Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, MARCH 25th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
33 articles
TRUMP, DESANTIS, 2024, WACO
CNN —
Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally in Waco, Texas, that was reminiscent of his 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns.
The rally comes as Trump is facing investigations in New York City over a hush money
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MISSISSIPPI, TORNADO, DEAD, 23
A severe weather outbreak across several southern states Friday evening and Saturday morning produced at least one deadly tornado in Mississippi.
FOX News Channel has confirmed at least seven dead in Rolling Fork, Mississippi and three in Carroll County, Mississippi,
Continued at Fox News...
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BIDEN, CHINA, TIKTOK, HOUSE
President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2023, celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership
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FACTORY, PENNSYLVANIA, CHOCOLATE, EXPLOSION
Rescue workers combed the rubble of a historic Pennsylvania chocolate factory early Saturday after an overnight explosion at the plant left five people dead and six others missing.
One person was found alive in the debris after the massive explosion Friday
Continued at New York Post...
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DA, TRUMP, GOP, BRAGG
Whether Trump will be indicted or not is still the hottest question in politics right now, but what’s not in question is how out of his depth Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be.
Bragg was elevated to his position in late 2021 despite a long
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FOUNDER, INTEL, GORDON, MOORE
Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94.
Moore died Friday at his home in Hawaii,
Continued at Newsmax...
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BELARUS, PUTIN, RUSSIA, TACTICAL
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine.
Putin said he was responding to Britain’s decision this past week to
Continued at ABC...
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MCCONNELL, THERAPY, CONCUSSION, REHAB
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will be permitted to work from home next week upon being discharged from an inpatient physical therapy facility Saturday after suffering a concussion and rib fracture on March 8.
“I want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind
Continued at Breitbart...
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TRAIN, DEAD, TEXAS, FOUND
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Uvalde Police Department said
Continued at Huffington Post...
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HANG, GLIDER, AIRPORT, CUBAN
A duo of Cuban migrants were apprehended at Key West International Airport in Florida Saturday after flying there on a motorized hang glider.
Key West, Florida is about 90 miles away from the island of Cuba.
The two people landed at the airport at around
Continued at Washington Times...
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SYRIA, IRANIAN, FIGHTERS, ATTACKS
American airstrikes killed a total of 19 fighters in eastern Syria this week, a UK-based war monitor said Saturday, in the wake of an Iranian drone attack that left a US contractor dead and wounded five American troops.
The retaliatory strikes, conducted Thursday
Continued at New York Post...
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ELITE, TOP, SEEDS, MARCH
LAS VEGAS (AP) — March has gone from madness to unprecedented.
With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama on Friday night, the men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding
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PRINCIPAL, DAVID, FLORIDA, MICHELANGELO
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Tallahassee Democrat
A Tallahassee, Florida, charter school principal said she was forced to resign after a parent complained that a Renaissance art lesson was pornographic.
Hope Carrasquilla had been principal for less than a year at Tallahassee
Continued at USA Today...
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SIGNS, SQUAD, LAW, FIRING
The governor of Idaho has signed into law a bill legalizing the use of a firing squad in state executions.
Gov. Brad Little signed the bill after it was passed on March 20 by a veto-proof majority of the Idaho Legislature.
Under the new law, firing squads
Continued at Fox News...
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ASSAULT, ARRESTED, JONATHAN, MAJORS
Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested for assault in New York City
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Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested and charged with assault, strangulation and harassment on Saturday, police said.
Police
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FOUND, TEEN, SAFE, INDIANA
A missing Indiana teenager, who was believed to be in danger, was found alive more than a week after he seemingly disappeared.
Scottie Dean Morris, 14, was spotted by an Eaton, Indiana, police officer less than a mile from his house around 10:30 p.m. Friday,
Continued at Fox News...
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ABORTION, CLINICS, ILLINOIS, TURN
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her.
“Oh, ugh,” she said, eyes widened, before she darted off to another room.
Just the day before, 58 women had abortions at the
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VIDEOS, RAPPER, MUSIC, POLICE
Law enforcement officers in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against rapper Afroman alleging that he invaded their privacy by using images of them raiding his house.
Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, had his house raided in August 2022 by officers with
Continued at Fox News...
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PALTROW, GWYNETH, SKI, TESTIFIES
Gwyneth Paltrow testified in Park City, Utah, on Friday after being sued by a retired optometrist who claimed she crashed into him at the Deer Valley Resort in 2016 and skied away. Paltrow denied causing the accident — and said she thought it was sexual assault.
“That
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COPYRIGHT, RULES, ARCHIVE, JUDGE
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued an online archive over its unauthorized scanning of millions of copyrighted works and offering
Continued at Huffington Post...
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FLORIDA, TEEN, LIFE, SENTENCE
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison on Friday for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate on Mother’s Day in 2021.
Aiden Fucci, 16, was 14 when he stabbed Tristyn Bailey at least 114 times in the
Continued at Huffington Post...
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NICHOLAS, SON, WEBBER, LLOYD
NEW YORK -- Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43.
“His whole family is gathered together
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TAIWAN, HONDURAS, SWITCHES, DIPLOMATIC
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of recognizing China, dealing a blow to Taipei’s international standing and Washington’s diplomatic efforts in Central America.
The diplomatic win for China further reduced the
Continued at New York Times...
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FLORIDA, KANSAS, ATLANTIC, FOUR
Florida Atlantic's magic carpet ride will now head to Houston.
The ninth-seeded Owls are off to the Final Four after taking down No. 3 Kansas State, 79-76, in an instant classic.
The Wildcats trailed by four at the half but stormed out of the locker room
Continued at Fox News...