Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23rd 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
12 articles
250, FREEDOM, PRIX, GRAND
A roaring display of American muscle will be unleashed in the streets of Washington, D.C., this afternoon as IndyCar racers zoom through the city in a first-of-its-kind race, capping off a summer of celebration for America's 250th birthday.
"President [Donald]
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FIRE, ACRES, RENO, NEVADA
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A fast-moving brush fire on a hillside in Northern Nevada, just outside Reno, has grown to over 10,500 acres as of Saturday evening.
The Hawk fire grew to 10,523 acres, mapping platform Perimeter Map said.
Reno
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ALASKA, DEM, DAN, RACE
Apparently, I'm one of the few guys in Alaska not named Dan Sullivan.
I've often said (because it's true) that Alaska politics are a little weird. Case in point: Our incumbent Senator, Dan Sullivan, is contending not only against Democrat Mary Peltola in his
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HOSPITALS, TRUMP, CLANCY, CONSTITUTION
Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the White House.
Marlow said, “This one was a completely botched narrative. It shows you they’re standing in the way of this ballroom. It just shows you how out of whack
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FREEDOM, KANTER, WNBA, ENES
Enes Kanter Freedom said Saturday he was "prepared" to play in the WNBA
Freedom drummed up some controversy earlier this month when he "declared" for the WNBA Draft after lack of support for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her belief that transgender
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YOUNG, GIRLS, NYC, VAGRANTS
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The pervs have been exposed.
The NYPD said Sunday it will dispatch cops to a trendy multimillion-dollar Meatpacking District park — one day after The Post revealed that a mob of sick vagrant perverts is terrorizing
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ABBOTT, DATA, TEXAS, GOV
Gov. Abbott dismisses GOP worries about Texas, says voters will be 'rushing to vote for Ken Paxton'
With just 72 days to go until November's midterm elections, some Republicans find themselves worried about losing Texas -- a state President Donald Trump won
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GORDILLO, GUSTAVO, DSA, LEADER
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The Issue: Top DSA leader Gustavo Gordillo living in a $1.5 million Brooklyn home his parents provided.
Looking at the profiles of Gustavo Gordillo, Tracy Rosenthal and Cea Weaver, it appears that DSA leaders
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MOM, DIED, LONG, SUV
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The Long Island teacher and mom of four killed when her SUV plunged into a backyard pool appears to have suffered a medical episode before the fatal crash, sources close to the investigation told The Post on
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POWER, IRAN, PLANT, SHUT
Fiber optic cables feed into switches inside a communications room at an office in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A small power plant in the U.K. was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack
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PIKER, KIRK, CHARLIE, HASAN
We have seen protesters on the left around the country mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk, even reenacting his murder. Hate traffickers like Jennifer Welch have even justified his assassination. It is all shocking and depressing, but none reached the
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SEAN, SONYA, PRISON, DEPUTY
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Sean Grayson, the ex-Illinois sheriff’s deputy who was sentenced to two decades in prison for killing single mom Sonya Massey after she called 911 for help, has died, according to his attorney.
His defense
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SHIRLEY, NICK, ACT, STOP
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The “Stop Nick Shirley Act” is California’s latest assault on the First Amendment.
Of course, Gavin Newsom, Mia Bonta, and the Democrats describe AB 2624 as a way to protect the “privacy” of “immigration support
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SAYED, EL, VANCE, TRUMP
The internet is ablaze after controversial socialist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan invoked second lady Usha Vance in taking a dig at Vice President JD Vance, leading some top voices to question how he would treat female staff should he win in
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LIBERTY, FEVER, RUN, ARENA
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Rival demonstrations erupted outside Saturday’s New York Liberty game at Barclays Center, as supporters of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender players in women’s sports faced off
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INSURANCE, CALIFORNIA, BECERRA, CRISIS
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
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By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over
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THOUSANDS, POWER, INDIANA, 12
Nearly two weeks after a damaging storm struck her town in Indiana, Terry Dubois is one of tens of thousands of people still without power.
The 77-year-old has been relying on friends to bring her non-perishable food to eat.
Her son brought her a power bank
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WOMAN, GOOD, GOLF, SHOWING
Good Good, the popular YouTube golf channel that boasts more than 2 million subscribers, has issued an apology after posting a video ad that included a man shoving a woman to the ground. The advertisement was promoting the brand's driver in collaboration with
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CONFIDENT, TIM, SCOTT, NOVEMBER
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said he was “confident” Republicans would hold the Senate after the midterm elections were tallied.
“Let’s talk about the broader
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IRAN, TEHRAN, OFFENSIVE, FINANCIAL
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 20, 2026.
The U.S will unveil "the single greatest financial offensive ever" against Iran on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, while Tehran
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PENN, STATE, 14, RING
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After news of the alleged Penn State fraternity coke ring broke earlier this week, individual complaints released by the Office of the Attorney General in Pennsylvania provide more specifics into each suspect’s
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COUPLE, SHOP, JUMPING, CRASHES
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A couple’s anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught
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MAMDANI, NYC, PROMINENT, CITY
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The daughter of a prominent rabbi whose Manhattan synagogue was swarmed by vile anti-Israel and antisemitic protesters last fall accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of fueling “Jewish hatred” in New York City.
Karen
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YOUNG, FLORIDA, EMERGENCY, PILOT
A young Florida pilot was able to swim away from a dramatic water landing in the Atlantic Ocean off Boca Raton on Saturday in a video captured by a beachgoer.
Faith Tenkley, 23, who has been a pilot for four years, maneuvered her family's twin-engine Piper
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