Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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PUTIN, XI, TRUMP, PARADE
As the leaders of China and Russia walked to the viewing platform at a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, they made small talk about living forever.
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, mused that people might soon live to 150. President Vladimir V. Putin of
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EPSTEIN, FILES, RELEASE, VICTIMS
A newly released congressional video fills a one-minute gap in earlier surveillance from notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein’s jail unit on the night of his 2019 suicide.
Two key clips, part of a nearly 34,000-file drop by the House Oversight Committee Tuesday
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, JR
Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown in Los Angeles in 2021, has announced a new health-related pact with the governors of Oregon and Washington.
California, Oregon and Washington are joining forces to insulate vaccine guidance and other public health recommendations
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FLORIDA, VACCINE, MANDATES, END
Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the
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RFK Jr. faces Senate about CDC chaos. And, Harvard funding freeze ruled illegal
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DRUG, STRIKE, BOAT, VENEZUELAN
As RedState’s Streiff reported Tuesday, the U.S. military took out a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, and it has now been confirmed that 11 suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists went down with it.
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"But for Fox's anticompetitive behavior, Newsmax would have achieved greater pay TV distribution, seen its audience and ratings grow sooner, gained earlier 'critical
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LISBON, FUNICULAR, DEAD, 15
At least five people are in serious condition, the city said.
At least 15 dead, 18 injured after streetcar derails in Lisbon, city says
Police and firefighters work on the site of a funicular railway accident in Lisbon, September 3, 2025.
Police and firefighters
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COOK, LISA, FED, MORTGAGE
Embattled Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook can’t be fired by President Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud — because she already fessed up to discrepancies in her home loan paperwork while she was being vetted by the Biden administration ahead
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SHOOTING, SCHOOL, MINNEAPOLIS, VANCE
As Vice President JD Vance paid his respects to the victims of last week’s deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, protesters standing by a "progress pride" flag with transgender colors heckled him from across the street.
Vance,
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EAGLES, COWBOYS, MICAH, BOWL
Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones’ decision to trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers a week before the 2025 season began certainly raised eyebrows about his role as general manager.
Jones notably said in his Netflix docuseries, "America’s Team:
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MURDER, YEAR, DITCH, SHOOTING
The Texas homeowner charged with gunning down an 11-year-old boy over a “ding-dong ditch” prank is now charged with capital murder as new details emerged that he was lying in wait for the victim.
Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was arrested Tuesday and charged with
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, ENGAGEMENT, SHOW
A poll of Americans finds that few care even a little about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big engagement announcement.
The Yahoo/YouGov survey of 1,690 U.S. adults conducted at the end of August, found that just a tiny four percent really care about the
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GAZA, CITY, HAMAS, ISRAEL
The Washington Post was forced to issue a correction Tuesday after it falsely claimed that Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza was the result of a "peace agreement."
On Sunday, The Post published a lengthy story about the Trump administration's plans to help
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MASCOT, CHUCK, CHEESE, CREDIT
Kids and parents watched as a Florida man dressed in a Chuck E. Cheese mascot costume was arrested for alleged credit card theft.
"We’re gonna detain the mouse," an officer said in the bodycam footage provided by Tallahassee Police Department as officers
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EVIDENCE, DNA, CASE, JUDGE
Rex Heuermann is accused of killing seven people over a span of decades.
Alleged Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann appears in Judge Timothy Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court for a status conference on February 25, 2025 in Riverhead, New York.
Alleged
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MATTHEW, QUEEN, GUILTY, KETAMINE
'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty in Matthew Perry overdose case
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Reuters Perry was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October 2023
A woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has pleaded guilty to selling the drugs
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PRECURSOR, CHEMICALS, CHINA, FEDS
Federal officials made a high-seas interception of hundreds of thousands of pounds of two different precursor chemicals that are used to make methamphetamine, a shipment they say came from China and was destined for the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.
Jeanine Pirro,
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SUNUNU, SENATE, NEW, HAMPSHIRE
Former Senator John E. Sununu, a member of a prominent Republican political dynasty, is considering a run to reclaim the U.S. Senate seat after months of courtship from party leaders, according to four people familiar with the planning conversations who were
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VENUS, WILLIAMS, OPEN, SEED
Venus Williams served up plenty of history-making game this US Open.
The 45-year-old player walked into the tournament as the oldest player in the past four decades — and spent much of her three weeks on the court destroying competitors who were just half
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INTENSIFIES, HURRICANE, KIKO, STORM
Hurricane Kiko continues to intensify in the eastern Pacific Ocean as it treks toward the west in the general direction of Hawaii, but at this point, it is not expected to bring major impacts to the islands.
As of Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center reported
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BURGUM, POD, INTERIOR, TELLS
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on the latest episode of “Pod Force One,” out now, that the Biden administration crippled oil and natural gas-producing regions in the US through a flurry of executive actions — effectively sanctioning America “more than
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