Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
18 articles
CHRISTMAS, BETHLEHEM, WAR, EVE
Some of Bethlehem’s Syriacs have been displaced multiple times over. Joseph Khano was born in Bethlehem to Syriac parents who found refuge there after fleeing their home in what is now Turkey. He grew up in West Jerusalem. He told me that in 1948, his family
Continued at New Republic...
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TRUMP, COURT, BALLOT, COLORADO
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he will reject any proposals to follow Colorado and keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s primary ballot.
In a statement on Friday afternoon, Newsom said even though he vehemently opposes Donald Trump,
Continued at Breitbart...
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GAZA, HAMAS, 14, ISRAELI
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., doubled down on his support for Israel's campaign in Gaza and said he would not support funding for a future Palestinian state that would be run in part by either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority.
"Well, you got to remember Hamas
Continued at ABC...
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BANKSY, ARRESTED, SIGN, SUSPECT
LONDON — A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, London police said Sunday.
A man in his 40s was in custody on suspicion of theft and criminal damage,
Continued at Washington Times...
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MALL, SHOOTING, FLORIDA, INJURED
Police in Colorado Springs, Colorado, responded to a report of shots fired at the Citadel Mall on Sunday evening, according to reports.
FOX 21 in Colorado Springs reported that police were responding to the incident at a time when many people were likely rushing
Continued at Fox News...
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INCLUDING, NUSSBAUM, MIKE, ROLES
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Continued at Huffington Post...
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MOVE, FOLLOW, SANTA, KIDS
This image provided by the Department of Defense shows volunteers answering phones and emails from children around the globe during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa event on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2022. (Charles Marsh/AP)
WASHINGTON
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, LEVEL, BODIES
Eerie video surfaced Sunday revealing the intricate two-level underground headquarters of Hamas’ Northern Brigade where the bodies of five hostages were found.
The footage, released by the Israeli army, shows off the massive underground hub discovered dozens
Continued at New York Post...
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25, UNITED, MANCHESTER, JIM
After a year of rumors, offers, final deadlines and final, final deadlines, the owners of Manchester United on Sunday announced that they had sold a minority stake in the team, English soccer’s most successful club, to the British petrochemical billionaire
Continued at New York Times...
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ALEC, BALDWIN, PETA, CITY
I have often pointed out that progressives ruin everything. It seems that whenever there is something that has even a modicum of a chance of being positive, they find a way to make it a problem.
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Ever since 1933, Radio City Music Hall has put
Continued at Red State...
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CHRISTMAS, AQUAMAN, SEQUEL, WEEKEND
"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday.
The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706
Continued at Newsmax...
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SOUTH, EASTERN, ALABAMA, MICHIGAN
South Alabama rumbled to a 49-point victory against Eastern Michigan on Saturday night in the 68 Ventures Bowl but the action didn’t stop once the final whistle blew.
Eastern Michigan defensive back Korey Hernandez appeared to get into an altercation with
Continued at Fox News...
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BIDEN, REPORT, NETANYAHU, STRIKE
This new report might be hard for you to believe if you know Joe Biden.
According to the report, in the wake of the attack on Israel on October 7, Israel was planning a preemptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon because of intel they had that they were going
Continued at Red State...
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ELECTION, POLICE, PROTESTERS, TEAR
Police in Serbia have fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building
Police officers guard the capital's city council building after opposition supporters attack in protest of what election observers
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YEAR, SPIRIT, WRONG, AIRLINES
Spirit Airlines mistakenly flew a 6-year-old first-time flyer to the wrong airport hundreds of miles away from his initial destination during the holiday travel rush.
Maria Ramos said that her grandson Casper was set to arrive at Southwest Florida Airport
Continued at New York Post...
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AL, GORE, CLIMATE, REFUGEES
Former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that if the climate continues to warm, we “would lose our capacity for self-governance.”
Anchor Jake Tapper asked, “What happens if the world doesn’t react? What’s the worst-case scenario?”
Gore
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STORM, BLIZZARD, CHRISTMAS, BRING
Christmas Day storm forecast to bring blizzard conditions to Plains and Midwest
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A major winter storm is forecast to hit parts of the Northern and Central Plains regions and the Upper Midwest with blizzard
Continued at NPR...
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WARSHIP, DRONES, SEA, RED
A drone fired by Yemen‘s Houthi rebels hit a commercial oil tanker in the Red Sea on Saturday, Pentagon officials said, while the Iran-backed group launched another four attack drones toward a U.S. warship in the region.
The attacks represent a direct challenge
Continued at Washington Times...
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BALLOON, BIDEN, CHINESE, HIDE
The Biden administration hoped to keep the Chinese spy balloon incident a secret and let the device move along without alerting anyone, NBC News revealed Friday.
On January 27, a phone call happened between Gen. Mark Milley and NORAD chief Gen. Glen VanHerck,
Continued at Breitbart...
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WOMAN, FLORIDA, OVERWHELMED, MOBILE
A Frostproof, Florida, woman has been arrested for animal cruelty and animal neglect charges after 164 birds, 142 cats and three dogs were seized from her property by police, who added the ammonia levels inside the home were "lethal."
The Polk County Sheriff’s
Continued at Fox News...
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TESLA, GENERATION, HUMANOID, MAKES
In the not-too-distant future, one of the most popular Christmas gifts may well be a robot.
These won't necessarily be kid's toys. Tesla has recently unveiled their Optimus Gen 2, a humaniform robot, or android, that at first glance seems pretty capable. Capable
Continued at Red State...
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BANS, CHRISTMAS, KIM, FOOD
Christmas is banned in North Korea, but that is not stopping a group of activists from sending messages of hope, faith and freedom to the people suffering under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un.
Flash drives celebrating the holiday, and including Bible readings,
Continued at Fox News...
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AIR, FORCE, UFO, LAX
A mysterious balloon-like object appeared to hover over Air Force One during President Joe Biden's flight to Los Angeles earlier this month, the New York Post reported on Sunday.
The footage of the UFO was captured from a livestream of Los Angeles International
Continued at Newsmax...
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LYFT, UBER, AIRPORT, DRIVERS
Rideshare drivers for Uber and Lyft held a protest at the Atlanta airport on Saturday, disturbing travel during one of the busiest holiday travel periods to demand better pay.
The drivers shut off their apps at 4 p.m. and remained parked for several hours
Continued at New York Post...