Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23rd 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
22 articles
STOP, TRUMP, RYAN, SWIFT
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BIDEN, DEMOCRATS, JOE, MIGRANT
House investigators worked overtime in 2023 to investigate the massive web of wire transfers, 20 shell companies, and associates who helped the Biden family business raked in at least $24 million from foreign nationals over the course of approximately five
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TRUMP, BALLOT, COLORADO, NEWSOM
Many leading California Democrats have been clamoring to jettison Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear he is against the move.
“There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our
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GAZA, KILLS, SOUTH, PALESTINIANS
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza
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DIES, CHICKS, LYNCH, LAURA
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the country music group the Dixie Chicks, died in a car crash on Friday, according to the authorities. She was 65.
The death and Lynch’s identity were confirmed by Nikol Endres, a justice of the peace in the area.
Lynch,
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MALL, FLORIDA, SHOOTING, INJURED
Multiple people were injured Saturday during what authorities described as “an active shooting” situation at a shopping mall in central Florida.
The Ocala Police Department said they were responding to “an active shooting” situation at the Paddock Mall in
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HARVARD, CLAUDINE, PLAGIARISM, GAY
When Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, was forced out after she hemmed and hawed during congressional testimony about antisemitism on her campus, the battle cry from critics was “one down, two to go.”
The point was that the other
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BORDER, SOUTHERN, NOVEMBER, PSEUDEO
"Pseudo-legitimate" travel agencies are emerging in Senegal and offering migrants a "complete package" to get to the United States' southern border, where millions have tried to get into the U.S. illegally, officials said this week.
A Customs and Border Protection
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RATIONS, CUT, PLANS, INCREASE
An American classic car makes its way down a street in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 11, 2023. The Cuban government says it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday, Dec.
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CHINESE, BALLOON, BIDEN, SPY
As the final weeks of 2023 tick away, the escalation of absurdity continues. On that front, there is fresh news surrounding the Chinese spy balloon saga that captivated the nation back in February.
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According to NBC News, the public revelation
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HUMAN, TRAFFICKING, 300, FRANCE
(AFP) — Thirteen unaccompanied minors are among the more than 300 Indian passengers of a Nicaragua-bound plane held in France over suspected human trafficking, authorities told AFP on Saturday.
The Airbus A340 has been held at Vatry airport, 150 kilometres
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REPUBLIC, CZECH, MOURNING, MASS
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence for the victims of its worst mass killing that left 14 dead and questions about the shooter’s motive.
National flags on public
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TRAVEL, START, HOLIDAY, YEARS
Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start
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The holiday travel rush hit its peak Friday as mild weather and lower flight cancelation rates raised hopes
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IRAN, SEA, MEDITERRANEAN, GAZA
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued to commit "crimes" in Gaza, Iranian media reported on Saturday, without explaining how that would happen.
Iran backs Hamas against
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ELECTION, RUSSIAN, WAR, ANTI
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified on Saturday from running against President Vladimir Putin in an election next March because of alleged flaws in her application to register as a candidate.
Video from a meeting of the central electoral
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, WAR, CEASE
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled that a deal could be made to end the war in Ukraine if terms are met, according to two former senior Russian officials close to the Kremlin and American and international officials who have received the message,
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DISMANTLE, PROFESSOR, CALLS, PALESTINIAN
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SMITH, SUPREME, COURT, JACK
Friday on FNC’s “The Five,” co-panelist Jeanine Pirro reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to decline to expedite former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim.
The ruling by the court likely means Trump will not have a trial before the 2024 presidential
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OUTGOING, MURDERERS, INCLUDING, PARDONS
The outgoing governor of Louisiana has pardoned 56 inmates since October of this year, including dozens of convicted murderers.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has reduced the state's grossly over-populated prisons a top priority of his final term in office.
"For
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CHRISTMAS, DINNER, AIRBUS, 700
‘Tis the season to be jolly, not queasy.
But that’s what happened to many of the 2,600 workers at the French aerospace group Airbus Atlantic, who got deathly ill after a gourmet Christmas dinner organized by the company.
The company’s own restaurant rolled
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SAN, TRAPPED, CLIFFSIDE, DIEGO
A man trapped in a hole on a cliffside in San Diego was freed Friday following a 20-hour rescue effort. He had been stuck in the hole for days before passersby heard his calls for help.
The San Diego Fire Department was made aware of the unnamed trapped man
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NEIGHBOR, SHEEN, CHARLIE, ASSAULTING
Charlie Sheen’s neighbor was arrested after being accused of assaulting the actor in a Malibu, California, home this week, authorities said
By The Associated Press
FILE - Charlie Sheen, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," poses at the premiere of the film on
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UTERUS, DOUBLE, DELIVERED, MOM
It was a two for the price of one delivery.
Kelsey Hatcher arrived at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital last week for her fourth scheduled induction, not uncommon for some expectant mothers.
But this labor and childbirth would be one for the
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LEGISLATURES, HAMAS, MEASURES, ISRAEL
Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel sparked a war in Gaza and protests worldwide — and they're preparing to take action in response, both symbolic and concrete.
Legislatures in at least
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