Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, CHRISTMAS, NIGHT, LATE
President Trump predicted Thursday that documents related to Jeffrey Epstein will show that the “Sleazebags who loved” the notorious pedophile are all Democrats.
“Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles
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SANTA, TRUMP, KIDS, CALLS
Norad, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has kicked off its 70-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, with US President Donald Trump joining. He and First Lady Melania Trump took calls from multiple children. Every year, Norad
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KENNEDY, CENTER, TRUMP, CONCERT
President Donald Trump was the host at a banging Kennedy Center Honors event that aired on Tuesday.
The honorees were Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford, George Strait, and the rock band Kiss. The honorees were so touched by the recognition.
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CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAY, YEARS, CAROL
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TRUMP, NIGERIA, ISIS, CHRISTMAS
President Trump announces strike on ISIS targets in Nigeria
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President Trump announced late Thursday that the U.S. had launched a "deadly strike" against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria,
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EPSTEIN, DOJ, MILLION, FILES
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” senior reporter Marshall Cohen called the Department of Justice’s discovery of more than 1 million additional documents potentially linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case a “Christmas bombshell.”
Host Kate Bolduan said,
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CALIFORNIA, FLASH, STORM, FLOOD
The Christmas rain storm expected to washout California over the next few days is already rearing it’s ugly head — as a debris flow ripped through the mountain town of Wrightwood in San Bernardino County early Wednesday.
The atmospheric river turned the area
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JACKPOT, POWERBALL, CHRISTMAS, EVE
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — especially for these lucky New Yorkers.
One fortunate Long Island LOTTO player snagged the $13.9 million jackpot on Christmas Eve — while the state also saw three second-prize Powerball winners this week.
The jackpot-winning
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CHRISTMAS, NFL, DAK, GAMES
Dak Prescott’s standout season continued Thursday just miles from the nation’s capital. The Pro Bowl quarterback finished the Christmas Day win over the Washington Commanders with 307 yards passing and two touchdowns.
Prescott’s two touchdown passes pushed
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CHRISTMAS, CHURCH, FLAMES, NEW
Here's how your favorite stars are spending the holiday.
People ice skate at Rockefeller Center, Dec. 22, 2025, in New York.
People ice skate at Rockefeller Center, Dec. 22, 2025, in New York.
People ice skate at Rockefeller Center, Dec. 22, 2025, in New
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SEAN, DIDDY, COMBS, RELEASE
Sebastian Telfair, a 2004 NBA Draft first-round selection, has faced multiple legal issues over the years.
Telfair was released from prison this week after serving time for a probation violation related to his 2023 NBA health care fraud conviction. The former
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CRIME, TRUMP, TREND, AMERICA
Whether you’re a fan of Donald Trump or a detractor, one thing is inarguable: the president’s first year of his second term has been consequential. As in extremely consequential; he and his administration are having an effect on virtually every walk of life,
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TRUMP, BACKED, HONDURAS, ASFURA
Nasry Asfura has won the 2025 Honduras presidential election, delivering victory for the right-of-center National Party of Honduras (PNH) and shifting the political landscape of Central America.
The 40.3% to 39.5% result in favor of Asfura over Liberal Party
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STATES, SUE, GENDER, MINORS
A group of 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration that aims to restrict gender transition treatment for minors.
The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
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BIDEN, PHOTO, CHRISTMAS, FAMILY
WASHINGTON — For Christmas, former President Joe Biden gave everyone scrolling through X something to talk about by sharing a strange family photo — with himself hardly visible.
Biden, 83, shared the image of himself and seven members of his family around
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ROGAN, JOE, EPSTEIN, CLINTON
Podcast giant Joe Rogan scoffed at Bill Clinton’s call to expose anyone tied to the Jeffrey Epstein files after multiple photos surfaced showing the former president buddying up with the late convicted pedophile financier.
Rogan was speaking with fellow comedian
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BORDER, CROCKETT, NUMBERS, SOUTHERN
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) responded to a question on whether their was chaos on the border under the Biden administration that has been reduced by the Trump administration by saying
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A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for New York’s so-called Green Light Law, ruling against the Trump administration’s effort to block the state from giving people driver's licenses without requiring proof that they are in the U.S. legally.
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ICE, MARYLAND, VAN, AGENTS
ICE agents fired at a van that allegedly tried to run them over, police said.
Two people were wounded in a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Maryland, according to police.
The shooting unfolded at about 10:51 a.m. Wednesday
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POPE, CHRISTMAS, SHED, INDIFFERENCE
Pope Leo XIV appealed Thursday in his Christmas Day message for peace in conflict-scarred regions, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Speaking to tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his first Christmas "Urbi et
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From the Gospel According to Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 1-20:
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And
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MINUTES, 60, TRUMP, SPIKING
CBS "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi raged against the network's Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss when she delayed her story on how the Trump administration deported illegal immigrants from Venezuela to a "notorious" prison in El Salvador. Weiss wanted more
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