Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, CHENEY, JAN, LIZ
Members of the House Jan. 6 committee said Sunday that more witnesses have come forward after the blockbuster testimony of White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson last week — as Rep. Liz Cheney acknowledged that the panel could make a criminal referral to the Justice
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ABORTION, GOV, STATE, NOEM
Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD), discusses a report in the Indianapolis Star where an OBGYN said a 10-year-old girl was forced to leave Ohio to obtain an abortion. South Dakota has banned all abortions except when the mother's life is at risk.
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BIDEN, GAS, BEZOS, JEFF
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos turned on President Joe Biden for ordering gas stations to lower their prices at a time of “war and global peril.”
Taking to social media Sunday to outline his disappointment with the White House, Bezos sought to teach Biden a few
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NEWSOM, AD, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a new campaign ad, claiming "freedom is under attack" in states such as Florida that are run by Republican governors.
"Your Republican leaders, they're banning books," Newsom says in the
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TEXAS, BORDER, MAYORKAS, TRUCK
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday refused to confirm a stunning report that a truck smuggling migrants in which more than 50 died was waved through the U.S. border crossing at Laredo, Texas.
In an interview on ABC News' "This Week,"
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RESTRAINING, RICKY, MARTIN, ORDER
Representatives for Ricky Martin have denied allegations that led to a restraining order against the Puerto Rican superstar, who has not been charged with any crime
FILE - Ricky Martin poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Elvis'
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DISPLAY, HAMILTON, LONG, ALEXANDER
(CNN) — A letter written by Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers, thought lost for decades is finally going on display at the Commonwealth Museum in Massachusetts.
Written by Hamilton in 1780 to the Marquis de Lafayette, the letter is believed
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WOMEN, ABORTION, YOUNG, LIFE
Ms. Purvey said she supported a legal ban on abortion from conception. But she is increasingly uncomfortable with using the term “pro-life” to describe herself, because it evokes an emphasis on preventing abortions at any cost, rather than on helping women.
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DEBUT, 108, BOX, OFFICE
Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday. By the end of the Monday’s July Fourth
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Man in jet-fueled semi-truck dies while racing fighter jets during Michigan air show
Footage shows the truck racing two planes down the tarmac at the Battle Creek Executive Airport before it exploded into flames.
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ICE, CREAM, OUTBREAK, LISTERIA
Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream is behind a deadly Listeria monocytogenes breakout impacting 10 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One person from Illinois died, one pregnant woman lost her fetus and 22 people have been
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HIKERS, GLACIER, CHUNK, KILLED
At least 6 hikers were killed after a piece of glacier broke loose in Italy
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ROME — A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke
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ROE, OVERTURNING, SUPREME, COURT
The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes
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In a series of letters sent over the weekend, the marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court
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COSTA, RICA, RETURNED, ELITE
(CNN) The woman captured in Costa Rica after being accused of killing elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas has been returned to the US to face murder charges, the US Marshals Service told CNN Saturday.
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, is suspected of
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KOREA, SOUTH, NORTH, NATO
Seoul North Korea has criticized an agreement between the United States, South Korea and Japan to strengthen military cooperation -- claiming it is part of a US plan to create a military alliance like NATO in the region.
North Korea's foreign ministry spokesperson
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BACKSTREET, BOYS, DRAKE, JOINS
Drake, here in 2021, joined the Backstreet Boys on stage during a show on Saturday.
CNN —
The Backstreet Boys had an on-stage visitor at their show in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night.
Rapper Drake joined the boy band during their performance of “I Want
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WOUNDED, YEAR, DEAD, IMPACTED
An unidentified gunman fired into a car early Sunday morning in Houston, killing a 5-year-old and wounding an 8-year-old, according to police.
Witnesses reported shots fired in an apparent drive-by around 1 a.m. from a car traveling westbound, directed at
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TECH, BIG, RULING, EFFORTS
The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.
In the 6-3 decision that
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HONOR, LIE, CAPITOL, MEDAL
WASHINGTON — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.
A date and other details will be
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OFFICER, CHARGED, AMBUSH, SET
A Tampa Bay area man was arrested Saturday for allegedly throwing a hot dog at an officer who warned him he was violating a city ordinance, according to a local report.
Jason Stoll, 47, is charged with felony battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting
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SHOT, CHICAGO, LIGHTFOOT, 35
Thirty-five people were shot, five fatally, during a bloody holiday weekend in Chicago.
A 24-year-old woman was killed on Friday night during a shootout between two men in the city's Chinatown area, with one of the gunman and two others being wounded during
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BARKER, TRAVIS, HOSPITALIZATION, BREAK
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker clarified on Instagram that his recent hospitalization for pancreatitis was after an endoscopy, but what is an endoscopy?
"I went in for an endoscopy on Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain
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