Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, APRIL 26th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
87 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, TRIAL, STERN
It's the first time Biden's indicated he will debate Trump this election cycle.
President Joe Biden said Friday he is "happy" to debate former President Donald Trump, though did not specify as to when.
The comment was made during a one-on-one interview with
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CHINA, BLINKEN, XI, ISSUES
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads
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COLUMBIA, ZIONISTS, STUDENT, LIVE
Video of incendiary comments by one of the leaders of the student protest encampment at Columbia University surfaced online Thursday evening, forcing the school to again confront an issue at the core of the conflict rippling across campuses nationwide: the
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CHARLES, KING, DUTIES, CANCER
King Charles is well enough to return to work while he continues to battle cancer.
The British monarch is set to resume his public-facing duties next week, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace obtained by Fox News Digital. The news comes after the
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FLU, BIRD, MILK, LONG
Bird flu has reached the commercial milk supply Studies have found fragments of bird flu virus in about 20% of the milk supply. It's not expected to pose a threat to humans, but may indicate the outbreak is more widespread than previously thought.
Health Bird
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BILLION, UKRAINE, AID, MISSILES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv needs Patriot missiles to create an air shield against further Russian missile attacks, and it's likely he'll get them in an additional $6 billion aid package expected to be announced by the U.S. as soon as
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FRANCISCO, SAN, SCHIFF, REP
San Francisco used to be a beautiful city. But it has turned into a huge pit hole under the control of the Democrats.
From poop maps to needles to rampant crime, who would ever want to visit it anymore?
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Yet, the Democrats don't seem to be doing
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ISRAEL, RAFAH, HAMAS, EFFORT
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman
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MENTHOL, BAN, BIDEN, CIGARETTES
The Biden administration said on Friday that it was delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes as federal officials take more time to consider the move.
The White House has faced considerable opposition from the big tobacco companies that could
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PROTESTS, COLUMBIA, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE
The latest on college campuses as protests continue At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.
Education
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DRAFT, NFL, BEARS, CALEB
It is Williams who made the headlines as the first overall pick after a stellar career first at Oklahoma and later with the University of Southern California (USC).
He won the 2022 Heisman Trophy as the best college player that year, but now faces a bigger
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DELTA, PLANE, EMERGENCY, FLIGHT
A Delta Air Lines flight en route to Los Angeles, California, was forced to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City after an emergency equipment malfunction.
Delta Flight 520 had been in the air for 33 minutes before declaring
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INFLATION, FED, SHOWS, PRICE
WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed‘s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Biden’s reelection bid.
Friday’s
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GAZA, BABY, MOTHER, GIRL
A baby who was born premature after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike died on Thursday, a relative said, less than a week after news of her birth brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza.
The baby, who was born after a strike in southern Gaza that
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ACCUSED, ISRAELI, BATTALION, RIGHTS
The U.S. hasn't stopped aid for Israeli troops accused of human rights violations The State Department has found that some Israeli units were responsible for gross violations of human rights, but so far has stopped short of restricting U.S. aid to them.
Law
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TESLA, AUTOPILOT, PAY, RECALL
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla‘s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents
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TRUMP, LL, BIZARRE, TRIAL
Don’t be surprised if the “it’s all Soros” trope quickly picks up among others on the right. Conservative leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson have flown up to Columbia University to stoke the flames of an otherwise peaceful encampment of students who pay
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TIKTOK, BANNED, FIGHT, COUNTRIES
Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, will step down from that role in June to focus on fighting efforts to force a sale of the video app in the U.S., the company said Friday.
Andersen will remain at the company and
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TRUMP, IMMUNITY, ASSOCIATE, EARLIER
Parnas, who had been tasked with helping Giuliani connect with Ukrainian officials in his effort to “find dirt on the Bidens” ahead of the 2020 election, has been unearthing the inner workings of his former associates since the scheme blew up. On Tuesday, Parnas
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MAINE, NEW, GUN, LAWS
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s
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TATE, START, RULES, COURT
A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A court in Romania’s capital on Friday
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PROTESTS, GROUPS, SOROS, COLLEGE
George Soros, through his veritable octopus of activist groups, has never seen a leftist, anti-American cause that he wouldn't support, no matter how vile, hateful, or loathsome. So it doesn't come as a terrible surprise to learn that Soros-funded groups are
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BRIDGE, COLLAPSE, BALTIMORE, POORLY
A cargo ship passed through Baltimore's newly opened deep-water channel, heading to Saint John, Canada.
This marked the end of a four-week halt in maritime traffic caused by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
The cleanup effort has been ongoing, with
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OMAHA, DAMAGE, SUBURBS, TORNADOES
A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.
Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet known if there were any deaths.
Multiple
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