rest of the continent,
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SOMALILAND, TRUMP, ISRAEL, READY
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he won’t quickly follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recognizing the independence of Somaliland — saying he has to “study” his longtime Mideast ally’s pitch on behalf of the breakaway republic.
Israel
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TROOPER, PATROL, CRUISER, WATCH
A suspect is in custody after Washington State Patrol (WSP) said he pulled a trooper from her patrol car and stole the vehicle during a chaotic Christmas Day incident on a major interstate in Seattle.
A WSP spokesperson told Fox News Digital troopers had
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FACTORY, CHEMICAL, ATTACK, 15
Fifteen people were injured, and a suspect is in custody following a stabbing spree and chemical attack at a tire factory in central Japan.
The 38-year-old attacker allegedly stabbed eight people and wounded seven others with what was believed to be bleach
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UNIVERSITY, STATE, KENTUCKY, JURY
A grand jury declined to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder after an on-campus shooting left one student dead and another critically injured.
Defense attorney Scott Danks announced on Facebook that a grand
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The New York Jets are taking heat for yanking an invitation to a fan who won the right to try the team’s $100,000 field goal challenge after they found out the woman is a soccer coach.
The team rescinded its invitation to season ticketholder Ashley Castanio-Gervasi
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BORDER, PATROL, MAYOR, BASS
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lamenting the historic numbers of Latinos joining the Border Patrol.
In an interview Friday with Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," Blitzer asked Bass, "But first, let me get your reaction to that report from David Culver
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