Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
57 articles
TRUMP, SCOTT, BRAGG, TIM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is taking the next official step toward a bid for president in 2024.
In a video released Wednesday morning, Scott announced he was forming an exploratory committee, which moves him closer to
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BIDEN, IRELAND, BELFAST, NORTHERN
China fired a warning shot at President Biden when a Chinese-American bank supplied Senate Republicans with records showing millions of dollars flowing from Chinese companies to Mr. Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and brother James Biden, said a lawmaker spearheading
Continued at Washington Times...
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TWITTER, MUSK, NPR, ELON
New York CNN —
NPR on Wednesday said that it is suspending its use of Twitter after clashing with the social media company over a controversial new “state-affiliated media” label applied to its accounts.
“NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active
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TENNESSEE, JUSTIN, HOUSE, PEARSON
The second Tennessee Democrat expelled from the state House of Representatives last week for disrupting proceedings in the chamber was restored to his seat Wednesday after a unanimous vote.
Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) will return to serve the 86th District
Continued at New York Post...
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FIRE, INDIANA, NEW, JERSEY
What we know about the Indiana industrial fire that's forced residents to evacuate
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A large industrial fire in eastern Indiana has prompted the evacuation of nearby residents, and officials
Continued at NPR...
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FOX, JUDGE, NEWS, DEBATE
FIRST ON FOX: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is returning to Iowa for a fundraiser next month, Fox News Digital has learned, as the Republican 2024 primary race continues to heat up.
He and his wife Casey DeSantis will be special guests at the "Feenstra Family
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LOUISVILLE, BANK, SHOOTING, 911
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A frantic call from a woman who said she saw the shooting on a video call was the first indication Louisville police received of the carnage that was developing in a gunman’s attack at Old National Bank, according to audio of 911 calls released
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ABORTION, PILL, COURT, FDA
Attorneys general for 19 states filed an amicus brief on Wednesday, asking a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling out of Texas blocking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication
Continued at Breitbart...
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ELECTRIC, BIDEN, EPA, VEHICLE
An electric vehicle charges at an EVgo fast charging station in Detroit on Nov. 16, 2022. (Paul Sancya/AP)
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold
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INFLATION, MARCH, FOOD, CHEAPER
U.S. consumer prices barely rose in March as the cost of gasoline declined, but stubbornly high rents kept underlying inflation pressures simmering, likely ensuring that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again next month.
The Consumer Price Index
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FEINSTEIN, DIANNE, RESIGN, SENATE
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters before entering the Senate Chamber on Feb. 14. Since being hospitalized with shingles in February, Feinstein has not returned to the Senate and has missed 58 floor votes.
Weeks after announcing she had been
Continued at LA Times...
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BUD, LIGHT, MULVANEY, DYLAN
In early April, Bud Light sent an influencer named Dylan Mulvaney a handful of beers. Mulvaney, in turn, posted a video of herself dressed like Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, using said beers to celebrate both March Madness and her first year
Continued at Vox...
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CORONATION, HARRY, MEGHAN, PRINCE
Buckingham Palace confirmed Wednesday that Meghan Markle won’t be attending King Charles’ coronation ceremony next month — and at least one royal is reportedly relieved by the news.
Kate Middleton, 41, is said to be pleased that she won’t have to come face-to-face
Continued at New York Post...
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RAT, CZAR, NYC, NEW
New York City officials have unveiled three new high-tech policing devices including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago
NEW YORK -- New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices
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MISSILE, KOREA, NORTH, JAPAN
WASHINGTON — Poland’s prime minister said he believed that only the direct intervention of President Biden would lead to an agreement for South Korea to make its artillery shells available to Ukraine to use in the fight against Russia.
Leaked intelligence
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FLORIDA, KILLER, NINJA, GASKIN
A Florida inmate known as the "ninja killer" was executed Wednesday for murdering a couple in Palm Coast, Florida, in 1989.
Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection, the governor’s office said Wednesday.
Continued at USA Today...
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JUUL, STATES, 462, MILLION
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states announced on Wednesday.
With the deal, Juul will have settled
Continued at New York Post...
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REED, CATHOLIC, WALTER, CARE
Let me repeat the question before attempting to answer it:
Why would the self-proclaimed “devout Catholic” president of the United States banish Catholic priests from a U.S. military hospital just before Christianity’s holiest week of the year?
Let me also
Continued at Red State...
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RENNER, JEREMY, ACCIDENT, SNOWPLOW
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremy Renner attended the premiere for his new series Tuesday, capping a remarkable recovery less than four months after the “Avengers” star was nearly killed in a snowplow accident.
Renner was surrounded by family and supporters at the
Continued at Washington Times...
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DEATH, ROBINSON, SHANQUELLA, FEDERAL
US federal prosecutors will not pursue charges in the death of a North Carolina woman who died after being beaten in a hotel room while vacationing in Cabo, Mexico, reports said Wednesday.
Department of Justice prosecutors met with the family of Shanquella
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SCHWARZENEGGER, POTHOLE, ARNOLD, NEIGHBORHOOD
(The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP)
Arnold Schwarzenegger repairs a pothole in his Brentwood neighborhood Tuesday. “The whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks,” he said.
Brentwood
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FENTANYL, THREAT, EMERGING, DRUG
The White House drug czar will tell Congress on Wednesday that he is designating the combination of fentanyl and “tranq” as an emerging threat to the U.S., underscoring the level of alarm around a vicious drug combo that causes skin abscesses and amputations
Continued at Washington Times...
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HOUSE, ARIZONA, EXPELS, REPUBLICAN
Arizona’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives took the rare step on Wednesday of expelling a G.O.P. lawmaker who earlier this year had arranged testimony from a conspiracy theorist falsely accusing top state officials of bribery and other misconduct.
Representative
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CHINA, WARNS, TRADE, EQUIVALENT
OPINION:
Like it or not, the United States and China are in a new Cold War. Given that reality, our leaders must take stock of our economic arsenal. It’s time for Congress to review China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.
Countries granted
Continued at Washington Times...