Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, MAY 27th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
29 articles
BIDEN, MEMORIAL, DAY, HUNTER
Anxious Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to express more empathy over inflation, as voters dismiss his positive rhetoric on the economy, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The concern comes as surveys consistently show that voters have a better
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TRUMP, CASE, TRIAL, END
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media amid his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., on May 16, 2024.
Donald Trump on Monday again
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RAFAH, BORDER, ISRAELI, KILLS
Egypt confirmed Monday that one of its soldiers had been killed near the border with Gaza in a “shooting incident,” apparently with Israeli soldiers on the other side of the boundary, in the city of Rafah.
The Times of Israel reported: “Egypt says one of its
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BILL, WALTON, 71, HALL
The two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer died of cancer, the NBA said.
Bill Walton, the legendary basketball player and sportscaster, died Monday at 71, according to the NBA.
The two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer died of cancer and was surrounded
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TRUMP, CHASE, LIBERTARIAN, OLIVER
I consider myself something of a libertarian and as such I find the ridiculous state of the Libertarian Party an absolute tragedy. It could be so much more but it consistently chooses not to be. It's become the home of radical leftists who think they're not
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KOREA, SOUTH, CHINA, JAPAN
The leaders of South Korea and Japan on Monday sought to restore economic cooperation with China, their biggest trading partner, after years of souring relations, but their three-way talks were overshadowed by heightened tensions between China and the United
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GUINEA, NEW, LANDSLIDE, 000
A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people were believed to have been buried alive by Friday's landslide and has formally asked for international help.
The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate
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ACTOR, WACTOR, GENERAL, HOSPITAL
US actor shot dead during attempted car theft
His agent David Shaul told Variety he was an "outstanding human being".
Wactor - who previously featured in the US soap opera General Hospital - was pronounced dead early on Saturday.
The 37-year-old suffered
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IRAN, BIDEN, WATCHDOG, GRADE
Remember that catchy NYC tourism campaign, “I loooove New Yoork!” I can almost picture President Biden croaking out the catchy tune, but with one word changed: “I loooove Iraaan!”
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Iran is the number one state sponsor of worldwide terrorism.
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TRUMP, CAO, HUNG, ENDORSES
Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao, who looks to secure the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Virginia next month, scored former President Donald Trump’s highly influential endorsement on Sunday.
Trump announced his “complete and total endorsement” of Cao
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ISRAEL, CHRISTIANS, CONSERVATIVE, HISTORIC
Conservative Christians are lending support — and cash — to Israel at war
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TEL AVIV, Israel — David Ndayishimiye, a 21-year-old evangelical Christian, says he's long felt a calling to
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RUN, ARMY, GAZA, AGROUND
Four of the U.S. Army vessels supporting the “floating pier” in Gaza broke from their moorings Saturday and ran aground, with two of the four beaching themselves on the Israeli coast.
U.S. soldiers were forced to go ashore on the beach near Ashdod, in Israel,
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LIGHTNING, CATTLE, COLORADO, RANCHER
A Colorado sheriff's office says a lightning strike has killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle
By JESSE BEDAYN /REPORT FOR AMERICA Associated Press
DENVER -- A lightning strike killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle over the weekend, officials
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SOUTH, LIZZO, PARK, DROP
Lizzo appeared to take a "South Park" joke against her in stride after the long-running animated series mocked her in a recent episode.
The show aired a television special on Paramount+ Friday titled "The End of Obesity" which referenced the singer as an alternative
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NEW, AIR, PHOTOS, FORCE
Technology and stealth are great force multipliers. We proved that in 1991, when the first stealth attack fighter, Lockheed's F-117 Nighthawk, went into action against Iraqi forces in the first Gulf War.
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The Nighthawk is now obsolete, replaced
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LOUISIANA, JAIL, INMATES, ESCAPING
Deputies in Louisiana are searching for four inmates who escaped from jail Sunday night, according to officials.
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said four inmates escaped through the perimeter fence of the Tangipahoa Parish Jail during recreation
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BOARDWALK, NEW, UNRULY, TOWN
The City of Wildwood, N.J., briefly closed its boardwalk late Sunday, citing “unruly teen crowds” at the bustling beachside attraction during the busy Memorial Day weekend but offering few details about what prompted the decision.
City officials declared a
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JAKE, FLIGHT, MEDICAL, SUFFERS
Boxing legend Mike Tyson had a medical scare, becoming nauseous and dizzy on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday, his representatives told the New York Post.
However, his team says the 57-year-old is "doing great" after the incident that occurred
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RAISI, PRESIDENT, LEADER, IRANIAN
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this month has prompted two scrambles for power, both for power and for Raisi’s place as a leading candidate to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as “supreme leader.”
Under the rules of the Iranian
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SURFER, SHARK, CALIFORNIA, DISPLAYED
Authorities have closed a 2-mile stretch of a popular Southern California beach for the Memorial Day holiday after a shark bumped a surfer off his board the night before
Popular California beach closed for the holiday after shark bumped surfer off his board
By
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FLAG, ALITO, STORY, WIFE
The Washington Post revealed on Saturday that the outlet initially passed on the Samuel Alito flag story in 2021 after its former Supreme Court reporter had a confrontation over it with the justice's wife.
"The Post decided not to report on the episode at
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ASSAULT, NFL, SEXUAL, WOMEN
Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars have been hit with a lawsuit, accusing McManus of sexual assault against two women flight attendants.
The alleged victims, identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, say that the kicker, now a member of the Washington
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TORNADOES, WEATHER, SOUTH, FLOODING
After severe weather across the South, East Coast braces for potential flooding, tornadoes
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A large swath of the eastern U.S. is bracing for severe weather as the Memorial Day weekend comes to a close. Deadly storms over the
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MILITARY, II, IDENTIFY, LABS
As we honor America's fallen on this Memorial Day, up to 72,000 World War II troops remain unaccounted for, along with roughly 10,000 more from all military conflicts since.
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In an incredible example of "gone, but not forgotten," two military
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