Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, JUNE 24th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
73 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, DEBATE, CNN
Once again, he has reached into the back closet of history and dragged out one of our ugliest conceits.
Over the weekend, at two campaign events, Donald Trump bragged to audiences about another of his big “ideas,” this one presented to his friend Dana White,
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COURT, SUPREME, MINORS, TRANSGENDER
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review the Biden administration's "equal protection" challenge to Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and transgender surgeries for minors.
The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will be argued in the term that starts in October.
It
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ASSANGE, JULIAN, DEAL, PLEAD
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, agreed to plead guilty on Monday to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material in exchange for his release from a British prison, ending his long and bitter standoff with
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TRUMP, JUDGE, CASE, CLASSIFIED
I know I've shared this before, but the Number One lesson I learned on my very first day of law school was: "Don't piss off the judge." It's axiomatic — you do yourself zero favors by aggravating the person who holds your fate in their hands. You can be a zealous
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SHARK, ATTACK, HAWAII, KILLED
Actor and pro surfer Tamayo Perry killed in Hawaii shark attack
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Professional surfer and lifeguard Tamayo Perry died on Sunday after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Oahu.
Perry, who was also an actor
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HARRIS, TRUMP, RIGHTS, KAMALA
Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that former President Donald Trump has been “insulting” to black voters.
Mika Brzezinski said, “Donald Trump says he connects with black voters, now especially, because of his
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OFFICIAL, TWEETS, ISRAEL, BIDEN
President Biden is facing doubts from Jewish voters who previously supported him in 2020 as the Israel-Hamas war rages on abroad and as mass student protests against Israel cause concerns at home.
"I’ve had a couple of people say point-blank, ‘How could any
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ILLEGAL, MURDER, GIRL, IMMIGRANT
New distressing details emerged in the murder case of Rachel Morin, including that the Maryland mother of five was "badly beaten" before being raped.
A Maryland court heard Friday that Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old illegal El Salvadorian
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ATTACKS, RUSSIA, SOUTHERN, DEATH
The attacks unfolded in the two cities of the Dagestan region, officials said.
An apparent coordinated attack Sunday in southern Russia has left at least nine people dead, including seven law enforcement officers, when gunmen wielding automatic weapons opened
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ANNE, PRINCESS, BRITAIN, HOSPITALIZED
Princess Anne, King Charles' younger sister, is in hospital after suffering a head injury on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said, adding the royal was expected to make a full recovery from the incident which was believed to have involved a horse.
The palace said
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GAZA, FIGHTING, INTENSE, WAR
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Israel seems like it might be winding down the intensity of its war in Gaza — just as another fight it’s
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SYNAGOGUE, CONDEMNS, VIOLENCE, BIDEN
One person was arrested on misdemeanor charges Sunday during an altercation between pro-Palestinian protesters and counterdemonstrators supporting Israel outside a Los Angeles synagogue Sunday.
Police spokesman Tony Im told The Los Angeles Times that the person
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PARK, WOMAN, SWEPT, WATERFALL
A young woman from Pennsylvania died at Glacier National Park after she was swept over a waterfall, park officials say.
The 26-year-old fell into the water near St. Mary Falls at around 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, according to officials. The waterfall, which is located
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CRIMEA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, STRIKE
Moscow directly blamed the United States for a Ukrainian attack on Kremlin assets in Crimea on Sunday, claiming US forces supplied the missiles and even aimed them — proving yet again that Vladimir Putin’s main weapon to keep America from fully supporting Kyiv
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BOWMAN, SLAMS, PROFANITY, DEM
When Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York won a Democratic primary in 2020 as an untested middle-school principal, his upset was heralded as evidence of the left’s ascent.
Four years later, Mr. Bowman is now the one fighting for his political life, battling
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, CONCERT, KELCE
Dave Grohl, the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Foo Fighters, took a swipe at Taylor Swift during his band’s concert in London, England, on Saturday night, suggesting the pop star doesn’t put on real live performances, telling fans, “We actually
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BANKRUPTCY, ALEX, INFOWARS, TRUSTEE
Bankruptcy trustee plans to shut down Alex Jones' Infowars
The right-wing conspiracy theorist has said he expected Infowars to shut down
A court-appointed bankruptcy trustee has indicated plans to sell off right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars
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ABORTION, DOBBS, SOUTHERN, NOVEMBER
Two years after Dobbs; militants attack in southern Russia
Today's top stories
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Two years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, removing federal protections for abortion. The Dobbs decision
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LOUISIANA, COMMANDMENTS, TEN, LAW
Louisiana is facing a lawsuit from civil liberties groups over its new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, the American Civil Liberties
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HEAT, TRAIL, DIEGO, SAN
Heat warning for US hikers amid rescues and deaths
A woman hiking in Southern California has become the latest to die on a trail as the US experiences a period of intense summer heat.
San Diego police said the body of Diem Le Nguyen, 50, was found on Monday
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ELECTION, PLANNED, MILLION, PARENTHOOD
Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November's elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats, hoping that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key
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DECLINES, STAR, DUGGAR, SUPREME
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear reality star Josh Duggar's appeal of his child pornography conviction.
The court announced it was denying Duggar's petition for certiorari in its Monday order list. The former reality star had sought to overturn
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MONTHS, BALTIMORE, SHIP, DALI
The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse.
The 984-foot Dali started moving shortly
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ILLINOIS, KIM, FOXX, BIG
A man is accused of throwing a Big Gulp drink on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during an altercation outside her home in Flossmoor, Illinois.
Assistant Public Defender Catherine Stockslager said Friday that the suspect, identified as 34-year-old William
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