Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JUNE 13th 2026
Updated 07:12 ET
37 articles
CUP, WORLD, FANS, PARAGUAY
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Slàinte!
The Scottish national team kicks off World Cup play in Boston Saturday, but their fans treated their transatlantic flights like a bottomless pub crawl — and drained every drop of booze before touching
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IRAN, DEAL, TRUMP, PEACE
The draft version of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding includes a commitment from the U.S. to lift oil sanctions and a commitment from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days, Iranian state media reported Friday.
The 14-point document dictates
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JUDGE, TRUMP, WEAPONIZATION, ANTI
A federal judge has extended a block on the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization fund” for citizens who claimed former President Joe Biden’s (D) administration targeted them.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema made the extension on Friday, Just the
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KARMELO, ANTHONY, METCALF, AUSTIN
Texas pastor on Karmelo Anthony's conviction and the tension following the trial Michel Martin speaks with Texas Pastor Billy Echols-Richter about Karmelo Anthony's conviction.
National Texas pastor on Karmelo Anthony's conviction and the tension following
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, JUDGE
The Kennedy Center board on Friday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a judge’s order requiring references to President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the institution’s signage and official materials, as signage bearing Trump’s name
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KNICKS, GAME, VICTOR, WEMBANYAMA
The San Antonio Spurs were just a few minutes away from having all the momentum in the NBA Finals, but it slipped away.
After trailing by as many as 29 points in the second half and even 20 in the fourth quarter in Game 4 on Wednesday, the New York Knicks
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SHOOTING, MIDLAND, TEXAS, DEAD
Information regarding the mass shooting incident that unfolded in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning is still somewhat limited, but the suspected shooter has now been identified as 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, a resident of Odessa, Texas.
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MUSK, SPACEX, ELON, TRILLIONAIRE
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".
Musk made the remarks from the company's headquarters in southern Texas before it
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DE, TRUMP, TREN, ARAGUA
This screen grab from a video posted by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account on June 12, 2026, shows what President Trump says is a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de Aragua.
Photo by US President Donald Trump's TRUTH Social account /
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JASMINE, MARLOW, KARMELO, CROCKETT
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Graham Platner.
Marlow said, “It’s a great experiment for us because we’re seeing exactly what the Democrats are allowing people to get away with simply if they are — have
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PLATNER, NAZI, GRAHAM, HUNTER
As I wrote on Thursday, the results of the Maine Democrat Senate primary made clear that a majority of the Democrats who voted wouldn't care if Graham Platner kicked puppies, crushed butterflies with his bare hand, and stole old ladies' purses, much less be
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WARNER, PARAMOUNT, JUSTICE, BROS
Paramount-Warner Brothers merger gets Justice Department approval The Justice Department closed its investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying it found no threat to competition or consumers.
Business
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YEAR, SWEPT, LAGUNA, BEACH
The body of a missing child who was swept into the ocean in California on Tuesday was found on Thursday, according to the City of Laguna Beach.
"During an early-morning aerial survey of the coastline on June 11, 2026, the Laguna Beach Police Department identified
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COPS, COUPLE, TEEN, BROTHERS
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The two brothers of a Mississippi teen accused of killing an elderly couple allegedly attempted to gun down a sheriff’s deputy, who police said will “never walk again,” in a separate incident just days later.
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BECERRA, XAVIER, POLL, DEM
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The general election is set. Xavier Becerra against Steve Hilton.
Becerra — former attorney general of California and Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary — is the Democrat. Hilton — British-born commentator,
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HOUSE, WHITE, ARIANA, ICE
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The White House hit back at Ariana Grande on Thursday after the “Wicked” actress slammed the Trump administration for using one of her songs in a social video depicting Immigration and Customs Inspection arrests.
“We’ll
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SHARK, GOBLIN, TIME, STUDY
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The elusive and “iconic” deep-sea goblin shark, for the first time ever, has been spotted in its natural habitat — thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface with no natural light.
The shark species was discovered
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PROBE, FRAUD, CALIFORNIA, VOTER
The Justice Department is escalating its clash with California over voter-roll access, accusing state officials of blocking a federal audit — though Golden State officials warn the demand threatens voter privacy and oversteps federal authority.
The dispute
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ZAC, BROWN, UFC, COUNTRY
Country music singer Zac Brown defended his upcoming performance at the UFC Freedom 250 at the White House this weekend.
Brown, best known as the lead singer of the Zac Brown Band, confirmed on "The Pat McAfee Show" Wednesday that he plans to perform the
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88, HOCKNEY, DAVID, ART
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Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88.
Hockney was born in the north of England
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CITIZEN, ARRESTED, ESPIONAGE, SUSPECTED
China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand — China has arrested a U.S. citizen on suspicion of spying, the Chinese government said Friday.
Min Zin, who heads
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LONGTIME, 100, CRITIC, MOVIE
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Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.
Shalit’s
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GABBARD, BIOLABS, FUNDED, RECORDS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that her office uncovered evidence showing the U.S. government funded more than 120 biological laboratories across over 30 countries, including facilities in Ukraine that intelligence officials
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PRATT, CROSSHAIRS, SPENCER, RECORDING
Reality television star and Republican candidate for Los Angeles mayor Spencer Pratt announced that, now that the “campaign portion” of his mission to save the city was over, it was “war.” He added that he had “recordings” that would make one of the remaining
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