Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd 2026
Updated 12:12 ET
119 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, XI
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WASHINGTON — China’s ambassador to the US has specified four topics that Beijing expects President Trump to avoid during Xi Jinping‘s state visit this week — while a Senate Republican foreign policy buff bashed
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ICE, AUSTIN, SHOOTING, ILLEGAL
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wearing his body camera, three officials at the Department of Homeland Security with knowledge of the incident told me. The officer, who has not been publicly identified,
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WELLS, NOLAN, JURY, GRAND
A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, concluding that the college football player’s body was found under circumstances "consistent with drowning" after his disappearance during a Fourth of
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MLB, CODE, PROMO, WEEK
Swinging for the fences is a common term heard not only on the diamond but in various parts of life. Underdog is giving new users a chance to swing for the fences with a $1,000 deposit match for the final games of the MLB regular season when using promo code
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000, OBAMACARE, FRAUD, VANCE
WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance, in response to a question from Breitbart News, said Tuesday that fraud is “definitely making health care more expensive,” while Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chief Dr. Mehmet Oz said, “Fraud will destroy Obamacare.”
At
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AI, OPENAI, COUNCIL, SECURITY
AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
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When OpenAI announced its AI had solved one of the world's toughest math problems earlier this month, its tone was
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BLAKEMAN, HOCHUL, LETITIA, JAMES
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A super PAC backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman sent a fleet of moving trucks into Manhattan Tuesday, sending a message to Gov. Kathy Hochul that it’s time she packed her bags.
The convoy
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HURRICANE, POLO, CATEGORY, COLOSSAL
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified off the coast of Mexico to become one of the most powerful storms of the season in the Pacific Ocean.
A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), flew into the
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CLAVICULAR, RAPE, LOOKSMAXXING, INFLUENCER
Girl accuses Braden Peters, social media influencer known as 'Clavicular,' of rape
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Braden Peters, a 20-year-old social media influencer who goes by "Clavicular" online, has been accused by a 17-year-old girl of
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EL, SAYED, KAMALA, HARRIS
Former Vice President and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris showed up Tuesday to campaign for the extremist Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), but from the expression on his face in some of the clips, it looked like he wished she hadn’t.
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El-Sayed,
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STANFORD, RACE, CALIFORNIA, SWAP
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California universities say they are trying to send a tougher message on antisemitism.
Maybe they should tell the legal system to wake up as well.
Thirteen Stanford students were arrested in June 2024 for
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INJURY, JAXSON, DART, KNEE
The New York Giants were riding high coming into Los Angeles to face a frustrated Rams team that returned home from a beatdown in Australia.
After defeating the Dallas Cowboys on their own home turf, the talk around the league after just one week was that
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HANNAH, NIKOLE, JONES, DAUGHTER
Over the weekend, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist behind The 1619 Project, published an essay asking, strikingly, if she had betrayed her own child. A decade ago, she and her husband felt an “obligation to make educational decisions based on the collective
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NETANYAHU, MAMDANI, MESSAGE, CALLS
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Mayor Zohran Mamdani and vowed he’d “tell the truth” about the mayor when he’s in town to address the UN General Assembly later this week.
“Shame on you, Mr.
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WEINSTEIN, HARVEY, ASSAULT, FATE
NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning.
Hours later, the world began shutting down as the COVID-19
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PARAMOUNT, STAFFERS, CNN, WARNER
California Attorney General Bonta says states made demands in Paramount-Warner deal
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta defended his settlement of an antitrust challenge to Paramount's $111 billion takeover of
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PRESLEY, GERBER, DEATH, REHAB
When news broke that Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford, died Sunday at a California rehab facility, it raised questions about how someone with access to extensive treatment resources could still lose his life to addiction.
According to
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SURROGATE, SUPREME, COURT, ABORTION
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The surrogate who refused to abort the baby she was carrying despite the biological parent’s wishes was shut down by the US Supreme Court on Tuesday after she filed a desperate plea to the nation’s highest court
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LIONESS, SHERIDAN, SEASON, TAYLOR
WARNING: Spoilers below.
Nicole Kidman has plenty of thoughts about the season finale of "Lioness."
The hit CIA/military show created by Taylor Sheridan aired its season three finale on Sunday after a gritty and dark ride focused on the kidnapping of Joe
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END, IRAN, WAR, SENATE
As Americans endure elevated fuel costs with the midterm elections on the horizon, Rep. Ashley Hinson — a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Iowa — asserted in a post on X that the Iran war should "be brought to a successful and immediate end."
"Iowans
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PARTON, NEPHEW, DOLLY, ACCUSES
Dolly Parton’s estate has accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire and have asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings
Henry Bailey, 7, from Kentucky signs
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SCHOOL, HIGH, PARENTS, VALUES
In two states where school-choice vouchers are available, many parents are choosing Catholic schools. After my own Catholic school experience, I think I know why.
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The School-Choice Fight
A school-choice battle has been under way in many states
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BUSH, SENATE, FUNDRAISER, TRUMP
Clinton's critique of Trump is among the strongest he has offered.
Former President Bill Clinton attends the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City, September 11, 2026.
Former
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DEATH, HAYDEN, PANETTIERE, CAUSE
Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol, and quetiapine, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was ruled an accident.
"On August 16, 2026, at approximately 1:51 PM, a
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