Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, JULY 20th 2026
Updated 20:12 ET
62 articles
CUP, WORLD, TRUMP, SPAIN
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We were all so happy when the World Cup was fun. And now… Paige Vickers/Vox;
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MAMDANI, NETANYAHU, ARREST, NYC
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Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Saturday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested during the UN General Assembly is
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IRAN, KILLED, TRUMP, NIGHT
17 U.S. service members have been killed since the war in Iran began.
Iran live updates: Kuwait attacked, Bahrain sounds sirens after night of US strikes
Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command said were strikes
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VANCE, JD, USHA, BOY
"Real Time" host and comedian Bill Maher claimed on Sunday that President Donald Trump feels "betrayed" by him after they continued to feud following their cordial dinner in 2025.
During an interview on ABC's "This Week," Maher discussed recently accepting
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UK, PRIME, NEW, MINISTER
Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister?
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LONDON — The United Kingdom is ushering in a new leader. On Monday, Andy Burnham takes over from Keir Starmer as the country's prime minister.
Burnham may not be well-known
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GRAHAM, LINDSEY, SENATE, RUN
It's hard to imagine what this past week has been like for Darline Graham Nordone. It started with the unexpected death of her big brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham – who had adopted her after the deaths of their parents while she was still a child – pivoting wildly
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NYC, OUTSIDE, DEVICE, INCENDIARY
A man described as an anti-ICE activist was taken into custody after setting off fireworks and wielding two airsoft rifles outside an immigration court building in lower Manhattan on Monday morning, five law enforcement sources told MS NOW.
Two people were
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PLATNER, SENATE, MAINE, RACE
The Republican National Committee is trolling the Democratic National Committee and the Maine Democratic Party with an offer to provide election lawyers, trained observers and other resources as Democrats scramble to replace disgraced Senate primary candidate
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MICHIGAN, EL, SENATE, SAYED
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) endorsed Muslim Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the primary race, asserting that he is the only candidate who can build a “grassroots” movement to usher in leftist projects like universal health care.
El-Sayed has been
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TATE, ANDREW, TRISTAN, EXTRADITION
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have appeared in a federal courtroom in Miami, marking the beginning of extradition proceedings to the UK over a slate of new charges that includes rape and sex trafficking.
Speaking outside the
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SHOOTING, TUCSON, MASS, WOUNDED
A confrontation “between two groups” preceded a shooting Sunday morning in Tucson, Arizona, that left nine people wounded, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
Police in the area of the shooting heard gunshots and went to the scene, where they observed a man “running
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MAYO, EL, LIFE, DRUG
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia spent nearly 40 years building the Sinaloa Cartel into a global drug operation. On Monday, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced him to life in prison without parole.
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Thankfully, he will die behind bars.
Zambada,
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NEW, YORK, HOCHUL, DATA
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Gov. Kathy Hochul last week proudly pooh-poohed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” crusade — apparently betting that no one will recall the hikes she’s signed on to before, nor the ones she’ll likely support
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FDA, TAYLOR, DIARRHEA, FARMS
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The US Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded
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ANGEL, REESE, WNBA, PROTECTED
Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese addressed Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello’s "protected species" comment prior to the Atlanta Dream’s game against the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.
Reese said she was "grateful" the WNBA took action against Brondello
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WORKING, CLASS, MAMDANI, DEFINE
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Even the Gray Lady is raising her eyebrows at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political two-step.
The New York Times’ Lulu Garcia-Navarro went so far as to accuse Mamdani of deflecting as she pressed him
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ICE, BASES, CUBA, LINKED
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WASHINGTON — Left-wing activists with deep ties to the Cuban government and intelligence have developed a plan for “coordinated nationwide actions” outside US military bases and Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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ICE, TOM, HOMAN, CZAR
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In the wake of multiple fatal shootings involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the agency will require its officers to record vehicle stops with at least one body camera, Trump administration
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CALIFORNIA, CUT, CITY, BACKED
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California Forever — a futuristic mega-project aimed at reviving American heavy industry — has tantalized its billionaire-backers while stirring questions over its ability to cut through the state’s notorious
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MAO, HASAN, PIKER, ZEDONG
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Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker sparked heated backlash over the weekend after addressing a group of college students wearing an outfit resembling the wardrobe of former Communist dictator Mao Zedong.
“No
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AIRCRAFT, VIOLATING, NORAD, INTERCEPT
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled F-16 fighter jets and deployed flares on Sunday to intercept multiple aircraft that had wandered into restricted airspace over Bedminster and East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The incidents
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RAPP, HANNAH, STAR, KILLED
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It’s a gesture that any cyclist has probably made at a car that veered too close — and cops say it cost boxing star Hannah Rapp her life.
Rapp, 26, an up-and-coming featherweight fighter, was cycling along
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ST, STATUE, MICHAEL, SUPREME
A legal battle over whether a Massachusetts city can install statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian outside its public safety headquarters could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court, with attorneys on both sides arguing the case could shape
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GABBARD, LURE, ROOM, TULSI
The older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been charged after Honolulu police say he allegedly tried to lure several children to his Waikīkī hotel room by offering them gum and money, as his family says he is continuing
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