Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
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CHRISTMAS, NFL, HOLIDAY, GAMES
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TRUMP, CHRISTMAS, NIGERIA, ISIS
President Donald Trump announced, in a post spreading Christmas Day greetings on Thursday, that the United States military has made good on his prior threats to wipe out the terrorists in the northwestern part of Nigeria who were eradicating Christians in the
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, CONCERT
A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Trump-Kennedy Center was canceled Wednesday after the host of the annual holiday show pulled out in protest of the iconic venue’s name change.
The performing arts center’s board of directors, chaired by President Trump,
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JACKPOT, POWERBALL, ARKANSAS, EVE
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
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A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without
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BIDEN, PHOTO, CHRISTMAS, FAMILY
Former President Joe Biden shared a family photo on social media on Christmas Eve, sparking online criticism after he appeared partially visible in the image while son Hunter stood front and center.
The photo shows several members of the Biden family standing
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GUARD, ALITO, UNWISE, JUSTICE
Justice Samuel Alito criticized the Supreme Court’s majority in a sharp dissent Tuesday after the high court decided 6–3 to temporarily block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago.
Alito said the high court’s majority made “unwise”
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TRUMP, SANTA, HOTLINE, TALKING
President Donald Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump, had some fun on Christmas Eve talking with kids on the NORAD Santa Tracker hotline. They made the calls from in front of the Christmas tree in their Mar-a-Lago home.
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Trump had some humorous
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POPE, CHRISTMAS, SHED, INDIFFERENCE
AFP — Pope Leo XIV will deliver his first Christmas blessing from St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, after a year overshadowed by conflict, but also marked by hopes for peace in Gaza.
In Bethlehem, the Christian community celebrated its first festive Christmas
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TRUMP, BACKED, HONDURAS, ASFURA
Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon,
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NORTH, KOREA, NEW, IMAGES
North Korea showed off its apparent progress in the development of a nuclear-powered submarine. State media released photos of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and his daughter, a potential heir, as they inspected what appears to be a largely completed hull.
The
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JEWS, REASONS, SLOUCHING, REFUSE
Jews celebrating Hanukkah were just slaughtered by Muslim gunmen on an Australian beach, in an imitation of the October 7 massacres.
An inert Europe is canceling Christmas celebrations out of fear of threats of violence from Muslim minorities. In the West,
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TRUMP, BROADCASTER, PERCENT, PUT
(AFP) — On the eve of Christmas, President Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh blast of vitriol at late-night comedy talk shows, saying comedian Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” who should be “put to sleep.”
Colbert’s “The Late Show” is scheduled
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PLANE, GUARD, BACK, VIDEO
The plane crashed during takeoff at Louisville International Airport on Nov. 4.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Air National Guard, members of the Kentucky National Guard's 41st Civil Support Team survey the site of a fatal airplane crash in Louisville,
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EPSTEIN, CNN, COHEN, WEEKS
DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender
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ATM, STEAL, CONVENIENCE, TEXAS
Santa’s naughty list just got longer.
A pair of doofus thieves went through all the trouble of swiping an ATM by tying it to the back of a stolen SUV and ripping it out of a Texas 7-Eleven on Christmas Eve — only to fail to get any cash.
Insane security-camera
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JENNINGS, EXCLUSIVE, SCOTT, TRUMP
On Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” “Scott Jennings Show” host Scott Jennings talked about Greenland.
Jennings said, “Truman wanted Greenland. The strategic importance of Greenland has been evident to presidents going back to Lincoln.”
“The Alex Marlow
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BORDER, SOUTHERN, TRUMP, YEAR
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who is running for Senate, said she is doubtful the border data coming from President Donald Trump’s administration is accurate and accused it of not being "the most honest" at reporting numbers.
During an interview Tuesday
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CALIFORNIA, STORM, FLOODS, SOUTHERN
A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that has led to some water rescues and evacuation orders.
Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas
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CHRISTMAS, SWALWELL, CITY, LORD
Far-left Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) likened Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to illegal migrants in a Christmas Day post depicting a nativity scene being raided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“May this be the last Christmas we live this nightmare,” the
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