Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JUNE 13th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
57 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, GOP, HUNTER
President Biden said on Thursday that he would not commute the sentence of his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted this week on three federal felony counts for lying on a federal form about his drug addiction when he bought a handgun in 2018.
In response
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COURT, SUPREME, ABORTION, PILL
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday wrote that the high court should revisit a 47-year-old ruling that allows associations to bring a lawsuit on behalf of its members, saying the court in 1977 was "mistaken."
Thomas was part of the Supreme Court's
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MUSK, TESLA, ELON, SHAREHOLDERS
If Tesla shareholders approve an all-stock compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was thrown out by a Delaware judge, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company he grew to be the world leader in electric vehicles
Future of Elon Musk and
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ASSETS, UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, G7
The Group of Seven major democracies started their annual summit on June 13, 2024.
Diplomats said a deal had been agreed in principle on plans to issue $50 billion of loans to Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets.
Pope Francis is set to deliver
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BIDEN, SECURITY, UKRAINE, YEAR
President Biden’s security deal with President Volodymyr Zelensky, which the two men signed Thursday, shows him once again doing the right thing for Ukraine — but in baby steps that fall far short of any effort to help Kyiv win.
The deal is largely a symbolic
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GERSHKOVICH, TRIAL, RUSSIA, STAND
American journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial on espionage charges in Russia
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Russian prosecutors announced on Thursday that they have finalized an indictment against jailed American journalist
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FOUND, MOTHER, LOUISIANA, MURDERED
Police in Washington state have arrested two suspects in the murder of a father of two found dumped in a shallow grave near the Nisqually River.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has been investigating the homicide of Robert Erwin, a transient in his early
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SUMMIT, G7, POPE, LEADERS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed President Biden and other world leaders at the G-7 summit opening session in Italy on Thursday against the backdrop of multiple global conflicts.
The G-7, held in Italy’s southern Puglia region, brings together
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PHOENIX, POLICE, JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT
Phoenix police used excessive force, justice department says
US Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke accused the force of "dysfunction"
Phoenix police engaged in a pattern of misconduct that violated the civil rights of its residents, including unjustified
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BORDER, CRISIS, ILLEGAL, BIDEN
The Biden administration is set to take executive action to reduce the number of illegal crossings at the southern border, but the move provides far too little and comes far too late.
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The executive order would invoke Section 212(f) of the Immigration
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WNBA, CAITLIN, CLARK, GAME
Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington fired back at a fan who claimed the player targeted Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark during their matchup on Monday night.
Clark was driving to the basket early in the game and drew a foul from Carrington. The Sun
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THOMAS, TRIPS, HARLAN, PAID
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has omitted at least three private jet trips gifted by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow from his annual financial disclosures, a top Senate Democrat alleged Thursday.
Those trips included private flights in 2017, 2019
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FLORIDA, FLOODING, HEAVY, RAINFALL
Heavy rains in South Florida cause major flooding South Florida is being pummeled by heavy rain that's caused flooding in communities from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. The rain, expected to continue through Friday, temporarily forced the closure of Interstate
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BUILDING, CAL, STATE, PROTESTERS
Cal State Los Angeles protesters have been occupying an area of the campus for more than a month, agitating over the war in Gaza.
But on Wednesday, they escalated their actions immensely when they seized the Student Services building with employees, including
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FANI, WILLIS, CHURCH, ASKED
A CNN interview with former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade was bizarrely put on pause when a member of his team pulled him aside after he was asked about the timeline of his romantic relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis.
During a pre-taped
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TOM, BRADY, QUARTERBACK, PATRIOTS
Tom Brady was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday, but one of his former teammates made sure the seven-time Super Bowl champion was not sitting on cloud nine.
As if the Netflix roast was not enough, Drew Bledsoe made sure to keep
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HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL, LEADER, DRONES
The Hezbollah terrorist group launched waves of rockets and explosive drones into Israel in an attack that caused "nonstop alerts" on Israeli warning apps Thursday.
The barrage was Hezbollah's second major rocket attack in as many days. The increased aggression
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POLICE, NEW, GUN, INCLUDING
Minneapolis police shot and killed a man Wednesday who they say was wielding a handgun and threatening people
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police shot and killed a man Wednesday who they say was wielding a handgun and threatening people.
Authorities received
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WORLD, CRICKET, CUP, INCREASED
The U.S. is hosting the Cricket World Cup, spurring increased interest in the sport For the first time, the United States is hosting the Cricket T20 World Cup. And the U.S. squad is doing well with a critical match set for Friday against Ireland. The success
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POLAR, STUDY, PUTTING, GLOBAL
A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the bears themselves.
Ice-free periods in Canada's Hudson Bay
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EXECUTIVES, TELEHEALTH, ADDERALL, SCHEME
Telehealth executives accused of $100m Adderall scheme
US investigators have arrested the founder and CEO of a telehealth company who is accused of a running a $100m (£78m) scheme to fraudulently distribute over 40m pills of Adderall and other controlled substances.
US
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HANDS, BOEING, OVERSIGHT, PREVIOUS
The Federal Aviation Administration’s top official acknowledged on Thursday that the agency failed to adequately oversee Boeing and that it should have had better visibility into the plane manufacturer’s safety practices long before a door panel blew off a
Continued at New York Times...
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CONGRESSIONAL, GAME, PROTESTERS, BASEBALL
Eight climate protesters were arrested Wednesday night after running onto the field during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
During the second inning, the protesters hopped the fence to the field, wearing shirts saying,
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HEAT, CONGRESS, MICROSOFT, FACES
Members of Congress on Thursday pressed Microsoft to explain a "cascade of avoidable errors" that allowed a Chinese hacking group to breach emails of senior U.S. officials.
Microsoft President Brad Smith spent more than three hours answering questions from
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