Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
28 articles
TRUMP, BALLOT, MAINE, STATE
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GAZA, ISRAEL, HAMAS, WAR
U.S. President Joe Biden joins Israel's Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Muslim leaders announced on Saturday that they
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YEAR, NEW, 2024, RESOLUTIONS
I hate to rain on the “New York is a hellhole” parade, but the jerks who make that claim online and in my emails — along with the professional pundits who ought to know better — can go to hell.
Best-selling novelist Kevin Baker asserted in Harper’s Magazine
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GOV, DIES, GIFT, RENO
At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely
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UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, AERIAL, 14
Rescuers searched through rubble on Saturday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where 16 people were killed in one of the fiercest Russian attacks since the early days of the war, with over 30 lives claimed nationwide.
Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades
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NEW, POLICE, YEAR, MURDER
Temperatures will be near freezing when the ball drops on New Year's Eve.
As the holiday weekend starts, New York City ball drop watchers can expect potential showers while California's coast is continuing to experience extremely dangerous beach conditions
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WILKINSON, ACTOR, TOM, 75
Tom Wilkinson is well known in both the U.S. and the U.K. as a brilliant and superlative actor. According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wilkinson racked up over 130 film and television credits throughout his career in both leading roles as well as
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PAULA, ABDUL, ASSAULT, IDOL
Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer of sexual assault
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Television star Paula Abdul filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court
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BOWL, NFL, FOOTBALL, COLLEGE
Ringing in the New Year often comes with college football. The bowl games have a tradition of being held on one of the two days, including the semifinal matchups.
Many bowl games happen on either New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, with the championship matchup
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TRUMP, IMMUNITY, COURT, APPEALS
Federal prosecutors asked an appeals court on Saturday to reject former President Donald J. Trump’s claims that he is immune from criminal charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and said the indictment should remain in place even though it arose
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AHEAD, COLLEGE, MICHIGAN, PLAYERS
The Alabama Crimson Tide looked finished after Week 2 of the 2023 college football regular season.
The Texas Longhorns came into Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and got Steve Sarkisian his signature win while snapping Alabama’s 21-game home winning streak.
The following
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COAST, WAVES, CALIFORNIA, SURF
Coastal communities in California faced another day of towering waves and possible flooding on Saturday as officials issued evacuation orders in some areas and warned residents to stay off beaches and coastal roadways.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles
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ICE, RESCUED, MINNESOTA, FLOE
RED LAKE, Minnesota — More than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river were rescued Friday, authorities said.
The anglers were on an ice floe in the southeastern area of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County - about
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EUROSTAR, TRAIN, FLOODING, TRAVELERS
LONDON (AP) – Eurostar services to and from London were canceled Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded due to heavy rain, disrupting festive travel plans.
Hundreds of travelers trying to get across the English Channel were stranded
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LOSING, PISTONS, STREAK, RECORD
The Pistons matched the 76ers’ record, over the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes (7) reaches in on Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 in Detroit.
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JAGUARS, STAR, STREAK, CONSECUTIVE
Third-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be in an unfamiliar situation on Sunday — cheering on his teammates from the sidelines.
Since the Jaguars selected Lawrence No. 1 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, he has never missed a start, but that consecutive starts
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BORDER, BIDEN, REPUBLICANS, CRISIS
House Republicans blasted President Biden for vacationing in the Caribbean, as the country continues to battle an unprecedented border crisis, ripping the holiday jaunt as a “dereliction of duty.”
Biden landed in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands on Wednesday
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DONATIONS, POLITICAL, TRIAL, SAM
The decision to avoid a second trial charging Sam Bankman-Fried with a conspiracy to make unlawful political donations and bribery of foreign officials has many conservatives up in arms.
Federal prosecutors said Friday that they do not plan to proceed with
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AGREES, 78, CONSULTING, SETTLEMENT
OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo, Feb. 19, 2013, at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. In an agreement revealed late Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds
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WAR, LARGEST, WEEK, SUCCESSOR
Welcome to the last Ukraine Update of the year.
Not a lot of activity took place over the last week with Congress out of town. The Pentagon approved a $250 million aid package to Ukraine. It is billed as "the last" aid package until Congress appropriates more
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MODE, BILLION, LAWSUIT, SETTLES
The Google app icon is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Google agreed Thursday, Dec. 28, to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit claiming that it continued spying on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser
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DEATH, PENALTY, FATALLY, WOMAN
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a 29-year-old woman on a Phoenix hiking trail in April, according to a report.
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed a notice of intent Friday to seek the death penalty for Zion Teasley,
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TURLEY, JONATHAN, SWATTING, HITS
Legal scholar Jonathan Turley is the latest "swatting" victim, with someone making a false emergency call claiming someone was shot at his Fairfax County, Virginia, home one day after he spoke out in an interview against the practice.
"I was swatted this evening,"
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HALEY, WAR, NIKKI, CIVIL
I have fond memories of Berlin, New Hampshire. After a midwinter’s day of bouncing off gnarly bumps at nearby Wildcat Mountain or a summer’s day hiking up and skiing down Tuckerman’s Ravine on the eastern face of Mount Washington, the place to go in Berlin
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