Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, COURT, BALLROOM, SUPREME
President Donald Trump is moving forward with his attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, sources say, in a move that is likely to spark a new legal battle over the independence of the central bank.
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BLANCHE, TODD, ATTORNEY, GENERAL
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was confirmed Saturday to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, the news coming after Republican lawmakers struggled to make a decision.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced at the last minute on Friday that he would support
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SAYED, EL, MICHIGAN, HASAN
A sticker reading “socialism is good, actually” is seen on a table during an election night party held by the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America on November 4, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty
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BIDEN, HUNTER, CANCER, JOE
Hunter Biden used a BBC Newsnight interview broadcast this week to say two things his family had mostly danced around before. His father’s cancer has spread. And the pardon that spared him prosecution wasn’t good for the country.
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WNBA, DECLARES, DRAFT, NBA
Former NBA Draft first round pick (3rd overall in 2011) Enes Kanter Freedom, who has been an adamant opponent of LeBron James, the Chinese Communist Party, Nike, along with more political activism, which he believes blackballed him from the NBA, has officially
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SPORTS, COLLEGE, ACT, PROTECT
Long before Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham challenged the conversation surrounding women's sports, Payton McNabb was living its consequences.
A high school volleyball match changed McNabb's life. Years later, she sees Cunningham taking on a fight that
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Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
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The U.S. job market unexpectedly stalled in July.
A report Friday from the Labor Department shows that employers cut 23,000 jobs
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GRAHAM, LINDSEY, BILL, SENATE
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The Senate approved a long-stalled Russia and Iran sanctions bill Friday in a final tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who championed the legislation before his sudden death last month.
The Lindsey
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SCHOOL, SHOOTING, HIGH, THAILAND
A Florida middle school student was arrested and charged as an adult earlier this year for allegedly creating his own homemade firearms and explosives in preparation for a robbery, authorities said this week.
The investigation into 14-year-old Julian Davis
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AIR, FORCE, SECRETARY, FORMER
The U.S. Department of War has revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility to access classified information over what the department says was an unauthorized disclosure involving Air Force One’s capabilities.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean
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INSIDE, TRAFFIC, STOP, COP
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A suspected impaired driver who refused to surrender during a 40-minute standoff in Washington was finally taken into custody after police deployed a K-9 through the driver’s side window, newly released body
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IRAN, STRAIT, HORMUZ, TALKS
Oman has said positive talks have been taking place with Iran over an agreement to secure a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that any deal would not see an immediate reopening of the vital waterway.
Both sides suggested on Saturday
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USA, NORTH, MISS, CAROLINA
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Ex-Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse’s family reportedly slammed pageant organizers for “saving face” after the former beauty queen was stripped of her title over alleged racist social media posts.
“I
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SMITHSONIAN, GOP, TRUMP, WOKE
House Republicans are threatening the Smithsonian's federal funding amid GOP outrage over the museum system's presentation of American history.
"The Smithsonian is accountable to the taxpayers. So defunding them in certain ways, or tying their funds to requirements,
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FLORIDA, COVER, MISSING, SOPHIA
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A Florida family is desperately seeking answers in the disappearance of 16-year-old Sophie Cover, who went missing July 31 after leaving her home in the early hours without explanation.
“There is no way that
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COLOMBIA, PRESIDENT, NEW, CONTINENT
Colombia's new president vows to remake the country — and challenge its fragile peace
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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia's new president will be sworn into office Friday amid tight security measures aimed at preventing protests and
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FAUCI, RAND, CONTEMPT, PAUL
Comedian Bill Maher is taking aim at Sen. Rand Paul for what the host says betrays Paul's own brand.
During Friday's episode of HBO's "Real Time," Maher accused Paul, R-Ky., of breaking with his libertarian views by releasing Fauci's pandemic-era diary and
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Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online
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A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its
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SHOWS, VIDEO, SHOOTER, MASS
Newly released video shows the deadly path a gunman took through a Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out Burger and the surrounding area during last week's shooting that killed three people and wounded seven others.
Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks released a
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ROLE, FRANCESCA, ONLYFANS, MODEL
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Former child actress and OnlyFans model Renee Olstead is reportedly serving in a senior role on Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s gubernatorial campaign ahead of next week’s Democratic primary.
Olstead,
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FIRE, EARTH, WIND, MEDICAL
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An Earth, Wind & Fire band member is in “critical condition” after they needed to be hospitalized for a “cardiac incident” Thursday night in San Francisco, according to a new report.
It’s unclear which Earth,
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