Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, AMERICA, TARIFFS, DAVOS
President Donald Trump slammed Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan while speaking to him virtually Thursday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland over claims his company has debanked conservatives.
Trump’s comments at Klaus Schwab’s WEF came during
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HEGSETH, PETE, DEFENSE, PICK
Why aren’t more Republican senators opposed to Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense, particularly in light of new allegations, delivered in a sworn affidavit this week by his former sister-in-law, of excessive drinking and “abusive” behavior in
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TRUMP, PARDON, ACTIVISTS, ABORTION
In another round of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, the petitions of the Thomas More Society, the voices of many Americans--and even Congress--were heard: Trump has pardoned 23 pro-life activists who had been targeted, convicted, and jailed
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OSCAR, EMILIA, NOMINATIONS, REZ
Musical about trans drug boss leads Oscar nominations
1 hour ago Ian Youngs Culture reporter
Netflix Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays Emilia Pérez, is the first trans person to be nominated in an acting category
Netflix musical Emilia Pérez leads this year's
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ICE, TRUMP, ARRESTS, MASS
Fox News embedded exclusively with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston as the agency targeted egregious criminal aliens, including MS-13 gang members and murder suspects, as part of mass deportation efforts under President Donald Trump.
Fox
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FIRE, HUGHES, CALIFORNIA, ACRES
A 20-acre brush fire was spreading on Thursday morning in a part of Los Angeles that is near Interstate 5, the Getty Museum and the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an evacuation warning after the
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BIDEN, PARDONS, FAMILY, EX
Pardons were flying all over Washington on Monday like a flock of birds, or airplanes during peak hours at Reagan airport.
Joe Biden was first, issuing "pre-emptive" pardons to five members of his family, including his brother. Republicans have accused the
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CAPITOL, GUN, SECURITY, TOUR
A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol after police discovered he had taken a full tour while having a gun tucked into the waistband of his pants.
The man was arrested outside the Library of Congress, where it was learned that he'd toured
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SCHOOL, POLICE, TENNESSEE, STUDENT
The now deceased gunman accused in the deadly shooting Wednesday morning at a Nashville, Tennessee, high school has been identified.
Metropolitan Nashville police identified 17-year-old Solomon Henderson as the shooter at Antioch High School. Henderson, who
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ACT, ABORTION, ALIVE, DEMS
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would penalize doctors who do not provide life-saving care to infants born alive after an abortion attempt.
All but one Democrat voted against the bill, which passed 217 to 204, with all Republicans in favor.
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IMMIGRATION, TRUMP, ILLEGAL, ASSIST
The order grants the agencies the "same authority already granted to the FBI."
DHS allows US Marshals, DEA and ATF to carry out immigration enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department
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SHOT, OFFICERS, TEXAS, RESPONDING
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Seven San Antonio police officers were shot by a suicidal man when they went to help.
SWAT
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SUPPORT, TRUMP, TROOPS, MILITARY
Active-duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that
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BUCKEYES, OHIO, CHAMPIONSHIP, NATIONAL
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TRUMP, TAX, CUTS, RENEWING
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is "working with the Democrats" to extend the 2017 tax cuts he championed, which are soon set to expire.
Trump, speaking virtually Thursday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, announced that he's
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TRUMP, NORTH, CAROLINA, TRIP
President Donald Trump is scheduled to make the first trip of his second term on Friday, when he will visit victims of natural disasters in North Carolina and California that, many believe, were worsened by government incompetence.
He will begin by flying
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TRIP, RUBIO, PANAMA, VISIT
Immigration, Panama Canal expected to be top issues on his agenda.
Rubio to visit Central America on 1st trip as top US diplomat
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip next week to visit countries in Central America and the Caribbean
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MUSK, NETANYAHU, SALUTE, NAZI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Elon Musk after media outlets described a gesture that the Tesla CEO made at President Donald Trump’s inauguration rally on Monday as a Nazi salute.
Netanyahu took to X on Thursday to post that Musk is
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PURDUE, SETTLEMENT, OXYCONTIN, SACKLER
The Sacklers will no longer have liability protection from future lawsuits.
The company and the once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to resolve mass opioid litigation.
The Sacklers and Purdue
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SAUDI, ARABIA, BILLION, INVESTMENT
Saudi crown prince says the kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in the US during call with President Donald Trump
Saudi crown prince says the kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in the US during call with President Donald Trump
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TRUMP, DEMAND, ALIGNING, LOWER
The benchmark S&P 500 rose to a record closing high on Thursday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and digested comments from President Donald Trump, including a call for cuts in interest rates and oil prices.
At the World Economic Forum
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ENROLLMENT, SURPRISE, COLLEGES, FALL
In a surprise, U.S. colleges saw higher enrollment last fall
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College enrollment in the U.S. rose for the first time last fall to surpass pre-pandemic levels, new figures out today show.
Across undergraduate
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COSTCO, DIVERSITY, PROPOSAL, SHAREHOLDERS
Costco is pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Investors were expected to vote on the recommendation during the company's
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