Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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DEBT, CEILING, BIDEN, DEAL
U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol on May 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON — The White House and congressional negotiators were closing in on a compromise agreement on Friday to raise the
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ABORTION, SOUTH, CAROLINA, YEAR
The case of a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim who sought an abortion in Indiana just after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year became a major flashpoint in the political debate. On Thursday, her doctor was reprimanded and fined for discussing
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TEXAS, KEN, PAXTON, AG
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state's Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.
In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led
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DAY, MEMORIAL, WEEKEND, HOLIDAY
The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer across the nation, and the weather will cooperate in most areas, forecasters say. However, parts of the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, Plains and northern Rockies are the areas that could have to contend
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BIDEN, POLL, JOE, INFLATION
A gauge of consumer prices closely watched by the Federal Reserve showed inflation accelerating in April.
The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index rose 0.4 percent in April, up from the 0.1 percent rise a month earlier. Economists had forecast
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DODGERS, BOYCOTT, CAMPAIGN, CATHOLIC
FIRST ON FOX — One of the nation's largest Catholic advocacy organization has issued a letter to the Los Angeles Dodgers announcing an upcoming ad campaign calling for a boycott of the baseball club.
CatholicVote President Brian Burch addressed the letter
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DISCRIMINATION, NEW, WEIGHT, YORK
Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill into law Friday banning weight and height discrimination in the workplace, public places and when individuals are applying for housing.
“We all deserve the same access to employment, housing and public accommodation regardless
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DOOR, PASSENGER, PLANE, SOUTH
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger opened a door on an Asiana Airlines flight that later landed safely at a South Korean airport Friday, airline and government officials said.
Some people on board tried to stop the person from opening the door but it was
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WOMAN, CHICAGO, FLORIDA, SHOOTING
A 64-year-old Chicago woman says she was beaten and her French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint as she was taking it for a walk in her northwest side neighborhood
CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman says she was beaten and her French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint as
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CYCLING, BRITISH, FEMALE, TRANSGENDER
Riders who were born male will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published by the governing body
MANCHESTER, England -- Riders who were born male will be prevented
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ROGER, WATERS, BERLIN, POLICE
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Roger Waters performs at Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday, May 7, 2023, to kick off his "This Is
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QUEEN, ELIZABETH, FBI, PLOT
A cache of newly released documents from the FBI’s files known as ‘The Vault’ has revealed a potential assassination plot of the late Queen Elizabeth II during a 1980s visit to the United States with her husband, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The
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OATH, SENTENCED, KEEPERS, JAN
WASHINGTON (AP) —] Two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation will be sentenced Friday, a day after the far-right extremist group’s founder received an 18-year prison term for seditious conspiracy and other charges
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TINA, TURNER, DEATH, MIKE
What’s sex got to do with it?
Tina Turner once scolded “60 Minutes” journalist Mike Wallace after he repeatedly made sleazy remarks about her sex appeal, a former CBS employee alleges.
Leslie Molson, who worked at CBS between 1996 and 2004, took to Twitter
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GRADUATION, SCHOOL, SENIORS, WEAR
Student sues school district over denied request to wear a sash at graduation A student in a small Colorado town is suing after her school told her she can't wear a sash to graduation that displays both the U.S. and Mexican flags.
National Student sues school
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DEA, DISTRIBUTOR, LICENSE, REVOKES
DEA revokes a major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell
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COVID, LONG, OMICRON, FINDS
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, TICKETS, JERSEY
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) declared "Taylor Swift Ham, Egg, and Cheese" as the official state sandwich of New Jersey on Thursday, May 25, ahead of the singer's concert dates in the state.
"Welcome to New Jersey. We’ve been waiting for you," Murphy tweeted,
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SUPREME, COURT, CLEAN, WATER
The vast majority of wetlands in the United States — more than 100 million acres — are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday in Sackett v. EPA. Wetlands are critically important to clean drinking water and flood mitigation;
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JOINS, PILE, ICONIC, DEM
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RUSSIA, BELARUS, NUCLEAR, DEAL
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the conflict in Ukraine could last for decades and that negotiations with Ukraine were impossible as long as Ukraine's Western-backed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in power.
Russia's 2022 invasion
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DION, CELINE, CANCELS, TOUR
Céline Dion has canceled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she continues treatment for a rare neurological disorder.
“I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again,” the singer said in a statement on social media. “I’m working really hard
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