Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
145 articles
HARRIS, WALZ, TRUMP, KAMALA
A key aide for Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday denied claims from a pro-Palestinian organization that suggested that she's open to discussing an arms embargo against Israel.
Harris national security adviser Phil Gordon posted on social
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TRUMP, POLICE, ASSASSINATION, ATTEMPT
Suspected Trump rally shooter visited gun range dozens of times, senator says, as new footage emerges
The suspected shooter in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump visited a gun club dozens of times in the year leading up to the
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, TERROR, CONCERTS
VIENNA (AP) — Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts.
Swift was scheduled to
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TRUMP, CAMPAIGN, HARRIS, WALZ
The size of the crowd at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta last month rivaled the turnout for Donald Trump days later only “because she had entertainers,” Trump told the audience at his event, referring to the rappers Quavo and Megan Thee
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, SURPRISE, TROOPS
Fighting in Russia rages for a third day after 1,000 Ukrainian troops stormed across the international border into the Kursk region Tuesday in one of the largest surprise attacks on Russia since the war began over two years ago.
Moscow called a state of emergency
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GOLD, WOMEN, WATER, OLYMPIC
Australia dashes U.S. women's water polo gold medal dreams
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The U.S. women’s water polo team has lost its semifinal bout against Australia — a massive upset for the three-time defending Olympic gold medalists.
The teams
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GAMES, CROSSFIT, TEXAS, DROWNS
Man dies competing in Texas CrossFit swimming event
A statement from the games read: "We are devastated by the passing of Lazar Dukic.
Emergency services were called at around 08:00 local time (14:00 BST) and a body recovered about an hour later.
Lazar Dukic,
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NOAH, LYLES, COVID, BRONZE
Almost as soon as he crossed the finish line in the 200-meter dash on Thursday night, Noah Lyles looked winded. He lay on his back on the purple track at Stade de France, after finishing third in a race he had dominated for the last three years, and struggled
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ELON, MUSK, LAWSUIT, WIN
Huge news on Thursday as the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) announced that it will discontinue operations of its Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) initiative in the face of the antitrust suit filed against the entities by Elon Musk. On Tuesday,
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ISRAEL, ATTACK, WARNS, IRAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a new interview with Time Magazine, apologized for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists happening on his watch, and warned that the country now faces a "full-fledged Iranian axis."
Netanyahu had been prime minister
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TRUMP, CASE, ELECTION, SPECIAL
Justice Department wants more time on Trump election interference case
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The Justice Department is asking for more time to review the landmark Supreme Court ruling that granted former President Donald Trump substantial
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STRANDED, NASA, ASTRONAUTS, SPACE
In space, no one can hear you scream . . . about travel delays.
Two American astronauts have been stuck for two months the International Space Station, on what was supposed to be a nine-day round trip.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams set off June 5 in the
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YEAR, MORTGAGE, RATES, DROP
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a welcome affordability boost for prospective homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate
Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls
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PUIGDEMONT, SPAIN, CATALAN, CARLES
BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 08: Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes his first public appearance since he fled Spain in 2017, speaking at a public rally in Barcelona, Spain on August 08, 2024. Since leading the failed 2017 independence push for Catalonia
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JOBLESS, EXPECTED, FALL, CLAIMS
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by more than expected last week, indicating that layoffs are not surging higher.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 233,000, down from 250,000 in the prior week. Economists had forecast
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DOOR, NEW, NTSB, WRAPS
A new chief executive takes over at Boeing Thursday, and he plans to walk the floor of the factory near Seattle that has become the heart of the aerospace giant's troubles. The jet that lost its door plug midair is housed at that factory.
Robert “Kelly” Ortberg
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BIDEN, INSURANCE, SUE, HARRIS
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) is leading a 15-state lawsuit against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s administration for its opening the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action
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DIEGO, SAN, PANDA, GIANT
A pair of pandas are making their big American debut.
Two giant pandas from China have officially arrived at the San Diego Zoo with the grand re-opening of their exhibit on Aug. 8.
The pandas, named Xin Bao and Yun Chuan, will live in the zoo’s newly renovated
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YOUNGKIN, BALLOTS, ELECTION, MANDATES
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to bolster the commonwealth's "election security procedures" ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Youngkin issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday to "protect legal voters and accurate counts" through
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TEXTS, COLUMBIA, DEANS, ANTISEMITIC
Three deans at Columbia University who sent texts that "touched on ancient antisemitic tropes" have resigned, the The Washington Post reported.
Susan Chang-Kim, the university's vice dean and chief administrative officer; Matthew Patashnick, an associate vice
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BROWN, YEARS, MICHAEL, 10
10 years after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, what’s changed with protests? Some of the first protestors on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Brown was killed ten years ago have become national figures. NPR's Michel Martin talks to DeRay
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POLICE, CHECKPOINT, FATALLY, OFFICER
A small town in Mississippi is mourning after a police officer was killed, and two others were wounded in a shooting.
According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the shooting happened when officers with the Summit Police Department were performing
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DETROIT, RALLY, KAMALA, CHAOS
Kamala Harris held a rally in Detroit Wednesday in which she once again trotted out some kind of weird accent that she somehow thinks honors the locale (but which is actually insulting), and she once again had to provide a free concert to get folks to show
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400M, GOLD, SYDNEY, WORLD
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashes her world record in 400m hurdles, wins Olympic gold
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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.
SAINT-DENIS, France —
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