Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
40 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, NIKKI, HALEY
Bill Maher is hitting various media to pitch his new book and he's hitting media spots on the right as well as the left.
We wrote previously about him even going on "Gutfeld" and admitting how ancient Joe Biden was. He also went on the "The View" and similarly
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BIDEN, HUNTER, TRIAL, HOUSE
Special counsel plans to use infamous laptop as evidence in Hunter Biden's firearm trial
Prosecutors plan to use Hunter Biden's infamous laptop as evidence in an upcoming trial to help them prove that the president's son unlawfully obtained a firearm in 2018.
Special
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PALESTINIAN, STATE, SPAIN, NORWAY
Hamas celebrated Wednesday as Ireland, Norway, and Spain announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state in the wake of the October 7 terror attacks against Israel, prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors from all three.
The Times of Israel reported
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TRUMP, CLASSIFIED, LAGO, MAR
The criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, the first prosecution of an American president, wrapped up its abbreviated sixth week with both the prosecution and defense resting their cases.
As early as next week, 12 Manhattanites, after listening to weeks of lurid
Continued at New York Times...
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RUSSIA, PUT, SPACE, WEAPON
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were
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TRUMP, FANI, WILLIS, CASE
“All the attacks in the world can’t stop us. And they will not stop us. This is a fight for safety. It’s a fight for justice. But most, it’s a fight for the rule of law. And we are just at the beginning of this fight,” Willis said.
“Nobody is supporting me
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BIDEN, STUDENT, 000, DEBT
Unable to run on his stunning record of failure, President Biden has resorted to the lowest of campaign tricks: buying votes — and he’s doing it with your dollars.
No, it’s not actually a quid pro quo; no one he’s trying to bribe is obliged to back him in
Continued at New York Post...
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BILL, LEADER, GOP, BORDER
Senate Republicans have united to block a bipartisan border security deal that many previously supported.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to hold a vote on the bill Thursday but no Republican senators have expressed support, according to
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RAISI, DEATH, FUNERAL, PRESIDENT
Last weekend, the Iranian regime was thrust into turmoil with the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian in a helicopter crash in Iran. This represents a significant setback for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who now faces
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RNC, VIALS, BLOOD, HEADQUARTERS
RNC's HQ is locked down over vials of blood sent to the building
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The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington was placed under lockdown Wednesday morning after someone
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HARRISON, BUTKER, MAHOMES, SPEECH
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey isn't holding back on his criticism of
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BIRD, FLU, DAIRY, CASE
This is the third case ever reported in the United States.
A second person in the United States been infected with bird flu, health officials said Wednesday.
The case was identified in a Michigan farmworker who had regular exposure to livestock infected bird
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JUDGE, GRACELAND, ELVIS, BLOCKS
Judge stops auction of Elvis's Graceland home
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A judge in Tennessee has blocked a planned auction of Graceland, the former home of singer Elvis Presley. The mansion has been at the centre of a dispute between Presley's granddaughter,
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GAZA, AID, PIER, STOLEN
The UN is planning new routes to transport aid from a U.S.-built floating pier in Gaza after crowds intercepted 11 trucks, halting deliveries for days.
The temporary pier was anchored last Thursday amid global pressure on Israel to allow more supplies into
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DIDDY, MODEL, ASSAULT, DRUGGING
Model Crystal McKinney has filed a lawsuit against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting her 20 years ago.
McKinney filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York City on Tuesday, claiming that Diddy attacker her in
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TRUMP, DOCUMENTS, PUSHES, BLOWS
“You can clap all you want to,” Graham said. “They tried to come after our soldiers in Afghanistan but reason prevailed.… What I hope to happen is that we level sanctions against the ICC for this outrage.”
Blinken, Graham, and many other Biden officials and
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UVALDE, FAMILIES, VICTIMS, CITY
The city of Uvalde, Texas, has reached a settlement with most of the families of children who were shot by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in 2022, lawyers for the families said on Wednesday. To avert a lawsuit, the city promised to overhaul the city’s police
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MCCARTHY, ELECTION, VINCE, WINS
In the race to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) in Congress, San Joaquin Valley voters on Tuesday chose Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong, a state lawmaker who was endorsed by Donald Trump.
The Associated Press called California’s 20th
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JOHNSON, EXODUS, AIDES, UNVEIL
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is losing another senior staffer, continuing a troubling senior staff exodus in the Speaker’s office.
Raj Shah, Speaker Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, is leaving the Speaker’s office soon, multiple sources told
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CHIEF, POLICE, PROTEST, UCLA
The police chief at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been reassigned following criticism over his handling of recent campus demonstrations that included a mob attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment.
Chief John Thomas was temporarily reassigned
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ABORTION, ELECTION, PILLS, RUN
Democrats have pushed to make the 2024 elections about abortion rights, and they are getting it in spades—but not in the way they wish. So it goes with the Georgia Supreme Court, where Justice Andrew Pinson, a 2022 appointee of Governor Brian Kemp, won the
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RAFAH, ISRAEL, ASSAULT, HARM
Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in Rafah during one of the most intense nights of battle since Israel launched its offensive there this month.
Palestinian residents said Israeli drones opened fire overnight on fishing boats on the
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ADAMS, MAYOR, DONORS, COMMISSION
Mayor Eric Adams has long valued loyalty, keeping his allies close as he rose through New York City’s political ranks to become mayor, and rewarding them with top administration jobs.
So this week, as the mayor quickly sought to fill out a powerful commission
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TICKETMASTER, OWNER, SUE, NATION
The Justice Department and a group of states plan to sue Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, as soon as Thursday, accusing it of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the live entertainment industry, said three people familiar
Continued at New York Times...