Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17th 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
136 articles
CHENEY, LIZ, TRUMP, WYOMING
In one of its hearings, the panel focused on Trump's pressure campaign on Pence.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he'd consider testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee if asked, in some of his most specific comments yet on the prospect.
Appearing
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ALASKA, MURKOWSKI, PALIN, ELECTION
Incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski and former Alaska commissioner of administration Kelly Tshibaka are among the candidates who will advance to the November general election where they will face off against one another in the race to represent Alaska in the
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GIULIANI, GEORGIA, RUDY, ELECTION
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Colorado on Tuesday ordered a legal adviser for former President Donald Trump’s campaign to travel to Georgia to testify before a special grand jury that’s looking into whether Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020
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CDC, DIRECTOR, ANNOUNCES, COVID
NEW YORK — The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, intended to make it more nimble.
The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC leaders call it a “reset”- come
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RUSHDIE, SALMAN, ATTACKER, SURPRISED
FAIRVIEW, N.J. — Hadi Matar had resented being pushed to pursue schoolwork. At 24, he worked a low-level job at a discount store, made clumsy attempts at boxing and became increasingly focused on religion. Now, accused of trying to kill a pre-eminent figure
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ABORTION, CAROLINA, BAN, JUDGE
The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would prohibit abortions in almost all circumstances in a 13-7 vote that was largely along party lines, The Hill reports.
The bill would ban abortions in the Palmetto State except in
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HOLDING, SYRIA, DENIES, AUSTIN
CNN —
The Syrian government on Wednesday denied it is holding or has any information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice, an American journalist who vanished a decade ago while reporting on the Middle Eastern nation’s civil war.
Syria’s foreign ministry said
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CRIMEA, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, EXPLOSIONS
The Kremlin has reportedly ousted the head of its Black Sea Fleet after a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks on occupied Crimea, where the fleet is based.
Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov was made head of the fleet Wednesday, Russian state-run outlet RIA reported,
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ANNE, HECHE, DEATH, CRASH
Video footage of the inside of the Los Angeles home Anne Heche crashed her car into earlier this month showcases the extent of the damage the actress did to the property before her death last Friday.
“It looks like a bomb went off inside the home where Anne’s
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OHIO, WALMART, WALGREENS, 650
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million for fueling opioid crisis A federal judge has ordered CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to pay $650 million for helping to fuel the U.S. opioid crisis by selling and dispensing huge amounts of prescription pain
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COLORADO, RIVER, WATER, CUTS
The extraordinary drought across the Western United States is only getting worse, and the images have been stunning: boats listing on dry lake beds, yellowing vegetation, and “bathtub rings” around reservoirs showing just how much water levels have fallen.
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SCHOOL, BIBLE, DISTRICT, FRANK
In this episode of The Left’s Insidious Crusade to Destroy America as We Know It…
All versions of the Bible and an illustrated version of Anne Frank’s diary have been pulled from shelves by a school district in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. As reported by the
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TAIWAN, CHINA, HOLD, MILITARY
BEIJING — The U.S. government has announced talks with Taiwan on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy claimed by China’s ruling Communist Party as part of its territory.
The announcement Thursday comes after Beijing held
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FLORIDA, DESANTIS, SUES, RON
(CNN) Florida state attorney Andrew Warren, who was suspended earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his position on abortion, is appealing his suspension by claiming the Republican governor abused his authority.
"The Florida Constitution sets
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ROOMS, HOTEL, NEW, 000
Mayor Adams’ administration is looking to rent another 5,000 hotel rooms in the city to house Latin American migrants as the homeless shelter system remains overcrowded.
The plan was spelled out in a solicitation notice recently issued by the Department of
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MANCHESTER, MUSK, BUYING, UNITED
Elon Musk excited soccer fans yesterday when he tweeted that he was interested in purchasing the English club Manchester United.
“To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! Also, I’m buying Manchester
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KELLY, TRIAL, CHICAGO, PORNOGRAPHY
A federal jury has been impaneled R. Kelly’s to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued about whether the government improperly sought to keep some Blacks from the jury
CHICAGO -- A federal jury was impaneled
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PLANNED, PARENTHOOD, SPEND, RECORD
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood is ready to unleash a record $50 million spend across the nation ahead of November’s midterm elections.
The effort breaks the group’s previous $45 million spending record set in 2020 and comes months after the Supreme Court
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BORDER, TEXAS, WARNS, EXTREMIST
Border Patrol agents on Wednesday opened a gate that had previously been locked by members of the Texas National Guard, in order to allow a number of illegal immigrants deeper into the United States.
Fox News witnessed members of the guard close and lock
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PLANE, PILOT, FLIGHT, UPSET
A pilot who died after exiting a plane that later made an emergency landing in North Carolina last month appeared "visibly upset" and told his co-pilot that he felt sick and needed air, federal officials said.
Charles Hew Crooks, 23, second-in-command on the
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JAMES, LEBRON, EXTENSION, LAKERS
The L.A. Lakers and LeBron James agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $97.1 million with a third-year player option included.
The deal includes a 15 percent trade kicker, making James the highest-paid player in NBA history with $532 million in career
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INFLATION, UK, 10, PRICES
Annual consumer price inflation hit 10.1% in July, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, up from 9.4% in June. Soaring food prices — up 12.7% since July 2021 — were the largest single contributor to the acceleration
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TRAFFIC, DEATHS, 2022, RISE
The agency estimates 9,560 people died on U.S. roads from January to March.
An empty street is seen in New York City, on April 24, 2020.
An empty street is seen in New York City, on April 24, 2020.
An empty street is seen in New York City, on April 24, 2020.
An
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COURT, OIL, GAS, DRILLING
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday threw out a lower court’s order that would have stopped the Biden administration’s moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, according to court filings.
The 5th Circuit court appeals court vacated
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