Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
11 articles
HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL, ROCKETS, IDF
Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into northern Israel on Sunday in response to a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, pushing both sides closer to the brink of full-scale war.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed
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HARRIS, JANET, KAMALA, JACKSON
Running for president the first time, Kamala Harris staked a number of positions aimed at boosting her support on the left. Now she has to defend those positions as Harris bids a second time for the White House.
When Kamala Harris stepped in to replace the
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TRUMP, RUN, DONALD, 2028
Two grandchildren of former President Donald Trump delighted the audience at his rally on Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Trump, who is running for the White House in 2024 against Vice President Kamala Harris (D), brought Carolina and Luke, two children
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WNBA, CAITLIN, CLARK, FEVER
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson was a unanimous choice as the WNBA MVP the league announced Sunday
Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson was the unanimous choice as the WNBA MVP, the league announced Sunday.
She is only the second player to win the award
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SHOOTING, BIRMINGHAM, DEAD, ALABAMA
Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports.
There were multiple people shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area, the Birmingham
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GERMAN, STATE, SCHOLZ, FEND
The embattled center-left party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany scored a hard-fought and narrow victory over the far-right ethnonationalist party, Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, in an election in an eastern state of the country, potentially energizing
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GOVERNMENT, FUNDING, DEAL, REPUBLICANS
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal
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SECURITY, NATIONAL, HARRIS, OFFICIALS
Of all the things that Kamala Harris is unfit to do, of all the duties she should never be entrusted with, commander-in-chief of the American armed forces and the national intelligence apparatus has to be at the top of the list. That is not, however, preventing
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1ST, TOUCHDOWN, CALEB, WILLIAMS
The Chicago Bears are going to have to figure out who will keep the milestone ball after Caleb Williams found Rome Odunze for the team's first passing touchdown of the season.
In fact, Williams finding fellow rookie Odunze for the 1-yard score was the first
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MERCURY, MORRIS, 77, DIES
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Eugene “Mercury” Morris, who starred for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins as part of a star-studded backfield and helped the team win two Super Bowl titles, has died, the team said Sunday.
Morris, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was
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COMMISSIONER, INTERIM, FEDERAL, HOMES
New York City’s interim police commissioner has revealed that federal authorities executed search warrants at his homes
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press , JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press , and DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press
NEW YORK -- New York City's
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MIKE, ROGERS, SLOTKIN, FARM
The Michigan Farm Bureau’s AgriPAC endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) over Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in the battle for the open Michigan Senate race.
The Michigan Farm Bureau has not endorsed a Republican for the Senate seat since 2006, having backed
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HARRIS, SKIP, SMITH, AL
Ouch: It seems Kamala Harris is so afraid of having to be spontaneous in public that’s she’s skipping this year’s Al Smith dinner on Oct. 17.
A charity event that raises millions for the city’s unfortunate, the dinner has hosted the major-party rivals every
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SRI, LANKA, MARXIST, PRESIDENTIAL
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by
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HAMAS, ISRAEL, KIRBY, SURPRISE
White House national security spokesman John Kirby deemed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, "the major obstacle" to achieving a cease-fire deal in recent weeks.
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Kirby responded to The Wall Street Journal's reporting
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FRANCISCO, SAN, TIMES, LA
The far-left stronghold of San Francisco, California, may no longer be a “bastion of progressive politics” after its upcoming mayoral election, a Los Angeles Times editor wrote in a piece on Thursday.
In an opinion titled “San Francisco has shifted to the
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MAKES, APPEARANCE, PUBLIC, KATE
LONDON (AP) – Kate, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance Sunday since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties.
Kate and her husband, Prince William, were seen Sunday attending church with King
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AL, BANK, JAZEERA, ISRAEL
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
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Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau
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NEW, LEADERS, GATHERING, GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS -- Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on modernizing the international institutions born
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MARY, HAIL, COLORADO, LINE
Colorado still loves Prime Time.
The Buffaloes pulled off an incredible win after a wild sequence of events against Baylor, coming away with a 38-31 overtime victory.
After Baylor missed a 45-yard field goal to go up two possessions, Colorado had one more
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GEORGE, CLOONEY, MERYL, DON
If you’re one of George Clooney’s famous friends, you might want to double-check your mail.
The "Ocean’s 11" star appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week and revealed that he often writes letters to friends pretending to be people like Bill Clinton, telling
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ROBINSON, MARK, SENS, GOP
Republican Senate stalwarts expressed concern over the "unnerving" allegations against North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, but said he "has an obligation to defend himself" and must give "more answers about it."
"The charges are beyond
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INDIA, BIDEN, PM, SNAPS
President Joe Biden became confused at his final Australia-India-Japan-U.S. diplomatic press event, shouting, “Who’s next?!” at the crowd full of reporters and foreign officials before realizing that he was supposed to introduce the Indian prime minister.
The
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BLACKS, VENEZUELAN, MIGRANTS, GANGS
The Venezuelan migrant gang Tren de Aragua's "infiltrating" Chicago has a former gangbanger turned street patroller warning about the city going "up in flames."
"When the black gangs here get fed up with the illegalities and criminal activities of these migrants
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