Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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HELICOPTER, HUDSON, RIVER, CRASH
The family of five aboard the doomed tourist helicopter that plummeted into the Hudson River Thursday was tragically in New York City to celebrate the birthday of one of their three young children.
Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their
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JUDGE, DEPORTED, RETURN, TRUMP
Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador
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GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland wants the federal government to do all it can to "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man
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HOUSE, GOP, TRUMP, DOOCY
With the 2026 midterm elections already in focus, House Republicans are targeting Democrats who voted against the budget framework that seeks to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched
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TRUMP, PHYSICAL, OBAMA, SEC
Coming on the second day of a hearing that will determine whether Mr. Braun returns to federal prison, her testimony offered one of the most vivid depictions of the depraved behavior he is accused of engaging in. There were no defense witnesses.
Mr. Trump
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KHALIL, JUDGE, MAHMOUD, DEPORTED
A federal judge has ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has the legal authority to cancel the visa held by Mahmoud Khalil, a foreign visitor who led pro-Hamas protests at a New York university.
But Khalil will be allowed his day in court to argue against
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MAINE, TRUMP, TRANS, ATHLETES
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports
PORTLAND, Maine -- The deadline
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TRUMP, PLEDGES, BUDGET, RFK
In a twisted case of déjà vu, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that a Butler, Pennsylvania man has been taken into custody for, amongst other things, threatening to assassinate President Trump and assault other administration officials. Thirty-two-year-old
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TRUMP, RUSSIA, PUTIN, COGNITIVE
Witkoff meets Putin as Trump urges Russia to 'get moving'
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Reuters Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Library in St Petersburg
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg
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IRAN, TALKS, TRUMP, NUCLEAR
is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict. He is the author of the 2018 book, Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood , an exploration of border conflicts, unrecognized
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PLANE, BOCA, RATON, SMALL
Three people were killed when a small plane crashed near the airport in Boca Raton, Fla., on Friday, officials said, sending large plumes of smoke billowing into the air as residents reported hearing a thunderous crashing sound.
The three people who died were
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JOINT, CHAIRMAN, CHIEFS, SENATE
The Senate confirmed early Friday Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the former National Guardsman and fighter pilot, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General Caine is replacing another Air Force fighter pilot, Gen. Charles Brown, known as C.Q., whom President
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ICE, HABBA, MURPHY, ALINA
Acting US District Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba is opening an investigation into Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy over his order for state law enforcement to refrain from assisting federal immigration enforcement officers, according to reports.
Habba,
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MANGIONE, DEATH, PENALTY, LUIGI
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., Feb. 21, 2025.
Lawyer for Luigi Mangione on Friday asked
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TRUMP, LAW, FIRMS, DEALS
President Donald Trump said Friday that five more law firms agreed to devote at least $600 million in free legal work to causes he supports, marking new concessions offered by major law firms facing a White House pressure campaign.
The agreements mostly mirror
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NIGHTCLUB, COLLAPSE, DOMINICAN, KILLED
Burials begin for victims in the Dominican nightclub collapse that killed 221
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A merengue icon, a baseball star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in
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GREENLAND, VANCE, COMMANDER, VISIT
The Defense Department announced it had removed the commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland after she distanced herself from Vice President J.D. Vance's criticism of Denmark during his recent visit.
Vance lambasted Denmark leaders while visiting Greenland
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BORDER, TRUMP, MILITARY, SECURE
President Donald Trump on Friday authorized the U.S. military to occupy and take jurisdiction over public lands along the southern border with Mexico.
"Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," Trump wrote in a National Security Presidential
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RESEARCH, NOAA, CUTS, ADMINISTRATION
The Trump administration is planning to close the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's primary research office for alleged man-made climate change and to use the agency to boost U.S. fossil-fuel production.
The changes are being made in pursuit
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TRUMP, SAVING, DAYLIGHT, TIME
President Trump is weighing in on a national debate, apparently calling on Congress to make daylight saving time permanent.
“The House and Senate should push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day. Very popular and, most importantly, no more changing of
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TRUMP, CHRISTIAN, RISK, DEPORTED
Christian immigrants backed Trump, now some are at risk of being deported A majority of Catholics and evangelicals backed Trump on Election Day. But some say his promise to enact a mass deportation of migrants threatens their churches. In a new report, they
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RUNNER, SUES, ALLEGING, WANTING
A high school runner is suing California for being replaced on her cross country team by a transgender athlete and being compared to a Nazi by her own athletic director for wearing a T-shirt that read “Save Girls Sports.”
Taylor Starling, a 16-year-old student
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FRANCISCO, GRAPPLES, CHINESE, SAN
Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco grapples with grant fallout A small community-focused arts and culture center in San Francisco's Chinatown is reeling from the combined effects of being dropped, ghosted and confused by three major federal funding bodies.
National
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