Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
56 articles
TRUMP, HARRIS, KAMALA, ELECTION
Vice President Kamala Harris will make a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” according to two people familiar with the plan, appearing on a live sketch-comedy show in the final days of the election as she tries to reach voters on a national platform
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EARLY, VOTING, TRUMP, REPUBLICANS
Georgia's early voting results don't bode well for GOP nominee Donald Trump, says election expert Michael McDonald.
Early voting ended in the state Friday with a record 4 million ballots cast before Election Day. Trump lost the state by less than 1% in 2020
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HARRIS, JOBS, TRUMP, REPORT
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) stated that the October jobs report is “troubling” but “it makes the point, do we want to stick with the administration that has been growing jobs for the last four years, or do we want to
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GEORGIA, BALLOTS, LAWSUIT, VOTERS
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is celebrating after GOP poll watchers were allowed into four blue-leaning counties’ election offices for extended absentee ballot hours this weekend, according to party Chair Michael Whatley.
Federal and state GOP groups
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STATE, PENN, OHIO, FAN
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was involved in a heated altercation with a Penn State fan outside Beaver Stadium on Saturday that resulted in him smashing the person’s phone after they used a homophobic slur to attack his brother, Travis Kelce,
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KEMI, BADENOCH, PARTY, LEADER
U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as their party's new leader
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LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended
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MAIL, SUPREME, COURT, BALLOTS
As I wrote on Oct. 25, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed with an appellate court's decision disagreeing with a plea from Republicans, that the state should not count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected:
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NORTH, CAROLINA, TRUMP, POLITICS
“North Carolina is, and always has been, a divided state,” writes Dr. Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University in his recent book, Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer. This division is etched into the state’s unique electoral pattern
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HARRIS, SPEAKER, CUT, SEMICONDUCTOR
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024.
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TGI, FILES, BANKRUPTCY, FRIDAYS
Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy
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The parent company of TGI Fridays, the casual dining chain, has filed for bankruptcy, the company said, as it explores a long-term survival plan for the
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PEANUT, SQUIRREL, OVERREACH, TRUMP
Supporters of former President Donald Trump denounced the death of Peanut the Squirrel as a case of government overreach, after New York state authorities raided his owner’s home, seized the squirrel, and euthanized it.
“Government overreach in action,” posted
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IRAN, ISRAEL, NUCLEAR, RESPONSE
Iran claimed it is capable of building a nuclear weapon as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed a "tooth-breaking" response to the actions of both Israel and the U.S. on Saturday.
A top adviser to Khamenei, Kamal Kharrazi, issued the warning about Iran's
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TAYLOR, BREONNA, CONVICTS, JURY
A federal jury on Friday convicted former Louisville, Kentucky police detective Brett Hankison of using excessive force during the 2020 raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor.
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After 20 hours of deliberation over three days, the jury
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HARRIS, ENDORSE, RASHIDA, TLAIB
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., refused to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Detroit, Michigan on Friday.
Tlaib appeared alongside fellow "squad" member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and members of the United Auto Workers union. While
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TELEPROMPTER, HARRIS, CARDI, RALLY
Rapper Cardi B took the stage in Wisconsin to deliver a speech at a campaign rally for Vice President Harris on Friday, but an apparent teleprompter glitch had the performer stumbling before she could begin.
Cardi B was among the celebrities at Harris' third
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MIDDLE, UNITED, IRAN, ADDITIONAL
As if things in the sandbox weren't hot enough already: This week, the United States Department of Defense announced a significant move of troops and equipment into the Middle East. While this comes at a time when a major aircraft carrier task group is due
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ELECTION, CAITLIN, CONCERT, CLARK
Caitlin Clark elected not to play in Europe this offseason, so now she has the chance to vote in person on Tuesday after enjoying some big-ticket American entertainment.
Clark showed up at a Taylor Swift Eras tour concert at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
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JAMES, LEBRON, HARRIS, EXPLAIN
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James doubled down on his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday, despite facing criticism on social media over accusations of posting an edited video using out-of-context soundbites from former President Donald
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SPAIN, FLOODS, IMAGES, CHANGE
Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change
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At least 205 people are dead, and dozens remain missing after flood waters and mud swept through towns and cities
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