Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
36 articles
TRUMP, SOCIAL, MERGER, TRUTH
Similarly, it might seem like overkill to make Trump fight off four indictments related to his former presidency even as he campaigns for a second term. No other president has been indicted even once after serving in that high office. Trump claims persecution,
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BIDEN, TRUMP, POLL, MICHIGAN
President Joe Biden is underwater on the three top issues facing voters in 2024, a YouGov poll found this week, raising a red flag for Biden’s reelection chances.
Americans ranked the three top issues as soaring inflation/prices (21 percent), illegal and legal
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CANCER, KATE, MIDDLETON, PRINCESS
For the royal family, the news of a cancer diagnosis for Catherine, Princess of Wales, was another heavy blow, sidelining one of its most visible figures at a time when its ranks were already depleted.
In addition to King Charles III, who has canceled public
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ISRAEL, GAZA, RUSSIA, FIRE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing
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MOSCOW, CONCERT, HALL, ATTACK
Deaths and injuries are reported after an attack on a concert hall outside Moscow
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Russian news agencies report between two and five gunmen killed at least 10 people at a concert
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JOHNSON, SPEAKER, MOTION, MIKE
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday formally filed a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., due to his support of the $1.2 trillion spending bill.
Greene filed a motion to vacate the chair, the same procedure used by Rep. Matt Gaetz,
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RUSSIA, UKRAINIAN, CAUSING, ENERGY
Russia has attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine,
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GOP, GALLAGHER, MIKE, HOUSE
On Friday, Wisconsin Republican Representative Mike Gallagher announced he will be resigning his House seat, effective April 19th. He had previously announced he would not be seeking re-election, although his reasons for leaving office in April are not clear.
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SPENDING, HOUSE, TRILLION, BILL
Congressional leaders toiled on Friday to put down a conservative revolt and pass a bipartisan $1.2 trillion spending bill needed to fund the government through the fall, racing to push the measure through before a midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown.
House
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BORDER, STORMING, TEXAS, ABBOTT
It’s the perfect distillation into images of Joe Biden’s border disaster: More than 100 migrants rushing a border fence, with a large group breaking through and knocking down border guards.
The ugly scene took place near crossing hotspot El Paso, Texas — and
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MCDANIEL, NBC, RONNA, NEWS
NBC hired former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as an on-air contributor to all NBC News and MSNBC platforms, the company announced Friday.
McDaniel, who formally resigned from her position at the RNC earlier this month after presumptive
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BORDER, FEBRUARY, CROSSINGS, HIT
The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month
Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
WASHINGTON -- The number
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STRAIN, RILEY, BODY, FOUND
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared March 8 during a night out in Nashville.
Body of Riley Strain found in river, no evidence of foul play: Nashville police
The body of missing college student Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville
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WILLIS, FANI, CNN, TRUMP
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a complaint for the disbarment of Fulton County
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BENEDICT, NEX, CHARGES, TELLING
Oklahoma prosecutors will not press charges in Nex Benedict case
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MOSCOW, ATTACK, ISIS, RESPONSIBILITY
The group that claimed credit for the deadly terrorist attack in Moscow on Friday is the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan called Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K.
ISIS-K was founded in 2015 by disaffected members of the Pakistani Taliban, who
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SOLAR, ECLIPSE, APRIL, CANCEL
The total solar eclipse is returning to the United States — better than before
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On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will be able to see a rare
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STORMING, PLEADS, PAINT, CAPITOL
A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as “Rally Runner” has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes
WASHINGTON -- A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as “Rally Runner” pleaded guilty on Friday to storming
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MUSICIANS, TENNESSEE, AI, ARTISTS
Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
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Tennessee made history on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. state to sign off on legislation to protect
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BUS, TEXAS, SCHOOL, KILLING
A cement truck on a Texas highway veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 prekindergarten students returning from a field trip to a zoo, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said.
Officials said the bus rolled over on the
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PASSENGERS, CRIME, FBI, TELLS
The FBI has informed passengers onboard a Boeing plane when it suffered a midair door blowout that they each may be a "victim of a crime," CNN reported.
In January, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a door blew off midflight.
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ANTITRUST, APPLE, DOJ, SUIT
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. accusing the company of using its proprietary software and hardware to illegally stifle competition. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia also signed
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CIA, WHISTLEBLOWER, IRS, KEVIN
A whistleblower said that the CIA reportedly blocked federal investigators from interviewing Kevin Morris, a high-powered entertainment lawyer representing Hunter Biden, about his connections to the president’s son during probes into his alleged tax crimes.
The
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12, AMAZON, BIG, BUYS
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