Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
76 articles
BIDEN, CLASSIFIED, DOCUMENTS, DOCS
CNN —
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to stay in her Cabinet role heading into the third year of the administration, a decision she conveyed to President Joe Biden during a December conversation, according to two White House officials.
Biden welcomed
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FAA, SYSTEM, OUTAGE, FLIGHTS
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been focused on “LGBTQI+” inclusivity and “gender-neutral” language under President Joe Biden — even as it has struggled to manage the nation’s commercial air traffic.
On Wednesday, the FAA ordered the first nationwide
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SANTOS, GEORGE, RESIGN, GOP
The episode marks an early example of a yearslong pattern of political deception, when Mr. Santos lied to his own party and faced no immediate repercussions. Three years later, it provided part of the backdrop on Wednesday when Nassau County committee leaders
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GAS, STOVES, BAN, BIDEN
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday walked back a claim made by one of its members that the Biden administration was weighing a ban on new natural gas stoves over health concerns.
The reversal follows fierce rebukes from politicians and the
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SUPREME, COURT, NEW, LAW
Suspect in the New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square faces federal charges
NEW YORK — A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve is now facing federal terrorism charges after he became determined
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BECK, JEFF, 78, DIES
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78.
Beck died Tuesday after “suddenly contracting
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JACKPOT, MILLIONS, MEGA, BILLION
An estimated $1.1 billion jackpot, with a cash option of $568.7 million, is up for grabs for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
Mega Millions hasn't seen a jackpot winner since October, causing the game's top prize to grow across 24 consecutive drawings.
The
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WALSHE, ANA, BRIAN, DAY
EXCLUSIVE: NEWTON, Mass. – A missing mom's friends are "begging" child protective services to let them care for her three young sons so they are not placed in the foster care system, where they could possibly be separated.
Ana Walshe, who went missing from
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, PUTIN, OFFICER
Russia’s top military officer has been put in charge of troops fighting in Ukraine on Wednesday
MOSCOW -- Russia’s top military officer was put in charge of troops fighting in Ukraine on Wednesday, a move that appears to reflect the Kremlin’s dissatisfaction
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HARRY, PRINCE, ROYALS, LATE
Prince Harry’s the “Spare” even as a late-night TV guest.
The exiled prince poked fun at his royal standing as he appeared on “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert — this time playing second fiddle to Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks.
Colbert, 58, opened Tuesday
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ILLINOIS, WEAPONS, BAN, ASSAULT
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Tuesday that bans military-style assault weapons at the state level, just months after a Chicago suburb experienced a mass shooting.
Less than a week into his second term, the Democratic governor signed the
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BORDER, BIDEN, JOE, SECURITY
I Went To The Southern Border. Here’s What Joe Biden Won’t Tell You
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This weekend I visited our southern border. President Joe Biden was headed there too for a quick photo-op, his first ever visit
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PARIS, STATION, TRAIN, SHOT
PARIS – A man with a knife attacked six people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, leaving one with major injuries, a police spokesperson said.
The attacker was shot several times by police and taken to hospital with serious injuries,
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SCHOOL, UVALDE, CHIEF, POLICE
The Texas police chief blamed for the disastrous response to the Uvalde school shooting admitted making the “horrible” call not to rescue kids trapped with the gunman — even after hearing “a lot” of shots and the killer reloading.
Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, who
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DAMAR, HAMLIN, HOSPITAL, BUFFALO
Last updated on .From the section American Football
Damar Hamlin was drafted from the University of Pittsburgh by the Bills in 2021
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from hospital, nine days after his cardiac arrest during an NFL game.
Hamlin,
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ABORTION, BILL, ALIVE, HOUSE
Conservative groups are planning national demonstrations to protest pharmacies selling abortion pills.
Politico reported that anti-abortion advocates are planning to picket outside CVS and Walgreens stores in early February in eight cities, including Washington,
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CHINA, DRILLS, SOUTH, RENEWS
There is bipartisan agreement that America’s next president will confront intensifying Sino-American competition and an aggressive People’s Republic of China (PRC). Candidates for the presidency should develop a comprehensive policy on how to approach the economic,
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NURSES, STRIKE, NYC, NEW
More than 7,000 nurses in New York City are on strike after failing to agree on a new contract with the hospitals where they work, leading two hospital systems in the city to cancel elective surgeries, ask ambulances to divert patients to other hospitals, and
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CALIFORNIA, RAIN, STORM, FLOODING
LOS ANGELES — Storm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although the north could see thunderstorms and another powerful weather front was expected to hit the state Friday.
At
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PATITZ, TATJANA, DIES, 56
Vogue reported the legendary '80s and '90s supermodel's death on Jan. 11.
German model Tatjana Patitz poses with the new catalog of German catalog company Otto during a photocall in Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 14, 2006.
German model Tatjana Patitz poses with the
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FIELD, USC, RACIST, WORD
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In another sign that our nation’s higher institutions have been overtaken by radical zealots, the University of California’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck
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ARKANSAS, SANDERS, GOV, BANS
In one of her first executive orders, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has barred the term “Latinx” from all state government documents.
The Republican’s executive order points out that “according to Pew Research, only 3% of American Latinos and Hispanics
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IDAHO, BRYAN, KOHBERGER, STUDENTS
University of Idaho students returning to classes this week said they were “in better spirits” and “comfortable” on campus in the wake of Bryan Kohberger’s arrest for the murder of four of their classmates last fall – while some also acknowledged that the school
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HOUSE, MCCARTHY, SPEAKER, SPAN
New York CNN —
C-SPAN isn’t packing up its cameras quietly.
The public affairs network on Tuesday sent a letter to new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy asking for permission to operate its own independent cameras in the House chamber. “Allow C-SPAN to cover House
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