Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, MEDIA, YEAR, NATION
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved to install loyalists in jobs that Congress did not intend for new presidents to replace at the start of their terms, eroding a traditional constraint on executive power even before he takes office.
In announcing his
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, BORDER, BIDEN
In the weeks before the 2016 Trump Electoral College victory, Donald Trump was polling between 35 and 40 percent.
He would average only about 41% approval over his tumultuous four-year tenure.
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No one knows what lies ahead over the next four
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TRUMP, MUSK, SPENDING, SHUTDOWN
The federal government is set to run out of money Friday night.
Government shutdown live updates: 'Get rid of' or extend debt ceiling, Trump says
Republican congressional leaders Thursday night failed to pass a revamped plan to avoid a government shutdown
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STUDENT, BIDEN, LOANS, DEBT
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CHRISTMAS, MARKET, CAR, GERMAN
At least one dead and 50 injured after a car plowed into a German Christmas market
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BERLIN — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, leaving at least one person
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130, YEARS, MURDERS, SENTENCED
An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that's long cast a shadow over the teens' small hometown of Delphi.
A special judge sentenced
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SCHOOL, ATTACK, KNIFE, YEAR
Enrollment of Black students at Harvard Law School decreased after a Supreme Court decision banned the use of affirmative action in college admissions, according to the school's enrollment data.
Harvard Law enrolled 19 first-year Black students (3.4% of the
Continued at Newsmax...
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TRUDEAU, CANADA, LEADER, ALLY
Canada's NDP leader says he will vote to topple Trudeau's Liberals
It comes at the end of a difficult week for the Canadian prime minister, who is facing growing calls to resign from his own Liberal Party following the exit of his most senior cabinet minister
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DEATH, BIDEN, ROW, SENTENCES
Among a president’s most profound responsibilities is the power to grant clemency. Now, as President Joe Biden’s first term winds down, he faces mounting calls to use that authority to commute the sentences of the 40 men on federal death row.
Donald Trump’s
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MUSK, ELON, TRUMP, MEDIA
On Thursday evening, Democrats overwhelmingly voted against the second attempt at a continuing resolution (CR), which aimed to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. The CR, backed by President-elect Donald Trump, included a provision to suspend the debt
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STARBUCKS, CITIES, STRIKE, FRIDAY
Starbucks baristas in three major U.S. cities are set to launch a five-day strike on Friday, just days before Christmas.
The strikes will reportedly happen in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, according to Newsmax:
Starbucks Workers United, the union that
Continued at Breitbart...
To call the Biden/Harris administration's border policies a failure is to engage in the most egregious understatement since Napoleon Bonaparte remarked that his invasion of Russia "hadn't quite lived up to expectations." The outgoing administration's handling
Continued at Red State...
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DELIVERY, AMAZON, DRONE, SERVICE
Amazon has begun testing its long-awaited drone delivery service in Arizona, The New York Times reported on Friday.
A dream of founder Jeff Bezos for almost a decade, Prime Air looks to take convenience shopping to the extreme promising the delivery of household
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MALAYSIA, PLANE, FLIGHT, SEARCH
Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370
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The Malaysian government plans to allow a renewed private search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished over a decade
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ADMIN, SYRIA, BIDEN, DIPLOMATS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday urged governments around the world to rescind their terrorist designations of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian rebel group that overthrew dictator Bashar Assad last week.
“I think it is time for the international
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GOVERNMENT, TRAVEL, SHUTDOWN, IMPACT
An extended shutdown would result in longer wait times at airports.
The holiday travel rush kicked off this week, but a looming government shutdown could lead to longer TSA wait times at the airports and impact ATC hiring if the shutdown lasts for long.
Airlines
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued more restrictions on drone flights across the Northeast on Friday in response to increased sightings in recent weeks.
One day after announcing temporary restrictions on most drone flights in New Jersey, the FAA issued
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TRUMP, BIDEN, SENATE, DEMS
Senate Democrats confirmed their 235th judge under President Joe Biden, eclipsing the 234 judges confirmed during President-elect Donald Trump's first administration.
Biden has now appointed about a fourth of the overall federal judiciary, with Sen. Dick Durbin,
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TESLA, VEHICLES, PRESSURE, TIRE
Tesla said Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tire pressure monitoring system.
The issue, which affects some Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck vehicles, will be resolved with an over-the-air software update,
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DEBT, GOP, HOUSE, FREEDOM
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) stated that many Republicans aren’t opposed to raising the debt limit, but need spending concessions to go with it and that he believes it’s better to raise the
Continued at Breitbart...
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LEBRON, NBA, RATINGS, OFFERS
It's no secret the NBA is facing an uphill battle.
The league's declining ratings have stretched far beyond just the first week and have continued as Christmas Day, normally an NBA spectacle, approaches.
Many reasons have been tossed around as to why ratings
Continued at Fox News...
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TREATMENT, KING, YEAR, CHARLES
King Charles III will continue his cancer treatment in 2025, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
As His Majesty has battled an undisclosed form of cancer for nearly a year, his health condition is moving "in a very positive direction," according to People magazine.
Charles’
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POPE, BIDEN, MEET, MELONI
The White House announced that President Joe Biden will head to Italy next month for a public meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City before his term comes to an end.
Biden accepted the invitation to visit Vatican City during a phone call with Pope Francis
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