Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, POPE, NEW
President Donald Trump spoke with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, seeking to enlist him to help with peace in the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
"I just had a very good and productive telephone conversation with the President of Turkey, Recep
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GAZA, ISRAEL, HAMAS, PLANS
Why Israel plans to limit life-saving aid into Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today
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ALCATRAZ, TRUMP, REOPEN, PRISON
WASHINGTON — Border czar Tom Homan said Monday that President Trump’s proposal to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison could help Immigration and Customs Enforcement solve a shortage of detention space amid the administration’s deportation push.
Reopening
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TRUMP, DEPORT, PAY, 000
“But what we thought we’d do is a self deport where we’re going to pay each one a certain amount of money and we’re going to get them a beautiful flight back to where they came from, and they have a period of time, and if they make it, we’re going to work with
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MET, GALA, 2025, STYLE
The 2025 Met Gala theme is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style."
The best looks from the 2025 Met Gala red carpet
Met Gala Chair Anna Wintour, Co-Chair Colman Domingo and Co-Chair Lewis Hamilton attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black
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NEWARK, AIRPORT, TRAFFIC, AIR
Newark air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with planes, union says
The 28 April incident led to multiple employees being placed on trauma leave, resulting in hundreds of delayed or diverted flights
The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged
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DIDDY, COMBS, SEAN, TRIAL
For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key
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TRUMP, BESSENT, INVESTORS, BET
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, shown in January before his nomination was confirmed, gave a brief speech Monday that opened the Milken Institute Global Conference.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent kicked off Michael Milken’s annual financial bash in Beverly
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GEORGIA, KEMP, SENATE, RUN
I'm one of those who think it's way too early to start talking about 2026 and the midterm elections, but I realize that's a losing proposition. We're 18 months out, and the outcome of the elections will largely determine whether and to what extent President
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ISRAEL, HOUTHI, PORT, YEMEN
Israel’s military says it has carried out airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport
A Yemeni gunman walks past paintings depicting rockets and
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HARVARD, TRUMP, GRANTS, LOVE
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is stopping all federal grants to Harvard University.
The Harvard Crimson reported:
The United States government will no longer award grants to Harvard, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced in a
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TRUMP, 2027, DRAFT, NFL
President Donald Trump will announce that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft on the National Mall.
Two sources told Axios that the president will reportedly announce the plan at the White House alongside NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owner
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BAR, SIGN, ANTISEMITIC, DAVE
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy abruptly ended an interview with a local Philadelphia ABC reporter during a discussion about the antisemitic incident in his bar and then noted how much he hates the news media.
Portnoy has been in the news since a video of
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TRUMP, RESEARCH, GAIN, FUNCTION
Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous
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President Trump issued an executive order Monday restricting federal funding for research that involves a controversial
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STATES, SUE, TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, arguing they are unconstitutional and endanger Americans.
The lawsuit specifically challenges department
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FBI, PATEL, MSNBC, STORY
MSNBC has pulled back on a story it ran on Friday, accusing FBI Director Kash Patel of spending more time in bars than he has at the FBI headquarters.
Network anchor Jonathan Lemire walked back a broadcast segment with former Biden administration counterintelligence
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DEAD, BOAT, SAN, CAPSIZES
Several local agencies are helping with the search.
Boat washes ashore near San Diego with 3 dead, 4 survivors and 9 unaccounted for
This is a breaking news story please check back for updates.
This is a breaking news story please check back for updates.
This
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SINALOA, CNN, INTERVIEWING, TRUMP
Social media is pulling no punches on the baiting of an apparent sympathetic CNN interview with a U.S.-designated terrorist in Mexico.
"Unbelievably, CNN gives Sinaloa cartel member a chance to throw a pity party about being labeled a terrorist, but the cartel
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TRUMP, ABORTION, ASKS, CONSTITUTION
The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.
Justice Department attorneys stayed the legal course charted by Biden administration,
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HEGSETH, 20, CUT, POSITIONS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of military generals and flag officers, arguing that the policy will bolster “strategic readiness and operational effectiveness.”
The reductions will be implemented in two phases:
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SUISSE, HELPING, MILLION, CREDIT
Two men sit under a sign of Credit Suisse displayed on a building in Lugano, on June 9, 2023.
Credit Suisse Services AG will pay about $511 million to settle a criminal case for having conspired with American taxpayers to hide more than $4 billion in at least
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BORDER, NEW, ILLEGAL, MEXICO
Border Patrol agents at a New Mexico interior immigration checkpoint arrested a Cuban illegal alien with what officials called a “disturbing criminal history.” The Cuban national’s criminal history includes murder and other violent crimes, Border Patrol Chief
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