Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, APRIL 25th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
195 articles
BIDEN, TRUMP, TUCKER, 2024
A majority of Americans believe the nation is heading on the wrong track, a CIVIQS poll found this week, as President Joe Biden launched his reelection campaign Tuesday, demanding four more years.
Sixty-seven percent of Americans say Biden’s America is heading
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DEBT, GOP, LIMIT, HOUSE
If Congress doesn't raise the debt limit soon, the U.S. risks defaulting NPR's A Martinez speaks with Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota about the GOP proposal to deal with the country's growing debt in return for raising the debt ceiling.
Politics
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COURT, SUPREME, ETHICS, JUSTICE
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation by Senate Democrats for him, or another justice, to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the ethics rules that govern the nation's highest court.
The invitation from Committee
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WASHINGTON, WEAPONS, ASSAULT, BAN
Washington State approved a package of gun control measures on Tuesday that includes a ban on the sale of military-style semiautomatic weapons, making it the ninth state to join efforts to prevent the distribution of AR-15s and other powerful rifles often used
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HARRY, BELAFONTE, 96, SINGER
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.
Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure
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ABORTION, TUCKER, FOX, CARLSON
Chavez Rodriguez, like many campaign staffers, is but one cog in a larger machine. But in many ways, personnel does matter, or at least indicates the priorities of a politician. Since Ron Klain’s departure and Jeff Zeints’s empowerment as chief of staff, for
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LIGHT, BUD, AD, SALES
Transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney's partnerships with Bud Light and Maybelline cosmetics continue to rile conservatives and the business community.
The uproar now includes the leaves taken by two Bud Light executives: the first exit reported
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HOME, DEAD, FOUND, SHOT
Taylen Mosley, 2, was found dead in a lake in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 31, 2023. St. Petersburg Police Department
A 2-year-old Florida boy who was found dead in the jaws of an alligator late last month died from drowning, police said.
Taylen Mosley’s
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MANCHIN, REPEAL, SEN, VOTE
Joe Manchin is really, really upset with the Biden administration, and he wants you to know it. You see, he got completely played when he voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, but he’s still a moderate who will stand up for the little guy and fight the
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DON, LEMON, CNN, FIRING
“CNN This Morning” co-anchors Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow opened their show Tuesday morning by singing the praises for their ousted colleague Don Lemon and wishing him “the best.”
Harlow read the statement that CNN had released Monday announcing that
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AARON, RODGERS, JETS, TRADE
After several months of rumors and negotiations, the New York Jets have a franchise quarterback.
The Green Bay Packers agreed to trade Rodgers to the Jets on Monday, ending the four-time MVP’s 18-year career playing in front of the fans at Lambeau Field.
In
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TALIBAN, KILLS, ISIS, AIRPORT
America didn't coordinate with the Taliban, according to an official.
The terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the August 2021 bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was himself killed
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ED, SHEERAN, GUN, COPYRIGHT
Ed Sheeran said he’d have to be an “idiot” to rip off Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get it On” and then perform it for thousands of fans — growing agitated as he was grilled on the stand Tuesday in a federal lawsuit accusing him of copyright infringement.
The
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MOON, COMPANY, SPACECRAFT, JAPANESE
Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander, fate unknown
A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon, but flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.
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SCHOOL, DISTRICT, STUDENTS, REMOVE
A Washington school district is planning to cut music classes it believes promote “white supremacy culture” and “significant institutional violence.”
The Olympia School District — which is facing a budget shortfall of $11.5 million — voted last week to eliminate
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BOYS, PROUD, JAN, CLOSING
Proud Boys operated as fighting force for Trump on Jan. 6, prosecutors say
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Enrique Tarrio and other leaders of the Proud Boys
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HARRIS, BIDEN, SOUTH, KOREAN
President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially launched his reelection campaign and made sure to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris in his announcement video despite her low approval ratings.
Biden released a three-minute-long video that prominently featured
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ABORTION, HALEY, NIKKI, CONSENSUS
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said on Tuesday she was personally against abortion rights but bore no ill will for those who felt differently, in a rare foray by a Republican White House hopeful into one of the more sensitive issues of the 2024
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GAME, LEBRON, BROOKS, JAMES
The Los Angeles Lakers needed overtime, but they came away with their third victory of the first round series against the Memphis Grizzlies, 117-111, to take a commanding 3-1 lead.
It was LeBron James delivering the decisive blow to Memphis, as he made a driving
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CASH, APP, FOUNDER, SUSPECT
Suspect in Cash App founder's murder back in court
The arraignment of the man charged with the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee has been delayed until next week. Nima Momeni is being held without bail and set to return to court on May 2, when he's expected
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SUSAN, RICE, BIDEN, IMMIGRATION
Likely more than two million border crossers and illegal aliens are expected to be encountered at the United States-Mexico border by the end of September, a new analysis projects.
In President Joe Biden’s first year in office, Steven Kopits with Princeton
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CLOWN, KILLER, FLORIDA, CASE
A woman accused of dressing up as a clown before fatally shooting her rumored romantic rival pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday — putting an end to a bizarre crime that happened more than three decades ago.
The case dates back to May 26, 1990, when someone dressed
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COVID, LESSONS, LEARNED, PANDEMIC
Despite partisan divides, pretty much everyone agrees that America's leaders made mistakes during the pandemic.
Now, a group of more than 30 heavy-hitting experts from the worlds of policy, public health, science, biodefense and patient advocacy has written
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WILLIAM, PRINCE, LARGE, SUM
Prince William got a 'very large sum' in a Murdoch settlement in 2020
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LONDON — Prince William received a "very large sum of money" in 2020 in a settlement from Rupert Murdoch's British
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