Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, APRIL 2nd 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
32 articles
BIDEN, TRUMP, JR, RFK
Former President Trump vowed to create a "Christian Visibility Day" following President Biden's declaration of "Transgender Day of Visibility," which happened to land on Easter Sunday this year.
"And what the h--- was Biden thinking when he declared Easter
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TRUMP, JUDGE, MILLION, TRIAL
It was not the first time Hankey came to Trump’s rescue. In 2022, Axos financial, an online-only bank in which Hankey was the largest noninstitutional shareholder, played fairy godmother to Trump on three properties, lending $100 million for Trump Tower, $125
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LSU, ANTHEM, NATIONAL, IOWA
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) is taking LSU’s women’s basketball team to task for their decision to walk off the floor before the playing of the national anthem Monday night in their Elite Eight matchup against Iowa.
Not only is Landry criticizing the
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AID, WORKERS, WORLD, KITCHEN
Israeli strikes on an aid convoy run by the charity group World Central Kitchen killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip, setting off international outrage and underscoring the risks to humanitarian workers trying to alleviate a looming famine.
The aid
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ABORTION, FLORIDA, STATE, SUPREME
President Joe Biden denounced what he termed an "outrageous" ruling by the Florida Supreme Court to uphold the state's 15-week abortion ban, which left open the possibility of the procedure being protected by a ballot measure to be voted on in November.
"Yesterday's
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WHITE, HOUSE, BIDEN, GAZA
Seven people working for a humanitarian aid group led by the chef José Andrés were killed in an Israeli air strike in the central Gaza Strip today. The strike is a black mark for the Israel Defense Forces, and likely to turn world opinion further against the
Continued at The Atlantic...
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ISRAEL, IRAN, STRIKE, WAR
Even as the fighting has raged in Gaza, a question has hung over the war: Would it escalate into a wider regional conflict involving Iran, its various proxy groups, and perhaps even the US military?
Nearly six months after October 7, it’s a mixed picture.
Continued at Vox...
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BIDEN, XI, CALL, JINPING
The two leaders last met in November 2023 in California.
President Joe Biden spoke on the phone Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first conversation since meeting last November in California.
The two leaders were set to speak about climate
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WISCONSIN, GOVERNOR, SPORTS, BILL
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin surrounded himself with "transgender" activists on Tuesday to veto a bill meant to protect girls' sports. While doing so, he offered the perfect illustration of how nonsensical the ideology he's pushing is.
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The bill
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BIDEN, JUDGE, HUNTER, FEDERAL
A federal judge rejected Hunter Biden’s bid to dismiss multiple counts of tax-related offenses in an 82-page ruling handed down Monday, clearing the way for the president’s son to face court proceedings during the contentious 2024 election cycle.
U.S. District
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ECLIPSE, SUE, SOLAR, INMATES
New York inmates sue to watch the solar eclipse after prisons ordered locked down
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NEW YORK — Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons
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POLICE, ROWLING, SCOTLAND, HATE
After Scotland’s Hate Crime Act took effect Monday, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, dared Scottish police to arrest her for calling "a man a man."
According to the Scottish Parliment’s website , the "Hate Crime and Public Order Bill" adds "a new crime
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BALTIMORE, BRIDGE, COLLAPSE, TEMPORARY
A temporary channel has been marked with buoys to allow a small amount of priority traffic to go in and out of Baltimore, the first step in a “phased” effort to reopen the port, Maryland’s governor said.
The deep shipping channel, dredged and maintained at
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NIGHTCLUB, ISTANBUL, FIRE, RENOVATIONS
A fire Tuesday at a popular Istanbul nightclub that was undergoing renovations killed 29 people and injured one, the governor’s office said.
The authorities said the renovation work at the club, Masquerade, may have caused the fire, which took place while
Continued at New York Times...
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TESLA, COMPETITION, SALES, DEMAND
Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle sales growth slowed, and price cuts failed to draw more buyers
Tesla sales fall nearly 9% to start the year as competition heats up and demand for EVs slows
DETROIT
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FOX, NEWS, RECALLS, EDUCATION
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TRUMP, REPUBLICANS, HOUSE, AIRPORT
The bill seeks to rename the airport to "Donald J. Trump International Airport."
House Republicans have introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Donald Trump -- a move in an election year that brings added
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SCHOOL, SHOOTING, FINLAND, INJURED
One child was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody.
At the school, a building had been cordoned off
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CARVILLE, YOUNG, VOTERS, JAMES
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Democratic strategist James Carville said Sunday that poll numbers showing the
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JOE, STAR, FLAHERTY, 82
Actor and comedian Joe Flaherty, known for his roles on Happy Gilmore and Freaks and Geeks, died on Monday at the age of 82.
Flaherty, who was also perhaps best known as one of the original cast members on the Canadian sketch comedy series, Second City Television
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SWISS, KILLED, AVALANCHE, RESORT
Police say an American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt
GENEVA -- An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person was
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JON, STEWART, AI, HEALTHCARE
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the dialogue often veers between the extremes of stringent regulation, like the European Union’s AI Act, and laissez-faire approaches that risk unbridled technological advances without sufficient
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POWERBALL, 09, BILLION, JACKPOT
The numbers were drawn Monday night for an estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot that has lottery players dreaming of hitting it rich after three months without a big winner.
The numbers drawn were: 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and the Powerball 23.
No one has won
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ATTACK, MOSCOW, WARNING, VAGUE
President Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday to track down the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack that left 144 people dead in the worst assault on Russian soil in two decades, and urged its law enforcement agencies to tighten security at mass gatherings.
Putin
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