Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
12 articles
SHUTDOWN, BILL, GOVERNMENT, FUNDING
The deal does not include a provision to raise the debt limit.
After days of heated negotiations on Capitol Hill and eleventh-hour interference from President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk, the House passed a funding bill to prevent a government
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TRUMP, CONSIDERATION, LARA, SENATE
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) chief of staff to lead the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Policy.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed that Aaron Reitz, who previously worked as “Texas Attorney General Ken
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CHRISTMAS, MARKET, ATTACK, GERMANY
For years, Germany has been strengthening security measures around Christmas markets in reaction to an attack in 2016 in which a man killed 12 people by driving a truck into a market in central Berlin.
The police have deployed more uniformed and plainclothes
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BIDEN, TRUMP, DEPORTATION, LEGACY
President Joe Biden is considering commuting the sentences of "most, if not all" federal death row inmates in the country, according to a new report.
The news comes via a shocking Wall Street Journal column citing sources close to the President who believe
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TRUMP, APPRENTICE, PRODUCER, ENVOY
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he had selected the producer of his long-running reality television show, "The Apprentice," to be his administration's special envoy to the United Kingdom.
Mark Burnett, 64, created the show, which made Trump internationally
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NYPD, ADAMS, TOP, RESIGNS
The NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed police officer resigned abruptly Friday amid bombshell allegations he demanded sexual favors from his subordinates on the force, the latest scandal to rock the NYPD and the Adams administration.
The sudden resignation of
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HENDERSON, 65, DEAD, RICKEY
Rickey Henderson, the thrilling and charismatic Hall of Fame outfielder who, with his signature crouched stance, blazing speed and unlikely home run power, was widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history, has died. He was
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SECURITY, SOCIAL, PUBLIC, RETIREES
Senators voted 76-20 early Saturday to approve bipartisan legislation giving full Social Security benefits to more than 2.8 million public pension recipients who currently receive reduced-level payments, allowing them to collect benefits at the same levels
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BLAKE, LIVELY, JUSTIN, BALDONI
Blake Lively accuses co-star Justin Baldoni of smear campaign
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Blake Lively has filed a legal complaint against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a campaign to "destroy" her reputation. According to the legal
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JOHNSON, SPEAKER, MIKE, PROFOUNDLY
“There is something profoundly wrong,” Tucker Carlson said when discussing the latest actions of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who soured many conservative allies after initially offering a 1,547-page spending bonanza and ultimately handing the Democrats a win.
Eduardo
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AVIV, YEMEN, TEL, AREA
A missile launched from Yemen landed in the Tel Aviv area early Saturday after air defenses failed to intercept it, the Israeli military said.
Several people with light injuries were evacuated for medical treatment after the missile fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa
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NOTRE, DAME, INDIANA, COLLEGE
Notre Dame is the answer to trivia forever.
The Fighting Irish became the first team to win a home College Football Playoff game with their 27-17 victory over Indiana in the first round of the new 12-team playoff.
The big blow came early with Jeremiyah Love
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SOURCES, ANSWERS, JAN, GRASSLEY
Two high ranking Republican senators have written to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz seeking clarification as to which other federal agencies, apart from the FBI, were on the ground during the January 6, 2021, riots on Capitol Hill.
Last
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HOUTHI, YEMEN, MILITARY, REBEL
The U.S. military on Saturday said it conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
In a statement, the U.S. military's Central Command said the
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CHIEFS, PATRICK, MAHOMES, ANKLE
Patrick Mahomes remains undefeated against ankle injuries.
The Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback took the field on Saturday, battling through an ankle sprain to deliver a 27-19 win over the Houston Texans. Mahomes passed for 260 yards with one touchdown
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TRUMP, MANDELSON, BRITAIN, SENDS
Britain named Labour Party grandee Peter Mandelson as its ambassador to the United States on Friday, seeking to woo Donald Trump's administration, avoid a trade war, and ensure the countries remain aligned over Ukraine.
A former European commissioner for trade
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MEGA, JACKPOT, MILLIONS, SURGES
This is the seventh largest jackpot in the game's history.
Mega Millions jackpot surges to $944 million after no winner Friday
The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $944 million on Saturday after no ticket matched the numbers drawn on Friday, the lottery said.
The
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GOOGLE, SEARCH, MONOPOLY, CORRECT
A federal judge will decide on solutions to restore competition after ruling Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search.
After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain
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POLICE, MAJOR, BUST, FRENCH
French authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection to an immense international child pornography ring following an investigation launched last year by the National Gendarmerie.
Gendarmes, the police force responsible for fighting cyber
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BIRTHDAY, 106TH, CELEBRATES, SHOT
An Ohio woman who recently celebrated her 106th birthday with a shot of something strong is still bringing joy to all her loved ones.
Florence Hackman, who was born on December 16, 1918, is nicknamed “Fireball Flo” because she enjoys drinking Fireball whiskey,
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BALTIC, SHIP, SEA, CHINESE
(AFP) — A Chinese ship linked to the recent severing of two undersea cables and anchored off Denmark’s coast since November 19, departed Saturday, Sweden’s coast guard said.
Sections of two telecom cables were cut on November 17 and 18 in Swedish territorial
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POPE, GAZA, ISRAEL, ACCUSES
Israel criticized Pope Francis on Saturday, accusing him of bias and "double standards" after he condemned the bombing of children in Gaza following an airstrike that killed seven children from one family, Barrons reported.
"The Pope's remarks are particularly
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POPE, COLD, CATCHING, AHEAD
Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer from inside his residence as a precaution, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday.
The decision was taken in view of cold weather
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BUS, BRAZIL, TRUCK, DEAD
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 37 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals
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