Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
14 articles
BIDEN, RECALLS, SWIFT, TAYLOR
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COLLEGE, PLAYOFF, FOOTBALL, SEC
The college career of Oregon quarterback Bo Nix has been one that will go down in the history books, with Nix setting the NCAA record for most career starts this season.
The fifth-year senior was denied a spot in the College Football Playoff on Friday, losing
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GAZA, ISRAEL, HAMAS, TRUCE
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in the hospital in Khan Younis, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. (Fatima Shbair/AP)
Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
By
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METHANE, OIL, INDUSTRY, BIDEN
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy.
The Environmental
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SARANDON, APOLOGIZES, SUSAN, JEWISH
The Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon apologized Friday for saying at a pro-Palestinian rally last month that people feeling afraid of being Jewish right now were “getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected
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SANTOS, EXPULSION, ETHICS, COMPLAINTS
Steve Bannon believes George Santos’ expulsion from Congress could fuel a GOP “civil war.”
The former White House adviser said on his on War Room podcast Saturday that he thinks ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, (R-Calif.) and other anti-Trump Republicans masterminded
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HOMELESS, KILLING, LOS, ANGELES
Four fatal shootings that occurred in Los Angeles this week -- including the unprovoked killings of three men who were all experiencing homelessness -- have been linked to one suspect, police said.
The suspect -- identified as Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33 -- was
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NEWSOM, DEBATE, DESANTIS, OFFENDED
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he thinks California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) won his debate earlier in the week with 2024 Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) because Newsom was able to fight
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TRUMP, DONALD, GOP, RUN
The GOP primary campaign could be over just as Trump's trials are getting underway
March is shaping up to be a big month for the Republican presidential field.
It's when the GOP nominee will be essentially locked down in terms of delegate votes — according
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TRUMP, IOWA, BIDEN, DONALD
Former President Donald Trump will hammer President Joe Biden as a “destroyer of American Democracy” whose “Banana Republic ends on November 5th, 2024” during a speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday.
Prepared remarks circulated by the Trump campaign show
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NORTH, KOREA, WAR, DECLARATION
North Korea said Saturday it would consider any interference with its satellite operations a declaration of war and would mobilize its war deterrence if any attack against its strategic assets were imminent.
Pyongyang would respond to any U.S. interference
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PHILIPPINES, EARTHQUAKE, MAGNITUDE, TSUNAMI
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit Saturday night in the Philippines.
The quake’s epicenter was off the coast of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 20 miles, according to the
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DESANTIS, IOWA, TRUMP, 99
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) Summit 2023 on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking at Trump National
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IMPEACHMENT, VOTE, JOHNSON, BIDEN
As the House Republican caucus continues its informal impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, the White House continues to stonewall investigations into alleged wrongdoing by the Biden family, frustrating House investigators at every turn. On Saturday, Speaker
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PARIS, ATTACK, ALLAHU, AKBAR
A German tourist was killed and several other people injured in central Paris late Saturday after a man attacked them with a knife and a hammer, the French authorities said. The case stirred fears of renewed Islamist terror attacks in a nation already on edge.
A
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COAL, SHUTTING, PLANTS, COMMITS
The Biden Administration is forging ahead with its green agenda by committing the United States to not building any new coal plants and phasing out existing plants.
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced at the annual United Nations climate change
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CHARGES, NAVALNY, NEW, LEADER
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hit with new charges by Russia Friday, according to reports.
Navalny, 47, is already serving more than 30 years in prison after he was found guilty of charges that he and his supporters say were politically
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IRAN, BREACHES, AFFILIATED, MULTIPLE
Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories
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An Iran-linked hacking group is "actively targeting
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NEW, UPSTATE, YORK, GUN
ILION, N.Y. -- A gun factory in upstate New York with a history stretching back to the 19th century is scheduled to close in March, according to a letter from the company to union officials.
RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, will close its facility
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LGBTQ, MOSCOW, BARS, POLICE
Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.
Police searched venues across the Russian capital,
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ISRAEL, DEM, SEN, WELCH
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “State of the Race,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) acknowledged that Hamas does use Palestinian civilians as human shields, but said that he wouldn’t get into whether or not Israel has committed war crimes during its war
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ADAMS, JAMAL, REPORTER, SEAHAWKS
Seattle Seahawks defensive back Jamal Adams is under fire after he appeared to mock a reporter's wife on social media.
The exchange began after SNY's Connor Hughes retweeted a video of Adams from Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. The video posted
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PROTESTER, CONSULATE, OUTSIDE, ISRAELI
A protester self-immolated on Friday afternoon outside of the Israeli Consulate building in Atlanta, in what the police described as “likely an extreme act of political protest.”
A security guard tried to intervene but was unsuccessful, officials said. The
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WOMAN, TORTOISE, CALIFORNIA, VIRAL
Some friendships last a lifetime, especially when one of the pals is an African tortoise that can live up to 100 years.
Caitlin Doran, a 26-year-old California native, has gone viral on TikTok for sharing the long-lasting friendship she's had with her 22-year-old
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