Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
187 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, RNC, ASSASSINATION
Several people close to President Biden said on Thursday that they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race, bowing to the growing demands of many anxious members of his party.
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SERVICE, SECRET, TRUMP, DIRECTOR
Security around Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's private club, has been increased following the recent assassination attempt on the former president, reported The Hill.
"On Saturday, July 20, 2024, due to enhanced security measures involving Mar-a-Lago
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VANCE, JD, TRUMP, RNC
Closer look at J.D. Vance's RNC speech. And, Biden tests positive for COVID
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TRUMP, RNC, VANCE, JD
Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump’s running mate, torched President Joe Biden during his Republican National Convention (RNC) speech on Wednesday evening, calling him a “career politician” who has spent his life in politics pillaging middle-American
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NEWHART, BOB, 94, DIES
Newhart died after a series of short illnesses, his publicist said.
In this 1982 file photo, Bob Newhart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles.
In this 1982 file photo, Bob Newhart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles.
In this 1982 file photo, Bob Newhart poses
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TRUMP, GAMING, ASSASSIN, CROOKS
It was reported earlier on Thursday that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the individual who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, had posted a message on gaming platform Steam.
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Now, the authorities appear to be walking back this theory,
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LOU, DOBBS, 78, TRUMP
Former FOX Business host Lou Dobbs has died at the age of 78.
A statement posted on his X account called him a "fighter till the very end – fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country."
"Lou's legacy will forever live on as
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SOUTH, KOREA, RIGHTS, SEX
In a landmark ruling for gay rights in South Korea on Thursday, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples qualify for the national health insurance’s dependent coverage, a decision that rights activists hoped could pave the way for legalizing
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RUSSIA, EVAN, GERSHKOVICH, TRIAL
US reporter's secretive 'sham' trial in Russia nears end
Friends, family and reporters are unable to enter the courtroom in Yekaterinburg
I’m at the Sverdlovsk Regional Courthouse in Yekaterinburg, just metres away from Courtroom 5A where US journalist Evan
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DER, VON, LEYEN, URSULA
Arch-globalist Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as the President of the European Commission for a second five-year term by a comfortable margin in the European Parliament on Thursday.
German politician Ursula von der Leyen will continue on as the top
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APPEALS, COURT, BIDEN, LOAN
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has refused to pause a lower court order that blocks a Biden administration effort to enhance protections for LGBTQ+ students under the federal law known as Title IX.
At issue is an administration rule meant to expand
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FRAUD, SURGERIES, PROBED, CHILDREN
Pediatric transgender surgeries allegedly have become a fraudulent multibillion-dollar industry. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating whistleblower reports alleging fraudulent Medicaid billing, including at Texas Children's Hospital
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LARGE, AVIV, EXPLOSION, ROCKS
Reports are coming in about a loud explosion heard in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday night. The full details of the situation are not yet known, but it’s clear that whatever caused this blast created significant damage.
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Huge explosion near
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STUDENT, BIDEN, DEBT, LOAN
President Joe Biden on Thursday canceled another $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of people to benefit from his debt relief push to 4.76 million, despite Republican opposition.
Republicans have called the Democrat
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BIDEN, JAMIE, DEMOCRAT, RASKIN
Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a key member of the House committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sent President Biden a four-page letter this month that compared the 81-year-old commander in chief to a tiring baseball
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JOBLESS, BENEFITS, APPLY, SETTLE
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits unexpectedly soared last week.
The Department of Labor said Thursday that new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 20,000 to 243,000 last week.
Claims were boosted by a spike in claims in Texas
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ABUSE, MIGRANT, ENGAGED, CONTRACTOR
The Justice Department has sued Southwest Key Programs, the nation’s largest operator of shelters for unaccompanied migrant children, accusing its employees of repeatedly subjecting minors in its care to sexual abuse and harassment.
Employees at Southwest
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REJECTED, JOBS, NBA, HIGH
Chris Brickley was exactly like everyone else growing up – he aspired to make it big in the sports world. He's done exactly that, but it didn't quite go the way he envisioned.
The 38-year-old basketball trainer walked on at the University of Louisville in
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POLITICAL, VIOLENCE, REST, ELECTION
The pro-Trump riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, might not have been the end of a movement but the beginning of one.
Donald Trump’s shooting wasn’t a complete surprise. While no one could have predicted the specifics, researchers and policy experts have
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WNBA, CAITLIN, CLARK, BROKEN
If WNBA fans were hoping to see two of the league’s top shooters face off in the 3-point contest during the All-Star break this weekend, they’re surely disappointed by now.
The league announced Wednesday that neither Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark nor
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STAR, FAMILIES, GOLD, WATCH
On Wednesday night, perhaps the most powerful moment of any political convention ever unfolded. Centering on the servicemembers who lost their lives during the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, the Gold Star families of those who perished one by one appeared
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PAT, DEAD, EXECUTIVE, WILLIAMS
Longtime NBA executive and co-founder of the Orlando Magic Pat Williams died Wednesday following complications from viral pneumonia, the team announced in a statement this week. He was 84.
The team released a statement sharing the news of Williams’ passing,
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TAYLOR, STALKER, SUSPECTED, SWIFT
An American man who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media ahead of her first Germany "Eras Tour" stop has been detained.
The 34-year-old, whose name was not released by authorities, will be kept in custody in Gelsenkirchen until Saturday. The "Tortured
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