Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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WALZ, VANCE, DEBATE, VP
FIRST ON FOX – Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., is demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immediately fire the at least a dozen employees who reportedly improperly accessed the medical records of vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, and
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ISRAEL, IRAN, ATTACK, LEBANON
In recent days, American officials have been assessing how a missile exchange between Iran and Israel could unfold. The most optimistic prediction has been a repeat of what happened in April, when the United States, Israel, Jordan and others intercepted almost
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TRUMP, HARRIS, BIDEN, KAMALA
Gotta love it when left eats left.
Right now the Democrats don't appear to be happy campers.
Among the unhappy campers is Joe Biden. When Biden stepped aside, many of the Democrats praised him and compared him ridiculously to George Washington. You had Rep.
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PETE, ROSE, MLB, DEATH
Special Assistant to the New York Yankees Ray Negron told Newsmax on Tuesday that former Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose was "an American hero."
Rose passed away last night in Las Vegas at the age of 83, leaving behind several on-field accomplishments that
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CARTER, JIMMY, 100, PRESIDENT
Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old on Tuesday, October 1, making him the first U.S. president to reach the century mark.
The Hill noted:
When James Earl Carter Jr. was born in 1924 in the small farming town of Plains, Ga., the U.S. still had
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HELENE, CAROLINA, NORTH, HURRICANE
Hurricane Helene upends election planning in some parts of North Carolina
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina election officials said Tuesday that early voting would start as planned on Oct. 17, including in counties
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STRIKE, DOCKWORKERS, WORKERS, PORT
covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts.
Striking workers at the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn gather before a visit by Mayor
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STAR, GOOD, TIMES, JOHN
John Amos, star of TV's 'Good Times' and 'Roots,' dies at 84
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LOS ANGELES — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal
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JUDGE, KENTUCKY, SHOOTING, FOOTAGE
The Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers is retiring, according to a letter from the murder suspect's attorney.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines, 43, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death
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AVIV, TEL, SHOOTING, ATTACK
At least 10 Israelis were wounded in Tel Aviv Tuesday—four of them critically--according to breaking reports. Fox News at this hour is saying that there were at least two gunmen and that several victims may have been killed by what appears to be a terrorist
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DIDDY, SEAN, PEOPLE, 120
More than 100 to sue Sean 'Diddy' Combs
The lawsuit marks the first time that Mr Combs has been accused of sexually abusing children.
"This is an important matter that we intend to aggressively pursue," Mr Buzbee told reporters.
Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee
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TEXAS, AMBULANCES, HOSPITAL, TURN
A cyberattack against the University Medical Center on Friday forced the Lubbock, Texas, hospital to severely limit operations, The Register has reported, including turning away ambulances after its computer systems were infected with malware.
Although most
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JON, TESTER, MONTANA, SHEEHY
Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, a Republican, ripped his opponent, incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, for his ties to lobbyists during a debate on Monday.
Tester is seeking to hold onto his Senate seat to continue representing the red state of Montana
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RUSSIAN, JET, FIGHTER, FEET
Video released on Monday by US military officials shows the moment a Russian fighter jet flew close to a US aircraft on the 23 September near Alaska.
North American Aerospace Defense Command said the Russian jet's conduct was "unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered
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MEXICO, FEMALE, PRESIDENT, FIRST
5 things to know about Mexico's first female president
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MEXICO CITY—Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, takes office on Tuesday as Mexico’s 66th president and
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ADAMS, MEDIA, LAWYERS, LEAKED
Lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams accused federal prosecutors of leaking information about the investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment last week, and asked the judge presiding over the case to hold a hearing and issue sanctions, according to a Tuesday morning
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FIRED, TEACHER, PRONOUNS, 575K
WEST POINT, Va. -- A Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns, according to the advocacy group that filed the suit.
Conservative
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GAME, TEAM, COLLEGE, COMPETE
The University of Wyoming’s women’s volleyball team has become the third NCAA squad in the last month to forfeit a game against the San Jose State University’s (SJSU) women’s team due to the presence of a male player on their roster.
Per Mountain West policy,
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LORENZ, TAYLOR, POST, CRIMINAL
Six weeks ago, serial fabricator Taylor Lorenz brought even more grief to the far-left, money-losing Washington Post after she branded Joe Biden a “war criminal” and was then caught lying about it. Well, we have an update: Lorenz and the Post have now parted
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OPENINGS, JOB, UNEXPECTEDLY, MILLION
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience.
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings
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JULIAN, ASSANGE, JOURNALISM, GUILTY
NICE, France (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”
Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights
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BUS, FEARED, DEAD, SCHOOL
Officials in Thailand say a bus carrying young students and teachers caught fire outside Bangkok and 23 of those on board are feared dead
School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and over 20 are feared dead, officials say
BANGKOK -- A bus carrying young students
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CANCER, BREAST, WOMEN, STUDY
Although breast cancer deaths have been declining for decades in the U.S., diagnoses have been on the uptick among women 50 and younger.
That's according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) — Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024.
The good news
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ELECTION, DEMOCRATS, GEORGIA, RULES
A Georgia judge on Tuesday is set to consider a challenge to new rules implemented by the state's Republican-controlled election board, as Democrats seek to undo last-minute changes they have said are designed to undermine trust in the results of the Nov. 5
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