Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
10 articles
TRUMP, PANAMA, CANAL, OFFICE
President-elect Donald J. Trump this week escalated his threats to retake control of the Panama Canal, falsely accusing Panama of allowing Chinese soldiers to control the vital shipping route and of overcharging American ships.
Mr. Trump has claimed Panama
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BIDEN, TRUMP, DONALD, TERMS
Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
With the presidential campaigns and President Biden’s historic, last-minute pullout, 2024 was quite a year — for fibs, lies, gaslighting and truly wacky statements, that is.
Here are our picks for
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TRUMP, PRIME, MINISTER, GRETZKY
Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014, has died
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Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first person of India's minority Sikh faith to hold
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CRASH, AZERBAIJAN, PLANE, RUSSIAN
Sources within the government of Azerbaijan told Euronews on Thursday they believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, which killed over 30 of the plane’s passengers on Wednesday.
The Embraer-190
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ISRAEL, YEMEN, HOUTHI, TARGETS
The Israeli military claimed responsibility for a series of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday that hit Sana’a International Airport and other targets in the Houthi-controlled capital.
The Israel Defense Forces said the strikes targeted military infrastructure
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CHRISTMAS, MAHOMES, DAY, NFL
The L.A. Lakers hit the court on Christmas Day to face the Golden State Warriors, but with the NFL also scheduling games that same day, NBA star LeBron James had a bold warning for pro football.
“Christmas is our day,” he warned the NFL.
The Lakers-Warriors
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CHAIR, DNC, WILLIAMSON, MARIANNE
Marianne Williamson, spiritual leader and author who ran two longshot Democratic presidential campaigns in 2020 and 2024, is running for chair of the Democratic National Committee, framing her run as a way to reimagine the Democratic Party as the party regroups
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HOMAN, TRUMP, TOM, BORDER
Incoming Trump administration border czar Tom Homan has defended the estimated $86 billion cost of mass deportations, emphasizing that safeguarding national security and American lives is priceless, The Hill reported.
"What price do you put on national security?
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MEEK, HUDSON, ACTOR, DRIVER
Baby Driver teenage actor dies after falling from moving vehicle
Tributes have been paid to Baby Driver actor Hudson Meek, who died after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama.
The 16-year-old actor also appeared in TV series including the NBC drama Found
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AIRPORT, STABBED, CHRISTMAS, PHOENIX
Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people wounded by gunfire and another person stabbed
PHOENIX -- Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people
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TRUMP, CHRISTMAS, BIDEN, SENTENCES
Christmas is for many people a day to open presents, eat too much, and enjoy time with family. If you’re President-elect Donald Trump, however, it’s also a good day to unleash a savage tweet storm.
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His Xmas day posts ripped lame-duck President
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RUSSIA, OFFICERS, KILL, TOP
Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers
MOSCOW -- Russia's top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused
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OLYMPIC, IMANE, FEMALE, KHELIF
The Associated Press is facing backlash after awarding third place in its Female Athlete of the Year rankings to Olympic boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria, Breitbart reported.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark secured the top spot, and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles earned
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YEARS, TSUNAMI, 20, KILLED
Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since
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GAME, BOWL, SANDERS, DEION
Bowl season is always crazy, but on the day after Christmas, college football fans saw something they had never seen before.
Thursday's GameAbove Sports Bowl between Pittsburgh and Toledo took nearly five hours to finish because of a bowl game first.
The
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ACTING, PRESIDENT, IMPEACH, OPPOSITION
South Korea's main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country's acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk
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NEW, YEAR, RINGING, PERFECT
Say goodbye to 2024 and get ready to ring in the New Year with these fabulous outfits. Whether attending a dazzling party, celebrating with friends or ringing in the new year at home, your outfit should be nothing short of spectacular.
Updating your look doesn’t
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CUT, UNDERSEA, SHIP, CABLE
Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region.
Finnish
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FLU, CATS, BIRD, BIG
Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary
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An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month.
The
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TRUMP, MR, HOSTAGES, YOUNGEST
Dear President-elect Donald Trump,
My name is Ofri Bibas Levy. While you may not know me personally, you have surely heard of my brother Yarden Bibas, his wife Shiri, and Ariel and Kfir, their two red-headed children who have captured hearts worldwide. Prime
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HOCHUL, SIGNS, BIG, DAMAGE
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York on Thursday signed a law that requires companies that are big fossil fuel polluters to help pay to repair damage caused by extreme weather, which is becoming more common because of greenhouse gas emissions.
The legislation, called
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BIDEN, HARRIS, KWANZAA, OFFER
The Biden-Harris White House has wished Americans a “Happy Kwanzaa” — a holiday invented in 1966 by a racist extremist who served prison time for torturing a woman.
Vice President Kamala Harris — who was born just two years before the holiday’s inception —
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SHIP, OWNER, RUSSIANS, CRITICAL
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria said Thursday that it had been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotage.
Oboronlogistica, a state-controlled company that operated the
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POWER, CABLE, OUTAGE, CUT
A major electricity interconnector unexpectedly went offline on Christmas day, with officials saying they are not ruling out sabotage, and police are investigating.
Speculation surrounds two cargo ships that passed over the Estlink-2 power interconnector within
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