Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21st 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
98 articles
TRUMP, HARRIS, KAMALA, MCDONALD
The Issue: Vice President Harris’s absence from the annual Al Smith charity dinner held in New York.
Vice President Harris did not attend the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York (“Don roasts the lowly ghost,” Oct. 18). This event raises funds for Catholic charities.
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TRUMP, HARRIS, MCDONALD, BATTLEGROUND
Vice President Kamala Harris appears in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday, part of a blitz through the battleground state.
The saddest part about Donald Trump talking about the size of Arnold Palmer’s penis during a recent campaign stop is that it’s not even
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HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL, UNDER, CASH
Israeli airstrikes targeted nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that the IDF says helps to fund terror operations.
The branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, or "the benevolent loan," were located across southern Lebanon and in the capital
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TRUMP, HOUSE, REPORT, ASSASSINATION
The House task force on the attempted assassinations of former President Donald J. Trump released its first preliminary report Monday, chastising the Secret Service for poor planning and a communications breakdown that resulted in a fatal shooting at Mr. Trump’s
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UKRAINE, NORTH, WARNS, AUSTIN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the United States was preparing an aid package worth $800 million to finance production of Ukrainian drones.
Zelenskyy, in his nightly video address, said the package was in addition to a $400 million package
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MUSK, ELON, VOTERS, 1M
covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts.
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the
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SINWAR, HAMAS, YAHYA, FIRE
The killing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, has raised hopes in the Biden administration that it could help pave the way for the eventual creation of a Palestinian state.
But in many ways the goal of an independent Palestinian state seems further away
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HELICOPTER, HOUSTON, RADIO, TOWER
Multiple people dead after helicopter crash in Houston
toggle caption AP/Houston Fire Department
"Multiple people" are dead, including a child, after a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in a residential area in Houston on Sunday, according to local officials.
At
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DIDDY, COMBS, SEAN, YEAR
Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV VMAs after party in 2000 while unnamed “male and female” celebrities were present.
Another six lawsuits were filed on Monday, one of which accuses
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ELECTION, STATE, RESULTS, TRUMP
I meant that. The "Here We Go Again" part.
As was the case in Michigan in 2020, the state's attorney general said on Sunday's episode of CBS's "Face the Nation" that she doesn't expect the 2024 election results in the Wolverine State to be certified until
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TURKISH, FETHULLAH, DIES, CLERIC
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.
Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the Gulen-linked Today's Zaman newspaper,
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IRAN, ISRAEL, LEBANON, STRIKE
Two documents purport to show U.S. analysis of Israeli military preparations.
The FBI and Defense Department are investigating what could be a significant intelligence breach, disclosing what appears to be classified information about Israel’s plans to strike
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LIBERTY, WNBA, LYNX, CHAMPIONSHIP
An unforgettable year of women’s basketball ended in thrilling fashion on Sunday night, as the New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in overtime of Game 5 to win the WNBA Finals.
This is the Liberty’s first-ever championship, an elusive one for a franchise
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SUBWAY, TRIAL, BEGINS, DEATH
Trial to begin over chokehold death of Jordan Neely on NYC subway
Getty Images Mr Penny has said he did not intend to kill Neely but was frightened for other passengers
A former US Marine is set to stand trial this week for putting a homeless man in a fatal
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JILL, BIDEN, LADY, FIRST
For the first time in decades, visitors to the White House will experience an exciting change in the historic tour, thanks to a revamp championed by first lady Dr. Jill Biden.
The transformation, two years in the making, brings to life the rich history of
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GEORGIA, COLLAPSE, DOCK, GANGWAY
The dozens of descendants of enslaved people who form the backbone of the Gullah Geechee community on Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, have fought for years to protect their homes and traditions from the erosion of time and development.
The deadly
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66, ANNO, DI, MAIDEN
Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno has died at age 66.
Representatives for Di'Anno confirmed the news to Fox News Digital on Monday, saying the singer died at his home in Salisbury, England.
Representatives and family for Di'Anno said in a statement to The Daily
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DODGERS, WORLD, SERIES, METS
Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball's best record during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the team in late July and helped them reach the World Series.
It's been that kind of year for the big-spending Dodgers. When
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VOTING, EARLY, BATTLEGROUND, TRUMP
The mainstream media is attempting to downplay the huge numbers of Republicans casting early ballots this year in battleground states. Usually, Republicans vote heavily on Election Day, while Democrats dominate early voting. The MSM is trying to cover the surge
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TEXAS, DEATH, TESTIFY, CAPITAL
A Texas man whose execution was halted after lawmakers ordered Robert Roberson to appear at the state Capitol did not show up as planned Monday after a dispute over transporting a death row inmate from prison for the extraordinary purpose of testifying in a
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BIRTH, CONTROL, PROPOSES, RULE
The White House announced on Monday that it would propose new rules under the Affordable Care Act that would require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients, as it seeks to expand access to contraception and cut out-of-pocket
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KING, AUSTRALIAN, CHARLES, SENATOR
King Charles III yelled at by Indigenous Australian senator Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception after telling King Charles III that Australia is not his land.
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DISNEY, ANNOUNCES, GORMAN, SETS
Out with the old, in with the new. Disney announced Monday it has a set timeline in place to name a successor for 73-year-old CEO Bob Iger.
Disney has already tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company’s next chairman, effective in January,
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ABORTION, INSIGHTS, PAY, PERSONAL
Image Megan Palmese at home in Naples, Fla. Credit... Sofia Valiente for The New York Times
In Florida one day this spring, Megan Palmese and her husband put their two small children in the car and raced toward New York, hoping to arrive before her uterus
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