Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
139 articles
TRUMP, INDICTMENT, BIDEN, HUNTER
Ask anyone who follows college football to name the man who has coached Alabama for the past 16 years and they will surely give you a correct answer.
His name is Nick Saban.
But that might not be the answer you would get if you asked President Joe Biden.
At
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DEATH, SYNAGOGUE, PITTSBURGH, JURY
The man who gunned down 11 worshippers at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 − the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history − will be sentenced to death.
Robert Bowers, 50, was found guilty on 63 criminal counts in June, including 11 counts
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CREDIT, DOWNGRADE, FITCH, RATING
Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the federal government’s credit rating is not just an embarrassing black eye for Washington, but economists said it will also hit the government — and possibly average Americans — in the wallet.
Fitch dropped America’s
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TRUDEAU, WIFE, JUSTIN, PRIME
Trudeau had been married to his wife since 2005.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is separating from his wife, Sophie, according to the leader's Instagram page.
In a post on Wednesday, Trudeau said that "after many meaningful and difficult conversations,
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CUP, WORLD, WOMEN, JAMAICA
Team USA’s 12U baseball team made waves last weekend after breaking records and dominating its competition at the World Baseball Softball Confederation U-12 Baseball World Cup.
The scoreboard got so lopsided that New Zealand, Team USA's opponent to kick off
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MEGA, BILLION, JACKPOT, MILLIONS
The awnings of a store advertise the sale of lottery tickets, including Mega Millions, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive
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SENATE, CAPITOL, OFFICE, ACTIVE
There are currently unconfirmed reports of an active shooter at the Russell Senate Office Building. Multiple sources have reported that some people in the building have been told to lock their doors and shelter in place while others have been evacuated.
BREAKING:
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WOMAN, CELL, VICTIMS, ESCAPES
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a makeshift cinderblock jail cell, from which she bloodied her hands while breaking open
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TEXAS, BARRIER, BORDER, LAWSUIT
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador mocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week over the recent lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against the state seeking the removal of various border barriers including buoys and fencing.
During
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LIZZO, HARASSMENT, DANCERS, FORMER
Three of Lizzo’s former dancers filed a lawsuit against her on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing the Grammy-winning singer and the captain of her dance team creating a hostile work environment while performing concerts on her Special Tour this
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DESANTIS, FLORIDA, DEBATE, HARRIS
Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida
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Vice President
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STRIKES, PORT, RUSSIA, GRAIN
Russia attacked Ukraine's grain ports in the early hours of Wednesday, including an inland port across the Danube River from Romania, sending global food prices soaring as Moscow ramps up its use of force to reimpose a blockade of Ukrainian exports.
Ukraine's
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DEATH, AMERICAN, EXTRADITED, JUDGE
An alleged rapist accused of faking his own death and living under a false identity abroad can be extradited from Scotland to the US, officials ruled Wednesday.
The 35-year-old man believed to be fugitive Nicholas Rossi — who also used the last name Alahverdian
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WWE, MCMAHON, VINCE, SUBPOENA
Vince McMahon (R) and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport on June 22, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss
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WILDFIRE, TREES, JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the region’s famous spiky Joshua trees.
The York Fire that erupted last Friday was
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POPE, YOUTH, DAY, FRANCIS
Pope Francis emphasized the need for courage and resilience in the face of a secularized, increasingly pessimistic world during his vespers address for World Youth Day.
Pope Francis spoke at Jerónimos Monastery in Portugal on Wednesday, where he reflected
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DEBATE, CRITERIA, REPUBLICAN, GOP
On August 23, the Republican primary will get underway in earnest as the party holds its first official presidential debate.
Poised to be a crowded affair, the debate will be a chance for candidates to try to cut into former President Donald Trump’s hefty
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STUDIOS, WEEK, WRITERS, STRIKING
Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago.
The
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JERSEY, NEW, DEATH, LIEUTENANT
A fast-moving house fire in southern New Jersey that killed four family members, including a four-month-old baby, has been ruled an accident, authorities said Wednesday.
Two women, an infant and a teenage girl died in Tuesday's fire in Lacey Township, Ocean
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SEX, FBI, FLORIDA, FINDS
The FBI said Tuesday that it had found 200 victims of sex trafficking during a nationwide enforcement campaign last month called "Operation Cross Country."
The operation also led to the identification or arrest of 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation
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JAPAN, TYPHOON, INJURES, PEOPLE
Vehicles move past a fallen tree in Naha, south of Okinawa, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, as a typhoon was was affecting the Okinawa islands. A powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring multiple
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TRUCK, HIGHWAY, VEHICLE, MILITARY
The U.S. military says an American soldier died when a truck hit his Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany
BERLIN -- A U.S. soldier died when a truck hit his Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany, the U.S. military said
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FOUND, BODY, BARREL, MALIBU
Police on Tuesday identified the man found dead in a barrel at Malibu Lagoon State Beach as 32-year-old Jovannta Murphy and opened a homicide investigation.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said lifeguards tried to bring the barrel to shore Monday,
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REMINI, CHURCH, SCIENTOLOGY, LEAH
Actor Leah Remini sued the Church of Scientology on Wednesday, accusing the organization and its leader of defamation and harassment and alleging they targeted her and others for speaking out against them.
The “King of Queens” star, who publicly broke ties
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