Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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ICE, CHURCH, MINNESOTA, ANTI
Former CNN host Don Lemon suggested some of the outrage after he followed a group of anti-ICE agitators who stormed into a St. Paul church came from "religious groups" who feel "entitled" due to White supremacy.
Lemon, an independent journalist since being
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NATIONAL, INDIANA, MIAMI, CHAMPIONSHIP
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night,
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VALENTINO, 93, DESIGNER, FASHION
Gov. Kathy Hochul knows New Yorkers have a problem.
Last week, her State of the State proposals included measures to “strengthen prevention, treatment, and harm reduction around problem gambling.”
These include forcing health insurers to cover addiction treatment
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Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open
By The Associated Press
Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance
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SUPREME, COURT, TRUMP, FED
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell plans to attend oral arguments on Wednesday
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SHAPIRO, HARRIS, JOSH, KAMALA
It probably would have helped Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign if she had chosen Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate. At least it might have helped in that all-important state. I think she still would have lost, though.
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SEAN, BILLS, MCDERMOTT, FIRING
While fans and media mainly reacted with shock after learning of the Bills’ decision to part with longtime head coach Sean McDermott, some of the coach’s former players are reacting with outrage.
Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips laid into his own organization
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SCHWEIZER, INVISIBLE, COUP, ELECTIONS
President Donald Trump has endorsed investigative journalist and Breitbart News Senior Contributor Peter Schweizer’s new book, The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon.
The president issued his recommendation via
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MAMDANI, DALLAS, TRUMP, WHITE
President Donald Trump said on Monday that building a “New York Stock Exchange” in Dallas is an “unbelievably” bad thing for New York.
“I can’t believe they would let this happen. A big test for the new Mayor!” he said in a post on Truth Social.
President
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TRUMP, UK, ISLANDS, MAURITIUS
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity'
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The UK government has defended a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, following criticism
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HOCHUL, BUDGET, TAX, NYS
ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t rely on an income tax hike to balance her record-high $260 billion state budget proposal that will be unveiled Tuesday, The Post has learned.
Hochul’s budget proposal for the 2026-2027 fiscal year will blast past last year’s
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TOURISTS, FLORIDA, NUT, STALKED
A Florida man accused of randomly fatally shooting three tourists near Disney World once tried to murder a stranger at a gas station — but was acquitted on insanity grounds and freed, a new report said.
Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, 29, of Kissimmee — who allegedly killed
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ICE, AGENT, OFFENDER, AGITATORS
Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here's what you need to know to start your day ...
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1. Minnesota AG dismisses FACE Act concerns after anti-ICE agitators storm church.
2. Trump fires off Truth Social posts,
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JUDGE, INDIANA, SHOT, WIFE
The gunman who wounded a judge and his wife in a shooting Sunday afternoon in Lafayette, Indiana, spoke to the victims before opening fire, according to dispatch audio obtained by Fox News Digital.
The gunman, who remains at large, knocked on the door to
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ELON, MUSK, SENATE, KENTUCKY
Elon Musk is a man of considerable means; in fact, he's one of, if not the, wealthiest and therefore most influential men on the planet. He formed and ran the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for a time, he was a key figure in President Trump's successful
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BUSFIELD, TIMOTHY, SEX, ABUSE
Days before Timothy Busfield was remanded and held without bail on multiple counts of child sex abuse , the 68-year-old actor underwent a psychosexual evaluation at the recommendation of his attorney.
According to court documents filed on Jan. 17 and obtained
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GUN, SUPREME, COURT, HAWAII
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Do licensed gun owners have a right to carry a loaded weapon into stores, restaurants and other private
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NEW, BISHOP, SHOOTING, ICE
A New York Times opinion piece omitted several details while describing the fatal shooting of Minnesota woman Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer after claiming Good was "summarily executed."
"We have become a country where
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DAMON, MATT, CANCEL, PHONES
Amanda Knox revived her feud with Matt Damon after the actor and his "The Rip" co-star Ben Affleck weighed in on cancel culture.
During a recent interview on " The Joe Rogan Experience ," Damon, 55, and Affleck, 53, shared their thoughts on how cancel culture
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USHA, VANCE, CHILD, ANNOUNCES
Second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child
Vance and his wife, Usha, 40, have three young children: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.
"Usha and the baby are doing well," a statement posted on Tuesday to the second lady's social media account
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ATTACK, SHARK, AUSTRALIA, DAYS
A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia’s most populous state in three days
A couple look out to sea at North Steyne Beach in Sydney, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, after a series of shark attacks.
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GOVERNMENT, ISIS, BREAK, JIHADI
Islamic State group militants escaped from a prison in eastern Syria amid a chaotic transfer of control between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government on Monday, according to U.S. officials and regional sources.
The incident
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HOCHUL, GOP, GOV, BRUCE
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman roasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for praising Manhattan’s top prosecutor and saying he might one day take federal office — but she doubled down on her support.
Hochul shouted out District Attorney Alvin Bragg during
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