Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, JULY 16th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
225 articles
TRUMP, VANCE, BIDEN, ASSASSINATION
Former President Trump chooses Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor and co-founder of The Dispatch, about the choice of Vance, who once described former President Trump using words like “idiot” and
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MENENDEZ, BOB, SEN, GUILTY
After a jury found Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., guilty on 16 counts during a nine-week corruption trial, lawmakers in the Senate and from his state of New Jersey have urged him to resign.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was one of the first to
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TRUMP, BIDEN, ASSASSINATION, ATTEMPT
After meeting with Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary wrote to a top E.U. official to say that Mr. Trump had told him he was planning a swift push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Mr. Trump’s
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TRUMP, CASE, DOCUMENTS, COURT
Legal take: Hey, Jack Smith — You’re Fired!
Monday, “special counsel Jack Smith heard the line Donald Trump made famous in ‘The Apprentice’: You’re fired!” quips The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn. The line was from federal judge Aileen Cannon, as she
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SUPREME, COURT, BIDEN, MAJOR
President Joe Biden is preparing to back changes to the Supreme Court that he hopes will energize the left-wing base of the Democratic Party as his reelection campaign continues to sink.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Biden will soon back term limits
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MILWAUKEE, PERIMETER, ARRESTED, APPROACHING
A police officer reportedly shot and killed a man on Tuesday afternoon near the area where the Republican National Convention (RNC) is taking place in downtown Milwaukee. The incident comes after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump
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MUSK, SPACEX, ELON, HQ
Rocket company SpaceX will move its headquarters to Starbase, Texas from California, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday in a post on X.
Musk cited California's new bill banning school transgender notification policies as one of the reasons for the move, calling it
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DAY, PRIME, AMAZON, DEALS
This year marks the tenth Prime Day, the shopping holiday that Amazon invented for itself in 2015, in honor of the company’s 20th anniversary. The marketing effort was so successful, according to Amazon, that sales exceeded those from the previous year’s record-breaking
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JOE, 69, BRYANT, FATHER
Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, according to his alma mater, La Salle University
PHILADELPHIA -- Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his
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JOE, PULLED, MORNING, AIR
If there was any confusion over whether the hosts of "Morning Joe" agreed to be taken off the air following Trump's assassination attempt, there's not anymore. Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski returned with a vengeance on Tuesday morning, railing against
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CONVENTION, LABOR, BIDEN, PLAY
President Biden on stage at the Democratic National Convention in August 2020, shortly before he was officially named the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.
As more Democrats call for President Biden to step aside before the Democratic National Convention,
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CALIFORNIA, GENDER, NOTIFICATION, PARENTS
California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change
toggle caption Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register/AP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff
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SOUTH, AGENT, OFFICIAL, KOREAN
A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to South Korea
toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of
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STATE, 15, SWING, MILLION
The Democratic National Committee is investing $15 million in swing state parties to boost the campaign infrastructure in seven key battlegrounds.
The largest share, nearly $3 million, will go to the Wisconsin Democratic Party, according to the national party's
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TRUMP, FBI, DHS, SHOOTING
FIRST ON FOX: A former senior Homeland Security official and FBI agent is calling for a bipartisan commission to be formed to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Trump, arguing the public has lost trust in the federal agencies.
Mark Morgan
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INGRID, ANDRESS, ANTHEM, NATIONAL
Singer Ingrid Andress has pledged to check into rehab after admitting she was drunk during an off key and rambling rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at Monday’s MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas.
Fans erupted in scorn after the 32-year-old singer’s
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TRUMP, FIREFIGHTER, SHOOTING, HERO
Another world leader has joined in on sending condolences to the family of Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter Corey Comperartore, who was killed while shielding his wife and daughter from gunfire at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday.
"Corey
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MODEL, VAN, RNC, AMBER
Democrats and left-wing media have lied to the American people about former President Donald Trump, model and actress Amber Rose proclaimed during her speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday night.
Rose — known as a “Slutwalk” feminist activist
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NEW, YORK, NEWARK, CITY
No meteorites were produced by this event, according to the agency.
Daylight fireball meteor may have rattled parts of New York City and New Jersey, NASA says
Residents in parts of New York City and New Jersey were shaken by a loud boom Tuesday morning, with
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GAME, STAR, PAUL, SKENES
Pittsburgh Pirates phenom pitcher Paul Skenes has wowed everyone in baseball with what he has done since being called up in May, and Tuesday night will notch another milestone under his belt as he is set to start the All-Star Game for the National League.
Skenes,
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REPUBLICANS, HOUSE, EMMER, EXPAND
Rep. Tom Emmer speaks to Breitbart News at the 2024 Republican National Convention about how Republicans can expand their House majority in the 2024 election.
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SILICON, VALLEY, INCOME, GIVE
For the last couple of years, the tech community has tested no-strings-attached payments of $500 or $1,000 a month to those in dire need. Some of these experiments have happened in the heart of Silicon Valley, where a one-bedroom apartment rents for $3,000
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RICHARD, SIMMONS, PLAY, NEWS
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‘A WARRIOR’ - Donald Trump praised by stars as ‘a warrior,’ man ‘willing to give his life’ after assassination attempt.
REST IN PEACE - Richard Simmons,
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ZOO, DIES, CELEBRITY, GORILLA
Winston, a silverback who ruled over a peaceful gorilla kingdom at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for decades and whose 451-pound frame concealed his tender personality, died on Saturday. He was 52.
The decision was made to euthanize Winston after staff observed
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