Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BIDEN, TRUMP, GUN, NEW
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MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan is wondering why the debate over the age of presidential candidates is only focused on 80-year-old President Joe Biden and not the 77-year old Donald Trump hoping to run against him.
The media has honed in on Biden’s
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BORDER, MAYOR, TEXAS, PASS
The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, blamed President Biden for the border crisis and said he has had no communication from the White House as thousands of migrants have poured into his small city.
Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas told CNN's "OutFront" Thursday
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UAW, STRIKE, DEADLINE, AUTO
The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis plants in 20 states.
Ford was spared additional strikes because the company has met some of the
Continued at Newsmax...
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MURDOCH, FOX, RUPERT, NEWS
Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, is taking over as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
A day after Lachlan Murdoch stepped up to take over as sole chairman of Fox Corp., the company is nominating two new members of its board of directors, according to a
Continued at LA Times...
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BUS, STUDENTS, CRASH, CARRYING
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 adults
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled
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FLEET, SEA, BLACK, HEADQUARTERS
A volley of Ukrainian cruise missiles demolished the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in Occupied Crimea. The strategic communications directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the attack that took place around noon Sevastopol
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DALLAS, MAYOR, GOP, SWITCHES
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson formally switched party allegiances Friday, announcing in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that he is renouncing his Democratic affiliation to join the Republican Party.
The move will make Dallas the most populous city in the country to
Continued at New York Post...
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TRIAL, DEFENDANT, 11, UNFIT
In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (Alex Brandon/AP)
WASHINGTON — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay
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STORM, TROPICAL, COAST, EAST
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this
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The pilot of the F-35 Lightning II jet that crashed in South Carolina last weekend spoke on a 911 call for about four minutes after the crash, the Washington Examiner reports.
A local resident, whose name has not been released, placed a call to 911 after the
Continued at Newsmax...
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NETANYAHU, EAST, MIDDLE, SAUDI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he was glad to hear the optimistic tone from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about ongoing efforts to normalize relations between the two countries.
"I was delighted to hear what he had
Continued at Fox News...
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BORDER, SOUTHERN, MIGRANT, AUGUST
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is warning that Border Patrol may be undercounting the number of illegal immigrant "gotaways" at the southern border as the U.S. continues to face a crushing migrant crisis.
Biggs, the co-chair of the House Border Security
Continued at Fox News...
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THOMAS, JUSTICE, ETHICS, CLARENCE
Justice Clarence Thomas twice attended an annual donor summit organized by the conservative political network established by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, a spokeswoman for the group confirmed on Friday.
The justice’s presence at the
Continued at New York Times...
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TRUMP, JUDGE, LAWSUIT, FRAUD
The New York judge in the $250 million fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and co-defendants is expected to hear arguments on a motion for summary judgment on Friday, ABC News is reporting.
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit
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CHINA, ECONOMIC, WORKING, AIM
The United States and China have created a new structure for economic dialogue in an effort to improve communication between the world’s largest economies and stabilize a relationship that has become increasingly strained in recent years.
The Treasury Department
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DRESS, CODE, WEAR, FETTERMAN
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sent some lawmakers into an uproar this past week when he told members that he was relaxing the Senate floor’s informal dress code, which previously required men to wear a suit and tie, and women to wear pantsuits or dresses.
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WASHINGTON — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty on Friday to concealing at least $225,000 in cash that he allegedly received from a former Albanian intelligence official while working for the agency.
Charles McGonigal, 55,
Continued at Washington Times...
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SHOOTING, KILLED, ARRESTED, YEAR
Police in Albuquerque say two people have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting outside a baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted New Mexico's governor to issue a controversial gun ban
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PIG, HEART, DYING, TRANSPLANT
WASHINGTON — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat.
Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors
Continued at New York Post...
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TANK, TECH, HIGH, READY
Israel has released information and video about the new "Barak" (Lightning) tank, and it's an interesting piece of equipment.
Israel unveiled the "Barak" tank as its newest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered military advancement, promising a "new era" in
Continued at Red State...