Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
67 articles
TRUMP, INDICTMENT, ELECTION, BIDEN
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign released a blistering ad on Friday slamming prosecutors pursuing cases against him as “the fraud squad” that is doing the political bidding of President Joe Biden.
“How far will the most corrupt president in history
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BIDEN, ARCHER, DEVON, HUNTER
Republicans who for months have accused President Biden without proof of crime and corruption thought that a former business partner of his son’s could be the key to finally substantiating their most serious allegations.
“Hunter’s ex-business partner, Devon
Continued at New York Times...
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NAVALNY, YEARS, PRISON, 19
In a stealthy Friday afternoon news dump, straight from the you-can’t-make-this-up files, see if this scenario doesn’t sound just a tad familiar. Russia announced that government opposition leader Alexey Navalny was convicted on charges of “promoting extremism,”
Continued at Red State...
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GILGO, BEACH, VICTIM, AUTHORITIES
Suffolk County authorities have identified another victim in the decade-long Gilgo Beach investigation, which they are expected to reveal at a 10:30 a.m. news conference in Hauppauge, sources familiar with the case have told ABC News.
The authorities are expected
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NEW, CITY, YORK, SQUARE
Twitch influencer Kai Cenat announced Friday he would hold a giveaway at New York City's Union Square Park, prompting at least 1,000 kids and teens to show up.
A New York Police Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that 1,000 kids gathered in the
Continued at Fox News...
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JOBS, JULY, SOLID, ECONOMY
Julie Su, nominee to serve as Secretary of Labor, arrives for her confirmation hearing in the Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy saw the smallest jobs increase in July since December
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DRONES, NAVY, RUSSIA, UKRAINE
Russia accused Ukraine early Friday of attacking its Black Sea navy base in the port of Novorossiysk with sea drones.
The attack on Novorossiysk is the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the 18-month war.
The city is a major port on
Continued at New York Post...
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BAD, MARGOLIS, BREAKING, MARK
Actor Mark Margolis, drug kingpin on 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul,' dies
NEW YORK — Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in "Breaking Bad" and then in the prequel "Better Call Saul," has died
Continued at NPR...
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MEN, BLACK, MISSISSIPPI, PLEAD
Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who called themselves the "Goon Squad" pleaded guilty Thursday to a racist assault on two Black men in a home raid that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth.
The officers entered the house
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PARKLAND, SHOOTING, SCHOOL, REENACTED
America’s deadliest high school shooting in history will be reenacted Friday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as part of a lawsuit against a former sheriff’s deputy who failed to intervene while 17 people were gunned down inside.
At
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MAGIC, DESANTIS, DONATION, ORLANDO
The National Basketball Players Association has dropped its two cents on the Orlando Magic’s “alarming” $50,000 donation to a super PAC that supports Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The players union said in a statement that the political contribution is “alarming
Continued at Huffington Post...
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CHRISTIE, UKRAINE, MEETS, GOP
In Ukraine, Christie says 'inhumanity' of war palpable
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become the second 2024 GOP presidential hopeful to visit Ukraine. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, toured ravaged villages and said the US should continue
Continued at USA Today...
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JUDGE, TEXAS, ABORTION, RULES
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.
The ruling is the first to
Continued at Washington Times...
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COLLEGE, FLORIDA, GENDER, PSYCHOLOGY
Florida has “effectively banned” Advanced Placement Psychology courses in schools under its so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, according to the College Board — who education officials accused of “playing games” ahead of the new school year.
“To be clear, any AP
Continued at New York Post...
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BIG, PAC, 12, JOIN
The Big 12 Board of Directors announced Friday they have voted unanimously to add Arizona, Arizona State and Utah into their conference.
The Pac-12’s dissolution continues with three of their schools joining the Big 12, making 16 total schools in the conference
Continued at Fox News...
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PILL, POSTPARTUM, DEPRESSION, FIRST
A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. On Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, U.S. health officials approved the first pill, Zurzuvae, specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands
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TRUMP, JUDGE, DOCUMENTS, CASE
Everyone knows that Aileen Cannon, the Florida federal judge who will oversee Donald Trump’s trial on charges that he illegally kept classified documents, is in the tank for him. Cannon has already gone out of her way—and broken with longstanding precedent—to
Continued at New Republic...
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TRUMP, ELECTION, PLEADS, GUILTY
A 23-point deficit is still a daunting gap for Mr. DeSantis. But unlike the national poll, our Iowa poll has revealed a few cracks in Mr. Trump’s armor. If Mr. DeSantis (or another challenger) could ever pry those cracks open and win the Iowa caucuses — the
Continued at New York Times...
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WYOMING, TENNIS, PROTEST, PLAYER
The president of a Wyoming tennis association stepped down from her role when a transgender female was permitted to enter a tournament, claiming that a “man playing against a woman is very unfair” and against her “integrity.”
Jackie Fulkrod, the former president
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BUD, LIGHT, SPACE, BEERS
Former Bud Light workers are taking two conservative organizations, Public Sq. and RedBalloon, up on their offers to help find them new employment after being laid off.
“We hope that this results in more and more positive actions that hopefully send a strong
Continued at New York Post...
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CYBERATTACK, DISRUPTS, STATES, HOSPITALS
Prospect Medical Holdings, a healthcare organization with facilities in its native California — as well as Texas, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island — has reportedly been targeted in a cyberattack.
The so-called "data security incident" began Thursday,
Continued at Fox News...
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OTTER, MONTANA, ATTACK, RIVER
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said Thursday.
The attack happened near
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FLOODING, CHINA, WORSENS, RESCUES
Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east
Continued at New York Post...
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ARRESTED, JUDGE, WIFE, CALIFORNIA
Judge Jeffrey Ferguson has been booked on $1 million bail.
An Orange County Superior Court judge has been arrested and charged with shooting and killing his wife in California's upscale Anaheim Hills neighborhood.
Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, is under arrest
Continued at ABC...