Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
18 articles
TRUMP, EXCLUSIVE, MILLION, JR
It seems like President Donald Trump is showing up everywhere these days, and that's understandable, given the current GOP primary campaign cycle and the former President's ongoing legal battles. But now, in what may be the strangest appearance of the primary
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BARKER, BOB, HOST, PRICE
Celebrities across the world of entertainment are mourning the loss of the legendary Bob Barker.
Barker passed away at age 99 in his longtime Hollywood Hills home.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived,
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GAME, SHOOTING, POLICE, HIGH
CHOCTAW, Okla. — One person is dead and several injured after a shooting at a high school football game in the Oklahoma City metro Friday night, local police confirmed Saturday.
The shooting occurred in the third quarter between Del City and Choctaw on Friday
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SHOOTING, JACKSONVILLE, DOLLAR, STORE
During a Saturday evening news conference, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the Dollar General store shooting suspect “hated black people.”
Breitbart News reported that three people were killed in the shooting during early Saturday afternoon and that
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MARCH, 60TH, WASHINGTON, ANNIVERSARY
Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech
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Six decades ago, an estimated 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for
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SOCCER, KISS, WORLD, PRESIDENT
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent.
FIFA said
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BOSTON, SHOOTING, INJURED, POLICE
The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Seven people were shot at a Caribbean carnival celebration in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, according to police.
Police responded to reports of multiple people shot just before 8
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BIDEN, HUNTER, JOE, 2024
Young voters are done with President Biden.
And, unless they want the next generation to sour on their party, the Democrats must hear America’s youngest voters loud and clear.
A New York Times-Siena poll conducted between July 23-27, showed Biden’s approval
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SPACE, STATION, CREW, LAUNCHES
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.
They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March.
A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn
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RICHMOND, NORTH, MEN, OLIVER
The searing lyrics of the chart-topping “Rich Men North of Richmond” propelled the tune to the GOP presidential debate stage, but the singer and songwriter behind the number says “it’s aggravating” to see his song become a political tool.
Oliver Anthony, the
Continued at Washington Times...
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CAPITOL, FLAGS, AFGHANISTAN, HALF
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ordered the U.S. Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the 13 troops killed two years ago in President Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
“Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen
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CHINA, AIRCRAFT, SENDS, TAIWAN
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the island, just days after the United States approved a $500-million arms sale to Taiwan.
The defense ministry said in a statement that 32 aircraft from the People’s
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MAUI, MISSING, LIST, PEOPLE
Dozens of individuals reported missing in the aftermath of Maui's devastating wildfire have been reported to be safe.
The FBI announced Friday that over a hundred individuals in Hawaii included just hours earlier on their list of missing persons were confirmed
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KILLS, GROW, RUSSIAN, TAKEOVER
People look at a large column of burnt out and captured Russian tanks and infantry carriers which have been on display on the central Khreshchatyk boulevard as Ukrainians mark Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
KYIV,
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WAGNER, PUTIN, PRIGOZHIN, FIGHTERS
Very few were taken aback by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death, even if the means — plunging from the sky in a plane crash — were undeniably dramatic. Such an eventuality had been widely discussed in both Russian and Western circles ever since the mercenary
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REPORTER, APPEALS, DETENTION, EXTENSION
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of November, according to documents on the court’s website.
The American journalist was arrested
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FLORIDA, EMERGENCY, STATE, STORM
A tropical disturbance in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico is under increased scrutiny as forecasters have dubbed it Invest 93L, giving it a high chance of development and prompting a state of emergency declaration in Florida.
The
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BALLOON, AIR, HOT, VERMONT
A hot air balloon made an emergency landing on a highway median in Vermont after becoming stalled in flight.
Five people were aboard for a sunset ride Wednesday night when the pilot landed the craft safely on the Interstate 91 median in Hartford, the Valley
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LEADER, WAGNER, MERCENARIES, UNCERTAINTY
The Wagner Group's presence extends from the ancient battlegrounds of Syria to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa, projecting the Kremlin's global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting from seized mineral riches.
But that was
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SUBSIDY, YEAR, CONGRESS, PROGRAM
Kimberlyn Barton-Reyes, who is paraplegic and visually impaired, poses for a photo at a rehabilitation center, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Austin, Texas. For Barton-Reyes, the Affordable Connectivity Program is a lifelines and it's one-time allocation of $14.2
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GREEK, WILDFIRES, ARSON, BURN
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek fire department officials arrested two men on Saturday for allegedly deliberately starting wildfires as hundreds of firefighters battle blazes that have been blamed for 21 deaths.
One man was arrested on Evia for allegedly deliberately
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VEGAS, ARROW, PEACOCK, NEIGHBORHOOD
A beloved Las Vegas neighborhood peacock named Pete was killed with a hunter’s bow and arrow, and authorities are trying to find who was behind it.
Animal Protection Services officers are investigating the death of the peacock, which belonged to a resident
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KERRY, CHINA, COAL, GREEN
During an interview with CNN International Correspondent Paula Newton that was aired on Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry stated that China is increasingly using coal as a source of energy,
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COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, PREVIEW, WEEK
It’s been over seven months since college football fans experienced a taste of their beloved sport, and the hunger for actual games has grown unbearable as August drags by.
The good news? College football returns Saturday with seven games, two involving top-25
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