Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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INHOFE, 89, DIES, OKLAHOMA
Inhofe died after a recent stroke, his family said.
Jim Inhofe, former US senator from Oklahoma, dies at 89
Jim Inhofe, the longest serving senator from Oklahoma, has died, his family announced. He was 89.
Inhofe died after a stroke over the July 4 holiday,
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NATO, SUMMIT, BIDEN, NEW
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The stakes are high for the NATO alliance as the organization's 75th anniversary summit gets underway in Washington this week. Particular focus will be on U.S. President Joe Biden amid widespread concerns about his age and mental fitness for the
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BALDWIN, ALEC, TRIAL, RUST
Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set Oct. 21, 2021, near Santa Fe.
Nearly three years ago, Alec Baldwin pointed a loaded gun at the cinematographer of the low-budget western movie “Rust.” He thought the Colt
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SOTOMAYOR, JUSTICE, HOME, CARJACKER
A would-be carjacker was shot Friday in Washington, D.C., when he pointed a gun at a U.S. Marshal assigned to protect the homes of U.S. Supreme Court Justices near the residence of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Two Deputy U.S. Marshals were on-duty
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TRUMP, IMMUNITY, SCHUMER, RULING
At some point soon, the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity will land back with the judge who is handling the case from which it sprang — the criminal prosecution of Donald J. Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
And when
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PLATFORM, TRUMP, GOP, APPROVED
The new GOP platform follows Trump’s lead; how to combine finances with a partner
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WEINSTEIN, NEW, HARVEY, ASSAULT
Weinstein facing new sex assault probe in New York
Harvey Weinstein is being investigated for "additional violent sexual assaults" months after a previous conviction in New York was overturned, a court in Manhattan has heard.
Nicole Blumberg, an assistant
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RATE, POWELL, FED, SLOWING
The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in written testimony Tuesday, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed's single-minded fight against inflation of the past two years that suggests it is
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MOSCOW, MODI, PUTIN, PRIME
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed “huge disappointment” on Monday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a visit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, equating Modi’s warm welcome in Moscow with a reported Russian attack on
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JUSTICE, THOMAS, SEEK, PROBE
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
Two Democratic Senate committee leaders asked the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether
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MENENDEZ, CLOSING, CASE, CHERRY
The defense said Menendez's actions were "lawful" and "normal."
Gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash the FBI found in Sen. Bob Menendez's home were not given to him as a bribe, a defense attorney insisted Tuesday during closing arguments
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FLORIDA, GUARD, COAST, MOTHER
A family's paddleboarding outing in Florida took a terrifying turn on Tuesday.
A mother was with her family off of Cedar Key, one of the Florida Keys, when a thunderstorm kicked up, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release.
The Coast Guard Sector Petersburg
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MEDICAL, BIDEN, SAILOR, ACCESS
A U.S. Navy sailor attempted to access President Biden's medical records through a government database, the Navy said Tuesday, as questions and concerns about his mental capacity continue to hound the commander in chief.
The unidentified sailor conducted the
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RESIGNS, FEDERAL, JUDGE, ALASKA
Federal judge resigns after investigation uncovers abusive conduct A federal judge in Alaska resigns after investigators conclude he created a hostile environment for law clerks and had an inappropriate relationship with one of them.
Law Federal judge resigns
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CROWD, WIMBLEDON, DJOKOVIC, NOVAK
Novak Djokovic said what he said, and he’s not interested in expanding on that.
Following his Round of 16 win over Holger Rune at the All England Club on Monday, the Serbian tennis pro chastised Wimbledon fans for what he believed was an attempt to rattle
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The Oak Ridge Boys member Joe Bonsall has died following complications with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Fox News Digital can confirm.
A member of the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame, Bonsall was 76.
Six months ago, the tenor announced
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SERVE, YEARS, STEPHANOPOULOS, BIDEN
If there’s anyone who should know about Joe Biden’s ability to continue his reelection effort and run the country for four more years, it’s ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, who on Friday interviewed the embattled president following his June 27 disaster debate
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PRIME, AMAZON, DEALS, DAY
Amazon Prime Day's 48-hour sales event starts at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 16, and ends on Wednesday, July 17. This is Amazon’s 10th Prime Day event. While the company has not revealed exactly how many items will be available for sale, millions
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GAZA, ISRAEL, COVERTLY, DIVIDED
How Israel tried to use AI to covertly sway Americans about Gaza
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Websites that appear to covertly target mostly younger, progressive Americans with a pro-Israeli spin on the war in Gaza are linked to a company
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ANTI, PROTESTS, HARRIS, ISRAEL
As calls mount for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race, his most likely replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris, spoke to the media in defense of the controversial anti-Israel protests that rocked college campuses over the spring.
"They are showing
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TOURIST, SPANISH, AFRICA, DEATH
When will people learn that large animals are dangerous?
The largest of all present-day animals is, obviously, the African elephant. These big tuskers are also intelligent, clannish, protective of their young and their herd, and have a predilection for stepping
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22, CLIMBER, BODY, PERU
Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes with two friends.
The body of William Stampfl was discovered on Friday near
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