Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, MARCH 5th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
31 articles
TRUMP, 2024, HOGAN, LARRY
Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP's White House nomination in 2024.
“I would never run for president
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BIDEN, SELMA, RIGHTS, VOTING
FILE - Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday, March 5, 2023, to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the
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CHRIS, ROCK, SLAP, SMITH
Chris Rock did not go quietly into the night!
The famed funnyman used his latest Netflix special to verbally clobber Will Smith for slapping him onstage at last year’s Oscars ceremony — accusing the actor of “some bitch-ass s–t” over the infamous incident.
During
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OHIO, TRAIN, SOUTHERN, NORFOLK
Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Authorities
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DESANTIS, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) returned to the state on Sunday after leaving the state Thursday for unspecified reasons and for an unknown destination, as thousands of residents remained trapped by snow.
As Breitbart News and others reported, Newsom left
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LOS, ANGELES, BEACH, GUN
CNN —
Five people were injured in a shooting at a Los Angeles beach Saturday – a few miles from where city officials had hosted a gun buyback event earlier in the day, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker.
The
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CHINA, TAIWAN, MILITARY, SPENDING
As China and Russia begin moving toward a closer relationship, American military and foreign policy experts have been keeping a watchful eye on Taiwan, likely the next staging area for a violent “reclamation” by a foreign power.
The Ukraine War has left Russia
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LAB, FAUCI, DR, THEORY
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding answers and transparency from Dr. Anthony Fauci and others as lingering questions remain surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both the Energy Department and the FBI previously suggested the virus likely originated
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HARRY, CORONATION, PRINCE, CHARLES
King Charles III’s office has been in touch with Prince Harry about the new monarch’s coronation, raising the possibility the prince will attend the historic ceremony despite tensions within the royal family.
If Harry and his wife, Meghan, were to attend the
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TRAIN, CRASH, GREECE, 57
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A stationmaster accused of causing Greece’s deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece’s government may
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PROTECT, NATIONS, LIFE, HIGH
A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a decade of talks
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WASHINGTON — For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity
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SCHOLZ, SENDS, CHINA, RUSSIA
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but he’s fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so.
Scholz’s comments came in an interview with CNN that
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KELCE, TRAVIS, SATURDAY, MONOLOGUE
CNN —
Travis Kelce kept it all in the family for his first time hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end – who helped his team win Super Bowl LVII last month – revealed both his older brother Jason Kelce and their mother
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COMPETENCY, JILL, BIDEN, RIDICULOUS
CNN —
First lady Jill Biden pushed back on concerns about President Joe Biden’s age and dismissed a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians over age 75 to take a mental competency test.
“Ridiculous,” the first lady said,
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GUN, FAILED, FBI, HIGH
New data compiled by the FBI shows a historic high in the number of gun retrievals ordered as a result of failed background checks between 2020 and 2021, with more orders being issued in the history of the federal firearm background check system.
A total of
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EXXON, LOUISIANA, MOBIL, NOOSES
The U.S. government says Exxon Mobil violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman's nooses were displayed at a facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as
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CRISIS, ESCALATES, SUSPECTED, POISONINGS
A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases. The poisonings have spread further fear among parents as Tehran has faced months of unrest.
It
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BIDEN, JEFFRIES, CRIME, DEMS
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says there’s nothing to see when it comes to Democrats seething over President Biden’s flip-flop on legislation overriding an overhaul of the District of Columbia’s criminal code.
The New York Democrat claimed Sunday that
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FIRE, BATTERY, ALARM, DIE
Authorities say two more children have died from their injuries suffered in a northwest Phoenix condominium fire
PHOENIX -- Two more children have died from their injuries suffered in a northwest Phoenix condominium fire, according to authorities.
Phoenix
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FBI, DOCS, CLASSIFIED, INTEL
The FBI is "not being forthcoming" about classified documents that were found at the homes of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, even though members of Congress have the clearance and ability to look at the documents, House Intelligence
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MORANT, JA, GUN, TREATMENT
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended at least two games on Saturday after he appeared to hold a gun in a video posted to social media.
As the drama unfolded during the day, clever NBA fans poked fun at the situation and resurfaced a video comparing
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TECH, SUSPENDS, ADAMS, INSENSITIVE
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech suspended coach Mark Adams on Sunday over “an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment” he made to a player.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he was made aware of the incident Friday and issued a written
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BUTTIGIEG, PETE, EAST, CRITICS
The transportation secretary said he should have made his own visit sooner.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday had sharp words for the chorus of Republican-led critics to his response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in
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CAMP, ROHINGYA, REFUGEE, FIRE
Fire strikes Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
A massive fire has struck a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless. (March 5)
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