Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TEXAS, SHOOTING, DEAD, MANHUNT
5 people were killed in a shooting at a home near Houston, police say
CLEVELAND, Texas — Five people were killed in a shooting at a home in southeast Texas late Friday night, authorities said.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting
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MAHER, MUSK, WOKE, BILL
Arguably the greatest environmentally conscious innovator of our time, Elon Musk poured cold water on sustainable resources, liberal activism, and censorship in just one interview.
"Resources will be fine," Musk told HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" in a
Continued at Newsmax...
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CRIMEA, OIL, RUSSIAN, DEPOT
In this handout photo made from video released by the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel on Saturday, April 29, 2023, a firefighter speaks on the walkie talkie as smoke and flame rise from a burning fuel tank in Sevastopol, Crimea. A
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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KOREA, SOUTH, NUCLEAR, BIDEN
BOSTON — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivered a speech and took questions at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge on Friday where he spoke about the challenges facing his country including the threat of nuclear weapons from neighboring North Korea.
Yoon
Continued at Washington Times...
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ABORTION, GOV, MN, RESTRICTIONS
The Nebraska legislature defeated a bill Thursday that would have restricted abortions in the state to six weeks after fertilization, protecting the right to abortion in a solidly Republican state. South Carolina, too, defeated a similarly restrictive piece
Continued at Vox...
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DESANTIS, TRUMP, FLORIDA, PAC
The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint filed by allies of former President Trump who accused Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of coordinating a "shadow presidential campaign."
Make America Great Again Inc., a pro-Trump PAC, had accused DeSantis
Continued at Fox News...
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ARMY, CRASHES, TRAINING, HELICOPTER
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville ordered an aviation stand-down on Friday after the Army’s third deadly helicopter crash in three months.
Active-duty units are required to complete a 24-hour stand-down between May 1st and 5th, and the Army National
Continued at Breitbart...
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DRAFT, NFL, 2023, ROUND
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Viewership of the first round of the NFL draft was up 11% over last year, the league announced Friday.
According to the league, an average of 11.4 million viewers watched the draft on TV and digital platforms. The average was 10.3 million
Continued at Washington Times...
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REPUBLIC, FIRST, BANK, FDIC
Federal regulators are scrambling to find a buyer for First Republic Bank as the banking company’s stocks continue to tumble, according to a report.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has asked several high-powered banks — including JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Continued at New York Post...
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CEILING, DEBT, REPUBLICANS, HOUSE
House Republicans have a unique opportunity to use the ongoing debt ceiling debate to help fix America’s spending problem, but only if they approach negotiations carefully and responsibly. Conservative lawmakers, including Republicans in Texas’ congressional
Continued at Town Hall...
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TEENS, MURDERING, DONG, DING
A California man accused of killing three 16-year-olds by ramming them with his vehicle after they played a doorbell prank in 2020 was convicted of murder on Friday.
Authorities said Anurag Chandra fled after intentionally ramming his car into a Toyota Prius
Continued at USA Today...
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SCHOOL, ARRESTED, FLORIDA, GIRLS
Two California middle school teachers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against school district administrators and the California State Board of Education over policies they allege required them to deceive parents about their children's gender identity.
Elizabeth
Continued at Fox News...
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JR, SPORTS, ROBERT, OPPOSES
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his 2024 presidential campaign on April 5, nary a Democrat, much less the rest of the country, paid the news a modicum of heed, let alone believed he had a snowball’s chance of winning the nomination. Turns out more and
Continued at Red State...
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GENERAL, SALMONELLA, MILLS, FLOUR
General Mills has issued a nationwide recall of its bleached and unbleached flour after discovering salmonella while sampling a 5-pound bag
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- General Mills has issued a nationwide recall of its bleached and unbleached flour after discovering
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GRIZZLIES, JAMES, PLAYOFFS, LEBRON
LeBron James heard the doubters before taking on the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and he's answering back.
The Los Angeles Lakers were the seventh seed in the Western Conference and were underdogs to the No. 2 seed. But with the way the series went
Continued at Fox News...
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EVACUATION, SUDAN, WAR, 1ST
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan, the State Department said Saturday, April 29, two weeks into a conflict that has turned Khartoum into
Continued at Huffington Post...
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REPUBLICANS, BIDEN, MAGA, REAL
President Biden laid out the terms of his upcoming reelection campaign — claiming “MAGA Republicans” are the “real problem” America is facing today.
“The real problem is those MAGA Republicans,” Biden said at a reception for the Democratic National Committee
Continued at New York Post...
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RISKS, LAUGHS, DINNER, SPOTLIGHT
WASHINGTON — There will still be plenty of laughs, but the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner on Saturday also plans to take on the serious and solemn role of journalism in a democracy.
This year’s dinner occurs as Wall Street Journal reporter
Continued at Washington Times...
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SUDAN, CONTINUES, TRUCE, FIGHTING
Heavy fighting continued to rock Sudan’s capital Saturday even as both sides in the conflict agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire extension this week.
Sudanese airstrikes blasted paramilitary forces in Khartoum as the country’s former prime minister appealed for
Continued at New York Post...
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HUNTER, CONTROLS, BACKED, CHINESE
On Monday, Hunter Biden will finally make it to Arkansas. The Natural State itself is not a favorite Biden family destination but there is one thing that would ordinarily be an attraction: Biden's daughter Navy Joan.
In the Biden family, the four-year-old
Continued at Fox News...
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WALSHE, HACKSAW, BRIAN, DISCOVERED
Investigators found a "small bone fragment" on a hacksaw that Brian Walshe allegedly tossed in a dumpster after killing his wife, court documents say.
Brian Walshe, 47, was in a Massachusets court Thursday for the first time since he was indicted on several
Continued at Fox News...
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WOMAN, INSULIN, ACCUSED, 5TH
A former soldier, who's been married five times, is accused of using insulin to allegedly kill her diabetic husband, prosecutors said.
Sarah Hartsfield, a 48-year-old retired Army sergeant living in Chamber County, Texas, was charged with murder after she
Continued at Fox News...