Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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STORM, TROPICAL, FLORIDA, IDALIA
GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday for much of his state, as a possible tropical storm brews in the Gulf of Mexico.
DeSantis issued an executive order with the emergency declaration for 33 counties
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AUSTRALIA, AIRCRAFT, CRASH, INJURED
Three U.S. Marines died Sunday after their Osprey aircraft came down during war games on a remote tropical island on the northern tip of Australia. Another 20 were injured with five flown to a hospital in a “serious condition.”
Twenty-three personnel were
Continued at Breitbart...
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PRIGOZHIN, RUSSIA, WAGNER, PLANE
LONDON and AMSTERDAM -- Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader, Russian investigators said on Sunday.
Ten people died when the jet fell from the sky near
Continued at ABC...
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BIDEN, HUNTER, TRUMP, NEWSOM
Hunter Biden and his South African filmmaker wife Melissa Cohen were spotted over the weekend in celeb-obsessed Beverly Hills, where they mingled with pals at a trendy and upscale eatery.
The rare public outing came Saturday at Japanese sushi bar Matsuhisa
Continued at New York Post...
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SANDERS, BIDEN, BERNIE, AGE
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged progressives to unify as the Vermont independent made his case for why President Biden deserves a second term.
“At this moment, there has to be a unification of progressive people in general all of this country,” Mr. Sanders
Continued at Washington Times...
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UKRAINIAN, PILOT, KILLED, TRAINING
Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two warplanes in the west of the country killed three pilots.
Ukraine's air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian television on Sunday it wasn't immediately clear how
Continued at Newsmax...
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BILES, GYMNASTICS, TITLE, RECORD
Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top.
The gymnastics star won
Continued at NPR...
4
FATALLY, STUDENT, SHOT, ENTER
A sophomore student was shot and killed when he tried to enter the wrong home in a neighborhood near the University of South Carolina early Saturday morning.
Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, 20, was found dead on the front porch of an off-campus home by Columbia
Continued at New York Post...
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RYAN, CRASH, PREECE, NASCAR
Chase Briscoe (14), Aric Almirola (10) and Ryan Preece (41) head along the front stretch during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Chase Briscoe (14),
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PRESIDENCY, CHILL, AMERICAN, HALEY
The prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming president if Democrats win next year's election should "send a chill up every American's spine," former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told Fox News on Sunday.
Haley said a Democratic victory is possible if
Continued at Newsmax...
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FIRE, MAUI, BRUSH, DOUSE
An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday.
The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles
Continued at Newsmax...
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BARKER, BOB, WHITE, BETTY
Bob Barker and Betty White were American television fixtures for decades, both known for supporting animal welfare, but they were so divided on what they thought was best for an elephant named Billy that it was rumored to have caused a feud between the two.
The
Continued at New York Times...
3
LIBYAN, FM, ISRAEL, SUSPENDS
Israel's foreign minister held a meeting with Libya's foreign minister in Italy last week, even though the two countries do not have diplomatic relations, a statement from the Israeli foreign ministry said on Sunday.
The meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister
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WILDFIRES, CONTROL, FIREFIGHTERS, GREECE
Authorities in Greece have arrested 79 people on arson charges after a series of wildfires devastated the country for much of the summer.
Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kiklias said Thursday that arsonists have resumed starting fires around Greece.
"Arsonist
Continued at Fox News...
The Navy SEAL credited with fatally shooting terrorist Osama bin Laden was reportedly arrested on two charges in Frisco, Texas, recently.
Authorities booked 47-year-old Robert J. O’Neill into jail on Wednesday and released him hours later on a $3,500 bond,
Continued at Breitbart...
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PILOTS, MEDICAL, FAA, LIED
Nearly 5,000 pilots are suspected to have lied about having mental health conditions and other health disorders which would prevent them from flying.
The Washington Post broke the news that nearly 600 of those pilots being investigated by the Federal Aviation
Continued at Breitbart...
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ALICE, COOPER, LEGEND, COSMETICS
A cosmetics company catering to the goth community said it has ended its brand relationship with Alice Cooper after the legendary rocker dared to disagree with radical gender ideologues by asserting his belief in biological reality, stating that “a woman is
Continued at Breitbart...
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OPPOSITION, CONGRESS, HELD, MEMBERS
3 members of Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria
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BEIRUT — Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest Syria
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PRAISED, WOMAN, ESPN, DISNEY
Now former ESPN anchor Sage Steele came in for praise as a “brave woman” for speaking out against the “hypocrisy” and violations of her right to free speech she suffered at the hands of the cable sports network’s bosses and its owner, Disney.
Steele settled
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YARD, USC, TROJANS, MAYDEN
San Diego State quarterback Jalen Mayden had one pass he probably would like to have back on Saturday against Ohio.
Mayden was feeling the rush from the Bobcats in the first quarter and instead of taking the sack, he made the decision to try and throw the
Continued at Fox News...
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ALABAMA, NITROGEN, PRISONER, PURE
Alabama may become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen, a death penalty method that is authorized by three states but has never been used.
The office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the state Supreme Court
Continued at New York Post...