Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
59 articles
TRUMP, SPENDING, SHUTDOWN, HOUSE
House Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly canceled his speaking slot at Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest following the disastrous unveiling of a spending bill, largely viewed as an abject failure of his leadership.
Johnson was originally slated to appear
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TRUMP, WILLIS, CASE, FANI
Georgia’s Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified the Atlanta prosecutor who brought an election interference case against President-elect Donald J. Trump and his allies, a surprise move that threw the entire case into disarray.
In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, CEO, MURDER
A Michigan man allegedly stabbed the president of the company he worked for in the middle of a meeting in a possible "copycat" attack that mirrors the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Erik Denslow, who heads the Anderson Express Inc. manufacturing
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RAPE, FRANCE, TRIAL, PELICOT
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AMAZON, STRIKE, CHRISTMAS, WORKERS
Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union.
Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco
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SCHOOL, SHOOTER, ATTACK, CALIFORNIA
California man allegedly messaged Madison school shooter about plans ahead of attack
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The community at a small Christian school in Madison, Wis., is reeling in the aftermath of the school shooting that
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JERSEY, NEW, DRONE, FAA
US temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey
Authorities have not given many definitive answers, but President Joe Biden said the drone sightings were "nothing nefarious".
The move comes after weeks of mysterious drones sightings across New Jersey and
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PUTIN, TRUMP, READY, RUSSIA
Has Tsar Vladimir the First noted the writing on the wall? Has he noticed that this writing loudly proclaims "TRUMP?"
It's an interesting question, especially since Tovarisch Putin is now signaling a willingness to sit down and talk with the incoming American
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CLIMATE, BIDEN, GOAL, TRUMP
The goal aims to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035.
The Biden administration will announce an "ambitious" new climate goal Thursday morning that aims to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035.
All the
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FOX, NEWS, CAVUTO, NEIL
Neil Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is leaving the network, another casualty of cost-cutting in the TV news business.
Cavuto, 66, will make his final appearance on the network Thursday on “Your World,” his long-running daily business-oriented
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TRUMP, BEZOS, MAR, BILLIONAIRE
Like Old Times: Trump Sends Congress Scrambling To Avoid A Shutdown
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President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been sworn in yet but he's already running Washington again in his familiar style of
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BIRD, FLU, EMERGENCY, CALIFORNIA
Yesterday, America had one of its worst days of bird flu to date. For starters, the CDC confirmed the country’s first severe case of human bird-flu infection. The patient, a Louisiana resident who is over the age of 65 and has underlying medical conditions,
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BIDEN, REPORT, STAMINA, ADMIN
President Joe Biden’s aides successfully covered up his health until he stepped into the spotlight for July’s debate, according to Wall Street Journal interviews with nearly 50 people, including many who had direct knowledge of the operation.
Many Democrats
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CZAR, TOM, HOMAN, BORDER
Incoming border czar Tom Homan declared that mass deportation of illegal immigrants will start on "day one," in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
Homan, who President-elect Trump tapped to oversee border security and deportation operations during his second
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SYRIA, TROOPS, PREVIOUSLY, DOUBLED
The Pentagon says there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, more than double what officials with the Department of Defense have been telling reporters for months.
"We have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops deployed
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JETS, GAME, JOHNSON, OWNER
According to a report, insiders are dishing on New York Jets Owner Woody Johnson and saying that he made strange and indefensible decisions for the team, including nixing a trade for receiver Jerry Jeudy because his rating in the Madden video game wasn’t high
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ISRAEL, CEASEFIRE, INTENSIFY, GENOCIDE
U.S. and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 26 on Thursday.
The mediators, at talks in Egypt and
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COURT, OBAMACARE, DACA, ACCESS
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Biden administration, paving the way for individuals enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to access Affordable Care Act benefits, Breitbart reported.
The Biden administration has been
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OYSTERS, ANGELES, LOS, 80
The oysters that were served at the event have since been recalled.
Raw oysters linked to norovirus outbreak leaves at least 80 sickened in Los Angeles
An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus
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CAPITAL, YEMEN, SANAA, CITY
A series of Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, early Thursday, igniting fires at energy facilities and at the Red Sea port city of Hodeida.
"The targets struck by the [Israeli military] were used by the Houthi forces for
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NORTH, KOREAN, SOUTH, SOLDIERS
There are believed to be up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia.
At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed, 1,000 injured in fighting in Russia, South Korean intelligence says
SEOUL -- North Korea may dispatch more troops to Russia despite
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ATTACK, TERROR, ARRESTED, MASS
Sometimes, the FBI gets it right. After an investigation that apparently has been ongoing for some months, the FBI has arrested an Egyptian national, one Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, for plotting an attack on the Israeli Embassy in New York City.
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OKLAHOMA, MURDER, YEAR, EXECUTED
The state of Oklahoma executed on Thursday a man who admitted to sexually assaulting and killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a sick cannibalistic fantasy, despite his defense team trying to blame the horrific acts on autism and mental health issues.
Kevin
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NBA, RATINGS, COACH, FLOATS
It is no secret the NBA ratings have fallen on hard times.
Top stars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant are in the twilight of their future Hall of Fame careers, and budding young players like Anthony Edwards, Zion Williamson, Ja Morant have yet to truly capture
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