Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
33 articles
TRUMP, ABC, NEWS, ELECTION
Not only did President-elect Donald Trump handily win the election on Nov. 5, he also won the popular vote with over 77 million votes.
Now on top of that, most Americans are also approving of his transition moves. This is despite the efforts of many in the
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SCHOOL, WISCONSIN, SHOOTING, POLICE
The shooter who killed at least two people on Monday at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., was identified as Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old student who later died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police said.
The shooter, who went
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, CEO, MURDER
The former Ivy League computer scientist-turned-suspected corporate assassin likely won't face federal charges, preventing any risk of the death penalty since New York doesn't have one, experts say.
Murder is typically not a crime that falls under federal
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TRUMP, CANADA, TRUDEAU, MINISTER
covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts.
Canada’s government is in trouble.
The government currently in charge of the country — led by
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CHENEY, WITNESS, HOUSE, LIZ
House Republicans are demanding the FBI investigate Liz Cheney for allegedly tampering with “at least one” witness of the partisan January 6 Committee.
Cheney, a former member of the panel, said last week that she should not go to jail for alleged wrongdoing
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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN, GENERAL, KILLED
An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow
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MOSCOW — An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces,
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TRUMP, MISCONDUCT, JUROR, HUSH
President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are alleging that his "legal expense" conviction was tainted by juror misconduct, opening a new front in their fight to overturn the verdict and throw out the historic case.
Trump's lawyers raised the misconduct claim
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GILGO, BEACH, CHARGED, REX
Rex Heuermann has pleaded not guilty in all seven murders.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh murder: the death of Valerie Mack, whose remains were first found 24 years ago, according to a superseding indictment
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APP, FOUNDER, CASH, MURDER
Tech entrepreneur found guilty of Cash App founder Bob Lee's murder
A San Francisco jury has convicted a tech entrepreneur on charges of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the founder of mobile payment service Cash App.
Nima Momeni, 40,
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RFK, JR, VIEWS, POLIO
An attorney advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-Elect Donald Trump's secretary nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is slamming a New York Times report this week that claimed he sought to revoke the Food and Drug Administration's
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FBI, DRONE, SIGHTINGS, SECURITY
Drone updates: No national security risk found after 5,000 tips, FBI and other federal agencies say
The thousands of drone sightings reported over the last month in Northeastern states don't appear to be "anything anomalous," nor do they present a national
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DOGE, SPARTZ, HOUSE, REP
Some lawmakers in the new Congressional DOGE Caucus are eyeing a crackdown on federal agencies work-from-home policies when Republicans take over the levers of power in Washington DC next year.
The group’s name is an acronym for Delivering Outstanding Government
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ADAMS, TRUMP, STOWAWAY, CANADA
In the wake of ABC News settling a defamation suit with Donald Trump for $16 million, the far-left New York Times is melting down over this new era of media accountability. Naturally, because we are talking about the New York Times, they are also lying about
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BORDER, TRUMP, WALL, DEPORTATION
Officials in Texas say they are preparing to buy and store border wall materials being auctioned off by the federal government and keep them in place until the Trump administration takes office in January.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick reacted to reports of continued
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ABORTION, RFK, JR, TUBERVILLE
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said Tuesday he supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, adding Kennedy assured him of upholding the president-elect’s stance that abortion should be left to the
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MAGNITUDE, VANUATU, EARTHQUAKE, EMBASSY
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu early Tuesday afternoon, triggering small tsunami waves, causing serious damage to the U.S. Embassy in the capital and knocking out most of the internet connectivity in the Pacific Island nation.
The websites
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NCAA, PREZ, ATHLETES, TRANS
NCAA president Charlie Baker sent a message to women's college athletes who are uncomfortable sharing locker rooms with transgender athletes on Tuesday, putting the responsibility of their own safety squarely on the women themselves.
During a Senate Judiciary
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TRUMP, TIKTOK, CEO, BAN
Mr. President-elect, don’t sell out on a TikTok ban: The app is a Chinese state influence op, and you were elected on a promise to get tough when social-media companies collude with governments.
A quick recap: After a rare bipartisan victory in Congress, a
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COMMITTEE, OVERSIGHT, AOC, DEMOCRAT
House Democratic veteran Rep. Gerry Connolly fended off a challenge from progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday, putting the Virginia Democrat in line to become the House Oversight Committee’s top-ranked Democrat in the new Congress.
Connolly
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CONFIDENCE, COURTS, BIDEN, TRUST
Confidence in the American judicial system crashed to its lowest point in two decades under President Joe Biden, Gallup found Tuesday.
The drop in confidence reflects dissatisfaction with the weaponization of justice against Republicans.
President-elect Donald
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HARRIS, MEDIA, LEGACY, OFFICIAL
"Let me be very clear: No one can’t walk away," Harris said.
Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged disappointment around her election loss during her remarks on Tuesday, urging voters to "stay in the fight."
The speech marks the vice president's most
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FALCONS, PLAY, KIRK, COUSINS
The Atlanta Falcons' losing streak has finally come to an end, as Kirk Cousins & Co. picked up a much-needed win over the Las Vegas Raiders, 15-9, on Monday night.
Atlanta moves to 7-7 on the year, which is massive considering the tight NFC South race at the
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NORTH, SOLDIERS, RUSSIA, KOREAN
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has taken his boldest diplomatic gamble by supplying an estimated 11,000 troops and stockpiles of weapons to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
The deployment provides timely foreign aid for Russia’s war efforts,
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HOST, BIDEN, MSNBC, ACCESSIBLE
MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle described a moment during her interview with President Biden in May 2023 where his team attempted to shut down the interview right after she asked about how an indictment of his son, Hunter Biden, might affect his presidency.
"In
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