Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21st 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
44 articles
TRUMP, COLORADO, COURT, BALLOT
A pair of Republican leaders have stayed noticeably mum on the Colorado Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 election ballot.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator John Thune—the number two Republican in the upper
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TRUMP, COLORADO, RULING, BIDEN
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HARVARD, GAY, CLAUDINE, PLAGIARISM
After weeks of tumult at Harvard over the university’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and the leadership of its president, Claudine Gay, there was no shortage of interest in a faculty forum with Dr. Gay this week.
In a town hall held over Zoom on Tuesday
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HAMAS, GAZA, ISRAEL, WAR
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that it has killed 8,000 Hamas members since the terrorist group launched the war on October 7, and that is has killed 2,000 in the past three weeks alone, since Hamas broke a week-long truce with Israel.
IDF spokesman
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GIULIANI, BANKRUPTCY, FILES, RUDY
Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday,
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NEW, CITY, YORK, MAYOR
As RedState has extensively documented, the blue-state exodus to red states is a very real thing, as confirmed by recently released figures from the Census Bureau.
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New York, for instance, once again found itself in the unenviable position of
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PRAGUE, SHOOTING, UNIVERSITY, PEOPLE
The suspect was "eliminated," officials said.
Several people were killed and dozens were injured in a shooting at Prague University on Thursday, according to Czech police.
The suspect was "eliminated," officials said.
Police officers secure an area after
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BORDER, BIDEN, JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE
A delegation of top U.S. officials is expected to visit Mexico soon as negotiations over how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries' shared border continue on Capitol Hill.
Republican and Democrat lawmakers are debating border policy changes as
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TRUMP, POLL, HALEY, PRIMARY
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened up Thursday about the one thing he wishes he could change about the 2024 campaign: Donald Trump’s legal trouble.
DeSantis ripped the four indictments against the 77-year-old as unfair and lamented that they had “distorted”
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JUDGE, LAW, PLACES, PUBLIC
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability
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BIDEN, TRUMP, DUKES, PUBLICLY
Actor John Schneider at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in 1981 at the Long Beach Street Circuit. He posted a comment online, suggesting the president be publicly executed, before deleting the tweet.
A 1980s television star who rose to fame in the sitcom “The
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TEXAS, GOV, CHICAGO, BEGINS
Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asserted Thursday that new lawsuits against a fledgling state law allowing law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of entering Texas illegally will stand up in court or at least in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Patrick
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NEW, YEAR, YORK, COUNTRY
New York lost the most residents in the past year compared to any other state in the country, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
Of the eight states that saw their populations fall in 2023, New York lost the most, seeing 101,984 people
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PRISONER, SWAP, AMERICANS, VENEZUELA
Veneuela frees 10 Americans in prisoner swap deal involving fugitive 'Fat Leonard' Ten Americans are returning home after being detained in Venezuela. It's part of a deal that also involves the return of a fugitive known as Fat Leonard.
National Veneuela frees
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SUPREME, COURT, COLORADO, DECISION
However troubling its political implications might be, the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday that Donald Trump is disqualified from the state’s primary ballot for having “engaged in insurrection” demonstrates that the judicial system is still functioning
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SCHOOL, PARENTS, NEWSOM, CRIMINALIZE
This story might prompt you to look out of your window to see if there are any pigs flying by. You might also be tempted to phone Hades to inquire about the weather. But as Twilight Zoneish as this may seem, it is true.
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California Gov. Gavin
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LEADERS, HOLD, GEN, CHINESE
WASHINGTON – The top military officials from the US and China held a long-awaited call Thursday, ending a 16-month standoff during which Beijing cut all armed forces contacts with Washington.
Chief of the Joint Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown and his counterpart,
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FETTERMAN, DIE, HOPING, PROGRESSIVES
There’s one thing that brings right and left together: Having a death wish for Sen. John Fetterman.
That’s according to the man himself, who told the New York Times in a story published Thursday that “I have found out over the last couple years … that the
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UNLV, POLICE, UNKNOWINGLY, BYSTANDER
LAS VEGAS — Officers shouted over blaring alarms and knocked down reports of additional gunfire while responding to what became a deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, body camera footage released Wednesday showed.
In one video, police officers
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CHRISTMAS, MOVIES, YEARS, COMMON
’Tis the season for sitting in front of the cozy glow of a Christmas movie. Don’t you just love the snow, the twinkling tree lights, and, of course, the charming sounds of festive music?
But not all Yuletide melodies are created equal.
In a 2015 analysis,
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COURT, STATE, RULES, PROGRAM
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in February regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of the "good neighbor" rule in 10 states.
The rule aims to limit smokestack emissions from power plants and industrial sources, preventing downwind
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EPSTEIN, RELEASE, ACCUSER, IDENTITY
In a letter filed late Wednesday, an alleged victim, identified only as "Doe 107," pleaded with Manhattan federal Judge Loretta Preska to safeguard her identity, citing fears for her safety.
Doe 107, residing in a conservative overseas location, faces potential
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FUEL, HONDA, PUMP, CARS
More than 2.5 million Honda and Acura vehicles are recalled for a fuel pump defect
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NEW YORK — Honda Motor's American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel
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JUDGE, NITROGEN, INMATE, GAS
A federal judge has heard diverging arrguments over a request to block what would be the nation's first execution by nitrogen gas
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted
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