Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
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TRUMP, LAGO, MAR, DOCUMENTS
(CNN) Several GOP senators raised new concerns Thursday about former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, rejecting his claim that he could simply declassify the secret records by "thinking about it."
In interviews with CNN, the senators
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FIONA, PUERTO, HURRICANE, RICO
President Biden said Thursday the administration will be “laser-focused” on helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona and is dispatching the chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the island gets “everything they could possibly need.”
Mr.
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ABRAMS, FETAL, STACEY, HEARTBEAT
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams caused a stir among conservatives this week for repeating what medical experts have said about so-called “fetal heartbeats” at six weeks of pregnancy.
“There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks,” Abrams, who is running
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VENEZUELA, NAVY, FUGITIVE, BRIBERY
A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said Wednesday.
The international manhunt for
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CRUZ, BILL, BIG, TED
Chicago Tribune newspapers are transported on a conveyor system at the Freedom Center on May 11, 2022. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Proposed legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for aggregating news content online is headed for the Senate
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IRAN, DEATH, PROTESTS, POLICE
The U.S. announced it would impose sanctions on senior Iran security officials and Iran's morality police following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
She had been detained for allegedly failing to properly wear the hijab (headscarf).
"In response to
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SCHOOL, TEEN, SHOOTING, HIGH
A lawyer representing families of victims of a Michigan high school shooting says some teachers and a counselor were aware of the suspect's troubling behavior months before the mass shooting last fall
DETROIT -- Some teachers and a counselor at a Michigan
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, NUCLEAR, WAR
The son of a top Kremlin aide was duped by a Russian rabble-rouser into revealing that he would “obviously not” serve if drafted into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Nikolay Peskov, the 32-year-old son of longtime Kremlin flack and Putin confidant Dmitry
Continued at New York Post...
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JONES, HOOK, ALEX, SANDY
Alex Jones testifies in trial over Sandy Hook lies
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut (Sep. 22)
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DESANTIS, KUSHNER, MARTHA, VINEYARD
A left-wing non-governmental organization (NGO) partially funded by billionaire George Soros is behind a lawsuit targeting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for flying illegal aliens to the elite coastal island of Martha’s Vineyard.
Late last week, DeSantis sent
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MIGRANTS, NYC, MAYOR, ADAMS
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ABORTION, BAN, JUDGE, INDIANA
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, Aug. 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis (Arleigh Rodgers/AP)
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana judge on Thursday blocked
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EARTHQUAKE, MEXICO, DEAD, MAGNITUDE
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico and leaves 1 dead
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MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early Thursday, causing buildings to sway
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POLL, LAXALT, TRUMP, TRAFALGAR
A new poll from one of the most accurate pollsters in America, The Trafalgar Group, found that when it comes to feeling safe, most U.S. residents think the Biden administration is dropping the ball.
Trafalgar’s poll, released on Thursday, asked Americans if
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FORCE, TRAINING, AIR, DAD
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The Air Force Academy in Colorado rolled out a diversity curriculum in 2021 instructing cadets to avoid gendered language, including words like “mom” and “dad,” according to a slide presentation obtained
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TLAIB, ISRAEL, ANTI, RASHIDA
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, made the following claims on Twitter in reference to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.: “In one sentence, [Tlaib] simultaneously tells American Jews that they need to pass an anti-Zionist litmus test to participate in progressive
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PRISONER, SWAP, UKRAINE, DEFENDERS
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. In exchange, Ukraine
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CELTICS, UDOKA, IME, COACH
(CNN) Ime Udoka, head coach of the Boston Celtics, is expected to be suspended by the organization for the entire NBA season for having a consensual relationship with a female member of the team's staff, according to ESPN, The Athletic, and the Boston Globe.
Udoka's
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HOUSE, AMERICA, GOP, COMMITMENT
House Republican leaders on Thursday morning unveiled to GOP members at a conference meeting the party’s new “Commitment to America” agenda, a core group of policies that fit on a pocket card designed to help them and their candidates communicate the GOP’s
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BIDEN, MIC, HOT, KOREAN
People in New York and San Francisco graded how well President Biden has handled the economy.
"Horrible. I don't even want to comment on that," Keith told Fox News in San Francisco. "I don't even know if Biden's conscious sometimes."
But Susan, of San Francisco,
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FLIGHT, ATTENDANT, AIRLINES, AMERICAN
(CNN) A mechanical problem on a United Airlines flight prompted an emergency landing early Thursday at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport.
"After our aircraft experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff, it remained in the air to burn
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WINDOWS, MILLION, PINCH, RECALLS
Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled up
FILE - The Tesla company logo is seen on the hood of an unsold vehicle at a dealership, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Littleton, Colo.
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AMANPOUR, INTERVIEW, PRESIDENT, IRAN
The Iranian President canceled an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour after she declined his team's attempt at requiring her to wear a head scarf. Amanpour breaks down what happened.
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TEXAS, DEAD, FOUND, YEAR
A ruthless carjacker shot dead a Texas father — then left his victim’s 2-year-old son to die in 94-degree temperatures in the stolen SUV, according to cops.
Bolanle Fadairo, 38, was charged with two counts of murder for gunning down the dad Tuesday afternoon
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