Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
73 articles
TRUMP, HARRIS, KAMALA, SENTENCING
Vice President Kamala Harris is running behind President Biden’s 2020 numbers among several demographic groups, a gap that could loom large in what increasingly appears to be a razor's-edge election.
"Harris is significantly underperforming Biden, according
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SCHOOL, SHOOTING, GEORGIA, SUSPECT
The 14-year-old accused of killing two students and two teachers in a shooting attack at his high school made his first appearance at a courthouse in northern Georgia on Friday. He faces four charges of felony murder.
His father is expected to appear this
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JOBS, REPORT, JOB, SHOWS
U.S. employment increased less than expected in August, but a drop in the jobless rate to 4.2% suggested an orderly labor market slowdown continued and probably did not warrant a big interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this month.
Nonfarm payrolls increased
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VANCE, SHOOTINGS, SCHOOL, JD
Kamala Harris and her VP pick Tim Walz pushed the false framing of Republican Sen. JD Vance’s statement on shootings despite the Associated Press (AP) engendering backlash earlier.
The Associated Press ignited massive backlash on Thursday when it blatantly
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RFK, JR, BALLOTS, COURTS
Since he suspended his presidential campaign on August 23rd and threw his support behind GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been working to try and get his name off the ballot in states like North Carolina
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ARRESTED, PLOT, JEWS, JEWISH
Man charged with plotting shooting at a Jewish center on anniversary of Hamas attack
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week for plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, GAZA, HOSTAGES
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making clear that his forces will not agree to Hamas’ demands to vacate Gaza, for two crucial reasons – overall national security and ensuring the safe return of the remaining hostages still in Hamas captivity.
Concerns
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STARLINER, EARTH, BOEING, UNDOCKS
The two NASA astronauts will remain on the ISS until February 2025.
Boeing's Starliner undocks from the ISS and heads back to Earth, without NASA astronauts
Boeing's Starliner undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Friday and began its return
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CHINA, FOREIGN, ADOPTIONS, FAMILIES
China ends most international adoptions, leaving many children, families in limbo
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The Chinese government plans to mostly end its international adoption program — a devastating blow for hundreds of families from the U.S. and around
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83, MENDES, SERGIO, BRAZILIAN
Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian-born pianist, composer and arranger who brought bossa nova music to a global audience in the 1960s through his ensemble, Brasil ’66, and remained a force in popular music for more than six decades, died on Thursday in Los Angeles.
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RAVENS, CHIEFS, ISAIAH, TOUCHDOWN
The Kansas City Chiefs made a winning start to their NFL title defence as the Baltimore Ravens had a touchdown overturned as the game expired.
The Chiefs, who are aiming to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row, led 27-20 as the Ravens got
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HUNTER, BIDEN, TAX, JOE
Thursday on FNC’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” network contributor Jonathan Turley reacted to the Hunter Biden plea deal news.
Turley suggested it was business as usual for President Joe Biden’s son and called him the “single most privileged individual” since
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KILLED, BANK, WEST, AMERICAN
The White House announced it is requesting an investigation after an American woman was shot and killed by Israeli troops, the Associated Press reported
"We are deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen, Aysenur Egzi Eygi, today in the West
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NEWSOM, BILL, VETOES, HOUSING
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Friday vetoed a bill that would have helped some undocumented immigrants buy homes in the state, moving quickly to extinguish a potential flashpoint in the presidential election.
The proposal, which would have expanded an
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BAN, PLASTIC, HARRIS, STRAWS
Campaign staffers say presidential candidate Kamala Harris has reversed her 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws for climate change.
In 2019, during a CNN Town Hall, Kamala Harris said America should ban plastic straws to fight against the climate crisis while
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AURORA, GANG, DE, EVIDENCE
Two suspected Tren de Aragua gang members and Venezuelan nationals have been released from custody on $1,000 bond, according to police.
Nixon and Dixon Azuaje-Perez were arrested by Aurora Police in relation to a July 28th shooting on charges of evidence
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COLLEGE, STUDENTS, JEWISH, ZIONIST
Research funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation, based on multiple years of surveys, suggests that a sizable cohort of students oppose the Jewish state and seek to socially ostracize their peers who disagree with them.
The 65-page report “A Year of Campus Conflict
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CARLSON, HOLOCAUST, TUCKER, REVISIONIST
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News star turned podcaster, has come under fire for hosting a Holocaust revisionist on his show, who posited that it was Winston Churchill, not Adolf Hitler, who was the “chief villain” of World War II — drawing a rebuke from
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PEGULA, JESSICA, FINAL, OPEN
Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka
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The women’s singles final of the U.S. Open is set as Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off Saturday.
Sabalenka, seeded No. 2,
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RECORDS, SUES, ABORTIONS, TEXAS
Texas has sued the Biden administration to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek abortion where it is legal.
The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and
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88, HARRIS, LEADERS, ENDORSE
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at the Throwback Brewery, in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on September 4, 2024.
WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate
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REPUBLICAN, LEANS, SENATE, SHIFTS
A top political handicapper has changed its prediction for the November Senate election in Montana to show an advantage for Republicans as Democratic Sen. Jon Tester has begun to slip in polling.
The battle between Tester and Republican Senate candidate Tim
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NEW, BUTTONS, MANDATES, PANIC
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signed a dumb law requiring some retailers to install panic buttons for store employees.
But-but-but I keep being told crime is down in America!
But-but-but I keep being told that people like myself are exaggerating the crime that’s
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REPORTS, MISSOURI, FLU, BIRD
Officials in Missouri on Friday identified the first American infected with bird flu who had no known exposure to the infected animals or birds that have been plaguing the nation’s farms for more than six months.
The case brings this year’s number of human
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