Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, THANKSGIVING, BAN, WEAPONS
CNN —
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would work with Congress to “try to get rid of assault weapons” after a recent spate of shootings in the US.
“The idea (that) we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick, it’s just sick. It
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WALMART, SHOOTING, VIRGINIA, MASS
Virginia Walmart shooter Andre Bing threw away a “kill list” of co-workers with one of his victim’s names circled with a pen, it emerged Thursday.
The printed list showed the names of workers at the Chesapeake store, their shift hours, departments they worked
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TWITTER, MUSK, ELON, ACCOUNTS
New Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25,
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IDAHO, MURDERS, COLLEGE, POLICE
Idaho police officials are investigating a possible link between the murders committed against four University of Idaho students last week and a similar homicide case from Oregon last year.
For the Oregon incident, a husband and wife were stabbed in their
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ALASKA, WINS, HOUSE, PALIN
Democrat Mary Peltola, the 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins a full term
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JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House, months after the Alaska Democrat
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WORLD, CUP, PORTUGAL, GHANA
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert.
Visitors who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for
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NEW, TRUMP, LAWSUIT, FILES
New York's Adult Survivors Act allows victims to come forward if the sexual assault occurred when they were over the age of 18 and took place on a date that exceeds time limit that exists on most felonies.
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CHINA, COVID, LOCKDOWNS, HIT
BEIJING (AP) — Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record.
Residents of eight districts of Zhengzhou, home to 6.6 million people,
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COLORADO, SHOOTING, GAY, SUSPECT
The father of Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich thought that his son was dead until just six months ago, he told media in a confusing interview.
Aaron Brink, the 48-year-old father of the Club Q shooter, told media in a somewhat incoherent
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RECALLS, FORD, FIRE, FUEL
The Ford Motor Company is recalling over 630,000 sport utility vehicles due to a possible cracked fuel injector that may cause fire risks.
The recalled vehicles include the Bronco Sport and the Ford Escape SUVs with 3-cylinder, 1.5L engines from the 2020 to
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ABORTIONS, THANKSGIVING, LIBERAL, WRITER
Let’s begin with a legitimate question: How obsessed does an abortion activist have to be to publish an article on Thanksgiving about not only how thankful she is for ending the life of her unborn child, but also featuring other “people” celebrating their abortions?
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SHOW, NATIONAL, DOG, FRENCH
Give a round of app-paws for the 3 new breeds in the National Dog Show
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Thanksgiving is a couch lover's dream. There's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, football
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MASS, SHOOTINGS, DATA, PUBLIC
Mass killings that unfold in public places are a small fraction of all U.S. mass killings.
Workplace killings by employees are rare, criminologist James Alan Fox says.
Since 2006, about 3% of total mass killings occurred at a workplace and were perpetrated
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THANKSGIVING, REID, JOY, MSNBC
MSNBC’s Joy Reid celebrated the night before Thanksgiving by attacking "the myth" that she claims is pushed by Republicans that the nation’s founding was anything but violent.
The "ReidOut" host opened her show by starting to "unpack" Thanksgiving despite
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THANKSGIVING, YEAR, GRANDMA, 7TH
Remember the Arizona grandma who accidentally invited over a total stranger for Thanksgiving, prompting a viral friendship?
To refresh, Wanda Dench was trying to reach her grandson to invite him over the Thanksgiving dinner. What she didn’t know was that her
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PLAYER, SOCCER, IRAN, WORLD
Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team
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WALKER, GEORGIA, SENATE, HERSCHEL
Republican Herschel Walker is holding a slight overall lead in Georgia's runoff race for the U.S. Senate over incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock before their runoff election on Dec. 6, according to current polling averages, but the average doesn't include
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MALAYSIA, LONG, ANWAR, PRIME
After days of political chaos, Malaysia has a new prime minister, its fifth in fewer than five years.
The country is now relying on a veteran politician to bring back political stability while leading a polarized electorate — split between one faction that
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RUSSIAN, PROPAGANDA, DUMA, UKRAINIAN
Russian lawmakers have given their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation,
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ADIDAS, KANYE, WEST, ALLEGATIONS
Adidas AG on Thursday said it has launched an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior by Kanye West, after the German sporting goods maker last month ended its partnership with the rapper and fashion designer.
Adidas said it initiated the
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