Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th 2022
Updated 23:59 ET
28 articles
TWITTER, MUSK, BIDEN, HUNTER
The former owner of the computer repair shop who blew the whistle about Hunter Biden’s laptop said he’s been “vindicated” now that Twitter owner Elon Musk released the explosive report on how the social media giant censored The Post’s reporting on the disgraced
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POWER, CAROLINA, NORTH, SUBSTATIONS
About 45,000 customers were left without electricity amid freezing temperature.
Vandals are suspected of causing a major power outage across a North Carolina county that plunged about 45,000 customers into darkness amid freezing temperatures, according to
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TRUMP, GEORGIA, CONSTITUTION, WARNOCK
"Life, Liberty & Levin" host Mark Levin tore into the appointment of a special counsel to investigate former President Trump on Sunday, calling the move a product of a politicized Justice Department that flies in the face of "every tradition in our country."
"Since
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MCCARTHY, KEVIN, SPEAKER, GOP
Washington CNN —
Republican Rep.-elect Mike Lawler of New York on Sunday offered his full support for House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid, saying the party won’t be “held hostage by a handful of members” seeking to place a different Republican
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IDAHO, MURDERS, GONCALVES, SUSPECT
Police in Moscow, Idaho, said Saturday they have still not named a suspect regarding the murder of four university students.
“At this time, no suspect has been identified and only vetted information that does not hinder the investigation will be released to
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MORALITY, IRAN, POLICE, PROTESTS
Iran has abolished the morality police, according to an announcement by the attorney general carried on state media, following months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was being held by the force for supposedly violating the country’s strict
Continued at New York Times...
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STREET, SESAME, MCGRATH, BOB
One of the original actors on Sesame Street has died at age 90.
The family of Bob McGrath, one of the original human stars and a longtime staple on the show, posted on his official Facebook page, "Our father Bob McGrath, passed away today. He died peacefully
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OIL, OPEC, RUSSIAN, SANCTIONS
OPEC keeps oil targets the same amid uncertainty on Russian sanctions
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Saudi-led OPEC oil cartel and allied producers including Russia did not change their targets
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DEAD, SEALS, CASPIAN, RUSSIA
MOSCOW (AP) — About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday.
Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened but that it was likely due to natural
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CUP, WORLD, 2022, ENGLAND
Olivier Giroud became the all-time goal-scoring leader for France and Kylian Mbappe added one more as their squad defeated Poland 3-1 on Sunday in their Round of 16 matchup at the World Cup.
Giroud’s score came right before the end of the first half – in the
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PRO, GROUP, LIFE, ALLEGEDLY
A pro-life group received a note which appeared to be signed by the pro-abortion domestic terror group “Jane’s Revenge” threatening to “shoot up” the space where the activists were meeting.
Members of Students for Life Action said they saw the note taped to
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CENTER, KENNEDY, GEORGE, CLOONEY
2022 Kennedy Center Honorees from the rock band U2 Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and Bono pose for a group photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP)
WASHINGTON
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SANDERS, DEION, COLORADO, COACH
Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado
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BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to
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RECIPE, INDIA, KENTUCKY, FAVORITES
Culinary favorites stir thoughts of family from Kentucky to India, China and beyond
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COYOTE, TODDLER, ATTACKS, HOME
A 2-year-old Los Angeles toddler was attacked by a coyote that dragged her by her feet before the tot’s frazzled father rescued her, horrifying surveillance video shows.
In the Friday footage, the little girl’s dad is seen packing up the family’s black SUV
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SUPREME, COURT, DEMOCRACY, CASE
The opening brief in Moore v. Harper, an extraordinarily high-stakes election case that the Supreme Court will hear December 7, is one of the least persuasive documents that I’ve ever read in any context. And I’ve read both Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, and Donald
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ERNST, DEMS, FINGER, GAVE
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, said Sunday that Democrats switching their presidential primary schedule to make South Carolina the first in the nation caucus — rather than her home state — is like a “middle finger” to Midwesterners.
“We have seen a number
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DESHAUN, WATSON, BROWNS, DEBUT
Deshaun Watson looked like a quarterback who hadn’t played a regular-season NFL game in 700 days.
Watson made his debut for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday against his former team, the Houston Texans, and was met with boos at the start of the game. Watson was
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MICHIGAN, OHIO, GEORGIA, STATE
CNN —
The Georgia Bulldogs will step up their pursuit of back-to-back national titles when they compete in the upcoming College Football Playoff.
The Michigan Wolverines, Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes join the Bulldogs
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UKRAINE, CHIEF, INTEL, FORCES
The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months.
Avril Haines alluded to past allegations by some that Russian President Vladimir
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TAMPA, CHIEF, POLICE, STOP
Tampa has placed its police chief on administrative leave after officer-worn camera footage showed her using her position as chief to get out of a traffic stop on Nov. 12.
Chief Mary O’Connor and her spouse were riding in a golf cart in Oldsmar, Florida, a
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PLANE, NIECE, CHRIS, REPORTS
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’ niece was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight and arrested after she accused a Latino family of “smuggling cocaine” — and allegedly injured six sheriff’s deputies, one of whom was bitten.
Shannon Epstein, 25, alleged
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SIGNIFICANT, MUSK, RISK, ASSASSINATION
In the wake of releasing the explosive “Twitter Files,” which laid bare the extent to which the platform colluded with Democrats to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, Elon Musk has revealed that the risk of him being assassinated by his foes is now
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CROSS, INTIMIDATE, NEIGHBORS, PLEADS
A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after he burned a cross on his property to intimidate a Black family, prosecutors said Friday.
On Dec. 3 2020, Axel Cox, 24, used “threatening and racially derogatory remarks” toward his neighbors,
Continued at USA Today...