Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
38 articles
TRUMP, 2024, ALLY, BARRACK
Tom Barrack, the head of Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee and fundraiser for the former president, was found not guilty by a Brooklyn federal jury Friday on charges of unlawfully acting as a foreign agent.
The verdict came after a six-week trial and
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TWITTER, MUSK, ELON, LAYOFFS
He also announced plans to lay off about 3,700 people, roughly half of the company’s staff. Many employees are not told of his decisions directly and instead have to follow him on Twitter to see what’s going to happen next.
Twitter gets 90 percent of its revenue
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FETTERMAN, RACE, JOHN, SENATE
Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz leads Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, while GOP candidate State Sen. Doug Mastriano trails in the governor’s race, according to a poll.
The Trafalgar Group released its latest poll out of Pennsylvania
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JOBS, 000, 261, ECONOMY
The government on Friday reveals how many jobs U.S. employers added in October.
The jobs report for September showed that employers added a solid 263,000 positions.
The unemployment rate that month fell to 3.5% from 3.7%..
Today the government will reveal
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IRVING, KYRIE, NETS, SUSPENSION
The Anti-Defamation League refused to accept a $500,000 donation from NBA star Kyrie Irving as an apology for posting a link to a documentary, "Hebrews to Negros: Wake Up Black America," the ADL labeled "antisemitic."
"Although we will not accept any funds
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PELOSI, PAUL, ATTACK, CASE
CNN —
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday spoke publicly on-camera for the first time about the attack on her husband, Paul, and his ongoing recovery, saying “it’s going to be a long haul, but he will be well.”
“Paul came home yesterday. That enables me
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BIDEN, PREDICTS, SENATE, MIDTERMS
President Biden will head to New York over the weekend as part of his final push for Democrats ahead of the midterms, as Republicans put up a fight for governor in the liberal-leaning state.
The White House on Friday announced that Mr. Biden will visit deep-blue
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FBI, REPORT, GOP, 000
Judiciary Republicans hint at investigation into FBI, DOJ if they retake the House
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In a glimpse of what's to come, House Judiciary Committee Republicans warned the
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KOREA, SOUTH, NORTH, 180
South Korea scrambled its jets on Friday after North Korea launched some 180 flights near the shared Military Demarcation Line dividing the two nations.
North Korean military forces were detected flying just north of the tactical line, also known as the Armistice
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POWERBALL, JACKPOT, BILLION, RECORD
The third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history has people across the country clamoring for a chance to win a mega jackpot
WEST POINT, Ga. -- Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket for a chance at winning the $1.5 billion
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NEW, CRIME, YORK, HOCHUL
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused Republicans of not having a plan to combat violent crime. But, in fact, they do have a plan in writing.
Speaking at a rally for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who is running for reelection, Mrs.
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POLL, LEAD, RYAN, TIM
Ohio Republican and U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance was thoroughly mocked on social media after making accusations against his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan that one pundit described as “Mad-Libs for bigots.”
During an interview Thursday night with Tucker
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ASTROS, WORLD, SERIES, PHILLIES
Game 6 this year will be on Saturday with a starting pitching matchup that is a rematch of Game 2: Houston’s left-hander Framber Valdez, who tossed a gem in the win, will go up against Philadelphia’s right-hander Zack Wheeler, who was given extra rest because
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DEPP, JOHNNY, SHOW, RIHANNA
Relationship scandals in Hollywood are almost as common as the wild storylines portrayed by the same stars on the silver screen.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's six-week defamation trial last summer saw the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star awarded $10.35 million
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THREAT, JERSEY, NEW, SYNAGOGUES
The FBI has identified a suspect responsible for a threat to synagogues across New Jersey that prompted authorities to warn residents to “take all security precautions.”
“We identified the source of the threat who no longer poses a danger to the community,”
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EARLY, VOTING, STATE, FLOCK
Election Day isn’t until next week, but the voting has already begun in much of the country.
Most states allow early voting, also known as pre-election voting, which surged in popularity during the 2020 election in response to the coronavirus pandemic. And
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BOOSTER, PFIZER, COVID, BIONTECH
Pfizer and its collaborator BioNTech have shown that their new COVID-19 booster does what they hoped it would, with the same safety and side effect profile as earlier shots.
In a study released early Friday, the pair found that adults mounted a strong immune
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SCHOLZ, NUCLEAR, XI, CHINA
In a much-scrutinized meeting Friday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and warned against the conflict going nuclear.
The German leader is in Beijing for a one-day visit
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KEEPERS, OATH, LEADER, TRIAL
Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers militia, took the witness stand at his seditious conspiracy trial on Friday, telling the jury that after the 2020 election he was afraid that leftist protesters might physically drag President Donald J. Trump out
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TIME, SAVING, DAYLIGHT, DEER
Time is running out on a Senate plan to make permanent Daylight Saving Time the law of the land.
The Senate stunned everyone in March when members approved a bill by unanimous consent to shift the nation forward one hour, year-round.
"Without objection, so
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COUPLE, MISSOURI, PREGNANT, WOMAN
A married couple has been arrested for kidnapping a missing pregnant Arkansas woman — after she was found dead and her fetus was discovered in another location.
Missouri couple Amber and Jamie Waterman were arrested on kidnapping charges in the disappearance
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TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, SEVERE, TORNADO
Swaths of the U.S. were threatened by severe weather on Friday, with the potential for storms to develop into dangerous tornados.
Parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana were at risk of stormy conditions, including strong winds, hail and tornados
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FLORIDA, BAN, MEDICAL, BOARDS
The decision will be followed by a weekslong approval process.
The Florida Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine approved a draft rule Friday to ban medical or surgical gender-affirming care for transgender individuals under 18.
The rule will
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STUDENT, BIDEN, LOAN, BLOCK
Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 21, 2020.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a second request to block the Biden administration's student loan debt relief program.
Justice Amy
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