Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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FEINSTEIN, DIANNE, 90, NEWSOM
Dianne Feinstein, the long-serving Democrat U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate who spearheaded the first federal assault weapons ban and documented the CIA's torture of foreign terrorism suspects, has died at 90, multiple media outlets reported
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SHUTDOWN, HOUSE, GOVERNMENT, BILL
Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 29, 2023.
WASHINGTON — White House officials blasted far-right House Republicans on Friday
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BIDEN, HUNTER, BIG, GUY
Federal investigators raised the possibility of charging first son Hunter Biden for crimes related to sex trafficking, according to IRS whistleblower documents made public this week.
Justice Department Tax Division prosecutor Jack Morgan outlined nine instances
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NEW, YORK, CITY, FLOODING
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A general view of a flooded street in Williamsburg, New York, United States on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
This story was originally published
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TUPAC, SHAKUR, MURDER, 1996
Sheriff Kevin McMahill, the Chief of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, along with Homicide Lieutenant Jason Johansson, held a press conference on the arrest of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for the murder of late rapper Tupac Shakur. RedState reported earlier
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UAW, STRIKE, FORD, EXPANDS
A labor strike against the three largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the United States is expected to be expanded further on Friday amid ongoing contract negotiations.
If no deal is reached overnight, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain will deliver
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TRUMP, DEBATE, FRAUD, GOP
Trump's N.Y. business empire is 'greatly at risk' from judge's fraud ruling
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New York City — Donald J. Trump's sprawling web of businesses in New York faces grave danger and could unravel
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LIFE, SCHOOL, SHOOTER, PAROLE
WARNING: GRAPHIC
Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenager who shot four of his high school peers to death and injured seven others in 2021, can be sentenced to life without parole, Judge Kwame Rowe ruled Thursday.
Crumbley, at age 15, walked into Oxford High
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LAWS, SOCIAL, SUPREME, COURT
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether Florida and Texas Big Tech laws violate the First Amendment, teeing up a major constitutional fight over attempts by conservatives and Republicans to fight leftwing bias in social
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LEAKING, IRS, TAX, CONTRACTOR
A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service was charged Friday with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people.
Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, DC, is accused of stealing the tax return
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PAKISTAN, KILLS, BLAST, BIRTHDAY
A powerful bomb detonated near a mosque at an event celebrating the birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others, authorities say.
The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district
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BIDEN, LEASES, OIL, OFFSHORE
A man fishes near an oil drilling platform in May 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. Eric Ga via Associated Press
The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a long-awaited drilling plan that would drastically shrink the nation’s offshore oil and gas leasing program
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TRUMP, GOP, CALIFORNIA, POLL
Ada Briceño, chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County, center, tries to keep the group from engaging with Trump supporters, right, during the California Republican Party Convention at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel on Friday.
Headed to Disneyland, Eric Bernsen
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PUTIN, FORMER, UKRAINE, WAGNER
Russian President Vladimir Putin has selected a former Wagner Group aide to coordinate volunteer soldiers in Ukraine.
The Kremlin announced the appointment of Andrei Troshev, a former aide to Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a Friday statement.
Putin
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PACKERS, LIONS, FAN, RECEIVER
The Packers have dominated the Lions for decades. However, going into Thursday night, the Lions had won three in a row against the Pack. How are Packers fans handling the role reversal?
Not well.
The Lions were diligently working on extending that three-game
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MILLEY, TRUMP, GEN, WANNABE
WASHINGTON — Now-former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley took a parting shot at former President Donald Trump during his retirement ceremony Friday.
Explaining the “unique” nature of the US military, the 65-year-old Milley emphasized
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BORDER, ELON, MUSK, SOUTHERN
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., went after Republican House colleague Tony Gonzales after he visited the southern border with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
"What’s funny about this photo? The House is holding important votes in DC tonight, people
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Has anyone noticed what it costs nowadays to grab a quick and convenient breakfast, lunch, or dinner at an “affordable” fast-food restaurant in California? Neither does California Governor Gavin Newsom, obviously.
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ABORTION, TEXAS, ANTI, INFORMATION
Abortion rights demonstrators gather near the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 25, 2022. Photo: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images
The notorious far-right attorney who helped craft Texas’s bounty-hunter abortion ban, Senate Bill 8, is now attempting
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POLICE, STATION, DELIBERATELY, HOME
Southern Indiana police fatally shot a man overnight as they were investigating a woman's complaint about a man who was harassing her and had followed her to a police station, police said Friday.
Daymon A. Hubbard, 47, of Bedford, died at a hospital after
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