Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, HARRIS, CAMPAIGN, WALZ
Kamala Harris had a great first act. She established a buoyant tone for her 2024 presidential campaign and rode a wave of polling momentum. But now her campaign has stalled. Undecided voters in a Times Opinion focus group were recently asked to describe her
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TRUMP, HARRIS, KAMALA, EGG
On one point, at least, the Kremlin has sided with Bob Woodward against Donald Trump.
Woodward is coming out with a new book, and among its headline-making disclosures is his report on what happened when the pandemic struck, when the death toll was soaring
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ETHEL, KENNEDY, 96, WIDOW
Ethel Kennedy, a matriarch of America's most celebrated political family who carried on her husband Robert F. Kennedy's fight for civil justice after witnessing his assassination on the night he won the 1968 California Democratic presidential primary, has died
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ISRAEL, GAZA, HEZBOLLAH, LEBANON
It has been a full year, one full year, since the tragic events of Oct. 7, 2023, took place in Israel. On that fateful day, over a thousand Israelis, as well as people from countries like the Philippines, United States and Canada, were killed or taken hostage.
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CBS, NEWS, INTERVIEW, MINUTES
Former President Donald Trump asked Thursday whether Democrats should be "forced to concede the election" and said CBS should lose its license over the controversy surrounding edits made to Vice President Kamala Harris' answers in her "60 Minutes" interview.
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HARRIS, DESANTIS, HURRICANE, BIDEN
Vice President Kamala Harris can’t even stumble her way through an emergency storm briefing without making it all about her.
Let’s rewind the tape.
As Hurricane Milton approached Florida, President Biden hosted a public briefing with a number of high officials.
Reasonable
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SENATE, TESTER, MONTANA, POLL
With the closest presidential race in modern history playing out, the Republican task of taking back the U.S. Senate becomes more and more crucial. On that front, new polling shows a key race leaning heavily toward the GOP.
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Tim Sheehy now leads
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MINE, COLORADO, TRAPPED, GOLD
One dead and 12 tourists trapped in Colorado gold mine
At least one person has died and 12 are trapped in a disused Colorado gold mine after an equipment failure, officials say.
The individuals who are part of a group of tourists are stuck near the bottom
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WORKED, DAY, AFGHAN, TERROR
Honestly, if there's one agency in the federal government we should expect to know how to carry out a background check, and how to uncover if a particular person is potentially dangerous or harbors radical beliefs, that agency would be the Central Intelligence
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GALLEGO, ARIZONA, LAKE, DEBATE
After spending most of the year disparaging each other from afar throughout the campaign for U.S. Senate in Arizona, Kari Lake, a Republican and close Trump ally, and Representative Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, wasted no time doing so again on their debate stage
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OBAMA, HARRIS, MEN, VOTE
Former President Obama speaks during a campaign event for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Former President Obama joined the campaign trail for the final stretch Thursday with some “truths” for men, especially Black men, who he said were not delivering
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FEMA, MAYORKAS, PLAY, DAMAGE
Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed on Thursday that FEMA "will need more funds" after responding to hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Mayorkas made the statement while answering questions from reporters at the White House press briefing on Thursday.
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ROYALS, YANKEES, GAME, TEAM
The New York Yankees are heading to the ALCS after defeating the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday night.
It will be the Yankees' 19th trip to the ALCS, their latest in 2022, which is the most all-time in MLB history. And they are
Continued at Fox News...
4
JOBLESS, YEAR, 258, JUMP
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped significantly last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as claims surged by 33,000 to 258,000 in the week ending October 5.
This marks the highest level of new claims since early August,
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NOBEL, PRIZE, AWARDED, LITERATURE
Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature
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South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first Korean writer and the eighteenth woman to win the award.
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BANK, TD, LAUNDERING, MONEY
A TD bank stands in Brooklyn on June 04, 2024 in New York City.
TD Bank is reportedly expected to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines to the Department of Justice and financial crimes regulators to settle a federal probe over its alleged failure to monitor
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TRIAL, TRAFFICKING, DIDDY, SEX
Sean Combs, the embattled music mogul, is scheduled to stand trial next May in New York, a federal judge said at a hearing on Thursday.
Judge Arun Subramanian of Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, who was recently assigned to the
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TESLA, ROBOTAXI, UNVEIL, TONIGHT
Elon Musk to unveil 'Cybercab' at Tesla robotaxi event
Tesla boss Elon Musk is to unveil a prototype of the firm's long-awaited robotaxi, the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California on Thursday.
Self-driving cars have long fascinated Mr
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DORITOS, KNEES, VIDEO, FEEDS
A video showing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D., feeding a kneeling "feminist" podcast host a Doritos chip while wearing a Harris/Walz cameo campaign hat, prompted questions and criticisms on Thursday.
Author and filmmaker Liz Plank shared the video on
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HURRICANE, BOAT, MILTON, DAN
A Florida man known as "Lieutenant Dan" had TikTok viewers around the world on the edge of their seats waiting for Hurricane Milton to pass through Tampa in hopes he survived after he chose to ride out the storm in his small sailboat. And he did survive.
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NADAL, TENNIS, RAFAEL, 22
Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from tennis after 22 Grand Slam titles
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MADRID — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles
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INFLATION, EXPECTED, COOL, COSTS
Consumer Price Index inflation data set for release on Thursday is likely to show that price increases were nearly back to normal in September, the latest evidence that they are coming under control after years of proving painfully quick.
The report is expected
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PLAY, SHAKE, SALEH, SMITH
The broad speculation is that Aaron Rodgers played a role in Robert Saleh's firing, but Rodgers did his best to silence that notion.
The New York Jets fired Saleh as their head coach Tuesday, apparently shortly after he had made the decision to take play-calling
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