Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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NRA, TEXAS, CONVENTION, TRUMP
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said his earlier comments about the Uvalde shooting, in which he praised law enforcement for their response and argued the situation “could have been worse,” came from “inaccurate” information he was given from officials, arguing
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GUN, CONTROL, SHOOTING, TEXAS
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reassured a crowd at the National Rifle Association's 2022 annual meeting on Friday in Houston, saying: ''For millions of Americans, the right to keep and bear arms is not theoretical'' but ''a matter of basic security.''
''For a single
Continued at Newsmax...
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SCHOOL, TRUMP, TEXAS, SHOOTING
Though several high-profile speakers have dropped out, including Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, several major political figures will attend the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston after the massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
The most high-profile
Continued at New York Times...
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DEPP, HEARD, JOHNNY, AMBER
A tattoo artist has taken the fascination with the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial to a new level — by honoring Depp’s lawyer with new ink.
In a clip posted to TikTok Wednesday, Jazzmyn Wollfe, 27, showed off the self-done outline of attorney Camille Vasquez’s
Continued at New York Post...
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KOREA, NORTH, NEW, SANCTIONS
North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it?
Enlarge this image toggle caption Kim Won Jin /AFP via Getty Images Kim Won Jin /AFP via Getty Images
SEOUL — Before May 12, many experts doubted North Korea's claims not to have a single
Continued at NPR...
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BIDEN, NAVAL, ACADEMY, PUTIN
I’m convinced that someone told Joe Biden once upon a time that the way to give good speeches is to try to relate to your audience. That’s certainly true. But it doesn’t mean just to make things up that never happened to make you sound more like your audience.
Continued at Red State...
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UPDATES, EAST
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-backed separatists pounded eastern Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region Friday, claiming the capture of a railway hub as concerns grew that besieged cities in the region would undergo the same horrors experienced by the people
Continued at NY Daily News...
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SENATE, RECOUNT, OZ, GOP
Republican Mehmet Oz declared himself the “presumptive nominee” in Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary on Friday, two days after an automatic recount was triggered by results showing he was roughly 900 votes ahead of Republican rival David McCormick.
Acting
Continued at Washington Times...
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DAY, MEMORIAL, HOLIDAY, HISTORY
Memorial Day is Monday.
The holiday that honors soldiers who died during service to the United States is observed on May 30 this year. Though its roots date back to the Civil War, it was declared a national holiday in 1971.
While many people across the country
Continued at USA Today...
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GAS, PRICES, HIGH, BIDEN
Former President Donald Trump bests President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, an Emerson College survey released this week found.
The survey found Biden’s approval under water, as 52 percent disapprove of his job performance. Notably, most independent
Continued at Breitbart...
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WARRIORS, GOLDEN, STATE, FINALS
(CNN) The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the past eight seasons, a feat only three previous teams have ever achieved.
After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in San
Continued at CNN...
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SUSSMANN, TRIAL, DURHAM, FBI
The FBI opened a full-fledged counterintelligence investigation into since-discredited Trump-Russia collusion claims just days after Clinton campaign Michael Sussmann pushed the allegations to the bureau — with the launch document containing “typos.”
As revealed
Continued at Washington Examiner...
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MAVERICK, GUN, TOP, CRUISE
In the original Top Gun, the enemy is intentionally obscure: anonymous pilots flying MiGs from a hostile but unnamed country who have to be chased away and shot down by the heroic Maverick (played by Tom Cruise) and his fellow graduates of the Top Gun naval
Continued at The Atlantic...
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TRUMP, JUDGE, NEW, YORK
Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference announcing a class action lawsuit against big tech companies at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey.
A judge on Friday dismissed a federal
Continued at CNBC...
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INFLATION, HIGH, GAUGE, KEY
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April
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STUDENT, BIDEN, CANCEL, DEBT
President Biden is considering plans to forgive up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, a move that may win support among young voters but could alienate fiscal moderates.
The new White House plan would call for the debt to be canceled by executive
Continued at NY Daily News...
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CHINA, BLINKEN, BIDEN, THREAT
Asia expert Gordon Chang warned of the Biden administration's foreign policy approach with China, calling for the United States to take a "Reagan posture" on Thursday's "The Ingraham Angle."
GORDON CHANG: First of all, China has declared a quote unquote
Continued at Fox News...
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HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, EXPLOSION, PEOPLE
At least four people were killed and several people became trapped after a house exploded Thursday night in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
Firefighters and emergency crews rushed to the scene around 8:00 p.m. local time. Pottstown is about 40 miles northwest of
Continued at Fox News...
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CHENEY, TRUMP, LIZ, POLL
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has sunk 30 points behind Donald Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman in the Wyoming GOP primary, a Club for Growth poll found Thursday.
Hageman garnered 56 percent support, while Cheney only earned 26 percent, a 30 percent difference.
The
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PAROLE, MANSON, RECOMMENDED, FOLLOWER
(CNN) A parole board in California recommended that Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in the notorious 1969 killing spree, should be released, officials said Thursday.
The decision will head to the Board of Parole
Continued at CNN...
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SWEDEN, NATO, FINLAND, CONCRETE
Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete action and halt what it says is their support for terrorist groups in order for Ankara to lift its objections to them joining NATO, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Finland and Sweden formally
Continued at Newsmax...