Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
11 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, NEW, GREENLAND
Denmark's government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sets his sights on the island, local media reported.
The government
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SMITH, JACK, RESIGNS, TRUMP
Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from his position at the Department of Justice on Friday, Fox News has learned.
The resignation, which had already been expected since President-elect Trump was elected in November, was quietly announced in the footnote
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FIRE, PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, EATON
This is the worst fire the Pacific Palisades has ever seen, experts say
The Pacific Palisades, one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S., is experiencing the worst fire in its history.
Nestled in the lower hills of the Santa Monica mountain range on the
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ANGELES, LOS, DISASTER, FIRE
As the community of Pacific Palisades in the city of Los Angeles burned to the ground Tuesday night, LA Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana to attend the inauguration of that country’s new president, while the man she defeated in the 2022 mayor’s race was on the
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CARTER, FUNERAL, JIMMY, PRESIDENTS
Opinion: When Jimmy Carter and I spoke about UFOs
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I have a story I can tell now about an off-the-record conversation I once had with the late Jimmy Carter, about one of the great human controversies: UFOs.
Back in what my
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NEWSOM, TRUMP, FIRE, CALIFORNIA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cut $100 million from the state’s fire prevention budget in 2024 before residents in the Los Angeles area were hit by wildfires, Newsweek reported.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) slashed almost $20 million from her city’s
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BIDEN, POPE, FREEDOM, MEDAL
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis on Saturday, granting one of the nation’s highest honors to a figure he called “the People’s Pope.”
“Pope Francis, your humility and your grace are beyond words, and
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89, SOUL, MOORE, SAM
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'," has died. He was 89.
Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables,
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OHIO, STATE, TEXAS, CONCERN
Jack Sawyer became an Ohio State legend Friday night with his scoop and score at the expense of his former roommate.
On 4th and goal, Sawyer evaded blockers and forced a Quinn Ewers fumble, which Sawyer picked up and took 82 yards to the end zone to help the
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GREENLAND, COST, 12, EXPERT
President-elect Donald Trump has courted controversy once again in recent weeks by dialing up his intention to make a bid for Greenland. But even though the Danish government says the territory is not for sale, that hasn't stopped experts from pondering how
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HOSTIN, HUSBAND, VIEW, SUNNY
The husband of "The View" host Sunny Hostin, along with 200 co-defendants accused of insurance fraud in a sweeping, $459 million New York lawsuit, could find himself tied up in court for years to come, according to legal experts.
Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin, an
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OUTAGES, WINTER, POWER, STORM
When the power goes out, health risks rise
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Tens of thousands of people are currently without power in California, Texas and Arkansas, as wildfires ravage the West and a winter storm hits the South.
Research shows when
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TOM, HOMAN, BORDER, INCLUDE
The more we see of President-elect Trump's incoming border czar, Tom "The Hammer" Homan, the better he looks. Our southern border in particular has been an oozing sore for, well, four years now. There's a lot of cleaning up that needs doing, and he seems the
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OIL, RUSSIA, PROJECTS, MONTHS
During an interview with “PBS NewsHour” aired on Friday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan defended waiting to impose the large sanctions on Russia’s energy the Biden administration imposed on Friday by stating that “If we had sanctioned Russia’s
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TRUMP, 100, EXECUTIVE, ORDERS
President-elect Donald Trump indicated that he plans to push 100 — or around 100 — executive orders after assuming office, senators and reports have indicated, with the number varying slightly.
Trump, who will take office later this month on Jan. 20, met with
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WATERS, POLITICS, GAME, FAIR
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated that she doesn’t want to get into politics about the fires in California, but “services cost money and we should be willing to get the richest people in this country, the richest
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JAMES, WOODS, HOME, CELEBRITY
Conservative Hollywood actor James Woods shared a "miracle" update on his home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles after he initially thought it had burned down.
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The "Ghosts of Mississippi" actor had been very active on social media
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MAYOR, RECALL, 59, 150
A petition circulated among Los Angeles residents on Wednesday calling for their Mayor Karen Bass' "immediate recall" has gained over 50,000 signatures.
"We . . . urgently call for the immediate recall of [Bass] due to her gross mismanagement and failure to
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NORTH, SOLDIERS, KOREAN, CAPTURED
The Ukrainian authorities on Saturday announced the capture of two North Korean soldiers in Russia, saying they were the first to be taken alive since Pyongyang sent troops to assist Moscow’s war effort.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the two
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TULSA, MASSACRE, ATTACK, MILITARY
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the
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WILDFIRES, ALEX, MARLOW, HIRING
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow said that if officials in California believed their own rhetoric on climate change, they would have been better prepared for the recent fires.
Marlow said, “This needs to be the
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TEMPORARY, FEMA, SHELTER, HOUSING
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said he will continue to use every resource at his disposal to ensure that residents impacted by Hurricane Helene stay warm, as winter storms sweep across the state – potentially affecting power grids and other critical infrastructure
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TAP, WATER, LA, RESIDENTS
Amid the fires, LA is warning some residents the tap water isn't safe. Here's why
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The warning is stark: "Do not drink or cook with the tap water … Do not treat the tap water yourself," typed in all caps and boldface.
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ORIGIN, BEZOS, BLUE, GIVE
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is scheduled to challenge rival Space X on Sunday providing its New Glenn rocket takes off as planned.
Blue Origin is set to launch its inaugural mission of the New Glenn rocket, named after John Glenn, the first American
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