Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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SCHUMER, VAN, HOLLEN, CHRIS
There's a drama going on now with a lot of jockeying over the leadership votes for the Democrats in the House and the Senate. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), the current House Minority Leader, is up for Speaker of the House, and the current Senate Minority Leader,
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HEGSETH, IMPEACHMENT, SOLDIER, VOTE
Someone in the group laughed after a group photo, causing the reaction.
Hegseth's group admonished at Tomb of the Unknowns during Veterans Day visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
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CODE, PROMO, COMMANDERS, GIANTS
The NBA Cup’s Group Play continues tonight with nine games, two of them on Prime Video. The defending champion Knicks visit Indiana, and the Warriors head to San Antonio to face last season’s Western Conference champions. BetMGM is offering new users bonus
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TRUMP, IRAN, VANCE, DEAL
The U.S. should no longer seek a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump said Thursday as he directed Vice President JD Vance to instead focus his attention on corruption and crime in Democratic cities and states.
"We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days
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FAA, STOP, GROUND, NATIONWIDE
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all U.S. flights on Friday due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety” following an issue with air traffic control centers.
In an alert around 4:00 p.m. Eastern, the FAA said:
DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY
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MISSISSIPPI, COLOM, SENATE, SCOTT
Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes
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DC, MATT, LAMBERT, SHOOTING
The deranged DC doctor who gunned down his condo’s building manager and wounded four others before turning the gun on himself, seemed to be doing “very well’ and was due to start a new job next week, his attorney revealed Thursday night.
Despite being locked
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SHOOTING, DC, WASHINGTON, INJURED
One person has been killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in Washington DC.
The shooting began on Thursday morning local time inside a gym in an apartment building in the Logan Circle neighbourhood, which is about a mile (1.6km) north of
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WHITE, TRUMP, HOUSE, WARNING
The Trump White House has threatened a criminal investigation of incoming Democrat lawmakers who might prosecute President Trump and his Cabinet. Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42), set to become the House Oversight Committee Chairman, received a letter from White
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MICROSOFT, OUTAGE, OUTLOOK, EMAIL
Microsoft reported an outage involving its sprawling set of software tools early Thursday afternoon. The outage, which the company said could affect business and consumer users in “any region,” has continued for at least four hours, customers reported.
Between
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ALITO, SUPREME, COURT, LIGHTS
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggested Thursday night that a Democrat-controlled Congress could effectively shut down the nation’s highest court by cutting its funding—raising fears for the judiciary’s independence following last week’s midterm elections.
Congress
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ICE, RECORD, DEPORTATIONS, TRUMP
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested and deported more people during a recent 12-month period than at any time in its 23-year history
ICE reports record-high immigration arrests and deportations since Trump's return to White House
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UNITED, STATES, SS, FLORIDA
SS United States intentionally sunk off the Gulf Coast of Florida The SS United States was lowered to its final resting place off the Florida Panhandle and will now serve as a diving destination and habitat for marine life.
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KANSAS, GOVERNOR, HOLSCHER, WINS
Cindy Holscher wins in Kansas, holding governor's office for Democrats
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LAUREN, BOEBERT, LOSES, COLORADO
Representative Lauren Boebert, a hard-line Republican, on Friday narrowly lost her bid for re-election in a conservative Colorado district, according to The Associated Press, an outcome that showed just how deeply Democrats encroached into Republican territory
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MILITARY, BASE, TRUMP, MOVED
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on live television Friday morning that Iranian threats have forced him to move to a military base. As a result, he had a few choice words for Tehran and ... the Wall Street Journal?
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MOM, SOCCER, KANSAS, FIELD
A Kansas mom who crashed her truck into a soccer game, killing two people – including a 6-year-old boy, won’t face charges as authorities revealed Thursday that she was sleeping during the deadly accident.
The unidentified driver, 34, plowed into the crowd
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ENGLISH, AGENCIES, TRUMP, DOJ
President Trump has long wanted English to be the official language of the United States, and this week took another important step in making that happen.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) published sweeping new guidance in the Federal Register Thursday, urging
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BRENNAN, PORN, SON, CIA
The son of former Obama Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan has been arrested on child pornography charges. Kyle Owen Brennan, 40, made an initial appearance in federal court on Friday following his arrest on a charge of transportation of
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TRUMP, SMITH, STEPHEN, STEEP
President Donald Trump told "Straight Shooter" host Stephen A. Smith Thursday he believes he could defeat former President Barack Obama in an election for a third term, calling the former president "overrated."
Smith released an interview with the president
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SHIP, PASSENGERS, TANKER, DOCKED
Dozens of cruise ship passengers were hospitalized Friday after a tanker slammed into their docked riverboat in New Orleans, leaving people floating in life jackets as others clung to the vessel’s railings.
The Atlantic Asphalt tanker slammed into the docked
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MAMDANI, UNIT, NYPD, CRITICAL
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reportedly preparing to announce his plan to disband the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group (SRG), fulfilling a long-held campaign promise that has led to mounting pressure from his base, as well as questions about how the
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