Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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ILLEGAL, SHOT, OFFICER, CBP
An off-duty Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was shot in the face in New York City on Saturday night during an attempted robbery involving a previously deported illegal immigrant, according to authorities.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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TEXAS, MISSING, FLOODS, NUMBER
3 people are still missing from deadly floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
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KERRVILLE, Texas — Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding July 4 said Saturday that just three people remain missing,
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JAKE, LARSON, 102, VETERAN
D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102.
An animated speaker
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FIRE, OFFICE, POST, CRASHES
This photo provided by the San Jose Fire Department shows firefighters responding to a fire burning after a car crashed into a Post Office, early Sunday, July 20, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (San Jose Fire Department via AP)
This photo provided by the San Jose
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DELTA, ENGINE, FLIGHT, VIDEO
Video has surfaced of a Delta Air Lines flight as one of its engines burst into flames shortly after takeoff Friday from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The airliner, a Boeing 767, was carrying 226 passengers and 9 crew members and on its way to Atlanta
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MAMDANI, MAYORAL, CUOMO, CAMPAIGN
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened he would “move to Florida” if socialist New York City (NYC) mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the election.
During a Hamptons breakfast on Saturday, Cuomo, who is running as an independent in NYC’s mayoral
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COLBERT, STEPHEN, TRUMP, SHOW
Getting canceled may end up being the best thing that ever happened to Stephen Colbert. The same cannot be said for its impact on late night television.
Consider that Conan O’Brien turned into a folk hero after NBC took away his time slot and that David Letterman
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GIRL, KIDNAPPED, FATHER, YEAR
The deranged Queens dad who fatally stabbed his wife and 2-year-old daughter with a kitchen knife Saturday was FaceTiming his nephew during the horror attack, the NYPD said.
The 54-year-old suspect, who has not been publicly named yet, was using the Apple
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TRUMP, OBAMA, GABBARD, CONSPIRACY
An MSNBC panelist urged former President Barack Obama to speak out more often on Saturday after he urged members of his party to "toughen up" at a recent fundraiser.
"I know he’s done being president, and many will say he doesn’t owe us anything else, but
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MINNEAPOLIS, MAYOR, FATEH, OMAR
The mayor of Minneapolis — who oversaw the city during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots — has lost the backing of the Dem party to a Somali-American socialist following a contested vote by party members.
Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the
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PARTY, MUSK, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN
Earlier this month, Elon Musk said he wanted to form a new political party. He’d been teasing the idea ever since clashing with President Donald Trump over his “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk accused of exploding the deficit. In June, Musk ran a poll on X
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ICE, JUDGE, ILLEGAL, WOMAN
If this story angers you, disgusts you, or reinforces the importance of President Donald Trump's aggressive use of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to hunt down and detain "the worst of the worst" illegal aliens, many of whom were welcomed into the
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LANDING, ALDRIN, BUZZ, ANNIVERSARY
Legendary astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. shared a heartfelt message on the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, recalling the historic moment when the lunar module Eagle landed at Tranquility Base.
The 95-year-old, who in 1969 walked on the
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WNBA, STAR, PLAYERS, PAY
WNBA stars participating in Saturday night’s All-Star Game wore a message on their T-shirts during warm-ups directed at league officials amid tense collective bargaining agreement (CBA) talks.
Each WNBA All-Star, including Indiana Fever sharpshooter Caitlin
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As President Donald Trump marks six months into his second term, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told ABC News’ "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz that the administration's immigration crackdown has not only sparked protests, but fear among the city's residents.
“Los
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EPSTEIN, TRUMP, DEVINE, PREZ
If you listened to the rest of the media — both mainstream and social media — you would think Donald Trump was on the skids, that MAGA was at last turning on the president over the so-called Epstein Files.
But nothing could be further from the truth, according
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EPSTEIN, GOP, BURCHETT, FILES
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said the release of the Epstein files might never happen because Washington, D.C. “buries secrets.”
Burchett said, “We’re at the point they’re going to start dumping files. And my biggest fear
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TRUMP, HITLER, CROCKETT, WANNABE
Outspoken Rep. Jasmine Crockett dubbed President Trump a “wannabe Hitler,” comparing him to the genocidal Nazi leader while chastising Republicans for displaying fealty to him.
Crockett (D-Texas), who has a penchant for incendiary rhetoric, hurled the explosive
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KILLED, SEEKING, GAZA, OFFICIALS
At least 73 Palestinians were killed on Sunday while trying to get access to food, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. Another 150 people were injured, Gaza health officials said.
The majority of those killed were gathered near the Zikim border
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TRUMP, MONTHS, VICTORIES, BACK
President Donald Trump celebrated six months since he was sworn into his second term on Sunday, saying that the United States has been "totally revived" after being "DEAD" under former President Joe Biden.
"Wow, time flies! Today is that Sixth Month Anniversary
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COLORADO, NEW, GRAZING, UTILIZING
As part of a growing effort to reduce the risk of wildfires in Colorado, cattle are being deployed to eat dry grass that often fuels fast-moving flames.
City officials in Boulder County have partnered with local ranchers to bring herds into at-risk neighborhoods,
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RADIO, CAUGHT, MOUNTAINS, FUNDING
Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations
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DUNMORE, West Virginia — When President Trump pushed to slash federal funding for public media, he said a key reason was because he thinks PBS and
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ELECTION, JAPAN, FACES, PRIME
Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss
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TOKYO — Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
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