Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, MAY 4th 2026
Updated 09:12 ET
10 articles
SPIRIT, AIRLINES, BIDEN, MERGER
That’s the spirit.
A top Biden official has all but admitted that the Democratic administration’s Justice Department sealed Spirit Airlines’ fate when it rejected a merger request — and suggested it was the wrong choice after the ultralow-cost airline shut
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GIULIANI, RUDY, CONDITION, CRITICAL
Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to the press on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
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TRUMP, PIRRO, WHCD, SECRET
On Sunday's CNN news program "State of the Union," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, with host Jake Tapper. In the course of the interview, Jeanine Pirro was able to confirm that the shot recovered from a Secret Service agent's protective vest during
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MISSING, MOROCCO, SERVICE, MEMBERS
The service members are with the Army, officials told ABC News.
FILE - U.S and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise in Tan-Tan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy,
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TRUMP, STRAIT, SHIPS, HORMUZ
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin what he dubbed “Project Freedom” on Monday to guide and free foreign ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any interference with the humanitarian operation “will be dealt
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TRUMP, IRAN, VOTING, ACT
Politics chat: Trump on Iran's proposal to end war, SCOTUS weakens Voting Rights Act President Trump says he's reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war, and the U.S. Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
National Politics chat: Trump
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INDICTMENT, COMEY, JAMES, INSTAGRAM
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has revealed he has more damning evidence of former FBI Director James Comey’s alleged threats against President Trump — and said it wasn’t just the viral “86 47” Instagram post that got him arrested again.
“Rest assured
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ICE, MOB, ANTI, HOSPITAL
Nearly 10 people were detained in New York over the weekend as anti-ICE demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of an illegal immigrant accused of assault and drug possession, according to officials.
The protests erupted in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, BILL, MAHER
California Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t seem to have an ounce of humor in his soul, and his “jokes” and social media presence are usually cringe-inducing and just make you shake your head. Trump, on the other hand, was blessed with the gift of comedy — and
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LANDING, PLANE, NEWARK, VIDEO
Wild dashcam video shows the nightmarish moment a United Airlines plane struck a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while coming in to land at Newark Airport.
Footage inside the truck shows the driver, who works for the Baltimore-based H&S Bakery, looking
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FIRE, BUILDING, INJURED, MASSIVE
Three people died and more than a dozen were injured after a massive fire tore through a six-floor walk up in Manhattan early Monday, officials said.
Nearly 200 first responders rushed to the apartment building on Dyckman Street in Inwood at about 12:30 a.m.
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SHOOTING, 10, WOUNDED, OKLAHOMA
At least 10 people were shot at an event full of young adults near Lake Arcadia in Oklahoma on Sunday night, according to reports.
Police swarmed the lake in Edmond around 9 p.m. after multiple 911 calls reported a shooting, Edmond Police officials said in
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MIGRANT, ILLEGAL, CHARGED, WOMEN
Nassau County, New York, is a densely populated suburban town on Long Island, just east of the Big Apple and serving as a bedroom community for the city. For whatever reason, Long Island in general seems to be a magnet for illegal aliens. Now two residents
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SENATE, DEM, MALLORY, CANDIDATE
Michigan Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow stood by her since-deleted tweets digging at rural America, whom the Democrat suggested needs to learn from coastal elites.
McMorrow’s past tweets disparaging rural America were first reported by The Post last year
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MAYOR, LA, PRATT, SPENCER
A political influencer is telling supporters of LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt the best way to help his victory is to vote for Mayor Karen Bass next month — and critics are torching her argument as “insane.”
Samantha Ettus, a self-described best-selling
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SOCIALIST, MAYOR, SLAMMED, WEARY
The Washington Post editorial board on Friday lambasted Seattle’s socialist Mayor Katie Wilson for dismissive comments regarding the city’s exodus of wealthy residents and growing taxpayer frustration over soaring rates.
“Nine days after winning Seattle’s
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BIBLE, NEW, QUICK, STUDY
Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.
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GAS, PRICES, LL, WEEK
On Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that once the Strait of Hormuz is open, consumers will see “immediate relief” in gas prices.
Partial transcript as follows:
HOST MARTHA RADDATZ: We just heard our experts say gas prices
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EMBIID, JOEL, BEGS, GAME
The Boston Celtics watched as their 3-1 series lead against the Philadelphia 76ers slipped away this week as they lost Game 7 and were eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday night.
The 76ers won Game 7, 109-100, behind Joel Embiid’s 34 points, 12 rebounds
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DERBY, KENTUCKY, DEVAUX, CHERIE
Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby as Golden Tempo surged from last place to triumph by a neck at Churchill Downs.
Jockey Joe Ortiz urged the 23-1 shot past 4-1 favourite Renegade - ridden by his brother Irad Ortiz Jr -
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VICTORIA, SESSION, BECKHAM, DAVID
Victoria Beckham gave her husband David Beckham some credit during a recent couple's workout session, posting a video on her Instagram stories of the dad of four doing pull-ups shirtless as she watched, writing, "He actually does work really hard."
She kept
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CALIFORNIA, ARRIVES, LONG, MAD
It’s like a scene right out of “Mad Max”: The last precious barrel of oil from the Middle East has arrived in California.
It’s aboard the Hong Kong-flagged “New Corolla,” at anchor at the Port of Long Beach, part of a final shipment of 2 million barrels, the
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IOWA, WOMAN, HERNIA, SURGERY
An Iowa woman died after a routine hernia repair, as she suffered from an infection and deadly constipation symptoms that hospital staff brushed off as “normal,” according to her family’s lawsuit against a surgeon and two registered nurses.
Laura Belt, 46,
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WWE, DEATH, RIDERS, OSPREAY
It’s a New Day in WWE.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods departed the company on Saturday after etching their names into the tag team history books in WWE for several years. The duo were four-time tag team champions as a team and eight times when Big E is included
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