Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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PLOT, JURY, KIDNAP, WHITMER
The jury was deadlocked on the charges for two suspects
A jury found two men not guilty Friday on charges connected to an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a mistrial was called on two remaining suspects after the jury was deadlocked
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SMITH, OSCARS, 10, YEARS
Footage of a tense moment between Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith has resurfaced in the wake of the actor's now-viral slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars.
On Thursday, a 2019 clip from one of Pinkett Smith's past Instagram Live videos was posted
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TRUMP, GOLF, DONALD, JUDGE
Washington (CNN) Two days after the 2020 presidential election, as votes were still being tallied, Donald Trump's eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that "we have operational control" to ensure his father would get a second term,
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BIDEN, HUNTER, LAPTOP, STORY
Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) ripped the media and Big Tech for working to stymy coverage and exposure that would lend legitimacy to allegations of impropriety in the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s family.
She said
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AGENTS, SECRET, SERVICE, FEDERAL
Secret Service agents assigned to the security details for President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are involved in a bizarre bribery and infiltration scheme operated by a pair of phony federal agents, according to a new report.
At least four Secret
Continued at New York Post...
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ABORTION, BAN, WEEK, IDAHO
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a law modeled after one in Texas that relies on ordinary citizens to enforce a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy as a way of sidestepping challenges to its constitutionality.
The court’s
Continued at New York Times...
10
SPACE, STATION, 55M, VISITORS
SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination.
It’s SpaceX’s first private
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RUSSIA, PUTIN, FEARS, TRIGGERS
New U.S. sanctions target Russia ship builder, diamond mining company
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In its latest round of punitive actions against the Kremlin, the State Department issued sanctions
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DISNEY, DANCING, ABC, STARS
Critics say Disney is inevitable; Floridians say different. “I’m done with Disney” is the clarion call for millions of consumers leading a boycott against Disney for their entrance as harsh partisans in the culture war and biting the hand that feed them. Disney’s
Continued at Town Hall...
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GENDER, IDENTITY, NEW, GRADERS
Planned sex education lessons for first-graders in New Jersey will include discussions of gender identity — outraging some parents and Republican politicians including potential presidential candidate and former Gov. Chris Christie.
A 30-minute lesson called
Continued at New York Post...
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AMAZON, UNION, WIN, VOTE
Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses
Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses, arguing in a legal filing Friday that union organizers and the
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WOODS, TIGER, MASTERS, ROUND
Tiger Woods blurted out an F-word at the Masters on Thursday ― and it wasn’t “fore!”
The golf legend, returning to major competition for the first time since he nearly lost his leg in a car wreck last year, had a promising first round at Augusta. He shot a
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MACRON, PEN, LE, FRENCH
A survey released by a Brazilian-based firm this week has revealed that populist leader Marine Le Pen may be pulling ahead of President Emmanuel Macron as France votes in the first round of its presidential elections this weekend.
The poll, which is part of
Continued at Breitbart...
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PLANE, COSTA, RICA, SKIDS
Dramatic video captured the moment a DHL cargo plane skidded off a runway and broke in two, sending smoke billowing from the wreckage, after making an emergency landing in Costa Rica this week.
The Boeing 757-200 took off from Juan Santamaria International
Continued at New York Post...
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COLLEGE, TEST, ADMISSIONS, SCAM
A former Florida prep school administrator paid handsomely to take college entrance exams for wealthy students seeking admission to elite universities is facing sentencing.
Judge Nathaniel Gorton is slated to hand down the decision against Mark Riddell in
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SOUTH, CAROLINA, SQUAD, FIRING
Updates to the death chamber were prompted by an alteration to South Carolina’s capital punishment law last year, which made the electric chair the state’s primary means of execution while giving prisoners the option of choosing death by firing squad or lethal
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TWITTER, MUSK, ELON, STAFF
Elon Musk. Just admit it. Who wouldn’t want to be this guy? Just for a while, I mean.
Musk has more FU money than God, is a maverick, a tad eccentric, lives life on his own terms, and among his greatest loves is sticking it to the left — hard — at every opportunity.
Continued at Red State...