Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
22 articles
BIDEN, HARRIS, TRUMP, PELOSI
As supporters walked into the first rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, they were given light-up wristbands like the ones Taylor Swift’s fans wear at her concerts.
It was clear this was no longer President Biden’s campaign.
Seemingly
Continued at New York Times...
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HARRIS, TRUMP, TIPS, TAXES
Fewer Americans have faith in former President Donald Trump’s ability to handle the US economy than they do Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new poll.
The survey, conducted for the Financial Times and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business,
Continued at Newsmax...
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WALZ, TIM, FORMER, JD
As soon as I heard Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance smearing the military service of his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all I could think was: Seriously? Are we really doing this again?
Are we really going to allow Republicans — who are
Continued at LA Times...
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JORDAN, CHILES, BRONZE, GYMNAST
The International Olympic Committee determined that American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after he scored was improperly judged.
The IOC said the bronze medal was being reallocated to Romanian
Continued at Fox News...
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GOLD, USA, OLYMPIC, PARIS
The Paris Olympics are wrapping up. How did Team USA do? The Paris Summer Olympics wrap-up Sunday after two-and-a-half weeks of dramatic sports achievements and a bit of controversy. The United States won the most medals as it prepares to host the next Summer
Continued at NPR...
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CLOSING, CEREMONY, OLYMPICS, TOWER
PARIS (AP) – French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.
The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon.
Continued at Breitbart...
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HARRIS, TERRORISTS, SCHOOL, HAMAS
Kamala Harris says 'too many' civilian deaths in Gaza
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris has condemned the loss of civilian life in an Israeli air strike against a school building in Gaza on Saturday. More than 70 people
Continued at BBC...
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SECRET, SERVICE, SALON, MASSACHUSETTS
The Secret Service hasn't exactly been covering itself in glory lately. Between the "unsolved" cocaine-at-the-White House mystery and the massive security failures that led to former President Donald Trump's almost being assassinated in July — and the subsequent
Continued at Red State...
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VANCE, JD, WIFE, MILLION
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance defended his past comments on women and families without children, the Trump campaign's proposals to deport undocumented immigrants and more in a wide-ranging interview with "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl,
Continued at ABC...
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HASSAN, PARIS, MARATHON, SIFAN
Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games
PARIS -- Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters
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MARYLAND, HOUSE, DEAD, LEVELED
The cause of the blast is under investigation, officials said.
At least one person was found dead and two others were injured when an explosion Sunday morning leveled a home and damaged multiple neighboring residences in a suburban Baltimore neighborhood,
Continued at ABC...
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TRUMP, CAMPAIGN, HACKED, SOURCES
The Trump campaign says its emails were hacked and suggests Iran may be to blame
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Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing
Continued at NPR...
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JAMES, LEBRON, OLYMPICS, NBA
One generational feat led to another for LeBron James.
At 39 years old, James won his third gold medal and earned Olympics MVP when the U.S. beat France 98-87 in the men's final on Saturday. It's now the ninth MVP award in James' crowded showcase, joining
Continued at Fox News...
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ROCKETS, IDF, ISRAEL, 30
The IDF reported Sunday evening that approximately 30 rockets were launched into Israel from Lebanon.
"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in northern Israel, approximately 30 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon toward the area
Continued at Newsmax...
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WARSHIP, 25, NAVY, PRODUCTION
Navy shipbuilding has had its worst production in 25 years, putting the U.S. behind rival China in production pace.
"I don’t see a fast, easy way to get out of this problem. It’s taken us a long time to get into it," Eric Labs, a longtime naval analyst at
Continued at Fox News...
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FRANCISCO, SAN, 26, CHARGES
The San Francisco district attorney has charged 26 people in connection to an April anti-Israel protest that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for nearly five hours, trapping hundreds of drivers including a mother with her baby and a surgeon who had to reschedule
Continued at Fox News...
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WINS, HAWAII, HIRONO, MAZIE
Former Hawaii state lawmaker Bob McDermott, a Marine Corps veteran, won the Republican Senate primary in Hawaii on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
McDermott initially won his seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives by roughly 150 votes, according
Continued at Fox News...
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OLYMPIC, GENDER, FIGHTER, WOMEN
Former Olympic boxer and Olympic boxing trainer Rafa Lozano says that Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif was considered too dangerous for women to train with during a recent boxing retreat in Spain.
The Spanish boxer and trainer told Radio Marca that allowing
Continued at Breitbart...
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HARRIS, CLIMATE, ACTIVISTS, CHANCE
Anti-global warming organizations and agitators have been falling over themselves to endorse Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris, insisting her record of green-friendly activism speaks for itself.
The Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters,
Continued at Breitbart...
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OFFICER, FERGUSON, FIGHTING, LIFE
A police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, is "fighting for his life" after being critically injured in an assault outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, the city’s police chief said Saturday.
Protesters
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UKRAINIAN, TROOPS, RUSSIA, OFFICIAL
Ukrainian and Russian troops are gearing up for a showdown in western Russia
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops and Russian reinforcements appeared to be gearing up for a major confrontation in the villages
Continued at NPR...
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OLYMPICS, 2028, CAR, ANGELES
The Summer Olympic Games scheduled for Los Angeles in 2028 will be car-free with spectators expected to leave their private vehicles behind and only use public transport to access events, mayor Karen Bass decreed Saturday.
Bass addressed the issue of the city’s
Continued at Breitbart...
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TRUMP, ASSASSINATION, ATTEMPT, SIZED
It seems amazing that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was less than a month ago. While that event shook the American political landscape and is still echoes today, a local Butler, Pennsylvania, artist has taken it upon himself to
Continued at Red State...
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SHOWER, PERSEID, METEOR, BIG
The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Sunday night, and given that it will be paired with a dark sky due to the moon’s early setting, stargazers could be in for a show.
NASA said on its website that the Perseid meteor shower is best viewed from midnight to
Continued at Fox News...