Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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REINER, ROB, TRUMP, DIRECTOR
Trump says Rob Reiner had 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' in post on his death
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President Trump disparaged Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who died along with his wife over the weekend in what officials are investigating
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FBI, YEAR, NEW, ANGELES
FBI disrupted alleged terrorist bombing plot in Los Angeles: Officials The FBI arrested suspects in Los Angeles and New Orleans as part of an alleged anti-government bombing plot, according to the FBI and Justice Department.
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ATTACK, TERROR, HANUKKAH, AUSTRALIA
A grandfather who survived the Holocaust is a hero after he used his body to shield his wife in a targeted terror attack against Jewish families at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia on Sunday.
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Alex Kleytman, and his wife of 57 years, Larissa,
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SYRIA, KILLED, SOLDIERS, IOWA
The U.S. Army on Monday identified two Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed in Palmyra, Syria, over the weekend.
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, were killed Saturday
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TRUMP, FENTANYL, MASS, WEAPON
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
The order signing came during a Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation in the Oval Office, after noting, “I’m taking one more step to protect Americans
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JETBLUE, FLIGHT, AIR, COLLISION
'It's outrageous' - JetBlue pilot decries near collision with US military aircraft
JetBlue said in a statement to the BBC that its flight crew reported the incident to airline leadership and the carrier "will participate in any investigation".
The exact distance
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WASHINGTON, WARNING, EVACUATION, FLOOD
Washington, D.C., makes kiss-story with record number of couples under mistletoe Washington, D.C., set a world record of most couples kissing underneath the mistletoe. Exactly 1,435 couples turned up to smooch for five seconds under the festive greenery on
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CRIME, POLICE, DC, STATS
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Monday that a months-long federal investigation uncovered widespread misclassification of crime reports by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), making crime statistics across Washington, D.C.
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WALSHE, BRIAN, WIFE, MURDERING
Brian Walshe, who searched for crime tips online, is convicted of his wife's murder
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Brian Walshe admitted to disposing of his wife's body but denied killing her, in a case that has drawn significant national
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LAI, JIMMY, MOGUL, KONG
A kangaroo court on Monday finally declared the great Jimmy Lai guilty of . . . various “crimes” that add up to refusing to stay silent as the Chinese Communist Party crushed Hong Kong’s freedoms.
The only real question now: Will China’s rulers insist on making
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said that her U.S.-born son was pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota on Saturday, raising concerns about "racial profiling" as federal authorities ramp up immigration enforcement across the
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RUSSIA, OFFICIALS, PEACE, UKRAINE
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin, on December 15, 2025.
American officials said Monday that a deal with Ukrainian leaders to end its war with Russia was nearly complete,
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BANKRUPTCY, FILES, ROOMBA, PRIVATE
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process
iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will
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EXECUTIONS, 2025, DEATH, DOUBLED
Public support for capital punishment continued a decadeslong decline in 2025, dropping to the lowest level recorded in 50 years.
And yet executions carried out by governmental authorities are expected to reach their highest level in 15 years — nearly doubling
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REVEAL, HIDDEN, SHOVEL, HEART
As snow blanketed parts of the US this week, heart health experts have shared warnings of the physical strain shoveling can take — particularly for older adults.
A 2025 Mayo Clinic review found that just 10 minutes of heavy snow shoveling can push the heart
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TRUMP, VIEW, MEN, MILLIONAIRES
The latest episode of the Paramount+ drama "Landman" mocked ABC's "The View" as a show about "a bunch of pissed-off millionaires" on Sunday.
"The Pirate Dinner," the fifth episode of the show's second season, featured a conversation between Tommy Norris,
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LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC, TRUCK, PICKUP
Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
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Ford Motor Company has ceased production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning, its flagship full-size electric pickup, and will focus
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SCHUMER, ADDRESSING, TONE, MASS
A lighter tone struck by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in the wake of a terrorist attack at a Jewish celebration in Australia clashed sharply with calls for a harder line on rising antisemitism on Sunday, prompting debate on the role of rhetoric in
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TECH, TRUMP, ADMIN, 000
The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a new initiative dubbed the "U.S. Tech Force," comprising about 1,000 engineers and other specialists who will work on artificial intelligence infrastructure and other technology projects throughout the federal government.
Participants
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has revealed that President Joe Biden’s mass migration agenda at the U.S.-Mexico border welcomed about 18,000 “known or suspected terrorists” to the United States in just four years.
The report, detailed
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AFGHAN, NATIONAL, ATTACKED, GUARD
The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution honoring the two National Guard members attacked in Washington, D.C. late last month.
The legislation passed the House by voice vote on Monday afternoon, meaning lawmakers did not take an individual
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