Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BUSH, CORI, SQUAD, PRIMARY
Controversial Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday became the second "Squad" member to lose in a Democratic primary this year, following Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
Bush, a controversial lawmaker who rose to prominence in the Black Lives Matter movement,
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, PLOT, TERROR
Taylor Swift has concerts in Vienna this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
2 arrested for planning terror plot at Taylor Swift show in Vienna: Police
Security measures have been increased for Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna, Austria, this week after two suspects
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OLYMPIC, GOLD, PARIS, USA
It's been a busy time at the Paris Olympics for U.S. teams Olympic events are winding down, but there is still much to go. A highlight from the Paris Games Tuesday: American Gabby Thomas cruised in the 200-meter Olympic final to win her first gold medal.
Sports
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GOLD, OLYMPICS, FIGURE, TEAM
A few weeks ago, Vincent Zhou took an unusual request to his boss at the financial services company in New York where he was working in a summer internship: Could he finish a week or so early? There was an Olympic gold medal in France he needed to go pick up.
Fast-forward
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ELECTION, BALLOTS, MAIL, GEORGIA
Republicans are challenging several states that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day if they were postmarked on or before the day of voting, saying that such allowances “threaten the integrity of our elections.”
Approximately 20 states and
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BORDER, RUSSIAN, UKRAINE, ASSAULT
On Tuesday, Ukraine launched an attack — on a Russian border town. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Russian villages near its border with Ukraine, in the "lightly" defended Kursk region, were evacuated after an attack by Ukrainian forces.
Russian
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NEW, YORK, RISE, ADDRESSES
Up top 6 inches of rain pummelled parts of New York City on Tuesday evening.
Multiple motorists rescued from flooded roadways in New Jersey and New York
Multiple motorists stranded on flooded roadways in New York and New Jersey had to be rescued from their
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HAMAS, LEADER, NEW, POLITICAL
Yahya Sinwar (C), Palestinian leader of Hamas in Gaza Strip, greets people during an event marking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Hamas in Gaza City, Gaza on December 14, 2022. Ali Jadallah | Anadolu | Getty Images
Hamas on Tuesday appointed
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TITAN, 50M, EXPLORER, FAMILY
The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence.
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
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MENTAL, BLACK, HEALTH, STUDENT
Texas school bans all-black outfits, citing 'mental health'
The look, he wrote, "has become more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and health kids ready to learn".
Principal Nick DeSantis wrote to parents
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WRESTLER, DISQUALIFIED, VINESH, PHOGAT
covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts.
Vinesh Phogat of India, during her women’s freestyle match with Yui Susaki of Japan, on August
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STARLINER, ASTRONAUTS, BOEING, SPACE
Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on June 5 are still stuck there due to issues with the spacecraft they arrived on — and they don't know how or when they're returning home.
NASA is working on it, the agency said in a Wednesday
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WHITE, HAPPY, HOUSE, BIDEN
Someone notify the "White Women for Harris" group to hold the self-back pats because their efforts probably aren't as appreciated as they thought.
If you've never heard of Cora Masters Barry, here's your introduction. She's a key black female activist who
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ABORTION, STATES, PILLS, SLIGHTLY
A new report shows the number of monthly abortions in the U.S. has risen since the Supreme Court's ruling that opened the door for state bans
Abortion was slightly more common across the U.S. in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme
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INFLUENCE, BIDEN, HIRED, HUNTER
The prosecutors handling Hunter Biden's foreign influence case allege the president's son was hired by a Romanian businessman "to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies," according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District
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MISSOURI, PRIMARY, MIKE, WINS
In a key race to watch this year,Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and State House Minority Leader Crystal Quade advanced as the Republican and Democratic candidates, respectively, and will face each other in the November election to replace Gov. Mike Parson, who is not
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CHEWING, HOUSE, FIRE, DOG
An indoor monitoring camera shows the moment a dog unintentionally caused a house fire after chewing on a portable lithium-ion battery power bank.
In the video released by Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma, two dogs and a cat can be seen in the living room
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RIOTS, RACE, POLICE, LONDON
Thousands of additional police flood British streets after race riots Dozens more far-right rallies are planned across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as police struggle to contain racist mob violence targeting immigrants, Muslims and people of color.
Europe
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FLORIDA, POLICE, BIRTHDAY, WOMAN
A Florida woman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly hurling a burrito and soft shell taco at her husband during an argument over the meal, which was for his birthday, police said.
Esha Persad, 34, is charged with domestic battery for the fast-food
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EMERGENCY, GLOBAL, MPOX, AFRICA
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency.
At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros
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ASSAULT, UPHELD, MARYLAND, WEAPONS
Gun control advocates achieved a win in a closely watched Second Amendment case when a federal appeals court upheld Maryland's ban on semiautomatic weapons equipped with high-capacity magazines, The Hill reported on Wednesday.
The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court
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Patti Yasutake, the actress known for her role as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and subsequent "Star Trek" franchises, has died. She was 70.
On Wednesday, her manager and longtime friend, Kyle Fritz, confirmed the death to Fox News
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YEAR, DEAD, FOUND, POLICE
An Idaho boy who vanished from his home Monday night during his fifth birthday party has been found dead, police say.
Matthew Glynn, who was nonverbal and had autism, was discovered "deceased in the water" of a canal about half a mile away from his home, according
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