Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8th 2026
Updated 04:12 ET
18 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, DIEGO, DAVID
The media can be quite infuriating.
The press and Democrats were certainly at it on Tuesday when they were spreading - and twisting - a comment that President Donald Trump made on Monday during a speech in Nebraska. As we noted, he was talking about why it
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PIKE, CHRISTA, EXECUTION, BOTCHED
A Tennessee judge granted a motion to preserve relevant evidence in the botched execution of Christa Pike.
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row survived being administered two lethal doses of pentobarbital and remains hospitalized following the failed Sept.
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OUTKICK, SPORTS, APPS, BETTING
New Jersey sports betting has a very extensive history. In 2012, the state kicked off a multi-year legal battle with the Supreme Court for legalization of sports betting. Retail sportsbooks became legal in June 2018 and mobile apps were legalized in July 2018.
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OCT, ISRAEL, MAMDANI, STANDING
3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks
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TEL AVIV, Israel — As Israel marks three years since Hamas launched its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, Israelis are reeling from new
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CORNELL, RAPE, JANE, DOE
A female Cornell student told campus cops early in the investigation into an alleged gang rape that fraternity brothers held secret meetings to cover up the “orgy” because it “would be bad for our image,” newly obtained videos show.
The unidentified woman
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TRUMP, CAMPAIGN, PAXTON, RALLY
As RedState reported on Monday, the momentum behind Republican Texas U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton is building, with two big weekend ad drops by Texas PAC, which produced a significant amount of buzz and has more people paying attention and talking positively
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TRUMP, IRAN, NUCLEAR, VANCE
Last week, the Treasury Department released regulations on the establishment of an initial Trump account (including automatic enrollment) and qualified stock contributions to those accounts. These expansions are intended to substantially increase the scope
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AMERICA, MALL, PLOT, FBI
The FBI arrested on Tuesday 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, who faces a federal terrorism charge on allegations that he planned an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America.
Officials believe Mohamud “wanted to kill as many as 60 people,”
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TRUMP, COLLINS, SUSAN, DEBATE
US President Donald Trump speaks about "Trump accounts," investment savings accounts for children, in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC on October 7, 2026.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. does not think the death of a
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CODE, BET, PROMO, SPORTSBOOK
We saw all the MLB Playoff teams remaining take the field on Saturday, and for the first time since then, we get them all playing again today. BetMGM is offering users a chance to put a big bet and receive up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your wager loses using
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HURRICANE, ISAIAS, STORM, TROPICAL
Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
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Isaias strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season late Wednesday as it surged towards the U.S. Gulf
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FOX, NEWS, MEDIA, AGO
Nineteen years ago today, I walked through the doors at 1211 and hit the ground running — covering some of the biggest stories of our lifetimes, from the 2008 financial crisis to presidential elections that reshaped the country.
What followed has been an
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PLAGUE, RUSSIA, LAB, DEATH
Russia said over 200 people had been placed in quarantine.
WHO officials say unclear how Russia plague lab worker died, call for more information
The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2025.
The
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EL, SAYED, HASAN, ABDUL
I don't know if you would agree, but when I look at the Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, I find him annoying not just because of the lies and the bad policy, but because of the absolute hubris and how self-absorbed he seems.
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OCT, ISRAEL, ANNIVERSARY, ANTI
Anti-Israel protesters turned out by the hundreds across New York City during the third anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack Wednesday — with students at NYU and Columbia University calling to “keep the intifada alive” and proclaiming “resistance is justified.”
More
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EXCLUSIVE, BORDER, BELL, LEIDOS
Leidos CEO Tom Bell described how the company works with the Department of Homeland Security to secure major public events, pointing to its role at the FIFA World Cup and explaining how its technology detects and counters drones during a Breitbart News discussion
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EXECUTION, SQUAD, FIRING, TRUMP
Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?
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President Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a shooting
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PRIZE, NOBEL, CHEMISTRY, WIN
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award the Nobel Prize in chemistry
Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm
By KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
FILE - A close-up view of a Nobel Prize medal at
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TRUMP, JUDGE, ILLEGAL, FINES
The Supreme Court delivered another victory for President Trump on the issue of illegal migration on Monday. The High Court reversed a decision by an Obama-appointed judge that had blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for illegal aliens
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PADRES, SEASON, BREWERS, SMALL
Well, so much for the Padres.
San Diego’s season came to a crashing halt Wednesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers slammed the door shut at Petco Park. Game 3 offered a brief pulse, but the Padres' offense flatlined when it mattered most in a season-ending
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CITY, COUNCIL, ERUPTS, IOWA
A city council in Iowa erupted after a resident opened a meeting with a satanic prayer Tuesday.
Before the meeting of the Ottumwa City Council began, former council member Matt Dalbey opened with an invocation to the "dark father" to "embrace the Luciferian
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HEGSETH, USS, LINCOLN, ABRAHAM
The Defense secretary praised the ship's crew for its resilience and dedication.
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego on Thursday, concluding a 10-month deployment to the Middle East where it played a key role
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HOCHUL, POLL, NEW, BLAKEMAN
A Super PAC backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman has launched a multi-million-dollar ad slamming Kathy Hochul for pay-to-play “corruption” after she promptly awarded a donor with a no-bid contract during the pandemic to buy COVID tests.
The
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RUBIO, SPEECH, POINT, ACROPOLIS
Standing before the Acropolis in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio swept through the history of ancient Greece to the rise of American industry in a speech on Wednesday that portrayed western civilisation at risk of decline.
Rubio said the world was
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