Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
22 articles
PAUL, TYSON, JAKE, MIKE
The anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul, the 27-year-old social media influencer, and Mike Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, ended in unspectacular fashion on Friday night as boos rained down from the crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,
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TRUMP, WHITE, TEAM, 309
Donald Trump made a triumphant return to Madison Square Garden Saturday night as the president-elect with a star-studded entourage, basking in the thunderous applause of fans at UFC 309 just weeks after holding a historic rally inside the "World’s Most Famous
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BIDEN, XI, MEETING, CHINA
Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting
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LIMA, Peru — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday agreed that any decision to use nuclear weapons should be
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TRUMP, ENERGY, WRIGHT, CHRIS
President-elect Donald Trump nominated the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, Chris Wright, on Saturday as his energy secretary, pending Senate approval.
"I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my Administration as both United States Secretary
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JR, HEALTH, KENNEDY, RELISHED
If confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have oversight of institutions including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the
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DIDDY, PROSECUTORS, COMBS, SEAN
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors claimed in a court filing urging a judge to reject
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SOUTHWEST, AIRPORT, PLANE, DALLAS
Southwest flight struck by bullet at Texas airport
A Southwest Airlines flight with passengers onboard was struck by gunfire as it was preparing to take off at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas, authorities said.
Flight 2494 was preparing for departure to
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GABBARD, RUSSIAN, WASSERMAN, TULSI
Perhaps Democrats are happier about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate her as Director of National Intelligence than it would seem. After all, it has given them another opportunity to shout “Russia, Russia, Russia,” one of their favorite talking
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PRIVATE, CAMPAIGN, FEC, JETS
Vice President Harris' debt-ridden presidential campaign spent $2.6 million on private flights in the last few weeks of the election season, documents show.
The release of the findings comes as the debt-saddled campaign, which spent $1 billion on the trail,
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MAHER, TRUMP, DISRUPTION, BILL
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher discussed some of the Cabinet picks announced by President-Elect Donald Trump and criticized certain picks, but said, “the people have spoken about disruption” and “they are not completely wrong.”
Maher
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INDIA, FIRE, HOSPITAL, DIE
Fire engulfs a hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies
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LUCKNOW, India — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities
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CASE, MPOX, FORM, FIRST
Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.
The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department
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DEMOCRATS, PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTING, EDITORIAL
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The editorial board of the Washington Post published a critical piece about Pennsylvania Democrats Saturday, denouncing politicians who voted in favor of counting invalid ballots during a U.S. Senate race recount.
The piece came as Keystone State Democrats
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WHOOPI, GOLDBERG, FEUDING, BAKERY
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
Staten Island Borough President Vito
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TRUMP, DEMOCRATS, REFUSING, NEW
Democrats in deep blue states are already drawing up plans to thwart President-elect Donald Trump's attempts to fix illegal immigration in America.
The plan? Simply refusing to enforce the law, according to a New York Times report published on Saturday.
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PLAYER, TRANS, HARM, MOBBED
San Jose State's volleyball team hopped into first place in the Mountain West Saturday after transgender player Blaire Fleming dominated with 24 kills, including a dramatic game-winning play against Colorado State.
Fleming's dominant performance came just
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REPUBLICAN, HOUSE, NICK, BEGICH
Finally: Decision Desk HQ has called the winner of the Alaska at-large House of Representatives election, projecting Republican Nick Begich III to win. As of this writing, the vote count is 152,545 votes for Begich and 143,370 for Democrat Mary Peltola.
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PUTIN, GERMAN, VLADIMIR, SCHOLZ
The German government has collapsed and is rapidly heading to snap elections in early 2025, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz has picked this moment to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in two years to ask him to withdraw his troops
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SUES, MALCOLM, FBI, NYPD
Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD over his murder
Malcolm X was killed in 1965 when three armed men shot him 21 times
Malcolm X was killed in 1965 when three armed men shot him 21 times as he was preparing to speak in New York.
“We believe that they
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WANTED, FETTERMAN, PELOSI, LOSS
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for “blaming” President Joe Biden for Vice President Kamala Harris’s election loss, noting that she got what she wanted when Biden dropped out of the race.
In an interview with Politico, Fetterman
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TRUMP, PICKS, TOUGH, CABINET
"The base is watching how they handle Trump's nominees," one Republican said.
Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early.
President-elect Donald Trump is moving
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