Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
19 articles
PALESTINE, EAST, TRAIN, OHIO
CNN —
Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t receive any warning that contaminated water and soil from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, would be shipped into their jurisdictions for disposal.
About 2 million gallons of firefighting
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TRUMP, POLL, DESANTIS, DONALD
Former President Donald Trump maintains a double-digit lead in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary field, a recent McLaughlin & Associates survey revealed.
The survey asked Republican primary voters, “Thinking ahead to the 2024 Republican primary election
Continued at Breitbart...
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CALIFORNIA, STORM, SNOW, BLIZZARD
A major winter storm has prompted blizzard and flood warnings across California
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LOS ANGELES — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted
Continued at NPR...
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MEDICAL, NEVADA, CRASH, FLIGHT
Authorities are investigating a plane crash in Stagecoach, Nevada, that left at least five people dead, officials said.
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the aircraft was operated by Care Flight, a service of the Regional Emergency Medical Services
Continued at New York Post...
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WAR, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, YEAR
A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war is deepening the division among the world’s major economies, threatening fragile recoveries by disrupting food and energy supply chains and distracting from plans to combat poverty and restructure debt in poor
Continued at New York Times...
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SHOOTING, GEORGIA, ARRESTED, INJURED
Police in Georgia have arrested two people, including one teenager, in a gas station shooting that left multiple children injured.
The shooting happened in Columbus, Georgia, on Feb. 17 at around 10 p.m. when police officers responded to a shooting that left
Continued at Fox News...
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BIDEN, WAR, CHINA, UKRAINE
As Russia's so-called "special military operation" enters its second year of full-blown war in Ukraine, former President Donald Trump takes President Joe Biden to task for leading the U.S. "into oblivion" and potentially World War III.
"This is the most dangerous
Continued at Newsmax...
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CREATOR, DILBERT, DROP, NEWSPAPERS
Some prominent media publishers are dropping the comic strip Dilbert after its creator referred to people who are Black as members of “a hate group” and urged white people to "get away" from them
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced a backlash of cancellations
Continued at ABC...
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COVID, TEST, FLU, HOME
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first over-the-counter at-home test to detect and differentiate influenza (commonly known as the flu) and COVID-19.
The test, made by California-based Lucira Health, works similarly to standard at-home
Continued at Huffington Post...
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BIDEN, CONDOMS, JILL, KENYA
NAIROBI, Kenya — It was a Saturday of learning for U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Kenya.
She praised young adults for learning about safe sex and dating practices, attended a meeting of women who created their own banking system and chatted with local entrepreneurs
Continued at Washington Times...
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CRUSHING, STUDENT, LOANS, WROTE
The Supreme Court won’t have far to look if it wants a personal take on the “crushing weight” of student debt that underlies the Biden administration’s college loan forgiveness plan.
Justice Clarence Thomas was in his mid-40s and in his third year on the nation’s
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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GAME, NBA, CLIPPERS, BEAT
Russell Westbrook debuted for the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night, and his first game will undoubtedly be remembered.
Westbrook had 17 points and 14 assists in 39 minutes but fouled out in the second overtime as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Clippers
Continued at Fox News...
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DRUGS, BIDEN, MOVES, TELEHEALTH
In a positive sign that the Biden administration is starting to acknowledging the reality that the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, the Drug Enforcement Administration released a proposal on Friday that would reinstate the “longstanding” rules on how Americans
Continued at Red State...
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ATTACK, ARRESTED, DEAD, OWNER
CNN —
An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say.
The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of
Continued at CNN...
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KONG, HONG, HUSBAND, MODEL
Warning: Details in this story are disturbing.
Police in Hong Kong arrested four people in relation to the dismemberment and murder of 28-year-old model Abby Choi.
Choi was reported missing on Tuesday, and authorities believe that her body was dismembered,
Continued at Fox News...
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SHOOTING, BRANDON, ALABAMA, MILLER
Police revealed earlier this week that Alabama freshman phenom Brandon Miller has a connection to a fatal shooting near campus last month.
According to police, Miller transported, though never handled, the alleged murder weapon to his ex-teammate, Darius Miles.
Continued at Fox News...
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STATIONS, POLICE, ALARM, GALLAGHER
House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher hosted a press event Saturday at a former illegal Chinese Communist Party police station in downtown Manhattan.
"This innocent-looking building that you see behind me has an unauthorized secret police station
Continued at Fox News...
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ACCESS, JAN, MCCARTHY, FOOTAGE
CNN —
CNN, along with a group of other media organizations, has signed on to a letter calling for congressional leaders to grant access to security footage from inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News’ Tucker
Continued at CNN...
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STUDENTS, KILLED, IDAHO, UNIVERSITY
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of murdering four people in Moscow, Idaho, in November allegedly had photos of one of the victims on his phone, according to a report.
Citing an unnamed source, PEOPLE has reported that Kohberger, 28, a graduate student in criminology
Continued at Breitbart...
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25, TROOPS, PANEL, UNDER
A panel commissioned by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee (SPRIRC), released a report Friday in which it suggested prohibiting gun sales to troops under the age of 25.
The panel recommended barring
Continued at Breitbart...
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CHARLES, CORONATION, CAMILLA, KING
Family will come first at the upcoming coronation of King Charles III as the five grandchildren from Camilla, Queen Consort’s first marriage will make their debut in the global spotlight.
“This coronation is getting more interesting by the minute,” royal historian
Continued at New York Post...
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JUDGE, SANTOS, SACHS, LIED
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) lied to a Seattle judge about working for Goldman Sachs during a 2017 court appearance, according to audio of the proceeding that was obtained and published Friday by Politico.
Introducing himself as George Anthony Devolder Santos,
Continued at Huffington Post...
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JURY, GRAND, TRUMP, SPECIAL
Attorney Andrew McCarthy said Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of a special grand jury as part of the Georgia criminal probe into former President Trump, may have dealt "a terrible blow" to prosecutors with her unusual media tour this week.
In a pair of appearances
Continued at Fox News...
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MICKEY, MOUSE, EAST, PALESTINE
EAST PALESTINE, OHIO – Wade Lovett’s been having trouble breathing since the Feb. 3 Norfolk South train derailment and toxic explosion here. In fact, his voice sounds as if he’s been inhaling helium.
“Doctors say I definitely have the chemicals in me but there’s
Continued at New York Post...