Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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PRISONER, SWAP, RUSSIA, GERSHKOVICH
Negotiations ramped up after Biden ended his election bid, an official said.
How the Russian prisoner swap that freed Gershkovich, Whelan took place, according to officials
The largest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War took months of detailed
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OLYMPIC, BOXER, MALE, GENDER
Famed "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and several others weighed in after an Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes won a fight in Paris in 46 seconds on Thursday.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini after Carini abandoned
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HAMAS, KILLED, ISRAEL, LEADER
Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official.
The
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GOLD, OLYMPIC, WINS, WOMEN
Simone Biles takes gold in women’s gymnastics individual all-around at Paris Games Thursday's women's gymnastics individual all-around competition showcases three of the sport's superstars: USA's Simone Biles and Suni Lee and Rebeca Andrade of Brazil.
Sports
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covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts.
The US government has reached a plea agreement with three defendants accused of planning the September
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ELECTION, VENEZUELA, MADURO, BLINKEN
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, in no uncertain terms, that Edmundo Gonzalez won the election in Venezuela, even though dictator Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory, the Miami Herald reported Thursday.
"Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to
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TRUMP, ASSASSINATION, SECRET, ATTEMPT
On July 13, while addressing a crowd at a campaign rally, a former president of the United States and the 2024 Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt that would have likely taken his life if he hadn't inexplicably turned his head
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SHAPIRO, HARRIS, VP, AHEAD
With Kamala Harris set to announce her running mate on Tuesday, there are numerous signs that the choice has already been made. The first clue was the scheduling of a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on the same day. The governor of that state is Josh Shapiro,
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MUSK, DEAL, ELON, CANCELED
Musk later said on X that Lemon's approach "was basically just 'CNN, but on social media', which doesn't work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying."
"We had a good conversation. Clearly he felt differently," Lemon said of Musk when he announced that
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TRUMP, SECRET, WHISTLEBLOWER, SERVICE
What factors determine a "suspicious" person versus a "threat" has become a hotly debated topic in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, as well as FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate,
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STABBING, NAMED, SUSPECT, CHILDREN
A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an attack on a children’s party killed three and critically injured several others.
The suspect in a mass stabbing who was arrested shortly after the attack arrived at court on Thursday,
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JOBLESS, LEVEL, YEAR, HITS
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains broadly healthy
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week,
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OHIO, ROLLS, 2024, HUNDREDS
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is moving to purge hundreds of non-citizens currently registered to vote after an election year audit revealed flaws in state voter rolls.
The audit uncovered 499 individuals who were registered to vote but were not U.S.
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TENNESSEE, SENATE, PRIMARY, WINS
State Rep. Gloria Johnson emerged the victor in Tennessee’s closely watched Democratic Senate primary and will take on incumbent Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November’s election.
Johnson took home the victory by garnering 74% of the vote over challengers
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Intel said Thursday it would cut 15% of its workforce and will suspend its dividend in the fourth quarter as the chipmaker pursues a turnaround centered around its loss-making manufacturing business.
Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company fell
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IMPEACH, HARRIS, GOP, HOUSE
A first-term member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, won his first primary as an incumbent on Thursday evening.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., fended off a challenge from Nashville Metro Council member Courtney Johnston, who ran a more moderate campaign
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The Department of Homeland Security found in an internal watchdog report on the events surrounding the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 that Vice President Kamala Harris came within 20 feet of a "viable" pipe bomb outside the headquarters of the Democratic
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NEW, STUDY, YOUNGER, 17
It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay.
But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles up their odds for the disease in the first place.
“Our results show that aspirin can
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MADE, UKRAINE, FIRST, 16
The long-awaited arrival of U.S.-made F-16s have allegedly landed in Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, a move that will help Kyiv revive its air capabilities in its war against Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly emphasized his
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COMPETE, BRUTAL, OLYMPIC, SPORTS
Do you enjoy watching men beating up women? I don’t. Any exceptions? Not that I can think of.
But the International Olympics Committee have decided otherwise. Watching men beating up women is fine so long as it’s in a huge stadium and televised for all the
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MIDDLE, EAST, ASSASSINATIONS, HOURS
2 assassinations in the last 48 hours may destabilize the entire Middle East NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib about whether his country is bracing for a wider war with Israel.
Middle East 2 assassinations in the last 48 hours
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