Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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DEATH, TOLL, RISES, WILDFIRES
President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday of the officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the blazes were not yet extinguished.
“The fires are still raging in L.A.,” Mr.
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TRUMP, FUNERAL, OBAMA, CARTER
As we’ve reported, there has been much speculation about what Barack Obama and Donald Trump talked about as they sat next to one another at the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter on Thursday. They certainly seemed chummy despite the fact that they’ve
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PALISADES, FIRE, CARUSO, SAVED
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Deputy Chief Kristine Larson was criticized over remarks made in a video, blaming victims for being in the “wrong place” during a fire.
Larson, who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau for the LAFD spoke about concerns
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BASS, KAREN, MAYOR, FIRE
A pair of actresses are claiming that criticisms of how Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is handling the ongoing wildfires in the city are stemming from her being a “black woman in America.”
Longtime actresses Yvette Nicole Brown and Kym Whitley, who recently
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BIDEN, POPE, DUMPSTER, FREEDOM
The incoming Trump administration has been left with "an absolute dumpster fire" by President Joe Biden's lack of effective governance, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance.
"If you step back a little bit, I do think it's important to reiterate that
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SCHOOL, COUNTING, BIBLE, NUDITY
Irony of ironies. There was an attempt to ban the Bible from school libraries in a conservative state because of a law against risqué content in school books.
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The Mirror out of the UK reports: “A Texas school district has reportedly been forced
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STEELERS, RAVENS, GEORGE, PICKENS
The Baltimore Ravens were built to run, and that's exactly what they did to win their first playoff game of the year.
Baltimore combined for 299 yards on the ground (they were at 300 before the final kneel), with Derrick Henry garnering the majority, in their
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BRONCOS, ALLEN, BILLS, JOSH
Bills fans and players voiced their frustrations on Sunday after officials missed a blatant pass interference call on Denver’s Pat Surtain II that could have cost Buffalo a touchdown.
The foul that should have occurred in the end zone would have given the
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In what will certainly stir controversy on the right, JD Vance made an important clarification about how the incoming Donald Trump administration will handle January 6th participants: Violent offenders will not be pardoned.
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Speaking to Shannon
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IRANIAN, RELEASE, ITALIAN, SOUGHT
Italy releases Iranian man wanted by U.S. over drone attack that killed 3 soldiers
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Italy on Sunday released an Iranian businessman detained last month over his alleged involvement in a drone attack that killed three
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TRUMP, SMITH, JACK, RESIGNED
President-elect Trump blasted special counsel Jack Smith as a "disgrace" to himself and the country following Smith's resignation from the Justice Department.
Smith's resignation was announced in a court filing Saturday.
"The Special Counsel completed his
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CANADA, LEADER, TRUMP, INFLUENTIAL
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen'
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. "It's not going to happen," he said. Speaking to former White House
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GRIFFIN, III, HERBERT, CHARGERS
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III is facing a backlash for seeming to throw down the race card by posting a social media message about the criticism earned by Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert thanks to Saturday’s performance slump.
Football fans
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BIRD, FLU, COUNTRY, DIED
A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk
Man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu
A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw
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MEN, KAMALA, REPORTS, PALISADES
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.
The LAPD confirmed to KTLA that
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OIL, SANCTIONS, RUSSIAN, EXPORTS
Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow's top customers, traders and analysts said.
The
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DEMAND, INQUIRY, JOINS, GROOM
A Labour Party MP has broken ranks with Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer to demand a national public inquiry into the child rape grooming gang scandal, arguing that the substantial public interest is not merely a fixation of the so-called “far-right”.
This
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TRUMP, NEW, CONSERVATIVE, YORKERS
President-elect Donald J. Trump reiterated his support for undoing a major provision of his 2017 tax law on Saturday when he told more than a dozen House Republicans at his Florida estate to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction,
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LAKEN, BRITT, ACT, RILEY
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that the Laken Riley Act "will save lives."
"It is a commonsense piece of legislation. ... [T]here's been no more litigated issue over the last four years than President [Joe] Biden and Vice
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FIRES, LA, LANDLORDS, RAISING
Landlords ripping off LA fire victims, says Selling Sunset star
LA landlords illegally inflating rents, says Selling Sunset star
Landlords have been illegally raising prices due to the Los Angeles wildfires, says Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim. The LA
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NOTRE, DAME, GAME, HOWARD
Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star Malik Zaire fueled the hype for the national championship game on Saturday with harsh criticism of Ohio State quarterback Will Howard.
Howard led the Buckeyes to a College Football Playoff semifinal victory over the Texas
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STAR, RORY, FIRES, SYKES
Former child actor Rory Callum Sykes died Wednesday, Jan. 8, a victim of the Palisades Fire, according to his mother, Shelley Sykes. He was 32.
Rory, an Australian actor who was born blind and with cerebral palsy, starred on the British television show "Kiddy
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MIKE, VRABEL, COACH, PATRIOTS
Mike Vrabel is reportedly returning to Foxborough to lead the New England Patriots on the sidelines instead of on the defense.
Vrabel agreed to become the Patriots’ next head coach on Sunday one week after the team fired Jerod Mayo following a win over the
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