Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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DIEGO, SAN, DEAD, MISSING
Eight people are dead and at least seven others remain missing after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of San Diego on Saturday, local officials said.
Authorities were alerted to the wrecks shortly after 11:30 p.m. when a woman called 911
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TRUMP, PENCE, JAN, ENDANGERED
CNN —
Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about former President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol during remarks Saturday evening at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC.
Pence
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CARPET, OSCARS, RED, HOLLYWOOD
The Oscars are upon us and you know what that means: Walls. That’s right. Ten-foot high walls and countless barriers and barricades will surround the Dolby Theatre to shield Hollywood’s biggest stars on its biggest night from would-be gawkers.
Sure, Hollywood
Continued at Breitbart...
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CALIFORNIA, ATMOSPHERIC, RIVER, BRACING
A waterlogged California is bracing for yet another atmospheric river
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California has been inundated with intense rainfall since Friday, causing widespread
Continued at NPR...
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DRILLING, BIDEN, WILLOW, OIL
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 13 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday.
The announcement, which is expected on Monday, comes as regulators prepare to announce a final
Continued at Washington Times...
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BUDGET, BIDEN, KENNEDY, SEN
President Biden unveiled his $6.8-trillion budget proposal last week, and it drew the customary jaded responses: a work of fiction. A party platform with price tags. And, of course, dead on arrival.
All true. But from Biden’s standpoint, the budget rollout
Continued at LA Times...
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SWAP, PRISONER, IRAN, CRUEL
The U.S. and Iran have come to an agreement to exchange prisoners in the near future, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Sunday.
Amiradbollahian made the announcement during a Sunday appearance on Iranian state television, though the U.S.
Continued at Fox News...
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ASTRONAUTS, SPACEX, MISSION, FOUR
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – NASA's Crew-5 mission wrapped up Saturday night in the Gulf of Mexico with the splashdown return of a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts.
After nearly six months in space, NASA's Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan's
Continued at USA Today...
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BAKHMUT, UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, ADVANCE
Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.
The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said there
Continued at Newsmax...
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BORDER, EL, PASO, TEXAS
We’ve seen massive groups of illegal aliens trying to get into the United States in the past.
But according to Fox’s Bill Melugin, a massive crowd of at least 1000 illegal aliens just stormed the area at the port of entry near El Paso in their effort to get
Continued at Red State...
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NORTH, KOREA, SUBMARINE, SEOUL
Protesters hold signs during a rally to oppose to the planned the joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 11, 2023. North Korea said Monday, March 13, 2023, it test-fired two cruise missiles from a submarine
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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POLICE, ALLEGEDLY, ARREST, ARGUING
A Maryland man was arrested and charged after police reportedly observed him at a mall impersonating a police officer, according to officials.
Robert Muschette Jr., 53, was taken into custody on Thursday in the Mall at Prince George's parking lot, according
Continued at Fox News...
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GIANT, SAUDI, ARAMCO, OIL
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday its profits surged to $161 billion last year off higher crude prices, a record result for an energy firm crucial to the kingdom's economy.
The firm, known formally as the Saudi Arabian Oil
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BANK, ISRAELI, FORCES, WEST
Israeli forces fatally shot three Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said, the
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FAUCI, OCCURRENCE, NATURAL, COVID
Remember the thing about if look around the room and can’t spot the crazy crazy person, it’s likely you? In the case of the embattled COVID Gnome™, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the rest of the room knows he’s crazy in denial over the origin of the virus that killed millions
Continued at Red State...
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OSCARS, GAGA, LADY, TOM
Lady Gaga came to the rescue on Oscar night.
People magazine shared video of the Oscar performer walking the carpet into the ceremony and passing a man with a camera.
Just as they cross paths, the photographer stumbles and can be heard hitting the ground.
Continued at Fox News...
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DESANTIS, 2024, IOWA, TRUMP
Sen. Kevin Cramer, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, said Sunday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has earned his place at the table in the fight for the GOP presidential nomination.
“You’ve highlighted Governor DeSantis, who has certainly earned
Continued at Washington Times...
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OSCARS, KIMMEL, JIMMY, HOST
Host Jimmy Kimmel warned any would-be slappers that they’d have to go through several tough on-screen characters at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.
Kimmel, who took on hosting duties for the first time in six years, didn’t miss as he took aim at Will Smith
Continued at Huffington Post...
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BBC, LINEKER, COVERAGE, DISRUPTIONS
Gary Lineker, a former soccer star who was an English Premier League broadcaster on BBC, was temporarily removed from his role on the station for criticizing the U.K. government’s new asylum policy.
Lineker, who made 80 appearances and made 48 goals for the
Continued at Fox News...
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RAPPER, TITCH, COSTA, COLLAPSING
Rapper Costa Titch, 28, died this weekend after collapsing at a Johannesburg music festival Saturday, according to an Instagram statement by his family. No cause of death was immediately announced.
"Death has tragically knocked at our door. Robbing us of our
Continued at Fox News...
Ke Huy Quan completed his triumphant Hollywood comeback Sunday with a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Quan, a former child star who appeared in “The Goonies” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” before a dearth of Asian roles relegated him to the industry’s
Continued at Huffington Post...
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CHINA, BOLTON, WARNS, JOHN
China brokering a deal for Saudi Arabia and Iran to exchange diplomatic relations is a warning to the world of Chinese influence, according to former Amb. John Bolton.
"What this reflects is their fear that the U.S.'s administration still hasn't given up on
Continued at Newsmax...
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IRAN, EAST, MIDDLE, SAUDI
As RedState reported on Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement to restore diplomatic relations after seven years. The deal was brokered by China, which appears to be flexing its diplomatic muscle in addition to its economic might.
Under the
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