Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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IAN, FLORIDA, HURRICANE, UPDATES
Five days after Hurricane Ian's first U.S. landfall in Florida, the unrelenting storm threatened Monday to trigger some the worst flooding in more than a decade – 1,000 miles away in Virginia.
After blasting through Florida and then pounding the Carolinas,
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, MUSK, FORCES
A Ukrainian diplomat this week used an expletive toward billionaire Elon Musk in response to a poll he conducted about how to end the invasion of Ukraine.
Musk tweeted a poll on Monday asking his followers to choose between four options: "Redo elections of
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KARDASHIAN, KIM, CRYPTO, SEC
The crypto crackdown has come for Kim Kardashian.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that the queen of influencers did a little too much influencing when it came to the EthereumMax (EMAX) token, which Kardashian promoted on her
Continued at Vox...
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IAN, HURRICANE, MYERS, FORT
An Ohio mom was killed on a birthday trip to Florida during Hurricane Ian when the storm tore down the roof of the place she was staying and a nail pierced her main artery, her family said.
Nishelle Harris-Miles traveled to Fort Myers from Dayton with three
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MISSILE, JAPAN, NORTH, KOREA
North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed
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CUT, TAX, WEALTHY, SCRAPS
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil in financial markets and sent the pound to record lows.
In a dramatic about-face, Treasury chief
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FLIGHTS, DESANTIS, FLORIDA, POLL
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, speaks during a 'Keep Florida Free' rally with Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, in Hialeah, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.
Florida Republican leaders Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio have taken
Continued at CNBC...
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IRAN, PROTESTS, LEADER, BLAMES
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded publicly to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn the “rioting” and accuse protests of being planned by the U.S. and Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran’s
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PRIZE, NOBEL, MEDICINE, AWARDED
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded by the Nobel Assembly in Sweden on Monday — the first of several prizes to be given over the next week. The Nobel Prizes, among the highest honors in science, recognize groundbreaking contributions in
Continued at New York Times...
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SOCCER, REPORT, WOMEN, ABUSE
Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
NWSL players pause matches in show of solidarity last October
Abuse and misconduct "had become systemic" in the United States' top-flight National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), an independent investigation
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POLL, GOP, CONGRESS, VOTERS
Economic issues are more important factors than social issues in the November midterm elections, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
When asked which group of issues is more important in their support for Congress this year, economic concerns
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ADAMS, MAYOR, NYC, PHILIP
Philip Banks, Mayor Adams’ public safety deputy in City Hall, has an NYPD security detail chauffeuring him around town — an unusual use of police resources for someone in his position, law enforcement sources told the Daily News.
NYPD security details are
Continued at NY Daily News...
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TRUMP, COURT, MASTER, SPECIAL
Former President Donald Trump's legal team has objected to the Justice Department's request to expedite an appeal that would allow them to continue reviewing classified documents alongside an independent special master.
In a Monday filing, Trump's lawyers
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TRUMP, DEFAMATION, CNN, SUES
Former President Donald Trump launched a lawsuit on Friday against CNN. He is suing for defamation, as reported by The Hill.
In the lawsuit filed Monday, Trump’s attorneys claim CNN “has sought to use its massive influence — purportedly as a ‘trusted’ news
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PARADE, TRIAL, CHRISTMAS, WAUKESHA
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The man who police say drove an SUV into a Christmas parade crowd in 2021 that killed six people will stand trial beginning Monday on 71 charges.
Darrell Brooks Jr., 40, of Milwaukee, was identified as the driver of the red SUV that drove
Continued at USA Today...
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KEEPERS, OATH, TRIAL, RHODES
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the anti-government and heavily armed extremist group, Oath Keepers, and four associates went on trial in Washington, D.C. on Monday for what federal prosecutors say was a wide-ranging plot to foment “armed rebellion” on Jan.
Continued at NY Daily News...
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DATE, GRINER, APPEAL, BRITTNEY
A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession
MOSCOW -- A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal
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TRUMP, ARCHIVES, RECORDS, HOUSE
A detailed property inventory of documents and other items seized from former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen after the document was released to the public by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm
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