Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1st 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
33 articles
BIDEN, HUNTER, PARDON, SON
President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of illegally purchasing a handgun in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles.
In explaining his controversial action — which came weeks before the president’s son was to
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PATEL, FBI, KASH, TRUMP
The choice of Kash Patel for FBI Director by President-elect Donald Trump certainly has people on the left/anti-Trump folks flipping out, and maybe panicking.
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Disgraced former FBI official Andrew McCabe threw a fit about it on CNN shortly after
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TRUMP, ADVISER, BOULOS, MASSAD
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Sunday that he would name Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and the father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser covering Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
It was the second time this weekend
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MUSK, SANDERS, ELON, BERNIE
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., appears to be in favor of the newly-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after slamming the Pentagon’s budget and failed audits on social media and admitting, "Elon Musk is right."
President-elect Trump tapped
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TRUMP, DEA, FLORIDA, CHAD
Chad Chronister has served the Tampa, Florida, area for over 30 years.
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration.
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday,
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, SEN, TOOL
The United States has long used trade as a "strategic tool" in negotiations, as access to its economy is a "privilege" for other nations, Sen. Bill Hagerty said Sunday, while defending President-elect Donald Trump's plans for tariffs on imports from Mexico,
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NORTHEAST, EFFECT, LAKE, SNOWFALL
Lake effect snow is expected to continue pummeling parts of the Northeast and Midwest
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Heavy snowfall will continue to bury portions of the Northeast and upper Midwest this week as officials warn of travel impacts and
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ELECTION, PARTIES, IRELAND, POWER
DUBLIN (AP) – Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured national election, though with a reduced vote share and complex coalition negotiations ahead.
As ballot-counting continued
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BORDER, TRUMP, CANADA, FEES
Attempted border crossings by illegal immigrants from Indian nationals have surged at the U.S. border with Canada in recent years.
Nearly 44,000 Indian nationals attempted to cross the U.S.-Canadian border illegally in fiscal 2024, up from about 30,000 in
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TAIWAN, CHINA, COUNTERMEASURES, SALE
China's foreign ministry lashed out at the U.S. and Taiwan on Sunday after the U.S. State Department approved a $385 million arms sale to the island.
Chinese officials also criticized the U.S. for approving Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to visit Hawaii
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PLAYER, TRANS, VOLLEYBALL, COACH
San Jose State University women’s volleyball coach Todd Kress is lashing out at the criticism and “hate” he claims the team has faced this season for the school’s decision to allow transgender player Blaire Fleming to play on the women’s team.
As SJSU bows
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99, CARNESECCA, LOU, COACH
Lou Carnesecca, the excitable St. John's coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team's dazzling Final Four run in 1985, has died at 99, just a few weeks shy of what would have been his 100th birthday.
The university said it was notified by
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HIT, LAWRENCE, TEXANS, TREVOR
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was put under the microscope on Sunday as his second-quarter hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence knocked the player out of the game.
Lawrence was trying to slide when Al-Shaair hit the Jaguars star
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RUSSIAN, EU, SIGNS, SPENDING
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.
Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense,
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HOSTAGE, WRIST, SLAP, ADAMS
A staffer of New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams, whose job description includes bridging “cultural divides,” was caught on camera ripping down posters of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists — and only received a slap on the wrist for it.
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STELLANTIS, RESIGNS, SLUMPING, OWNER
Stellantis CEO resigns as carmaker continues to struggle with slumping sales
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NEW YORK — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep
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PETERSON, JORDAN, TRUDEAU, JUSTIN
Renowned Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson isn’t impressed with Justin Trudeau’s recent softened language on immigration since Trump won the presidential election in the U.S. and threatened to impose stiff tariffs if Canada didn't get its act together.
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TRUMP, PADILLA, CALIFORNIA, SEN
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MAJOR GARRETT: You know, President elect Trump has promised mass deportations. You also know, in California, there is a state law that tells local law enforcement not to participate and cooperate with ICE agents in deportation
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DAKOTA, NORTH, ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
Theodore Roosevelt is best known as the 26th President of the United States and the legendary "rough-rider" of the Spanish-American War. But much less is known about his deep connection and love for North Dakota, a state that was instrumental in shaping his
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BELGIUM, GRANTS, BENEFITS, COUNTRY
PARIS (AP) – Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labor rights on par with those in other professions in a legal breakthrough some call a “revolution.” The new law also establishes fundamental rights
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PROTESTERS, ANNOUNCES, TBILISI, NIGHT
Protesters gather for third night of demonstrations after Georgia announces suspension of EU talks
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TBILISI, Georgia — Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against
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BURN, BLASTS, SMITH, WINNING
New York Jets defensive back D.J. Reed had an explicit message for NFL officials after the team’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.
Reed, who is a starter in the secondary, wrote his message on X. Seattle defeated New York, 26-21.
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BORDER, TEXAS, CARRIED, YEAR
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers arrested a man near the border in Del Rio, Texas, on Friday for his alleged involvement in smuggling a 5-year-old girl into the U.S. from Mexico.
Texas DPS said a trooper stopped a Dodge pickup truck in Del
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APPOINTMENTS, TRUMP, SUPREME, COURT
Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility
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