Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
17 articles
TRUMP, KAMALA, HARRIS, SWIFT
Trump’s own version of reality continues to confound political actors and observers
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Eight years ago this month, Donald Trump announced that he had personally laid to rest the controversy about President Obama’s country
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HARRIS, INTERVIEW, KAMALA, SOLO
The backlash continued to mount following Vice President Kamala Harris' televised interview Friday, with critics calling out her unwillingness to give clear and specific answers.
In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential
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TRUMP, HARRIS, POLL, TIPP
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned through Pennsylvania’s conservative interior on Friday, aiming to shave a few percentage points off former President Donald J. Trump’s winning margins in parts of the state where he remains popular.
At a campaign rally
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RANGE, LONG, UKRAINE, MISSILES
(AFP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO.
Starmer told reporters
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ADDICTION, FARRELL, PERRY, JANE
It was a "feral" time Friday night during what may be the last Jane's Addiction concert.
Frontman Perry Farrell shocked fans when he punched guitarist Dave Navarro during an onstage outburst at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, abruptly cutting the show
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SUE, WHISTLEBLOWERS, IRS, BIDEN
Lawfare and running court battles have become such a fixture in the news in recent years, it's nearly impossible to keep up with them all. One of the odder developments to evolve in the already odd case of First Son Hunter Biden and his legal entanglements
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HARRIS, BIDEN, SPOX, BORDER
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Harris-Walz Campaign Senior National Spokesman Ian Sams argued that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed increasing capital gains taxes so there’s “an
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DEATH, TOLL, TYPHOON, DOZENS
Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing
BANGKOK -- The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing, Myanmar’s state television said
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FOOD, WASTE, MAKING, GROW
How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help
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Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations
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SHOOTING, HIGH, SCHOOL, PRACTICE
The emergency dispatch center fielding reports of an active shooter at a Georgia high school was overwhelmed with 911 calls as the situation unfolded, according to local reports and recordings obtained by ABC News.
When shots rang out at Apalachee High School
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HARRIS, FACT, SOLDIERS, COMBAT
Is this my most clickbaity headline in a long time? Probably. Am I about to deliver on every promise it makes? Absolutely.
The setup happened during the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and the topic centered on the disastrous
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ABORTION, COMPETING, BALLOT, ACTIVIST
The anti-abortion activist urging followers to abandon Trump
Lila Rose/YouTube Lila Rose told her followers last month Trump had made it "impossible" to support him
Among the more than 67 million people who tuned in to the first US presidential debate between
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ARIZONA, BAN, 1864, ABORTION
PHOENIX -- Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday.
The western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the Arizona Supreme Court deciding in April to let the state enforce the long-dormant
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BALLERINA, 29, DEPRINCE, DIES
Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29
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Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes.
Her death was announced via
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BORDER, PATROL, BLASTS, FAILURES
Our republic's borders, in particular the southern border, are utterly out of control and have been for some time. We've been beating the drum on this issue, but some of the most powerful voices speaking on this issue are those charged with enforcing our border
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PLANE, COLORADO, GOLF, DRAMATIC
A small plane crashed on Wednesday at a golf course in the Denver, Colorado, area after taking off from Centennial Airport five miles away.
Following the crash that left the plane upside down, officials said the two occupants got out of the aircraft and walked
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SHOOT, MURDER, WIELDING, FATALLY
The police fatally shot a 38-year-old Brooklyn man Friday evening when officers searching for him in connection with a bench warrant found him hiding in the bathtub of an apartment in the Flatbush neighborhood, officials said.
The police said they had to use
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HOCHUL, HOUSE, CHINESE, WHITE
A former aide to Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is now accused by the Justice Department of acting as a Chinese spy, went on a tour of the White House earlier this year, a White House official has confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Linda Sun’s visit
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SOUTHERN, CALIFORNIA, BLAZES, FIREFIGHTERS
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press , JAIMIE DING Associated Press , and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern
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VENEZUELA, PLOT, CITIZENS, SPANISH
Venezuela arrests US and Spanish citizens over 'plot'
Spanish authorities have requested more information from Caracas, with the Spanish embassy in the country requesting access to those detained.
It comes two days after Washington sanctioned 16 Venezuelan
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