Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, JANUARY 15th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
86 articles
IOWA, TRUMP, CAUCUSES, GOP
The long road to the Republican presidential nomination begins tonight in Iowa, where voters will gather at their neighborhood precinct caucuses to cast the first votes of the 2024 election campaign.
Iowa may not have many voters or delegates, but the first-in-the-nation
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TRUMP, AWARDS, CRITICS, CHOICE
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JR, MLK, KING, LUTHER
The controversy involved in making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a holiday While Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a reminder to Americans to be of service to their communities, the road to getting the holiday established was marked by controversy.
History The
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YEMEN, MISSILE, HOUTHI, OWNED
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BIDEN, CAMPAIGN, ELECTION, POLL
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 15, 2022.
President Joe Biden's reelection effort says it received over $97 million in contributions during the fourth quarter
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TAIWAN, ELECTION, DEMOCRACY, INDEPENDENCE
Taking advantage of a split opposition, Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party won an unprecedented third straight presidential victory in Saturday’s elections.
President-elect William Lai and his vice-presidential running mate, Bi-khim Hsiao, are savvy
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FANI, WILLIS, GEORGIA, NATHAN
Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance publicly called upon Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to step in and stop Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid revelations that a prosecutor in the Trump indictment had previously been held in contempt of court.
“This
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SECRETARY, DEFENSE, AUSTIN, HOSPITAL
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Austin, who had been hospitalized since Jan. 1 due to complications after prostate cancer treatment, will perform his duties remotely before returning
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HOUSE, WHITE, FIRE, EMERGENCY
A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire has sent emergency vehicles to the complex
FILE - A firetruck is parked outside of the White House in Washington, Dec. 19, 2007. A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, ISRAELI, VIDEO
Terrorist group Hamas announced on Monday that two of the Israeli hostages it kidnapped on October 7, 2023, are dead. In a video, it claimed that the hostages were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has at least partially debunked
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UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, MOSCOW, SHOT
A Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control plain flies over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian air force shot down a
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WORLD, OXFAM, YEARS, 10
FILE - A passenger walks with luggage past holiday decorations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dec. 24, 2022, in Chicago. A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, Jan. 14, 2024,
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COWBOYS, LOSS, JERRY, PLAYOFF
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TEXAS, RIO, BORDER, GRANDE
Texas officials called accusations they’d allowed three migrants to drown by denying border agents access to a riverside park “wholly inaccurate.”
The Texas military insisted they had searched the Rio Grande and the deaths had already occurred by the time
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GUATEMALA, PRESIDENT, VALO, AR
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in early Monday as Guatemala’s new president.
Many doubted they would ever see the day as powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him
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BOEING, QUALITY, INSPECTIONS, 737
Boeing said Monday that it would make changes to quality control processes after one of its 737 Max 9 jets lost a portion of its body during a nearly catastrophic Alaska Airlines flight this month.
The aircraft manufacturer said it would add additional inspections
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STEELERS, BILLS, SNOW, GAME
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IRAN, IRAQ, STRIKES, CONSULATE
In what is a massive escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, Iran reportedly bombed a U.S. consulate in Northern Iraq on Monday. Several videos have gone viral claiming to show the moment of impact, though confirmation of their authenticity is still being
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TOWN, ICELAND, ERUPTION, LAVA
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik.
Scientists said Monday that the eruption
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LIONS, YEARS, WIN, 32
The Detroit Lions held on for a 24-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams to celebrate their first play-off victory in 32 years.
Some of the long-suffering Lions fans, who included rapper Eminem, were in tears as Dan Campbell's team won the first post-season game
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AWARDS, EMMY, BEEF, RED
How to watch the Emmys on Monday night
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After being delayed amidst the Hollywood strikes last year, the 75th annual Emmy Awards will take place Monday night. Here's
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NORTH, SOUTH, AGENCIES, KOREAN
North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong-un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival.
North Korea’s official Korean
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GAZA, AID, FAMINE, WARNING
The heads of three major U.N. agencies say that Gaza urgently needs more aid to prevent widespread famine and disease.
The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 24,000, with authorities reporting 132 people killed in Israeli strikes in the past
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OFFICER, AIR, MISS, AMERICA
Madison Marsh buzzed past the competition over the weekend to become the first active-duty Air Force officer to be crowned Miss America, according to the New York Post.
Marsh, 22 and a 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force, took the top honors during the 2024 Miss
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