Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JUNE 14th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
52 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, AGE, JOE
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is focusing on debate performances while picking his running mate, according to The New York Times.
The Times, citing three unnamed sources who have spoken with the former president,
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BUMP, SUPREME, COURT, BAN
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on “bump stocks” like those used in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting, when 60 people were killed and 500 wounded at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas in 2017.
In a 6-3 decision, the justices rejected
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GARLAND, CONTEMPT, PROSECUTE, DOJ
In a sharply worded letter, the Department of Justice informed Speaker Mike Johnson that it would not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over an audio file of President Joe Biden's deposition in his classified
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ALEX, JONES, ASSETS, HOOK
Alex Jones faces day of reckoning over what he owes Sandy Hook families
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It’s a day of reckoning today for Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and a long-awaited culmination for the Sandy Hook families
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TESLA, MUSK, PACKAGE, ELON
Tesla shareholders have voted to reapprove CEO Elon Musk’s colossal pay package, despite a Delaware court judge voiding it earlier this year.
The Verge reports that the vote, widely regarded as a referendum on Musk’s leadership during a tumultuous period for
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POPE, FRANCIS, SUMMIT, G7
BARI, Italy -- Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence — a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went viral last year — but his concerns about AI go far beyond an unflattering shot and are now taking center stage at the Group of Seven
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HUNTER, BIDEN, LAWSUIT, GIULIANI
Pundits say politics makes strange bedfellows, but what about a criminal conviction?
After Hunter Biden was found guilty on all charges in special counsel David Weiss' federal gun case against the first son, Second Amendment groups have called the law used
Continued at Fox News...
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, FIRE, CEASE
President Vladimir V. Putin said on Friday that Russia would be ready to order a cease-fire in Ukraine and enter negotiations with its government if Kyiv withdrew troops from the four regions that Moscow has claimed as its own and dropped its aspirations to
Continued at New York Times...
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ISRAELI, AID, GAZA, SANCTIONS
US sanctions Israeli group over attacks on Gaza aid
Watch: Israeli protesters stomp on aid packages destined for Gaza
On 13 May protesters were filmed attacking two trucks in the occupied West Bank, ripping bags of grain open. The vehicles were set on fire.
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CAITLIN, CLARK, MEDIA, BASKETBALL
WNBA rookie superstar Caitlin Clark called it “disappointing” to see her name being weaponized in the culture wars and rebuked the more toxic people who might be using it to perpetuate racism and misogyny.
As Breitbart News reported, Clark initially rejected
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CANCER, KATE, TREATMENT, MAKING
Trooping the Colour will be Kate's first public appearance since her diagnosis.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, has shared an update on her health, the first since announcing in March she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Kate, 42, the wife of Prince William,
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TRUMP, PELOSI, CULT, NANCY
Even hours later, few people could agree on what, exactly, former President Donald J. Trump said about Milwaukee when he met with House Republicans in Washington on Thursday.
But on a day when Mr. Trump returned to Capitol Hill to unite congressional Republicans
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BORDER, GUARD, NEWSOM, GAVIN
California Governor Gavin Newsom is under fire for proclaiming that the state has doubled the amount of National Guard at the U.S. Southern Border, a claim that some have suggested is an outright fabrication.
On Thursday, Newsom posted a video to social media
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BEACH, SOUTH, SKIP, LONG
At least one person was shot Thursday evening after more than 2,000 teenagers gathered in Long Beach on Long Island, New York, for what police said was a "senior skip day."
"Next thing you hear is one shot go off, then you hear several more go off," a witness
Continued at Fox News...
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WORLD, CUP, CRICKET, ADVANCES
The USA qualified for the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup after their match against Ireland in Florida was washed out.
There had been tropical storms and flooding in the morning and over the preceding days which caused a waterlogged outfield that did not
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FUNDRAISER, BIDEN, HOLLYWOOD, ARTIST
The Los Angeles street artist known as Sabo has targeted George Clooney and his wife Amal ahead of their pricey Hollywood fundraiser for President Joe Biden set for Saturday.
In one poster, Amal Clooney, who is a human rights lawyer, is portrayed wearing a
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PARKLAND, SHOOTING, BEGINS, SCHOOL
Mixed emotions over demolition of Parkland shooting site
The demolition is expected to take several weeks to complete
The Parkland, Florida, school building where a gunman killed 17 people six years ago is being torn down, eliciting mixed emotions from still
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BILL, HOUSE, DEFENSE, ABORTION
House Republicans banded together on Friday to narrowly pass an $895 billion defense policy bill that would restrict access to abortion and transgender medical care in the military and eliminate all positions and offices of diversity, equity and inclusion across
Continued at New York Times...
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ABORTION, PILL, SCOTUS, RELIGIOUS
SCOTUS rejects abortion pill challenge; readers' dads give their best advice
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APPOINTS, FORMER, OPENAI, BOARD
OpenAI, the troubled startup behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has announced the appointment of retired U.S. Army General and former NSA chief Paul Nakasone to its board of directors, claiming it will leverage his extensive experience in cybersecurity
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BIDEN, BLOCKS, TITLE, IX
A federal judge has blocked President Biden's expansion of Title IX in four states, calling the mandatory gender identity protections an "abuse of power."
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday, and referred to the Biden
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LA, GREECE, MISSING, RETIRED
The loved ones of a semi-retired Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who remains missing after disappearing during a vacation in Greece are working tirelessly to find him.
Albert Calibet, 59, was last seen setting out on a four-hour hike across the Greek island
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NEW, YORK, ARRESTED, FLAGS
Police have arrested one person and are searching for two others after anti-Israel agitators were seen burning American and Israeli flags just outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan this week.
Jahki Lodgson-McCray, 20, was arrested Wednesday and has been
Continued at Fox News...
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ROLL, DUTCH, SOUTHWEST, PLANE
Boeing plane investigated after 'Dutch roll'
The issues have emerged at a time when the safety record of Boeing planes is under intense scrutiny.
The agency is also involved after Boeing reported learning of potentially falsified documents used to certify
Continued at BBC...