Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, AGE, REPORT, WHITE
Less than two weeks after returning from Ireland, President Joe Biden appeared to forget it was the last country he visited, until he was reminded by a child on Thursday.
Biden visited Ireland in mid-April to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday
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ABORTION, NEBRASKA, CAROLINA, SOUTH
Strict abortion bans fail in deep-red South Carolina and Nebraska
Enlarge this image toggle caption Larry Robinson/Lincoln Journal Star via AP Larry Robinson/Lincoln Journal Star via AP
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South
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ARMY, ALASKA, CRASH, HELICOPTERS
Three soldiers were killed and one injured when who U.S. Army Apache Attack Helicopters collided while on exercise in Alaska.
Two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters collided with each other near Healy, Alaska while returning from a training flight on Thursday,
Continued at Breitbart...
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BANK, VALLEY, SILICON, FED
"Supervisors failed to take forceful enough action," the Fed report said.
The Federal Reserve failed in its role as banking industry watchdog in the run up to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the central bank said on Friday.
The Fed sharply criticized
Continued at ABC...
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DEBT, MCCARTHY, CEILING, HOUSE
With House Republicans uniting behind a debt-ceiling package, the pressure is on for President Joe Biden to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hammer out a compromise.
As the White House continues to push for a "clean" bill that raises the debt ceiling
Continued at Newsmax...
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NEW, YORK, HOCHUL, BAIL
New York may soon become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas in new construction under a budget deal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The proposal, revealed on Thursday night, has been a priority for environmental groups, who see it as a critical
Continued at New York Times...
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MONTANA, STATE, MINORS, TRANS
State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands in protest on the house floor as demonstrators are arrested in the gallery, Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/AP)
HELENA, Mont. — Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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UKRAINE, MISSILE, KILLS, ATTACK
UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 12 people, most of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in the center of the country, officials said.
The attacks included
Continued at Washington Times...
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KOREA, SOUTH, AGREEMENT, SEOUL
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Massachusetts Statehouse on Friday while en route to Harvard to deliver a speech.
Yoon, a conservative, was greeted by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, as well as by protestors expressing discontentment with his
Continued at Fox News...
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DESANTIS, DISNEY, MCCARTHY, KEVIN
There has been quite a lot of ink spilled over the DeSantis/Disney feud, and dozens of barrels more were dumped over it when the entertainment giant filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and the board that has been working to undermine Disney’s autonomous status.
Almost
Continued at Red State...
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ALITO, LEAKED, DRAFT, JUSTICE
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. says he likely knows who leaked his draft opinion overturning abortion rights, and ridiculed the suggestion it could have been a conservative clerk — saying it made the justices targets for assassination.
In an interview
Continued at Washington Times...
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CAROLINA, NORTH, COURT, GOP
In news that probably won’t get the amount of attention it deserves, a massive ruling was handed down by the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday. The newly-minted conservative majority found that partisan gerrymandering does not violate the state’s constitution,
Continued at Red State...
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BUD, LIGHT, MULVANEY, DYLAN
Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney broke a self-imposed silence on social media, speaking publicly for the first time since a polarizing partnership with Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light brand sparked a nationwide backlash.
In a video posted late Thursday on
Continued at Newsmax...
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WEATHER, SEVERE, FLORIDA, TORNADOES
It will feel like deja vu for millions of people in central Texas Friday where residents will be at an enhanced risk of severe weather for the second day this week.
Severe weather threats have been focused on the Lone Star State and the Southeast throughout
Continued at USA Today...
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RANDI, WEINGARTEN, SCHOOL, TESTIMONY
Throughout 2020 and 2021, as COVID-19 ravaged the United States and the world, pictures began to surface on the internet of teachers enjoying beach vacations and extra paid time off, while the parents of their students attempted to carry on those students’
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BBC, QUITS, JOHNSON, BORIS
Undated file photos of Richard Sharp (left) and Boris Johnson. House of Commons - PA Images via Getty Images
LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging
Continued at Huffington Post...
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CORDEN, SHOW, JAMES, LATE
On James Corden's final show: 'We are all more the same than we are different'
Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Sayles/Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Matt Sayles/Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
James Corden used part of his farewell speech on Thursday's final episode
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GUN, SIGNS, GOVERNOR, CONTROL
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, edging the once-purple state closer to liberal-leaning governments in California and New York just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, the latest in the state’s
Continued at Huffington Post...
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ABORTION, BAN, JUDGE, UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a statewide ban on abortion clinics set to begin taking effect next week.
Planned Parenthood argues a state law passed earlier this year will
Continued at Washington Times...
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DRAFT, LEVIS, NFL, ROUND
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the NFL Draft so far is that Will Levis went unselected in the first round Thursday night.
Levis' rough night began when the Houston Texans showed that every rumor and smokescreen was false and took Ohio State quarterback C.J.
Continued at Fox News...
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SPERM, 550, DONATING, BANS
A Dutch court on Friday banned a man from donating any more of his sperm after he fathered at least 550 children in the Netherlands and other countries and misled prospective parents about the number of offspring he helped to conceive.
A judge at The Hague
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PICK, DRAFT, MAHOMES, AARON
Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, returned to social media in the days leading up to the NFL Draft after he faced serious accusations.
The younger Mahomes, who has developed a big following on TikTok and
Continued at Fox News...