Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
58 articles
TRUMP, FRAUD, NEW, MILLION
The results of a new Monmouth University poll reveal some interesting findings about the voting public’s attitudes toward the upcoming, 2024 presidential election. It appears voters on both sides are concerned about whether their candidate can make it across
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NAVALNY, PUTIN, DEATH, ALEXEI
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia on September 29, 2019.
World leaders on Friday reacted with dismay and suspicion to reports of the death of prominent
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SHOOTING, KANSAS, CITY, PARADE
What was supposed to be a celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs turned into a life or death situation on Wednesday.
One person was killed, and 22 others were injured, in a shooting outside of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, shortly after the Chiefs'
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WILLIS, FANI, TESTIMONY, TRUMP
It has been a rare point of consensus about the case brought by Georgia prosecutors against former President Donald J. Trump: the Fulton County district attorney, Fani T. Willis, probably made a mistake by having a romantic relationship with a co-worker.
But
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PALESTINE, EAST, BIDEN, VISIT
President Joe Biden flies into East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday to address mounting criticism he has ignored the victims of an explosive fire caused by a train derailment over one year ago.
The long-promised visit will be Biden’s first interaction with voters
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MANCHIN, JOE, PRESIDENT, RUN
Sen. Manchin said last year that he wouldn't run for reelection.
Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat from West Virginia, announced Friday he will not launch a 2024 bid for the White House as an independent -- removing what would have been a major challenge for
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HUR, HOUSE, BIDEN, WHITE
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are appealing directly to President Biden demanding that he take a cognitive test to prove his mental fitness for office.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, the former White House physician who served as chief medical adviser to former
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BIDEN, INQUIRY, IMPEACHMENT, FBI
How the ex-FBI informant charged with lying is tied to the Biden impeachment inquiry
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A former FBI informant whom House Republicans pointed to for evidence in their impeachment
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HOUSE, ANTISEMITISM, HARVARD, SUBPOENA
A U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Friday it was subpoenaing Harvard for failing to produce priority documents related to the committee's antisemitism investigation, a move the university said was "unfortunate" and "unwarranted."
Harvard University
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BORDER, BILL, AID, GOP
House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said he believes a Ukraine aid package will eventually pass in the chamber perhaps in spite of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who may lose out no matter what he does.
McCaul made the comments during
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PUTIN, MATT, ELON, MUSK
“You are dead to me. Please get off Twitter and just stay on Substack,” Musk appears to have replied, all but confirming Taibbi’s suspicion that he was the victim of a “blanket search ban.”
Allegations of censorship would mark an acrimonious, ironic end to
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POLL, GOP, MATCHUPS, BIDEN
Almost 70 percent of Americans say the U.S. would benefit from new curbs on migration at the southern border, according to an Economist/YouGov poll of 1,671 citizens.
The February 11-13 poll asked, “If Congress passes a new bill restricting the admission of
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HOSPITAL, GAZA, ISRAELI, FORCES
Israeli special forces were combing southern Gaza’s largest hospital in search of hostages’ remains on Friday, as Gazan officials announced that a power outage at the medical center had caused the deaths of five Palestinians in the critical care unit.
While
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INFLATION, HIGHER, CUT, GOODS
Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated in January, the latest sign that some inflation pressures in the economy remain elevated.
The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers
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KING, HARRY, CANCER, PRINCE
King Charles's cancer diagnosis could bring the British royal family closer, his estranged son Prince Harry said in an interview with an American breakfast show.
Buckingham Palace revealed 11 days ago that Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer and
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DEAD, DORM, COLORADO, FOUND
Two people who had been shot were found dead after a shooting was reported in a dorm room at a college in Colorado Springs, putting the campus on a short lockdown Friday.
Each person was shot at least once in what appeared to be an "isolated incident" at around
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RECORD, SCORING, CAITLIN, NCAA
Women’s college basketball had a monster Thursday night.
Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark became the NCAA women's all-time leading scorer, and Francis Marion center Lauryn Taylor grabbed 44 rebounds against North Greenville in a Division II matchup, an all-time
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FRANCISCO, SAN, APOLOGIZE, CITIZEN
San Francisco is ready to apologize for its role in decades of discrimination against Black residents, making the city one of the first in the nation to address reparations and cash payments.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Thursday unveiled the
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HAMAS, ORGANIZATION, BLASTS, OFFICIAL
In a recent interview, a United Nations official sparked controversy due to his comments about terrorist group Hamas, which is currently embroiled in a war with Israel in Gaza. Despite the history of the conflict in the Middle East, the official insisted that
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BOWL, SUPER, RECORD, FEMALE
Las Vegas is known for hosting its many conventions, conferences and more over the years, but the Super Bowl was a different monster this past week.
One marketing executive who ran events during the week leading up to the game came away extremely impressed
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OHIO, FOSTER, MISSING, YEAR
A 5-year-old missing Ohio boy has been found dead, and his foster mother has been arrested and charged with his murder, the Columbus Division of Police announced at a Friday morning press conference.
Darnell Taylor had been missing since Wednesday, and police
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SLAVERY, YALE, ROLE, ISSUES
Yale University on Friday issued a formal apology for its early leaders’ involvement with slavery, accompanied by the release of a detailed history of the university’s connections to slavery and a list of what it said were initial steps to make some amends.
The
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YEARS, MCCARTNEY, STOLEN, PAUL
A 1961 Höfner bass guitar, purchased by Paul McCartney, has finally been returned to the former Beatle following an extensive global effort to recover the stolen instrument.
The bass guitar, featured prominently in recordings of iconic Beatles hits like "Love
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EPSTEIN, NEW, DELIBERATELY, LAWSUIT
Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued two of the disgraced financier’s closest advisers on Friday, accusing them of “aiding, abetting and facilitating” his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls.
The civil suit, filed in federal court
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