Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
40 articles
TRUMP, COUNSEL, SPECIAL, GARLAND
CNN —
The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department.
Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international
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BUFFALO, NEW, YORK, SNOWSTORM
Portions of New York state, particularly Buffalo, will see “historic” snowfall this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) Buffalo, New York, specifically, could see “potentially historic” snowfall
Continued at Breitbart...
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CUP, WORLD, QATAR, STADIUMS
LONDON -- The sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages at the 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar was banned on Friday, just two days before the international soccer tournament kicks off.
Non-alcoholic beer will still be sold to fans at the eight stadiums during
Continued at ABC...
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BIDEN, HUNTER, HOUSE, GOP
EXCLUSIVE: President Biden’s regular trips to his home state of Delaware have cost taxpayers at least $11 million since the start of his presidency, a Fox News Digital analysis has found.
Biden has made 57 trips to Delaware, spanning all or part of 185 days,
Continued at Fox News...
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TWITTER, MUSK, ELON, WORKERS
Hours before Elon Musk closed his deal to buy Twitter, he published an open letter to advertisers. Musk knew that big companies in particular were anxious about his plans to dramatically reduce the amount of content moderation on the site. They saw this as
Continued at The Atlantic...
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IDAHO, STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY, STABBED
The autopsies performed on the four University of Idaho students who were butchered to death showed that the killings were “personal” – as the father of one of the victims suggested that his daughter tried to fight off the attacker.
Latah County Coroner Cathy
Continued at New York Post...
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HOLMES, ELIZABETH, YEARS, THERANOS
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, a fraudulent health technology company, was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison on Friday. The sentence will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Holmes faces the sentence for deceiving investors and endangering
Continued at New Republic...
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CROWN, SAUDI, PRINCE, IMMUNITY
We reported earlier that the Biden team had made a controversial move to shield Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) from a lawsuit brought regarding the murder of Jamal Kashoggi. Biden had previously claimed that he wanted to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah”
Continued at Red State...
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HOUSE, LEADER, JEFFRIES, BID
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) officially announced his bid for House Democratic leader on Friday.
If chosen to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Jeffries would make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. In a letter to
Continued at Huffington Post...
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BOEBERT, RACE, COLORADO, REP
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., declared victory in her reelection campaign on Friday despite indications that the race will head to a recount according to state law.
"We won! I am so thankful for all of your support and I am so proud to be your Representative!"
Continued at Newsmax...
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NORTH, TEST, KOREA, MISSILE
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea called for “strong condemnation and sanctions against North Korea” at the United Nations, his office said.
North Korea has launched at least 88 ballistic and other missiles this year, more than in any previous year, flouting
Continued at New York Times...
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STUDENT, COURT, ASKS, SUPREME
The Biden administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rescue its student forgiveness plan, which has been blocked by two federal courts.
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar filed documents urging the court to lift the injunction imposed
Continued at Washington Times...
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FTX, BANKMAN, FRIED, SAM
Months before his $32 billion fall from grace, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried drew world leaders, celebrities and possibly the NFL’s top quarterback to a $3,000-a-head pet-project cryptocurrency conference at an exclusive resort near his Bahamas headquarters.
It
Continued at Fox News...
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, TICKETMASTER, EXCRUCIATING
Following widespread criticism of Ticketmaster’s handling of ticket sales for her upcoming “Eras Tour,” Taylor Swift has shared a statement addressing the situation, saying that she asked Ticketmaster “multiple times if they could handle this kind of demand
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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EXECUTION, ALABAMA, CALLS, INSERTING
An inmate in Alabama was strapped to a death chamber gurney for hours Thursday evening, his lawyers say, as courts weighed appeals over his execution in the murder-for-hire plot of a pastor's wife.
Ultimately, the execution of death row inmate Kenneth Eugene
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TRUMP, GOP, 2024, MAJOR
Robert Mercer and Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images
GOP megadonors Robert and Rebekah Mercer have no current plans to help former President Donald Trump's
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RECRUITS, SHERIFF, DRIVER, 25
The 22-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly mowing down dozens of Los Angeles sheriff’s recruits with his SUV, leaving several critically injured, has been released from jail to allow police to gather more evidence.
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, who was
Continued at New York Post...
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TITANS, PACKERS, ARRESTED, TODD
Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel would not comment about alcohol being present on the team plane during a press conference Friday after offensive coordinator Todd Downing was charged with drunken driving hours after the team’s victory over the Green
Continued at Fox News...
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RUSSIA, GRINER, PRISONER, SWAP
CNN —
Russia said it hopes for a “positive outcome” on the issue of exchanging Russian national Viktor Bout, a convicted arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence in the United States, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday,
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LAKE, KARI, PETTY, TOM
The estate of late rocker Tom Petty said it was “exploring all of our legal options” after failed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake used his 1989 anthem “I Won’t Back Down” in a video this week.
“The Tom Petty estate and our partners were shocked
Continued at Huffington Post...
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DEATH, VIDEO, MEXICAN, RESORT
A North Carolina woman was found dead at a Mexican resort from what authorities initially determined to be alcohol poisoning — but a new video has emerged showing her being assaulted and her death is now being investigated as a violent crime.
Shanquella Robinson,
Continued at New York Post...
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SHOOTING, RUST, BALDWIN, SHERIFF
The armorer and crew on the ill-fated “Rust” set had issues with “negligent discharges” of firearm props in the week before cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin, a newly released police report says.
The final report, obtained by
Continued at New York Post...
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CLOTS, ROKER, AL, BLOOD
Al Roker opened up about being hospitalized for blood clots on Friday.
The "Today" show weather anchor took to his Instagram to share with his fans the reason behind his two-week absence from the show.
"So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve
Continued at Fox News...
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EXPLOSIVES, SWEDEN, TRACES, NORD
Swedish investigators found traces of explosives at the Baltic Sea site where two natural pipelines were damaged in an act of "gross sabotage," the prosecutor leading Sweden's preliminary investigation said Friday.
Mats Ljungqvist of the Swedish Prosecution
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