Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
108 articles
TRUMP, ELECTION, WIN, VICTORY
What Trump’s first days in office could be like. And, world leaders react to his win
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TRUMP, BIDEN, PRESIDENT, MUSK
Adam McKay — who directed the 2018 Dick Cheney biopic Vice — is encouraging voters to abandon the Democrat party in the wake of Kamala Harris’ loss to President-elect Donald Trump, calling out Democrat elites for their lies and shenanigans, including hiding
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AMSTERDAM, SOCCER, FANS, ISRAELI
At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained.
LONDON -- At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained after a night of violence targeting Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam Thursday evening, authorities said.
The violence
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TRUMP, IRANIAN, PLOT, DOJ
The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with assassinating the Republican president-elect.
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TRUMP, SMITH, JACK, CASE
The special counsel, Jack Smith, asked a judge in Washington on Friday to put on hold all filing deadlines in the federal case accusing President-elect Donald J. Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
The request to freeze the case for nearly a month
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HARRIS, KAMALA, TRUMP, CAMPAIGN
A House Democrat says, following Kamala Harris’ election loss, that the vice president once "walked away from me" and that "There was kind of an eye roll" during a past interaction she had with her in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez recounted
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PELOSI, BIDEN, LOSS, PRIMARY
In the aftermath of President-Elect Donald Trump's historic blowout win over Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat Party and its sock puppets in the media remain unable to grasp not only the magnitude of Trump's across-the-board win, but even more astonishing,
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TRUMP, WORKERS, FEMA, SIGNS
A supervisor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency directed disaster relief workers in Florida to "avoid homes" with signs endorsing President-elect Donald Trump, the agency confirmed on Friday.
Marn'i Washington, a FEMA official, gave her directive
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ARTIST, BEYONC, GRAMMY, NOMINATED
Beyoncé passes Jay-Z in all-time Grammy nominations
Getty Images Beyoncé now has a record 99 Grammy Award nominations in total
Beyoncé has made history by becoming the most-nominated artist of all time at the Grammy Awards, overtaking her husband Jay-Z. The
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BENGALS, RAVENS, OFFICIATING, GAME
Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor faced a mix of praise and criticism after going for two points instead of a potential game-tying extra point late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's
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ADAMS, MAYOR, TRUMP, NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to end a controversial pilot program that provided migrants being housed in city shelters with prepaid debit cards, ABC7 reported.
Preloaded Mastercards were given out at the city’s intake center at the Roosevelt Hotel
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BAN, ILLINOIS, JUDGE, WEAPONS
On Friday, Federal District Court Judge Stephen P. McGlynn handed down a ruling striking down Illinois' Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) as unconstitutional.
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Today, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Federal District Court
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WALZ, ELECTION, DAUGHTER, TRUMP
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was spotted on his daughter's Instagram page this week shortly after he and Vice President Kamala Harris were defeated by President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance in Tuesday's election.
"The Earth keeps spinning and we
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JUDGE, BIDEN, IMMIGRANT, SPOUSES
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
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A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who
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TIM, SCOTT, BID, NRSC
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced his bid to run the National Republic Senatorial Committee, putting him in charge of the party's efforts to grow its majority in the upcoming midterm elections.
"Let's do this! I'm running for NRSC Chair because two years of
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TRUMP, WIN, 4B, MOVEMENT
Social media platforms have provided a wonderful way for people to communicate and express their ideas. But in many cases, they also allow for the spread of weapons-grade stupidity.
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As evidence, I present to you this new online trend of women
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FRANCISCO, SAN, MAYOR, CONCEDES
Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed has conceded the city's mayoral race to challenger Daniel Lurie following a heated election cycle focusing on the city's homelessness, crime and drug overdose problems.
Lurie, a first-time candidate, Levi Strauss
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HERO, DOG, HUMANE, FEEL
A police K-9 has been awarded for serving his community and keeping them safe thanks to his incredible nose.
Bo, an 18-month-old bloodhound from North Carolina, was dubbed the winner of the 2024 American Humane Hero Dog Awards on Friday during an appearance
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CAITLIN, CLARK, WNBA, REASON
Caitlin Clark lived out her lifelong dream in early April when she was the first selection in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever after a record-breaking career at Iowa.
Despite feeling the highest of highs, it still was not a perfect night for the women's
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SUBWAY, CHOKEHOLD, MISTRIAL, FLAG
The manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, continued in New York City court Friday.
Penny was charged after placing a homeless man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold while on the subway in May 2023.
Penny’s lawyers requested a
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VOICE, MAIL, EDWARDS, ALERT
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' alert, dies at 74
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Elwood Edwards — the voice that greeted millions of AOL users with "You've got mail!" when they opened their inboxes — died on Tuesday. He was 74.
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RING, 70, 000, COUPLE
After Caroline Settino met Bruce Johnson in the summer of 2016, they embarked on a whirlwind romance. Mr. Johnson paid for trips to Italy and the Virgin Islands and showered his girlfriend with lavish gifts. A year later, he spent $70,000 on a Tiffany & Co.
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DAK, SEASON, PRESCOTT, COWBOYS
A bad season for the Dallas Cowboys is getting worse.
Team executive Stephen Jones said Friday the team plans to place quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve after Prescott injured a hamstring Sunday.
"Right now, I don’t think anyone knows whether it
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SOTOMAYOR, SONIA, TRUMP, DEMOCRATS
Democrats are reportedly discussing whether to call on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to immediately resign in an effort to avoid her replacement potentially being made under the President-elect Donald Trump, Politico reports.
Democrats lost their Senate
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