Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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WALZ, HARRIS, TIM, KAMALA
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, said the choice of current Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate shows Democrats are doubling down on a "democrat-socialist agenda."
Pawlenty, a former GOP presidential candidate
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ISRAEL, IRAN, HEZBOLLAH, ATTACK
Iran has requested advanced Russian air defense and radar systems following a visit to the Islamic Republic by a top Moscow official and shipments are already on their way, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Two Iranian officials confirmed that Iran made
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HAMAS, LEADER, SINWAR, YAHYA
A truism in the American military is that "There is no problem that cannot be solved with the suitable application of high explosives." It's unclear if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have a similar phrase, but whether they frame things that way or not, the
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OLYMPIC, COLE, HOCKER, AMERICAN
Organizers designed the Olympic Village to be an eco-friendly habitation that would prioritize oneness with the environment. Well, in a sense, they achieved that. Olympic athletes are so miserable in the Olympic Village that they are embracing sleeping outdoors
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SENATE, PRIMARY, WINS, MICHIGAN
An open eastern Kansas congressional seat has inspired two political comeback attempts in the state’s Tuesday primary election
TOPEKA, Kan. -- An open congressional seat in eastern Kansas inspired two political comeback attempts in the state's primary Tuesday,
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PLOT, TRUMP, PAKISTANI, ASSASSINATION
Federal prosecutors have charged Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran, in a murder for hire plot of a U.S. politician or government officials.
A Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to assassinate U.S.
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PELOSI, BIDEN, ROLE, BOOK
Nancy Pelosi talks to NPR about wielding power — and her role as Biden stepped aside
For more on the 2024 race head to the NPR Network's live updates page.
Nancy Pelosi has been in the room where it happened for decades.
She was at the U.S. Capitol the morning
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GOLD, OLYMPIC, GERMANY, IMANE
U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in 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 — It took some extra
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DEBBY, SOUTH, CAROLINA, COASTAL
Tropical storm Debby is moving through coastal Georgia
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Tropical Storm Debby continued to move through Georgia early Tuesday and is expected to bring up to 25 inches of rain across parts of the Southeast, the National Hurricane
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LAUREATE, NOBEL, BANGLADESH, LEAD
A day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh dramatically resigned and fled the country, the student groups that led the popular uprising against her proposed a notable name to help lead the interim government: Muhammad Yunus, a microfinance pioneer
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MISSOURI, BUSH, CORI, BACKED
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush faces a primary challenger backed by pro-Israel groups
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Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush is in the fight of her political life in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the state’s 1st
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ROLLS, VOTER, LAWSUIT, COUNTY
Washington, D.C.,-based conservative group America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit Monday against Arizona's Maricopa County, calling on County Recorder Stephen Richer to kick non-citizens off its voter rolls.
The lawsuit claims that Richer failed to comply
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DELTA, FLIGHT, MICROSOFT, BACK
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against criticism from Delta Air Lines
Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month's tech outage cost it $500 million
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm
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POLE, BOYFRIEND, DUPLANTIS, RECORD
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis set a world record in pole vault on Monday at the Paris Olympics when he launched himself over the bar at 6.25 meters, winning the gold medal.
Duplantis immediately ran over to his own personal cheering section and gave his girlfriend,
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HAWLEY, AGENT, INEXPERIENCED, BUTLER
The Secret Service's lead site agent for former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was "inexperienced, ineffective, and not up to the job," whistleblowers told Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
Trump survived an assassination attempt at the July
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BANGLADESH, STATE, PRIME, MINISTER
The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to avoid traveling to Bangladesh due to escalating civil unrest, crime and terrorism after the South Asian country's prime minister fled the country in a helicopter as a mob of protesters breached the palace.
The
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MURDER, DEATH, HOTEL, PINNED
Milwaukee hotel staff face murder charges in man's death
He died of “restraint asphyxia and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine”, found a post-mortem examination that also noted he was morbidly obese.
Mitchell was unresponsive when police arrived
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NEW, CITY, YORK, OVERSPENDING
Over a million square feet of retail space is empty in vacant chain-drugstore locations across New York City. Here’s why it’s so hard to fill.
Aug. 6, 2024
An empty Duane Reade, steps from Wall Street, darkens a landmark office building.
A former Walgreens
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DISSIDENTS, ACTIVIST, PRO, DEMOCRACY
A Chinese-American scholar was convicted in a Brooklyn court Tuesday after his work on behalf of Beijing as an illegal agent was discovered.
Shujun Wang, an activist who founded a pro-democracy group in New York, used his position to spy on dissidents and
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INJURES, REPORTS, DOZENS, MIDDLE
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have come under repeated attack in recent weeks, including a rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday that reportedly injured five U.S. military personnel and contractors. The renewed strikes, which began in July, mark
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TRUMP, IMMUNITY, RULING, DELAYS
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing
NEW YORK -- The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling
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NEW, COUNTY, YORK, WEARING
Wearing masks in public as a way to hide one's identity will soon be illegal in one suburban New York county.
Lawmakers in Nassau County approved a bill on Monday criminalizing the wearing of face masks in public places, with exemptions for people who cover
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MLB executive Billy Bean died on Tuesday at age 60 from acute myeloid leukemia, the league announced.
Bean had been serving in multiple roles in MLB's national office, including senior VP for diversity, equity and inclusion and special assistant to the commissioner.
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