Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, MAY 5th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
11 articles
BIDEN, TRUMP, POLL, ADMINISTRATION
A new ABC News/Ipsos Poll shows President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are locked in a virtual tie for the presidency, with Trump edging out Biden by two percentage points in the overall results and Biden leading by one point among registered
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, CROSSING, TALKS
Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon
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JERUSALEM — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after "in-depth and serious discussions,"
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PALESTINIAN, PRO, PROTESTERS, ENCAMPMENT
Nearly 70 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested outside the Art Institute of Chicago on Saturday as anti-Israel protests continue to expand in the nation’s big cities.
The arrests came after a group began setting up tents on the Art Institute’s small north
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POLICE, SHOOTING, STABBED, AUSTRALIAN
Police say a truck driver drove his rig into an officer during a traffic stop.
A truck driver is accused of killing a Utah police officer by driving into him
SANTAQUIN, Utah -- A truck driver allegedly killed a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah
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HOUSE, WHITE, SECRET, DRIVER
A crash happened Saturday evening outside the White House, leaving one person dead, according to police.
The Metropolitan Police Department responded at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday night to reports of a crash at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania
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NOEM, DOG, SUGGESTS, BIDEN
Ms. Noem’s opinion of the proper way to have handled him emerged during the publicity ramp-up to the release of her memoir, “No Going Back,” which is to be published on Tuesday.
The South Dakota governor, who had been widely seen as a contender to be former
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AL, JAZEERA, ISRAEL, VOTES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his government will close the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera‘s operations inside Israel, confiscate the network’s broadcast equipment, and block access to its website.
It is believed to be the
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UKRAINE, EASTER, DRONES, RUSSIA
With China owning most of America's debt, sending free aid to Ukraine is ostensibly funding Ukraine and enriching China on the backs of American taxpayers, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday.
"My primary reason for opposing sending money to Ukraine is that
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HOLD, AMMUNITION, SHIPMENT, BIDEN
The Biden White House has put a temporary halt to shipments of weapons and ammunition to Israel in response to Israel's planned clearance of Hamas terrorists from Gaza and the uproar that has caused among a key Biden and Democrat voting demographic as November's
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XI, CHINA, ARRIVES, EUROPE
French President Emmanuel Macron will likely urge China's President Xi Jinping, who arrives in Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Macron's hopes are unlikely to be easily
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BERNARD, 79, LORD, HILL
British actor Bernard Hill — who played King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings movies as well as the captain who heroically goes down with the ship in Titanic — has died at age 79.
Hill died Sunday morning, his agent Lou Coulson told the BBC News.
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KIM, NEWS, ABC, GODWIN
Kim Godwin joined ABC in May 2021 from CBS News, where she was an executive vice president and oversaw its diversity efforts.
Kim Godwin, who made history as the first Black woman to run a broadcast TV news division, is leaving ABC News after a turbulent three-year
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PRIX, GRAND, F1, MIAMI
Watching cars zoom past at around 200 mph is a thrilling experience for audiences.
Formula One holds races every year around the world. Each one is known as a Grand Prix. Drivers go through a long season, earning points, leading up to the conclusion, where
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BOMB, THREATS, SYNAGOGUES, ANNOUNCES
The New York City Police said three synagogues were targeted with bomb threats within a two-hour period on Saturday.
According to police, the threats occurred between 3:15 p.m. and 5:13 p.m. on Saturday.
At about 3:15 p.m., the Congregation Rodeph Sholom
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DE, PARADE, CINCO, MAYO
Families in Democrat-run Chicago hoping to enjoy a Cinco de Mayo parade will have to wait until next year – after the city canceled the festivities due to "gang violence."
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) announced Sunday that the Cinco de Mayo Parade was
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FUNDING, ANTI, PROTESTS, ISRAEL
President Biden’s biggest Democratic donors are also funding some anti-Israel protests that have taken over college campuses, according to a report.
While some anti-Israel student protesters and agitators chant "Genocide Joe" in reference to Biden and his
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BAJA, CALIFORNIA, TOURISTS, BODIES
Three bodies that were found in the Mexican state of Baja California last week have been identified as those of three tourists from Australia and the United States who had disappeared days earlier, the Mexican authorities said on Sunday.
The bodies were confirmed
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NEW, YEAR, BEGINS, ENTERING
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power.
Since becoming acting president on the last
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TRUMP, TIM, SCOTT, SEN
Sen. Tim Scott, a potential contender to become former President Donald Trump's running mate, said Sunday that their discussions at a weekend donor retreat in Florida did not include the matter and that he hopes Trump will pick a person who will help the country
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BURGUM, TRUMP, TRAVESTY, JUSTICE
Democrat prosecutors achieving a conviction of presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for a "business error" from before the 2016 election would be a "travesty of justice," North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum warned Sunday.
"If he becomes
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TRUMP, HUSH, MONEY, MEANS
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 2, 2024. Doug Mills | Afp | Getty Images
For three weeks, Donald Trump has
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FILIBUSTER, CODIFY, LAW, ABORTION
Senator Mark Kelly (R-AZ) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he supported eliminating the filibuster to codify abortion rights.
Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s talk about what’s happening in your state, Arizona, is now effectively ground zero for
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CHAIR, CAMPUS, BIDEN, STRONG
Mitch Landrieu, the national co-chair of President Biden’s reelection campaign, on Sunday defended the president’s response to the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, despite some criticizing him for taking too long.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked
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50B, MIGRANT, TEACHERS, CHICAGO
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood to be calling for an extra $50 billion to pay for wage hikes as well as other demands such as fully paid abortions for its members, new migrant services
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