Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TAIWAN, CHINA, PELOSI, ATTACK
China took several aggressive actions this weekend after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, including firing ballistic missiles in Taiwan’s vicinity and sanctioning Pelosi. While the incident may not lead to all-out war, it’s a further step in
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TRUMP, CPAC, NEWHOUSE, 2024
Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse (R), one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, is projected to advance to the general election, where he is in a safe seat and would more than likely be reelected.
Associated Press called the race
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INDIANA, ABORTION, BAN, STATE
(CNN) Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday signed a bill that would ban most abortions -- the first state to pass a restrictive law against the procedure since Roe v. Wade was overturned earlier this summer.
The Indiana House and Senate passed the GOP-sponsored
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ANNE, HECHE, CRASH, CAR
Anne Heche joins a list of stars who have been involved in major, near-fatal accidents.
Heche, 53, crashed a blue Mini Cooper into a Mar Vista, California, home, Friday, igniting a fire. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according
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COVID, BIDEN, NEGATIVE, TESTS
President Biden tested negative for COVID-19, his physician announced Saturday.
The 79-year-old commander-in-chief, who was first diagnosed with coronavirus last month, will continue to isolate until he tests negative a second time.
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GAZA, ISRAEL, MILITANTS, FIRE
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 12 people, including
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ASSAULT, EASTERN, RUSSIAN, UKRAINE
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine's military and
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DEATH, VALLEY, NATIONAL, PARK
Record rainfall Friday trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.
There were no immediate reports of injuries but roughly 60 vehicles were buried in mud and debris
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FIRE, OIL, TANK, LIGHTNING
Two Tennessee men were recognized for their quick thinking after they bounced into action and used a trampoline in a desperate bid to save their neighbors whose home went up in flames.
Fernando Rivera was on his way home from work Thursday when he saw plumes
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TWITTER, MUSK, DEAL, AHEAD
We previously wrote about Big Tech giant Twitter getting both good and bad news on its lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk for dropping his bid to purchase the company in July. Sure, a judge had agreed with Twitter that a delay in starting the case until next
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BLACK, MARINE, GENERAL, STAR
“It didn’t click on me at first because everyone was asking questions about amphibious stuff and tactics, and he asked me about Saturday,” General Berger said at the ceremony, to laughter.
Capt. Ibrahim Diallo, 31, who came up from Quantico with Captain Saintilfort,
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DEAD, OHIO, DANGEROUS, POLICE
A man was arrested Friday in connection to a shooting this week in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room that left one person dead and two others critically injured.
Billy Deray Hemsley, 54, was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the shooting Thursday
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JUDITH, DURHAM, 79, ICON
(CNN) Judith Durham, an Australian folk music star and lead singer of The Seekers, has died, according to a statement from her record label. She was 79.
"After a brief stay in the Alfred Hospital, Judith was admitted to Palliative Care on Friday 5 August,
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CAROLINA, NORTH, AR, COUNTY
The Madison County, North Carolina school system plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes. This decision comes after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, which devastatingly left 19 children and two teachers dead.
There are six schools in Madison County;
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BOY, LIFE, DIES, SUPPORT
A 12-year-old English boy whose parents fought a lengthy legal battle to keep him on life support died Saturday, two hours after doctors ended his life-sustaining treatment.
Archie Battersbee died at 12:15 p.m., local time, at the Royal London hospital, according
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SCULLY, VIN, ANGELES, BROADCASTER
Opinion: Vin Scully voiced baseball's history
Vin Scully voiced a lot of history. He was at the mic when Brooklyn won their only World Series, in 1955, intoning simply, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Brooklyn Dodgers are champions of the world."
He was there
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MUSLIM, ALBUQUERQUE, POLICE, LINK
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say that four recent murders of Muslim men could be linked, and said that the Federal Bureau of Investigations is assisting in the investigation.
Police officers responded to reports of a shooting shortly before midnight
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THOMAS, SEIZURE, DIED, DISORDER
Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died from “complications of seizure disorder,” according to an autopsy released Friday.
Thomas’ death in December 2021 at age 33 stunned NFL fans who watched the longtime Denver Broncos receiver for 10 years in the
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KARDASHIAN, KIM, PETE, DAVIDSON
Pete Davidson might be one of New York City's most prolific serial daters.
News broke Friday that Davidson, 28, and Kim Kardashian, 41, decided to part ways after nine months together. The couple "still have a lot of love for each other" but found that their
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GABBARD, GRINER, HARRIS, BRITTNEY
Former Hawaii Democrat congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who, in one of the greatest presidential debate takedowns in history ruined the hopes of then-candidate Kamala Harris, continues to go after the Vice President for her duplicitous approach to justice. Harris
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TRISTAN, KARDASHIAN, THOMPSON, KHLOE
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson have welcomed their second child, a baby boy, via surrogate, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
According to People magazine, Kardashian has not yet decided on her son's name.
News broke in mid-July that Kardashian and
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