Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
151 articles
HARRIS, BIDEN, KAMALA, TRUMP
Former President Donald Trump slammed President Biden's Oval Office address on his exit from the 2024 presidential race, calling it a "terrible" speech while accusing Democrats of staging a coup against the president.
Trump reacted to Biden's remarks during
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ISRAEL, HARRIS, ANTI, HAMAS
Vice President Kamala Harris said "Israel has a right to defend itself ... and how it does matters." Harris' remarks followed a meeting she held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington Thursday.
"It is time for this war to end and end
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SOCCER, WOMEN, TEAM, OLYMPICS
U.S. women's soccer coach says the team has 'moved past' losses, is ready for Paris
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NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates.
PARIS — The U.S.
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HOMELESS, ENCAMPMENTS, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA
Gov. Gavin Newsom will order California officials on Thursday to begin dismantling thousands of homeless encampments, according to officials in his administration, calling on government leaders to act on a recent Supreme Court decision “with urgency and dignity.”
The
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VANCE, CAT, CHILDLESS, LADIES
Allies of former President Donald Trump are pushing back on attacks by “Hollywood elites” and “Fake News” against GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance (R-OH) for his “childless cat lady” comment from three years ago.
A clip of Vance from a July 2021 interview
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EL, CARTEL, SINALOA, MAYO
The arrests happened on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, according to officials.
Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ
Two top leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel have been taken into custody by United States
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SOUTHWEST, AIRLINES, SEATS, OPEN
Southwest scraps unassigned seating after 50 years
Southwest Airlines is to allow customers to reserve seats, scrapping the free-for-all of unassigned seating it has operated for 50 years.
The company said it also planned to charge for "premium" seats with
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HOCHUL, GOV, NEW, CONGESTION
Transit and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, accusing her of unlawfully delaying a congestion pricing plan to reduce Manhattan traffic and fund New York City's subway system, The Washington Examiner reported.
The
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ECONOMY, QUARTER, INFLATION, EXPECTED
U.S. GDP grew at a 2.8% annualized rate over three months ending in June.
US economy grew much faster than expected in 2nd quarter
The U.S. economy grew much faster than expected over three months ending in June, accelerating from the previous quarter and
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TOWN, CANADIAN, WILDFIRE, JASPER
'Monster' wildfire may have destroyed half of Canadian town
Driver films destruction in Jasper after wildfire blazes through town
A huge wildfire may have destroyed up to half of the Canadian town of Jasper, officials have.
The fires in Jasper National Park,
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TRUMP, RALLY, NEW, FOOTAGE
So many things were wrong with the way that the Secret Service provided security for former President Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. It was a colossal failure when Trump was grazed in the ear, Corey Comperatore was killed, and two other men
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TRUMP, DOCS, CLASSIFIED, CONVICTION
As Special Counsel Jack Smith works to appeal U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, the court has laid out as a schedule for both sides to present legal briefs.
The Atlanta-based
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STRIKE, GAME, PERFORMERS, VIDEO
Hollywood’s video game performers are going on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's
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ASTRONAUTS, NASA, DATE, CAPSULE
Officials say two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station
Already more than a month
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PARIS, GAMES, PROTECTING, PREVIEW
This week, the world will tune in to watch what is being billed as the most sustainable Olympic Games in history, a goal the organizers of the Paris Games aim to reach in part by refurbishing buildings instead of constructing new ones.
More than 90 percent
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CHINESE, RUSSIAN, BOMBERS, CAPABLE
The United States and Canada scrambled fighters on Wednesday as Chinese and Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew off the coast of Alaska.
According to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), it was the first time a Chinese H-6 bomber had penetrated
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BODIES, GAZA, HOSTAGES, ISRAELI
Israeli forces recovered Wednesday the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said.
Maya Goren, a 56-year-old kindergarden teacher, was killed during the attack on her kibbutz, Nir Oz, according
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MURDOCH, RUPERT, SUCCESSION, GAME
Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old media tycoon, spent the past 70 years building a global media empire that gave him influence in journalism, politics and pop culture.
He’s now locked in a court battle with three of his children over the future of the business,
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HOTTEST, DAY, DROP, SLIGHT
Monday was likely the hottest day on Earth since modern recordkeeping began. On that day, the planet was 17.16 degrees Celsius, or 62.89 degrees Fahrenheit, on average, according to the European climate service Copernicus, narrowly beating out the previous
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LAUNCH, PAC, QUEENS, DRAG
Men who make their living by pretending to be women have registered a Political Action Committee (PAC) to “educate, invigorate and motivate the LGBTQ voter base.”
“DRAG PAC is a collective of DRAG entertainers and seasoned queer professionals who have banded
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WEINSTEIN, COVID, PNEUMONIA, HOSPITAL
The disgraced movie mogul is awaiting retrial in New York.
Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for a "myriad of health conditions" and has also contracted COVID-19 and double pneumonia, according to his representative.
Weinstein, 72, was transferred to
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RYAN, CROUSER, OLYMPIC, AMERICAN
Seeing sports as unifying is not a new concept.
Earlier this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke to an audience that included French President Emmanuel Macron and other officials, addressing the importance of promoting "Olympic
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SOCCER, UNRULY, STORM, PLAYERS
A chaotic scene broke out in one of the first Olympic men’s soccer matches, but there was a ton of chaos beforehand, as well.
In their game against Morocco, Argentina thought it had scored the game-tying goal in added time, which would have earned them a draw
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WESTERN, REACHES, HAZARDOUS, SMOKE
Wildfire smoke from hundreds of fires burning in the West reached New England on Thursday afternoon. A long tendril of haze could lower air quality in cities along the coast, including in Delaware, New Jersey, Cape Cod, New Hampshire, New York City and even
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