Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, APRIL 9th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
19 articles
TRUMP, CASE, BARR, INDICTMENT
Several hot-button legal inquiries loom over former President Donald Trump -- everything from election interference and misuse of classified documents to defamation of a writer after an alleged rape.
He has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
However, the
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POLICE, KILLED, SHOOTING, STOP
A Seattle man was shot at a gas station convenience store Friday night as he tried to stop a robbery suspect from fleeing with stolen merchandise, authorities said.
Officers responded to a 911 call around 11:20 p.m. in the 2800 block of Rainer Avenue South
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ABORTION, RULING, PILL, SECRETARY
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America” and he did not rule out defying the judge’s order if necessary.
“We want the courts
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BIDEN, AFGHANISTAN, REPORT, POLITICAL
While President Joe Biden’s administration report this week on the August 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan blamed the administration of former President Donald Trump for its failures, Republican lawmakers rebuked the claim, with one GOP congressman
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TAIWAN, CHINA, DRILLS, DAY
The Chinese military on Sunday simulated a series of “precision strikes” against key targets in Taiwan, as Chinese battleships, fighter jets and drones carried out a second straight day of major drills just miles from the island.
China’s state-run China Daily
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MASTERS, WOODS, WITHDRAWS, INJURY
CNN —
Tiger Woods will not resume his third round at Augusta National Sunday after the five-time Masters champion withdrew from the tournament because of injury.
A post on The Masters’ Twitter account read: “Due to injury, @TigerWoods has officially withdrawn
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POPE, EASTER, REFUGEES, BIG
In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees
Enlarge this image toggle caption Alessandra Tarantino/AP Alessandra Tarantino/AP
VATICAN CITY — In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers
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BUILDING, MARSEILLE, PEOPLE, FRANCE
Up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille, but a fire deep within the rubble hindered rescue efforts Sunday, the French interior minister said.
Officials determined
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DOCUMENTS, LEAKED, PENTAGON, REVEAL
Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Secrets About Friends and Foes Give this article
Image Recruits in Ukraine last month. The leak of American intelligence documents could affect Ukraine’s long-expected spring offensive. Credit... Mauricio Lima for The New
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JERUSALEM, TENSIONS, ROCKETS, SHRINE
Israeli police escort Jewish visitors marking the holiday pf Passover to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Sunday, April
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GAINES, RILEY, SFSU, ASSAULTED
As we reported earlier, San Francisco State University released a statement from “Jamillah Moore, Ed.D.” who is their “Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management” about the assault on All-American swimmer Riley Gaines by radical trans activists
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TENNESSEE, EXPELLED, SEATS, SEEKING
From left, expelled Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and expelled Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville raise their fists as they walk across Fisk University campus after hearing Vice President Kamala Harris speak, Friday, April 7,
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UFC, TRUMP, BRANDON, JORGE
UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal called Donald Trump the “greatest president” and Ron DeSantis the “greatest governor” at the close of the final matchup of his career on Saturday night.
Sitting alongside Kid Rock and Mike Tyson, the former president attended the
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SOUTHERN, NORFOLK, HOSPITAL, TRAIN
Norfolk Southern Railways devoted approximately 5 percent of its 2021 expenditures to ESG climate activism, shorting essential programs like rail safety, a review of Norfolk Southern documents reveals. The revelations that Norfolk Southern prioritized ESG climate
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BLUMENTHAL, PARADE, LEG, SURGERY
March Madness was so wild this year that it hospitalized a US Senator well into April.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, 77, is expected to undergo surgery after he fractured his femur during a victory parade for the UConn Men’s Basketball team in Hartford Saturday.
The
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RAHM, MASTERS, JON, WIN
CNN —
Jon Rahm won the 2023 Masters on Sunday, clinching his first green jacket and second career major with an unflappable showing at Augusta National.
The Spaniard put on a clinic in consistency to ease to a four shot victory ahead of LIV Golf Series duo
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ARMY, TEXAS, MURDER, PARDON
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Saturday he is seeking the pardon of an Uber driver convicted of murder a day earlier in the July 2020 shooting death of a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin, the state capital.
Abbott, in a post on Twitter,
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, DESANTIS, RON
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a new interview, calling Florida’s new concealed carry law clear evidence Republicans “don’t care about our kids.”
During an interview with MSNBC’s “Inside With Jen Psaki” in Montgomery,
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SCHOOL, DISTRICT, DEAL, STUDENTS
Union leaders address thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members during a rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles on March 21, 2023. In an agreement announced Saturday, April 8,
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FLORIDA, SUSPECT, TRIPLE, ARRESTED
Florida authorities arrested a third individual on Saturday in connection to the killings of three teenagers in rural Marion County around March 30.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Tahj Brewton, 16, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, just
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BIDEN, IRELAND, NORTHERN, AHEAD
Poetry-loving Biden heads to Ireland, home of the 'best poets in the world'
Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
President Biden wears his Irish Catholic heritage on
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GOBERT, RUDY, TEAMMATE, TIMBERWOLVES
Who is most definitely not in the holiday mood, you ask? Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Rudy Gobert, that’s who.
The NBA tried to give fans a sporting event to cheer for on Easter Sunday. Instead, they gave the fans a shock as a sideline argument between
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13, YEAR, DEAD, CHASE
A 13-year-old boy’s reckless joyride left a woman dead and 10 other people injured in a fiery three-car crash in California over the weekend, cops said.
Woodland Police said an officer spotted the boy Saturday evening driving erratically near College Street
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MOVIE, MARIO, SUPER, BOX
It's only April, but Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" racked up such huge numbers in its North American opening weekend that analysts say it could top the list for all of 2023.
The animated film, a joint effort of Universal, Nintendo, and Illumination
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