Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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GAETZ, REPORT, ETHICS, MATT
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., dropped his lawsuit that sought to block the release of his House Ethics Committee report since the committee made it public on Monday.
Gaetz filed a federal lawsuit attempting to block the report's release, since the committee
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SUBWAY, FIRE, WOMAN, NYC
The explosion occurred in direct view of an EarthCam feed set up at the marina.
1 dead, 5 hospitalized after boat explosion and dock fire in Florida
One person died and at least five were hospitalized after a boat explosion and dock fire at a marina in Fort
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CLINTON, BILL, FEVER, HOSPITALIZED
Those of us gray-haired folks who were around and watching politics in the '90s remember Bill Clinton, the first Baby Boomer president, as a young chief executive. Clinton was the third-youngest president to assume office at 46 years old, beaten in that record
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CEO, MANGIONE, PLEADS, GUILTY
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, pleaded not guilty on Monday as he was arraigned in New York State Supreme Court.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has charged Mr. Mangione
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PANAMA, CANAL, TRUMP, BACK
“Welcome to the United States Canal!” the once and future President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday, along with a photo of an American flag proudly fluttering over a narrow body of water.
Earlier in the day, Trump had told a crowd at Turning Point
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FESTIVUS, RAND, WASTE, REPORT
The Biden administration has authorized $20 million in taxpayer dollars to create a Sesame Street show in Iraq in an effort to “promote inclusion.”
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Biden administration, has partnered “with Sesame
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TRUMP, DONALD, JOHNSON, ACTING
President-elect Donald Trump made his name as a billionaire real estate mogul and celebrity gossip column fixture before rising to reality show stardom with "The Apprentice."
The 78-year-old politician, who begins his second term as president of the United
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NORTH, TROOPS, RUSSIA, KOREA
When North Korean troops began arriving in Russia this fall, some Western officials believed it was a sign that the Kremlin had reached out in a desperate need for more soldiers.
But U.S. intelligence agencies have now assessed that the deployment was North
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SPORTS, WOMEN, TEXAS, AG
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for deceptive marketing practices in advertising sporting events as women’s competitions and then allowing males to compete.
Specifically, Paxton accused the NCAA
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HONDA, NISSAN, MERGER, GLOBAL
Nissan and Honda announce merger talks amid a rapidly changing global market
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TOKYO — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world's third-largest automaker by sales as the
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FIRST, SMITH, SHARPE, SHANNON
ESPN First Take host Shannon Sharpe was not amused at all by fellow ESPNer Kirk Herbstreit’s rib-jabbing over Sharpe’s failed prediction that Ohio State would fire coach Ryan Day.
Sharpe slammed Coach Day last week when he insisted that the school would probably
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BLAKE, LIVELY, LAWSUIT, STARS
Hollywood stars support Blake Lively over legal complaint
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Hollywood stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel have publicly backed US actress Blake Lively after she filed a legal complaint against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.
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ALEC, BALDWIN, CASE, APPEAL
A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.
Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew that appeal,
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SYRIA, DIPLOMATS, TOP, TIES
Top Arab diplomats visited the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday, the latest in a string of diplomatic overtures by the international community as Syria emerges from years of isolation under President Bashar al-Assad.
The visits by ministers from Jordan
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HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS, 25, YEAR
Hanukkah and Christmas will be celebrated this year on the same day: December 25 This year the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. Here's how some interfaith families are preparing to celebrate both holidays.
National Hanukkah and Christmas will
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NATO, BOSS, SCHOLZ, ZELENSKY
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be unjustified, news wire DPA reported.
Although Germany has been a vital ally of Ukraine, its
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STARBUCKS, STRIKE, EXPANDS, 59
The strike is in its third of five planned days amid the busy holiday season.
Starbucks workers in three more major cities have joined a growing strike that is now in its third of five planned days of escalation ahead of Christmas.
The strike expands to Boston,
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KARDASHIAN, VIDEO, KIM, SANTA
Kim Kardashian is starring in a lewd Christmas-themed music video that features the reality TV star crawling around provocatively on all fours as she sings a cover for the 1953 classic “Santa Baby,” with actors playing Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and an
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BIDEN, LOAN, STUDENT, ADMINISTRATION
The Biden administration withdrew on Friday two major student loan forgiveness plans.
The regulations would have allowed the Secretary of Education to cancel student loans for people who have been in repayment for decades and others that were experiencing
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HOCHUL, INMATE, ORDERS, PRISON
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has ordered the firing of more than a dozen prison staffers in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month.
Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state's corrections department
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CONTAINER, STORE, BANKRUPTCY, FILES
The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy as the latest of several major retail chains to make that decision, following similar announcements from Party City, Big Lots, True Value, and Rite Aid.
The storage and organizational brand, which has 102 locations,
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