Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, AUGUST 21st 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
82 articles
TRUMP, DEBATE, GOP, CASE
Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election
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BIDEN, MAUI, HUNTER, PEOPLE
President Biden had an awkward moment with Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz Monday while on a trip to the state still reeling from the devastating wildfires that killed at least 114 people and left hundreds more missing earlier this month.
At the conclusion
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HILARY, STORM, TROPICAL, CALIFORNIA
As sunshine returned to Southern California on Monday, residents and officials said the region had avoided catastrophic damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, which broke records for August rainfall as it passed into California on Sunday but was much diminished
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CUP, WORLD, WOMEN, SPANISH
SYDNEY (AP) — Teams headed home from the Women’s World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the monthlong tournament would spur new interest and further investment in the game.
For some teams, like Nigeria, the Philippines and Jamaica, the struggle for
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SHOOTING, WEEKEND, INJURED, WOUNDED
A shooting at a Seattle hookah lounge has killed three people and injured six others, police say.
Officers with the Seattle Police Department were called to the Rainer Hookah Lounge in South Seattle after getting multiple 911 calls about a shooting around
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LIFE, NURSE, LUCY, LETBY
The notorious British “killer nurse” who was convicted of killing seven babies and attempting to kill six more last week refused to face the victims’ families in court Monday, as she was sentenced to life in prison.
Lucy Letby, 33, was not present as she was
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NORTH, KOREA, KIM, MISSILE
In this undated photo provided on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a navy flotilla in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image
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FREEDOM, BILL, SPENDING, CAUCUS
The House Freedom Caucus released a statement Monday that it opposes any stopgap spending bill that does not have border security measures, address the weaponization of the government, and end the left’s woke policies in the military.
The House Freedom Caucus
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ZELENSKYY, ATTEND, LEADERS, MEETING
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries gathered in the Greek capital on Monday along with top European Union officials to discuss the region’s European future.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hosted an informal dinner Monday
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KANSAS, RAID, NEWSPAPER, SEARCH
More details have surfaced related to the police raid on the Marion County Record that was carried out earlier this month. The case ignited a firestorm of criticism against law enforcement for what many are calling an infringement on the freedom of the press.
Court
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TEXAS, BORDER, ABBOTT, GOP
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s man-made killing traps on the Rio Grande have taken border enforcement to new levels of barbarity.
Since border militarization began in the 1990s, anti-immigrant hardliners could deflect blame for hundreds of yearly deaths
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BAN, TRANSGENDER, GEORGIA, JUDGE
A U.S. judge has blocked the state of Georgia from enforcing a new Republican-backed law that bars doctors from providing hormone replacement therapy to treat gender dysphoria in transgender children under age 18.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Geraghty in Atlanta
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SOUTH, BRICS, RUSSIA, AFRICA
Latest on Ukraine: Russia strikes Chernihiv, as Kyiv welcomes F-16 pledges
Enlarge this image toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP Efrem Lukatsky/AP
Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch
Leaders of the BRICS
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JAPAN, WATER, PLANT, FUKUSHIMA
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday promised his government’s full support for fishing communities during the decades-long process to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Meeting
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COAST, SAILBOAT, GUARD, MAINE
A U.S. Coast Guard crew on Friday rescued a man stranded on an island in the Bahamas for three days after his sailboat broke down.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark rescued the man on Cay Sal, the Coast Guard said Monday. They spotted the man, who
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STUDY, COVID, FINDS, ALZHEIMER
Getting vaccinated against shingles, pneumonia and other illnesses could potentially reduce adults’ risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease , according to a new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Researchers found that people
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DESANTIS, MEMO, LEAKED, DEBATE
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis distanced himself from a memo regarding his debate strategy that was leaked last week from a political action committee supporting his campaign.
"On the memo, it's not mine. I haven't read it. It's just something
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GUATEMALA, OFFICE, VALO, BLOCK
Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo speaks waves after preliminary results showed him the victor in a presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on Aug. 20, 2023. AP Photo/Moises Castillo
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A progressive from outside Guatemala’s
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OLIVER, ANTHONY, RICH, COUNTRY
Thousands of people attended singer Oliver Anthony's free concert in North Carolina on Saturday following the massive success of "Rich Men North of Richmond." Speaking on-camera for the first time with Fox News, Anthony said he hopes the song, which has been
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RSV, FDA, VACCINE, APPROVES
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine for pregnant women to prevent RSV in infants, the agency announced on Monday.
Abrysvo has been approved as a maternal vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in babies
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RAMASWAMY, ISRAEL, 2028, HALEY
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has taken aim at fellow 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for supporting cuts of U.S. funding to Israel — a measure most lawmakers on Capitol Hill disagree with.
During an Aug. 11 appearance on Russell Brand's Rumble
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GEORGIA, TV, GUILTY, PLEADS
Judge Hatchett Groped By Sheriff via Associated Press
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty to groping TV judge Glenda Hatchett during a law enforcement conference last year and resigned from office Monday.
Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher
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HAMPSHIRE, NEW, RIVER, CHILD
A 37-year-old Massachusetts father died trying to rescue a mother and child who became stuck in the "fast-moving water" of a river in New Hampshire, authorities say.
Vincent Parr of Lawrence was pronounced dead Sunday following the incident along the Swift
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TRIAL, PLOT, SET, BEGIN
FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part, Eric Molitor and brothers
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