Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
23 articles
TRUMP, SMITH, JACK, DISMISS
The real verdict on Donald Trump will be issued by the American people.
That was the familiar rejoinder to those frustrated by the inability of the legal system to hold Trump accountable for the crimes he was charged with, against the American government and
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BIDEN, TURKEY, THANKSGIVING, WHITE
President Biden pardoned this year's national Thanksgiving turkeys "Peach" and "Blossom" on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday – the last time he will partake in the tradition in office.
Biden thanked John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation,
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TRUMP, BESSENT, TREASURY, PICK
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has helped fundraise for Donald Trump, is the president-elect's choice to lead the Department of Treasury.
Bessent has advised Trump on economic policy and has been a frequent presence at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
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REP, HOCHUL, DEM, RITCHIE
A Democrat official in the Bronx is furious over failed criminal justice reforms that enabled 51-year-old suspect Ramon Rivera to allegedly go on a crime spree.
Rep. Ritchie Torres took aim at New York leaders Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor
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TARIFFS, MEXICO, CHINA, TRUMP
Trump threatens Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs
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President-elect Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with a 25% across-the-board tariff on all goods unless the countries controlled the flow
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BROTHERS, MENENDEZ, JUDGE, HEARING
A Los Angeles County judge on Monday postponed a hearing over the possible release of Lyle and Erik Menendez after 35 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, saying he wanted to hear from a new district attorney due to take office on Dec. 3.
"I'm
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HID, MACY, EXPENSES, EMPLOYEE
Macy's did not post earnings figures for the third quarter. The retailer said it expects to release its full results, along with fourth-quarter and full-year guidance, by Dec. 11.
In a statement Monday, Macy's said its third-quarter sales fell 2.4% to $4.74
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TRUMP, NEWSOM, TAX, CREDIT
Isn't California, you know, broke? Well, look, so they are. But that isn't stopping Gavin Newsom's profligacy, as the impeccably coiffed governor of the once-Golden state seems to operate on the principle "We can't be broke; we still have some checks left!"
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, SCHEME, BRITISH
Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated
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TRUMP, HOUSE, WHITE, RANDY
President-elect Donald J. Trump has always demanded loyalty from his aides, but few have answered the call quite like Natalie Harp.
A 33-year-old former far-right cable host, Ms. Harp is nearly always at Mr. Trump’s side. She has written him a series of devotional
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FIRE, CEASE, ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF prepares Beirut strikes despite cease-fire push
The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital
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FORECAST, THANKSGIVING, TRAVEL, HOLIDAY
Storms threaten to disrupt holiday travel across US
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This week has the potential to bring a wave of messy weather across the United States as travellers hit the roads and airports ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The National Weather Service
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MISSOURI, BAN, TREATMENTS, ID
A Missouri state court on Monday upheld a state law banning child mutilation, following a brief two-week trial challenging the legislation.
"The Court has left Missouri’s law banning child mutilation in place, a resounding victory for our children. We are
Continued at Fox News...
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TRUMP, POLL, DONALD, OPTIMISM
According to a post-election survey from CBS News/YouGov, the American people are optimistic that our best days are ahead of us.
The pollster surveyed 2,232 U.S. adults between November 19-22, and asked, “Do you feel America’s best days are … in its past …
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PLAYER, VOLLEYBALL, JUDGE, TRANS
A judge ruled Monday that San Jose State transgender women’s volleyball player Blaire Fleming will be allowed to play for the Spartans in the Mountain West Conference tournament as well as the remainder of the season.
Federal Judge Kato Crews in Colorado,
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TRUMP, MILITARY, CHALLENGES, PURGE
Now that most pieces of the new Trump administration are falling into place, something is going to have to grab headlines for the next several weeks until President-elect Trump is sworn into office. Speculation has begun in earnest over what he will do on his
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ROMANIA, PRESIDENTIAL, ELECTION, RUNOFF
Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, beating the incumbent prime minister.
Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face reformist Elena Lasconi in a Dec. 8. runoff after most
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ROGAN, WORLD, WAR, BIDEN
Since his election, President-Elect Donald Trump has worked quickly to assemble a first-rate cabinet that will disrupt the “Deep State” and bring much-needed change to our federal government.
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Unfortunately, we must wait until January 20, 2025,
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RABBI, ISRAELI, ARRESTED, KILLING
The New York Times appeared to subtly change a headline about the abduction and murder of an Abu Dhabi rabbi after garnering intense backlash on social media over the weekend.
Israel confirmed the death of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, who was living in the United
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SCENARIO, NATO, WARTIME, PREPARE
A top military official with NATO warned businesses on Monday to be ready for a wartime scenario, which could entail adjusting production and distribution lines to be less vulnerable to blackmail from Russia and China.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the chairperson
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HARRIS, REPORT, ELECTION, UNSURE
Vice President Kamala Harris has privately told advisers and allies that she is "staying in the fight" and keeping her options open for running as governor in her home state of California in 2026 or president in 2028, according to Politico.
Harris, who lost
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GOOGLE, FATE, AD, ROCKET
The U.S. Department of Justice made its final argument on Monday that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, seeking a second antitrust win against the company.
The closing arguments in Alexandria, Virginia, cap a 15-day trial held in September
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FOOD, RECALLS, RATES, LOWERING
In 2023, around 2.3 billion people globally faced moderate or severe food insecurity, often going without food for an entire day or more. On the frontlines of this crisis are food banks. While the Global Food Banking Network provided 1.7 billion meals to over
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ELECTION, DNC, FEB, SET
The union representing members of the Democratic National Committee launched a GoFundMe to raise money for staffers who were abruptly laid off last week – prompting backlash from those still on the DNC payroll who have described the cuts as a "betrayal" of
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