Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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NEWSOM, DESANTIS, DEBATE, RON
Talk about a plot twist.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got under Gavin Newsom’s skin on Thursday night when he revealed the California governor’s own father-in-law is among the millions that have fled the blue state in recent years — for the Sunshine State.
“So,
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, GAZA, TRUCE
Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip as truce expires
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Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military
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GEORGE, SANTOS, TRUMP, TWEETS
At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely
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TRUMP, ELECTION, JAN, JUDGE
An advertisement soliciting donations for former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen as it was introduced as evidence and displayed during the second public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States
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SANDRA, DAY, COURT, SUPREME
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.
The court said she died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia
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CHAUVIN, DEREK, 22, INMATE
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed
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BIDEN, HUNTER, COMER, PUBLIC
A vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry of President Biden is likely to come before the House of Representatives breaks for the December recess, multiple Republicans said Friday.
House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., told reporters he expected
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SMOLLETT, JUSSIE, COURT, APPEALS
FILE - Jussie Smollett arrives at the BET Awards, June 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. An appeals court on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019
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TEXAS, COURT, RIO, BORDER
An appeals court ruled Friday that Texas’ floating border wall in the Rio Grande is illegal under federal law, delivering a victory to President Biden as he battles Gov. Greg Abbott over the surge in illegal immigration.
Mr. Abbott had ordered the “marine
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MUSK, WALMART, ADVERTISING, ELON
The New York Times reports that advertisers are increasingly reluctant to resume their spending on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, following owner Elon Musk’s recent outburst in which he told advertisers “blackmailing” him to “go fuck
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CLIMATE, CONFERENCE, CHARLES, KERRY
This thing wasn't even close to being fair. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich totally dismantled climate alarmist extraordinaire John Kerry, Joe Biden's ridiculously named "Special Presidential Envoy for Climate." Ostentatious as hell. But then, so is John
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PAC, DESANTIS, SUPER, ADAM
The main super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has been rocked by another significant departure, as Adam Laxalt, a friend and former roommate of the Florida governor, has stepped down as chairman of the group.
Mr. Laxalt, who unsuccessfully
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CHINA, TRAVEL, SENATORS, GOP
Five senators want President Biden to stop travel between the U.S. and China until Americans learn more about the surge in respiratory illness that is flooding hospitals in Beijing and northern China.
Chinese officials told the World Health Organization and
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DISNEY, IGER, BOB, COVID
In a claim that could only fool an entertainment journalist, Disney CEO Bob Iger has blamed COVID for the poor box-office performance of The Marvels, saying that there was a lack of supervision on the set of the film as a result of the COVID pandemic.
Bob
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LOS, KILLER, ANGELES, SERIAL
The victims were all sleeping alone on a sidewalk or an alley.
Police in Los Angeles said they're searching for a potential serial killer who targeted three men who were all experiencing homelessness.
All three victims were sleeping alone on a sidewalk or
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SUMMIT, WAR, CLIMATE, HEAT
With dire warnings of planetary catastrophe and urgent pleas to protect vulnerable populations, world leaders on Friday implored one another to stop burning fossil fuels and swiftly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are `dangerously heating the planet.
At
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FED, CHAIR, RATES, POWELL
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, suggested on Friday that the central bank may be done raising interest rates if inflation and the economy continue to cool as expected, saying that central bankers could raise interest rates further if that
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CITIES, REPLACE, PIPES, 10
A proposed new rule from the EPA says U.S. cities need to replace lead water pipes NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Flint resident Melissa Mays, a clean water activist, about the EPA's proposed rule that most U.S. cities will have to replace lead water pipes within
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HUFFMAN, SCANDAL, FELICITY, COLLEGE
Felicity Huffman is finally opening up about the college admissions scandal, which saw her briefly incarcerated.
In an interview with ABC-7 Eyewitness News that aired Thursday, Huffman, 60, broke her silence about her role in the wide ranging criminal conspiracy,
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TREATMENT, STUDY, PILL, OBESITY
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, northern shrimp lay on snow aboard a trawler in the Gulf of Maine. New England’s long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium for an indefinite period of time.
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