Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
58 articles
TRUMP, POLL, BIDEN, DEFAMATION
The former magazine writer was awarded millions in a lawsuit against Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is now suing the writer who sued him for defamation.
Trump is accusing E. Jean Carroll of defaming him when, after a jury held him liable for sexually
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BIDEN, HUNTER, JOE, SLEEP
President Biden faced criticism on social media Wednesday over an apparent gaffe, when he claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently "losing the war in Iraq."
"It’s hard to tell, but he’s clearly losing the war in Iraq," Biden told a reporter
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SUBMERSIBLE, TITAN, DEBRIS, REMAINS
Human remains found at likely site of Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard says human remains recovered from the sea floor were believed to be at the site of the Titan submersible wreckage.
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QUALITY, AIR, SMOKE, WILDFIRE
Hazy, smoke-filled skies from raging Canadian wildfires hovered Wednesday over the U.S. Midwest and East, where millions of Americans were urged to limit outdoor activities as the poor air quality made for dangerous, unhealthy conditions.
Much of the Midwest
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WAGNER, RUSSIAN, GROUP, GENERAL
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, who was recently killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow,
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HEAT, EXTREME, TEXAS, TEMPERATURES
A historic and deadly heat wave that has gripped much of the South for more than two weeks is expanding this week, with more than 76 million Americans in 15 states at risk of developing heat-related illnesses unless proper precautions are taken.
The heat wave
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UKRAINE, STRIKE, RUSSIAN, PIZZA
At least 8 dead, including children, from a Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine
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A Russian missile hit a crowded restaurant at dinner time in eastern Ukraine,
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COURT, SUPREME, THEORY, ETHICS
Yesterday, the Supreme Court took a step in a high-profile case to preserve democratic checks and balances.
The details of the case, Moore v. Harper, can sound technical. But it is simply about which officials can oversee federal elections. The petitioner,
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RYAN, MALLETT, DROWNING, NFL
College standout and former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett died on Tuesday. He was 35 years old.
The former Michigan and Arkansas quarterback was taken to a hospital in Florida after a drowning incident at a local beach. However, attempts to revive Mallett failed,
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MADONNA, INFECTION, BACTERIAL, TOUR
LOS ANGELES — Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” and her ongoing recovery.
Manager Guy Oseary wrote on Instagram Wednesday that the singer had spent several days in an intensive
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POLICE, PARIS, SUBURB, UNREST
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
PARIS and LONDON -- French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for "calm" on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager's death at the hands of police in
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BIDEN, APPROVE, POLL, 34
President Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Old Post Office in Chicago on Wednesday
President Biden launched a new push Wednesday to sell his economic agenda and convince skeptical voters that the economy is thriving under his watch, showcasing
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GIULIANI, RUDY, TRUMP, JAN
Rudy Giuliani has been interviewed by federal investigators as part of a special counsel investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to multiple reports.
CNN first reported Tuesday that Giuliani, who acted as a private
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SIMONE, BILES, RETURN, COMPETITION
Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics
Simone Biles has a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is set to make her return to competitive gymnastics at the 2023 US Classic in August.
The
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TRIAL, SPACEY, KEVIN, SEX
Spacey arrives at court for sex assault trial
Actor Kevin Spacey arrived at a London court Wednesday for the the first day of his sexual assault trial where he faces a dozen charges. (June 28)
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CHOKEHOLD, DEATH, JORDAN, NEELY
Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old U.S. Marine veteran facing a New York City manslaughter charge in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, pleaded not guilty at his Manhattan arraignment Wednesday morning.
The arraignment took about five minutes, with Penny wearing
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NEW, YORK, CITY, CENTRAL
NEW YORK (AP) — Yusef Salaam, who as a child was part of a group of teenagers wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned for the rape of a woman jogging in Central Park, took a commanding lead Tuesday in a Democratic primary for a City Council seat in New York.
Salaam
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DELTA, LANDS, GEAR, PLANE
A Delta Air Lines plane touched down safely in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday morning after it was forced to land without its front landing gear extended.
The Boeing 717, which departed from Atlanta, made the landing at the Charlotte Douglas International
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14, GUNMEN, POLICE, STATE
FILE - Members of the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Unit on scene where two police officers were killed, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn. Hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to
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CHILDREN, CHANT, DEFEND, NBC
As June is wrapping up it has been a tough Pride Month for the activist set. There has been diminished corporate support, select companies have paid a heavy price for their involvement, and select polls have emerged showing diminished public tolerance for the
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JR, KENNEDY, YOUTUBE, DELETES
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s annoying habit of spreading misinformation extended to his campaign tweets on Wednesday.
The political nepo-baby posted ― and later deleted without explanation ― a tweet of a woman in a Kennedy 2024
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DESANTIS, DISNEY, ELECTION, COURT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requested that the trial in Disney's civil lawsuit against him start in 2025 — well after the next presidential election.
According to CNBC, attorneys for DeSantis asked for the trial to begin Aug. 4, 2025, which would be more than
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YEAR, MIGRANTS, DIED, TRAILER
4 more arrests are made a year after 53 migrants died in a sweltering tractor trailer Justice officials arrested four more people in Texas for the deaths of migrants last year after smugglers abandoned them in a tractor trailer without a working air conditioner
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TRAIN, AMTRAK, DERAILS, COLLIDING
Several Amtrak railcars derailed Wednesday after colliding with a vehicle near Los Angeles.
Three train cars went off the tracks in Moorpark, 50 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, around 11:20 a.m. following a collision with a water truck on the tracks,
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