Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
39 articles
TRUMP, RAID, FBI, LAGO
Reserved, studious and precise, Merrick Garland appears to be an attorney general selected by central casting. Unfortunately, the part he is playing belongs to another era, one where the government was widely trusted.
After orchestrating one of the biggest
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RUSHDIE, SALMAN, STABBING, ATTACK
The appalling knife attack on Salman Rushdie while he was speaking in Chautauqua, New York is a throwback to the violence that followed the Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie and his book, The Satanic Verses, in 1989. Rushdie was attacked and severely
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17, PENNSYLVANIA, DEAD, CROWD
BERWICK, Pa. — One person was killed and another 17 people injured when a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar for a fundraiser for victims of a house fire that killed 10 earlier this month, authorities said. The suspect then killed a woman
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JERUSALEM, SHOOTING, GUNMAN, LATE
Palestinian gunman wounds 8 in late-night Jerusalem shooting
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JERUSALEM — A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an
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TAIWAN, LAWMAKERS, VISIT, PELOSI
Less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, one which appeared to ruffle Chinese feathers, a delegation of five U.S. lawmakers has arrived in the island nation, making an unannounced visit.
The delegation, led by U.S. Senator Ed
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CHURCH, FIRE, COPTIC, KILLS
(CNN) At least 41 people were killed, and at least 14 injured after a fire broke out at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for the Egyptian Coptic Church citing health officials.
At least two officers
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CAPITOL, CAR, BARRICADE, POLICE
A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air from the burning car before fatally shooting himself, police said.
The incident happened just before 4 a.m. at a vehicle barricade set at East
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PLANT, NUCLEAR, UKRAINE, RUSSIA
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The main front in Russia’s military onslaught on Ukraine appears to have shifted dangerously to the south of the country, risking a catastrophe at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and setting up a possible make-or-break struggle
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ANNE, HECHE, CRASH, SON
Anne Heche’s ex-husband Coley Laffoon said their son Homer, 20, is "strong" and will be "OK" in an emotional message after her death on Friday.
"I loved her and I miss her and I’m always going to," Laffoon said in a video posted to Instagram. "Homer is OK.
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WALRUS, CROWDS, FREYA, NORWAY
She was loved to death.
Freya, the walrus who captivated crowds in Norway, has been euthanized because of the danger she posed to humans, authorities there said Sunday, after warning last week that it might be necessary if people didn’t leave her alone.
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TEXAS, MIGRANTS, NYC, ADAMS
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Within the course of a few short hours, nearly 700 migrants waded across the Rio Grande hoping to surrender to authorities and gain release into the United States. Breitbart Texas posted at several major migrant crossings and observed several
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CHENEY, LIZ, TWEETS, AL
Former Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken took to Twitter on Saturday to endorse Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney in her bid to win reelection in Wyoming.
"I’ve decided to endorse @RepLizCheney for the Republican nomination for the House seat In Wyoming
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SHOOTING, NFL, BROTHER, DALLAS
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Yaqub Salik Talib, police said.
A man was killed during a youth football game in Lancaster, Texas, Saturday night after an argument escalated into a shooting, according to police.
Witnesses told Lancaster police
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CAPITAL, ARMENIAN, FIREWORKS, MARKET
Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, killing two people and injuring 60.
Video footage showed thick grey smoke rising above a building, followed by an explosion
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ROWLING, THREAT, DEATH, RUSHDIE
J.K Rowling arrives at the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" in 2022. On Sunday, Warner Bros. condemned threats made against the author. TOLGA AKMEN via Getty Images
Warner Bros. Discovery is coming to J.K. Rowling’s
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BOOM, OFFICIALS, METEOR, UTAH
A loud "boom" reported by numerous residents throughout northern Utah early Saturday was likely a meteor, officials said.
The "boom" was heard around northern Utah and in parts of southern Idaho around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The noise was so loud, the University
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WITHDRAWAL, REPORT, AFGHANISTAN, GOP
Washington (CNN) At the height of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan there were only 36 State Department officials on the ground at the Kabul airport to process Afghans who were trying to evacuate, according to a newly released report from House
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ACT, INFLATION, PIERRE, JEAN
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared on ABC News Sunday morning and things didn’t go quite as she had planned. Long used to the kid glove treatment because she’s so intersectional, Jean-Pierre ended up facing some unexpectedly tough questions
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CAPITOL, JAN, CRIMES, PROFIT
Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media
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90210, BEVERLY, DENISE, DOWSE
CNN —
Actress and director Denise Dowse, whose prolific career featured roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Insecure” and “Ray,” has died, her family confirmed to CNN Sunday. She was 64.
“With a heavy heart I have to announce her passing away,” the actress’
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SMITH, JADA, PINKETT, OSCARS
Cameron Smith looked to get on top of the leaderboard in the FedEx Cup playoffs’ opening tournament on Sunday but was hit with a setback as he got set to tee off at the St. Jude Championship.
The PGA Tour penalized the reigning British Open winner after
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BULLET, TRAIN, REPEATS, GUN
NEW YORK — The Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket sales for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a quiet spell in theaters and incredible staying power allowed “Top Gun: Maverick” to rocket back into
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ILLINOIS, SMALL, PLANE, CRASHES
(CNN) Two people died after a small plane crashed into a building in Illinois on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The pilot of the single-engine Mooney M20 reported an engine issue before the aircraft crashed near Highway 116 in Hanna City, about 170
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WINS, GREEN, HAWAII, DEMOCRATIC
Washington (CNN) Lt. Gov. Josh Green will win the Democratic nomination for governor in Hawaii, CNN projects.
As of 7 a.m. ET Sunday, Green was winning 63.7% of the vote, while former Hawaii first lady Vicky Cayetano had 21.4% and Rep. Kai Kahele had 13.7%.
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