Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
71 articles
TRUMP, DESANTIS, JURY, GRAND
Twitter was flooded Wednesday with AI-generated deepfake photos of former President Donald Trump resisting arrest and trying to run from police ahead of his potential New York indictment this week.
The fabricated images — which had been viewed more than 4
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SCHOOL, DENVER, HIGH, SHOOTING
A student shot 2 faculty members at a Denver high school, police say
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Two faculty members at Denver's East High School were shot by a male student Wednesday morning, police
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FED, RATE, INFLATION, BANKING
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a modest quarter-point increase in its benchmark interest rate, an inflation-fighting hike that was scaled back as the Fed grapples with sudden turmoil in the banking industry.
In its statement, the Fed said the U.S.
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TIKTOK, BAN, REP, JAMAAL
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday criticized a bipartisan effort to ban TikTok, becoming one of the platform’s biggest supporters in Congress as the China-based company’s CEO is expected to testify before a House panel this week.
The social media giant
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XI, CHINA, RUSSIA, PUTIN
Chinese leader Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship. It’s a high point in a complicated, centuries-long relationship during
Continued at Fox News...
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TRANSGENDER, SCHOOL, BATHROOM, ARKANSAS
Washington CNN —
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a bill into law that bars transgender students from using restrooms that do not align with the sex listed on their birth certificate, the latest in a series of GOP-led legislative efforts
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SUPREME, COURT, DOG, TOY
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday is set to hear a trademark clash between Jack Daniel's and a dog accessory company behind a parody chew toy resembling the distiller's widely recognized black-label whiskey bottle.
The dispute pits the whiskey brand's trademark
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SMITH, STEPHEN, MURDAUGH, HOMICIDE
The case was reopened after evidence was found during the Alex Murdaugh probe.
South Carolina authorities have confirmed they are investigating the death of Stephen Smith as a homicide, nearly eight years after the 19-year-old was found dead in the middle
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NEW, YORK, STATE, HEART
On Tuesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill approving a new state flag. The new flag is set to take effect in March 2024.
Cox also issued an executive order requiring Utah's current, or now historic, flag to be flown at the state Capitol at all times
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RUSSIAN, UKRAINE, DORM, DRONES
A residential multi-story building is seen damaged after a Russian missile hit it in southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, March 22, 2023. (Kateryna Klochko/AP)
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday,
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WATER, WORLD, CLEAN, DRINKING
On an abandoned golf course, overgrown with shrubs and saw grass, you can hear the rushing water from 100 yards away.
Near Hole 4, past the little bridge and crumbling cart paths, what looks to be a waterfall comes into view, pouring down through the brush
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HISTORY, FIRST, WOMEN, NEUROSURGEON
Joe Biden seems to be deteriorating more quickly now. On Tuesday, he read a poem and wasn’t able to get through it without major coherency lapses.
Then, on Wednesday, Biden faced some real difficulty again during remarks that he delivered during a reception
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SOUTHERN, NORFOLK, DERAILMENT, CEO
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of Norfolk Southern told Congress on Wednesday that his company would create programs to provide long-term financial support to residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where one of its trains carrying hazardous materials careened
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UGANDA, ANTI, BILL, PENALTY
Uganda’s parliament passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality on Tuesday with 387 out of 389 legislators voting in favor. The bill stipulates the death penalty for defendants who commit acts of “aggravated homosexuality.”
Same-sex relationships are already
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DYKE, DICK, VAN, CAR
Legendary TV star Dick Van Dyke has reportedly been injured after crashing his Lexus in Malibu when he lost control of the wheel.
The 97-year-old actor’s car skidded in wet weather conditions before smashing into a gate on Wednesday morning, TMZ reports.
The
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NEWSMAX, DIRECTV, RETURN, BACK
DirecTV’s dispute with conservative network Newsmax — which turned bitter when the small channel enlisted support from Republican politicians — is ending with Newsmax returning to programming lineups of satellite TV customers.
The two companies announced a
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STRIKE, SCHOOL, DAY, ANGELES
CNN —
Tucked into a small art studio at a California university, Sea Krob took their 3-year-old and 7-year-old to graduate school with them because they didn’t have a daycare option this week.
They are one of the parents of the half-million students who are
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COVID, MODERNA, CEO, PRICE
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Moderna's CEO, Stephane Bancel, is testifying Wednesday before the Senate health committee on pricing of the company's Covid-19
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SKI, PALTROW, GWYNETH, TRIAL
Two witnesses took the stand Wednesday during the second day of the Gwyneth Paltrow civil trial stemming from a 2016 ski collision in Park City, Utah.
Neuropsychologist Dr. Sam Goldstein testified that Terry Sanderson, now 76, had an "acute change" in his
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IHOP, INMATES, JAIL, VIRGINIA
Police find two Virginia inmates at an IHOP after they dug out of jail with toothbrush
Before being busted at the pancake chain, the pair dug a hole through jail walls using a toothbrush and metal object, officials said.
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MISSILES, NORTH, KOREA, SOUTH
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea.
The launches are the North’s fourth
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TRUMP, ALVIN, BRAGG, REPUBLICANS
Fox News host Sean Hannity says Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is relying on "unreliable" and "dishonest" star witness with conflicting statements in his case against former President Donald Trump as a possible indictment looms.
SEAN HANNITY: You're running for
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BIDEN, PIERRE, CHINESE, JEAN
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed Wednesday that House Republicans are spreading “inaccuracies and lies” about the Biden family’s dealings in China, echoing the president’s own vague Friday night denial — despite bank records
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NDCHEN, GISELE, TOM, BRADY
Gisele Bündchen is opening up about her divorce from Tom Brady.
In a Vanity Fair cover story published on Wednesday, Bündchen rejected what she called “hurtful” speculation that she left Brady because of his passion for football. She called it “the craziest
Continued at Huffington Post...