Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
82 articles
TRUMP, HALEY, CARROLL, BIDEN
A jury in New York today put a price on Donald Trump’s inability to keep his mouth shut, awarding the writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit.
It’s the second time a jury has ordered Trump to pay Carroll. She alleged in 2019
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GENOCIDE, ISRAEL, COURT, GAZA
In a Friday hearing in The Hauge, Netherlands, the United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a ruling that acted on a request by the South African government that directs Israel to take immediate action to prevent genocide in Gaza. The court was
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TEXAS, BORDER, BIDEN, STATE
But there are also reasons to believe this is more theatrical in nature. For one thing, Abbott already did this last year. His statement acknowledges as much in an inconspicuous way: “For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, Section
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BORDER, JOHNSON, BILL, SENATE
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WILLIS, FANI, TRUMP, DA
Georgia state GOP Rep. Charlice Byrd on Friday introduced a resolution to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis following allegations of misconduct.
Byrd, in a press release, cited the allegations against Willis and accused her of using her official
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BIDEN, GAS, NATURAL, ADMINISTRATION
Twenty-five Senate Republicans sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday, railing against the administration’s move to pause the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Biden announced on Friday that he would temporarily pause, pending a decision, on the
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JIM, HARBAUGH, NFL, CHAMPIONSHIP
Four teams enter the NFL's Conference Championship with the Super Bowl in sight NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Post Reporter Neil Greenberg about matchup advantages, x-factors and predictions as the NFL's Conference Championship begins.
Sports Four
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BIDEN, APPROVAL, SHOCKINGLY, YEAR
Iran beat: We’re Already at War
“The war that began on October 7 when Hamas invaded Israel” is one front of a wider war that pits “Iran and its proxies against America” and has “already cost American lives,” argues Eli Lake at The Free Press. Two Navy SEALS
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CHARLES, KING, PROSTATE, TREATMENT
"His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes."
LONDON -- Britain's King Charles III has arrived at a London hospital for scheduled treatment this morning, according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace.
The monarch entered
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EXECUTION, ALABAMA, NITROGEN, GAS
Beginning in 2015, Oklahoma, Mississippi and then Alabama became the first three states to authorize the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions. Oklahoma and Mississippi specified it as a backup method if lethal injections were ruled unconstitutional or if the
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HOUSE, BILL, JOHNSON, SPEAKER
The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed whenever Cabinet heads can't perform their duties after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden and his
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VINCE, MCMAHON, WWE, RESIGNS
He said in a statement on Friday: "Out of respect for the WWE Universe, the extraordinary TKO business and its board members and shareholders, partners and constituents, and all of the employees and Superstars who helped make WWE into the global leader it is
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ATTACKS, OCT, OCTOBER, FUNDING
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), an organization for Palestinian refugees, fired a dozen staff members Friday after Israeli authorities handed over evidence showing they allegedly were involved in the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct.
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SEXUALLY, CUOMO, HARASSED, GOV
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 women to a "sexually hostile work environment" while he was in office, the Department of Justice said Friday as part of an agreement with the state's current executive office.
Cuomo "repeatedly subjected
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LIA, THOMAS, TRANSGENDER, BAN
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is lawyering up, seeking to coerce the Olympic governing body for swimming — which operates in the dark, behind closed doors — to accept biological males competing against females.
It’s unfair, unscientific and the height of
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SWIFT, IMAGES, TAYLOR, EXPLICIT
Taylor Swift wears a Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce jacket as she arrives before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Ed Zurga/AP)
NEW YORK — Pornographic
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TRIAL, BRYAN, IDAHO, KOHBERGER
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NATIVE, AMERICAN, MUSEUM, EXHIBITS
The American Museum of Natural History will close two major halls exhibiting Native American objects, its leaders said on Friday, in a dramatic response to new federal regulations that require museums to obtain consent from tribes before displaying or performing
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CHIEFS, KANSAS, CITY, FAN
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RECORD, DECEMBER, 302K, TEXAS
December broke records for migrant encounters at the southern border, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Friday, as it released numbers showing that there were a record 302,000 migrant encounters at the southern border.
The Friday afternoon release,
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737, MAX, BOEING, FLYING
Alaska Airlines resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max 9 following fleet inspections for the first time on Friday after a door plug fell off one of its planes mid-air three weeks ago.
Alaska Flight 1146 -- the airline's first Max 9 flight since the aircraft was
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CRIME, VIOLENT, ANNOUNCES, JOE
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ROBINSON, STATUE, JACKIE, PARK
A statue erected to honor MLB star Jackie Robinson was broken off at the feet and stolen from outside a Kansas youth baseball park Thursday.
The Wichita, Kansas, Police reported that the statue was taken from outside the baseball diamond at McAdams Park. Video
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UNIVERSITY, STUDENTS, CALIFORNIA, CAMPUS
The University of California denies campus jobs for undocumented students The University of California has rejected a proposal that would've allowed undocumented students to be hired for jobs within the university system. Its Board of Regents said there were
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