Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, JUNE 12th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
65 articles
TRUMP, INDICTMENT, MIAMI, COURT
More than three-quarters of Republican voters are concerned that the indictment of former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents is politically motivated, according to a new poll.
The CBS News/YouGov survey found 76% of likely
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BIDEN, HOUSE, HUNTER, CANAL
Biden gets a root canal (without anesthetic) and postpones some events
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President Biden is getting a root canal on Monday after he complained
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SHOOTING, DEAD, POLICE, WOUNDED
Police are seeking a man in connection with a shooting that killed a woman and injured four other people at a western Pennsylvania home, authorities said.
The Westmoreland County coroner and district attorney said Brianna Lartz, 25, was killed in the gunfire
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BERLUSCONI, SILVIO, 86, ITALIAN
Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian politics for much of the past three decades, died today, age 86. A figure who seemed peculiar, even bizarre, in his prime has come to look more and more familiar as others, Donald Trump included, emulated his populist
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BOAT, CAPSIZES, TOUR, CAVE
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials
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NEW, YORK, COMMISSIONER, CITY
FILE - New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, is stepping down after 18 months on the job. Sewell,
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EPSTEIN, JPMORGAN, VICTIMS, REACHES
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed in principle to settle a class action lawsuit with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said in a statement Monday.
Litigation is still pending between the U.S. Virgin Islands and JPMorgan Chase, as are JPMorgan Chase’s claims
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95, COLLAPSE, DRIVER, PHILADELPHIA
Commuters faced delays in the Northeast on Monday after a vehicle fire under I-95 in Philadelphia caused a portion of the major interstate to collapse over the weekend, setting the region up for a long period of reconstruction and travel headaches.
"This morning,
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CAROLINA, SUPREME, COURT, NORTH
Trey Nix, another Democratic strategist, who advised current North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, said, “Pat McCrory was one of the most partisan governors in North Carolina history. His politics are cynical and self-centered, and no one is more comfortable
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UNESCO, REJOIN, BACK, DUES
The United States will rejoin UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, in July, the agency announced on Monday, after years of turbulent relations that culminated in 2017 with a full withdrawal by the U.S. government. The move, which comes over a decade
Continued at New York Times...
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HUSBAND, ACCUSED, KILLING, UTAH
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A judge ruled that a Utah mother of three who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, will remain in jail throughout her trial after her sister-in-law
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PGA, TOUR, GOLF, LIV
PGA Tour logo during the third round of the Travelers Championship on June 24, 2017, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
WASHINGTON — A top Democratic lawmaker launched a probe on Monday into the planned merger of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed
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POLL, AMERICANS, ATHLETES, TRANS
As the Federal Reserve prepares to meet this week to determine its next move on interest rates, U.S. voters remain concerned about inflation.
Eighty-seven percent of likely U.S. voters say they are concerned about inflation, including 63 percent who say they
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YEAR, SHOT, MOTHER, TEACHER
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in a Virginia classroom pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges for using marijuana while owning a firearm, and making false statements about drug use when she bought the gun.
The mother,
Continued at New York Times...
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TUCKER, FOX, CARLSON, NEWS
Fox News appears to have taken the legal next step in their fight with Tucker Carlson after allegedly sending him a cease-and-desist letter over his new “Tucker on Twitter” shows on the social media network.
Carlson is two episodes into the streaming series,
Continued at Red State...
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UKRAINE, CLAIMS, COUNTEROFFENSIVE, VILLAGE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military officials said Monday their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces, among the first — small — successes in stepped-up counteroffensive operations against Moscow’s more than 15-month invasion
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HOUSE, MCCARTHY, REBELS, GOP
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy canceled a series of planned votes on Monday amid negotiations with 11 conservative rebels who have paralyzed the chamber.
Allies of Mr. McCarthy said the decision to scrap votes was a positive development. It comes after Mr. McCarthy
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RYAN, POST, FRED, PUBLISHER
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Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.,
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SOROS, GEORGE, SON, EMPIRE
Left-wing billionaire, investor and philanthropist George Soros' reported decision to hand control of his $25 million empire to his son, Alex Soros, has prompted a not-so-subtle jab from one European leader.
"Soros 2.0," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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DESANTIS, RON, GRAND, TONY
An actress called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a Ku Klux Klan leader while on-stage during Sunday night's Tony Awards, sending the left-leaning crowd into a frezy.
Denée Benton, a Broadway actress known for her role in "Natasha and Pierre & The Great Comet of
Continued at Fox News...
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ELIZABETH, GILBERT, RELEASE, BOOK
Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting
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Elizabeth Gilbert, the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love, announced that she is halting release of her
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NEWSOM, HOMELESS, CALIFORNIA, CRISIS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a question Monday about whether he’s been pressed to jump into the 2024 presidential race as polls show Americans are concerned about President Biden’s fitness for office.
“I see where you’re going with that. No — I’m
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SAJAK, PAT, FORTUNE, WHEEL
Pat Sajak is leaving "Wheel of Fortune" after 40 years.
Sajak tweeted his 41st season would be his last with the show.
"Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last," he wrote.
‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’
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CYCLIST, TRANS, NORTH, WINS
Controversial transgender cyclist Austin Killips has won a North Carolina race by a whopping five minutes – prompting the second-place finisher to declare that her power was “not comparable” and suggest a separate category for trans athletes.
Austin Killips,
Continued at New York Post...