Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, MAY 26th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
16 articles
TRUMP, LIBERTARIAN, CONVENTION, RALLY
Dennis Quaid, star of the upcoming biopic "Reagan," expressed his respect for Donald Trump following the former president's tours of minority communities in New York City.
Quaid made an appearance on "Jesse Watters Primetime" following Trump's landmark rally
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MURRAY, GRAYSON, PGA, PARENTS
Murray died one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Professional golfer and PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died on Saturday morning at 30 years old, according to PGA officials.
"We were devastated to learn – and are heartbroken to share
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RAFAH, HAMAS, GAZA, AID
There's word of a new airstrike on Rafah on Sunday, just hours after Hamas lobbed rockets from Gaza into Israel overnight, as we shared earlier.
Read More: Even As ICC Pressures Netanyahu to Stand Down, Hamas Once Again Launches Rockets Into Israel From Rafah
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TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, TORNADO, SHELTER
Tornado damages homes as Texas and Oklahoma residents told to seek shelter
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A tornado touched down and crossed an interstate in Texas, causing damage and possible injuries as scattered severe storms
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TAIWAN, LAWMAKERS, PRESIDENT, ARRIVE
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te extended goodwill toward and offered cooperation with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, as a group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taipei.
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan
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GENERAL, LOS, HOSPITAL, ANGELES
Actor Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin on General Hospital, was shot and killed on Saturday during an alleged car theft. He was 37.
The tragic shooting reportedly happened when Wactor and a colleague saw three men attempting to steal a catalytic converter
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BUTTIGIEG, BIDEN, EV, EXPLAIN
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was confronted by a CBS host over the Biden administration’s aggressive electric vehicle (EV) push.
Buttigieg responded to repeated attacks by former President Trump, who claimed President Biden is spending billions
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NEW, GUINEA, LANDSLIDE, 670
At least 670 people are assumed to have died after a landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to a local United Nations official. The landslide hit a rural region of the island nation early Friday, but search-and-rescue efforts have been hampered by difficulty
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SUBWAY, NEW, CITY, YORK
New York City police say a man set a cup of liquid on fire on the subway and threw it at a fellow rider who suffered burn injuries
NEW YORK -- A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the victim's shirt
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MESSAGING, CARVILLE, FULL, JAMES
Democratic strategist James Carville tore into the Democratic Party on Saturday over their messaging on Gaza and student loan forgiveness.
"We keep wondering why these young people are not coming home to the Democrats," Carville said during his Politicon podcast.
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PLANE, SMALL, CRASHES, MISSOURI
A pilot and six passengers on a skydiving flight jumped from a small plane just before the aircraft crashed in a Missouri field on Saturday, according to federal authorities.
The single-engine Cessna U206C crashed at about 1 p.m. near the Butler Memorial Airport,
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AREA, BLM, ARRESTED, ANGELES
Gunman arrested after wounding 5 people in Los Angeles area home, firing at helicopter, police say
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding five people at a Los Angeles area home and then firing at a police
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DOMESTIC, TERRORISM, OFFICIALS, STATE
Adrian Fontes (D-AZ) declares victory in his campaign against Republican candidate Mark Finchem for Arizona's Secretary of State in the U.S. midterm elections in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 14, 2022.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is calling
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ARREST, MINAJ, NICKI, LL
Nicki Minaj is updating fans following her apparent arrest in Amsterdam.
On Saturday, authorities at the Amsterdam airport attempted to take Minaj into custody for drug possession, according to the "Super Bass" singer’s Instagram Live video she recorded during
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TIPS, MEMORIAL, TRAVEL, DAY
Make travel bearable on Memorial Day and beyond
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It seems like every year we hear the same thing: that this will be the busiest summer travel season ever. But this one really
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OFFENSIVE, NEW, DOZENS, 14
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s northern border, as the death toll rose to 14 in an aerial bomb attack on a large construction supplies store in the city of
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BOX, OFFICE, FURIOSA, HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood expected “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” to scorch the box office over the holiday weekend. Instead, the big-budget Warner Bros. prequel iced it over.
“Furiosa,” which cost $168 million to make, not including tens of millions of dollars in marketing costs,
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BORDER, TRUMP, LIMITED, REPUBLICANS
President Joe Biden has "limited ability" to step up security at the U.S.-Mexico border via executive action, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday, arguing that the issue should be addressed with legislation in Congress.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, the
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MOVIE, POLICE, THEATER, MASSACHUSETTS
A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing four girls inside a movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts, Braintree Police said.
At 6 p.m. Saturday evening, a man entered the AMC Braintree 10 and entered one of the theaters, authorities said.
Once inside
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ZELENSKYY, KHARKIV, MAKES, VIDEO
Speaking in English against a backdrop of ominous music and standing in front of Kharkiv in ruins, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a "global peace summit" with President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that Russia has lied
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MACRON, GERMANY, STATE, VISIT
BERLIN (AP) – President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years, a three-day trip meant to underline the strong ties between the European Union’s traditional leading powers.
The visit was originally
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ANTI, MUSEUM, EXHIBIT, SHUT
It will never get old pointing out how progressives, who claim to oppose bigotry, only apply this principle when it is politically expedient. In the episode of “Hypocritical Lefties of Seattle,” workers at the Wing Luke Museum walked off the job on Wednesday
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BIDEN, RASHIDA, TLAIB, ENABLER
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) suggested that people vote against President Joe Biden during the upcoming 2024 presidential election due to his handling of the ongoing war in Gaza and for his support of Israel.
During a speech on Saturday at the People’s Conference
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ELDERLY, POLICE, CALIFORNIA, RANDOMLY
A California man randomly punched two elderly victims in separate attacks, and casually posed for a picture following one of the incidents, authorities said.
Nicholas Hosteter, 25, was arrested by the Campbell Police Department on Saturday morning after investigators
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