Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
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SUPER, BOWL, CHIEFS, LVIII
Fans are gearing up for a big night of football, entertainment and music as Super Bowl LVIII game day is here.
Although many viewers will have their eyes locked on their screens for the big game, a lot of fans also clamor for the Super Bowl’s big entertainment
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BIDEN, TRUMP, NATO, SPECIAL
White House officials and Democrats fanned out to defend President Biden’s mental fitness on Sunday, reflecting the rising anxiety in the president’s administration over a special counsel report that fueled concern about his age.
“This is a report that went
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CHURCH, OSTEEN, JOEL, SHOOTING
The Houston Police Department used a Sunday afternoon press conference to announce that the Lakewood Church attacker was a female.
Breitbart News reported that the attacker was stopped by a good guy with a gun, whom Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez initially
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AUSTIN, HOSPITAL, ISSUE, BLADDER
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin takes questions during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken back to the hospital on Sunday afternoon for symptoms related to a possible bladder
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UKRAINE, ISRAEL, AID, SENATE
A narrowly divided Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on Sunday, showing undiminished bipartisanship despite growing opposition from Republican hardliners and Donald Trump.
The Democrat-led Senate cleared
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NETANYAHU, BIDEN, RAFAH, CIVILIANS
Biden tells Netanyahu to 'not proceed' in Rafah without plan to protect civilians
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President Biden pushed back on a planned military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah
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KING, CHARLES, CANCER, DIAGNOSIS
Britain's King Charles attended church Sunday in his first public outing since announcing last week he had been diagnosed with cancer and would postpone some engagements to undergo treatment.
The king, wearing a brown overcoat and carrying an umbrella, waved
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, LAUNCHES, BARRAGE
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine Sunday in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr
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ALASKA, FIRST, CASE, HEALTH
Alaska health officials confirmed the state’s first fatal case of Alaskapox — a recently discovered viral disease.
An elderly immunocompromised man from the Kenai peninsula, south of Anchorage, died while undergoing treatment in late January, the Anchorage
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KIRBY, ROLE, PROMOTED, WH
One can only think the White House wanted this news to go unnoticed, seeing as it's breaking right in the middle of the Super Bowl.
But it is news: John Kirby, previously of the wordy title "United States National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic
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BIDEN, CONGRESSMAN, COPS, JOE
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12, SELLS, BEZOS, WORTH
Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion
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SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon
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HAMAS, NETANYAHU, REACH, VICTORY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that victory over Hamas in Gaza is "within reach."
Netanyahu made the statement during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream. He said Israeli forces have beaten Hamas back to its final
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ELECTION, RACE, AHEAD, REPLACE
The battle to replace ousted former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is heating up even as a snowstorm threatens to pummel voters in the northeast, on election day, with up to a foot of snow.
Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip are
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HAMAS, UNRWA, GAZA, HEADQUARTERS
Israel says it has uncovered a Hamas tunnel network under the headquarters of the embattled UN Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza City — and that the secret system siphoned electricity directly from the site.
Footage uploaded to X on Saturday shows a sprawling
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ARRESTED, BILLY, WIFE, JACK
Retired wrestling star Billy Jack Haynes — who grappled with the likes of Ric Flair and Randy Savage during his nearly 15-year career in the ring — has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his wife in their Oregon home last Thursday.
Police responded
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MUMMIFIED, MONKEYS, SNIFFS, BOSTON
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says one of its dogs sniffed out something unusual in a traveler's luggage in Boston — dead monkeys
BOSTON -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning
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YEAR, BIDEN, EAST, PALESTINE
A date has finally been set for President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine and mark just over one year since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals devastated the nearby town.
The White House issued an advisory flagging the
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OVEN, INFANT, MOTHER, DEATH
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DIE, WIFE, FORMER, DUTCH
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife committed legally assisted suicide by simultaneous euthanasia this week, the non-profit organisation founded by the ex-Dutch leader has revealed.
Public broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) reported
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NYPD, PAROLE, DENIED, 88
A man convicted in the drug-related killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the height of the city’s crack epidemic decades ago has been denied parole
NEW YORK -- A man convicted in the notorious drug-related killing of a rookie New York City police
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FRANCISCO, SAN, ABLAZE, SET
A driverless taxi was set ablaze by an unruly crowd amid Lunar New Year celebrations on the streets of San Francisco Saturday night.
Vandals in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood surrounded the Waymo robotaxi before breaking the window and throwing fireworks
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MARATHON, KIPTUM, HOLDER, CRASH
Kelvin Kiptum, men's marathon world record holder, dies in a car crash
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The man who set the record for the fastest marathon ever, Kelvin Kiptum, died in a car crash in
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SHOW, BOWL, SUPER, USHER
Usher took the stage during the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show.
The singer performed hit after hit while dancing throughout it all. Known for his dancing talents as much as his vocal prowess, Usher began his performance during the Kansas City Chiefs vs. San
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