Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
13 articles
THING, NEW, COLIN, HALL
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HOSTAGES, WHITE, FLAG, KILLED
The three Israeli hostages who escaped Hamas only to be mistakenly killed by the IDF were stripped to the waist and waving a white flag at the time, according to a new report.
Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, and Alon Shamriz were all shirtless when an Israel Defense
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SEX, SENATE, STAFFER, ROOM
The Congressional staffer who appeared in a gay pornographic video filmed in a Senate hearing room has been fired.
Senator Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) office released a statement Saturday that Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate.
“We will
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VATICAN, CARDINAL, YEARS, TRIAL
A once-powerful cardinal and nine other people are to learn their fate Saturday when a Vatican tribunal hands down verdicts in a complicated financial trial that has aired the tiny city state's dirty laundry and tested its justice system.
Judge Giuseppe Pignatone
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, ROCKETS, DEM
Israel's UN Envoy Ambassador, Gilad Erdan, told the United Nations General Assembly that "murdering Israelis" was more important to Hamas than preserving the Muslim holy sites and it was Israel that was defending the mosque.
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He then posted a
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BIDEN, INQUIRY, IMPEACHMENT, GOP
A spokesman in former President Donald Trump’s White House contends the impeachment inquiry into President Biden doesn’t help Republicans.
Anthony Scaramucci, who helmed Mr. Trump’s communications shop for 11 days in 2017, then turned on his old boss, said
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KUWAIT, SHEIKH, NAWAF, 86
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman,
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RED, SEA, ATTACK, DRONE
Houthis launch more drone attacks as shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations
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The American military said one of
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ARIZONA, GUARD, NATIONAL, BORDER
Gov. Katie Hobbs is mobilizing the state's National Guard to Arizona's border with Mexico to help with the ongoing migrant crisis, as she accuses the federal government of "refusing" to do its job to secure the border.
Hobbs signed an executive order to mobilize
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TRUMP, RALLY, SOUTH, 2024
The illegal immigration crisis is largely “purposeful,” MAGA Inc. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Breitbart News Saturday, emphasizing that the Trump administration essentially laid out the blueprint to handle the crisis.
Leavitt began by previewing former
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FAMILIES, ALEX, JONES, HOOK
The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones proposed paying Sandy Hook families who won more than $1 billion in damages against him last year a combined total of at least $5.5 million annually over a decade, while the families aim to liquidate his Infowars media empire,
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MATTHEW, KETAMINE, PERRY, DEATH
The amount of ketamine “Friends” star Matthew Perry had in his system was equivalent to the general anesthesia given to surgical patients, according to his autopsy report.
The drug can leave users in a “trance” and be dangerous when taken in the amounts Perry
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JABBAR, HIP, KAREEM, ABDUL
The NBA Hall of Famer had surgery after falling at a concert in Los Angeles.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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UKRAINE, FUNDING, DRONE, RUSSIA
Chaplain Ivan of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine reads a prayer for Ukrainian servicemen of the 72nd mechanized brigade during the sacred liturgy before the upcoming Christmas at the frontline near Vuhledar, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (Valentyn Kuzan/AP)
KYIV,
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PATRICK, MAHOMES, ANDY, REID
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are both lighter in the wallet after they were critical of the officiating following their Week 14 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
The NFL fined Reid $100,000 Sunday for "violating long-standing
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MAYIM, BIALIK, JEOPARDY, HOST
Answer: This actress starred in "The Big Bang Theory" and "Blossom" and has a doctorate in neuroscience but will no longer be a host on the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!"
Question: Who is Mayim Bialik?
Bialik said Friday that "Jeopardy!" producer Sony Pictures
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GIULIANI, NEWSMAX, JOKINGLY, TRIAL
Vowing to appeal the $148 million defamation damages verdict delivered Friday, Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax the "absurd" amount shows the trial is bigger than the two claimants, as Biden lawyers are actually seeking to silence former President Donald Trump.
"It's
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ABORTION, OHIO, COURT, BAN
The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.
The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics
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CONFEDERATE, ARLINGTON, REMOVED, MEMORIAL
FILE - A man salutes after placing a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Arlington, Va. A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove
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BOSTON, MAYOR, PARTY, COLOR
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proudly shared a photo of the controversial “electeds of color” holiday party she hosted on Wednesday, showcasing all the smiling government officials of minority backgrounds at the “no whites” gathering.
“Last night was my turn to
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CUSP, INFLATION, RECESSION, THOUGHT
Shoppers visit the Christmas Village in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Confidence is growing among Federal Reserve officials and many economists that high interest rates and healed supply chains will soon defeat inflation. (Matt Rourke/AP)
WASHINGTON
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AMERICANS, ISRAEL, ENDED, HAMAS
If you haven't been worried by the reactions of so many American students, professors, and university presidents over the Hamas terror attacks against Israel on October 7, then maybe you haven't been paying attention.
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Antisemitism has run rampant
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BIDEN, TURLEY, SWALWELL, JONATHAN
This week, Hunter Biden got himself in even more trouble by blowing off a Congressional subpoena. Now, House Republicans have said they will initiate proceedings to hold him in contempt.
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However, that's not the only problem that Hunter's (metaphorical)
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BORDER, DEMOCRATS, SHIFT, CONCERN
FILE - Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing on April 20, 2023, in Washington. Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration
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