Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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HUANG, NVIDIA, JENSEN, AI
David Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and formerly Trump’s AI Czar, says the espionage allegations tied to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a Chinese businesswoman identified as Alice Huang do not hold up to
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CODE, PROMO, BET, MISSOURI
College football legend Brian Bosworth is a fan of the controversially expanded playoff format.
The 24-team format will begin in the 2027–28 season and run for five seasons, but fans don’t like it because it dilutes the impact of the regular season. However,
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VAN, HOLLEN, SCHUMER, SENATE
It's happening, at least if Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) has anything to say about it and if he becomes the Senate Democrats' Majority Leader in the coming days or weeks.
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During a media Q & A on Friday afternoon, the Maryland Dem was asked
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WHITE, HOUSE, TRUMP, NEW
Perspective: A new kind of White House press secretary
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There has been no White House press secretary for almost a month. But have you really noticed?
Katie Zacharia held the position for 5 days in the middle of October, but
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SHIP, NEW, ORLEANS, TANKER
A tanker collided with a docked cruise ship carrying about 129 passengers on the Mississippi River Friday.
The Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage around 12:30 p.m. outside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building,
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LUTNICK, CHINA, NVIDIA, BESSENT
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik attends an announcement made by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking
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BOMB, ILLINOIS, PLANT, DC
Authorities have closed most streets in the area, police said.
New York City police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man, November 23, 2025, near a Midtown Manhattan nightclub, authorities said.
New York City police are investigating
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TRUMP, CHINA, XI, PUTIN
Two senior administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the president’s travel plans, said that Mr. Trump would travel to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila early next week. The officials said he would then
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LAUREN, BOEBERT, LOSES, COLORADO
Lauren Boebert, the Republican representative from Colorado who rose to national fame as one of Donald Trump's biggest cheerleaders, has lost her seat in Congress.
The race was too close to call on election night last week, but after every vote was counted
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CALIFORNIA, MONSTER, WAVES, COAST
An iconic pier in San Luis Obispo County is closing for the weekend as massive tides are expected to batter the coast.
The Pismo Beach Pier will be closed from midnight on Saturday until 5 a.m. on Sunday due to “dangerously large” waves, city officials announced
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TRUMP, IRAN, STRATEGY, NEW
President Trump has told senior aides he may hold off on resuming military strikes on Iran, despite repeatedly threatening to attack the country if it endangers US interests.
Trump told senior advisers in recent days that he would refrain from launching new
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ALITO, LIGHTS, SUPREME, COURT
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggested Thursday night that a Democrat-controlled Congress could effectively shut down the nation’s highest court by cutting its funding—raising fears for the judiciary’s independence following last week’s midterm elections.
Congress
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SCHOOL, 10TH, OHIO, PUT
The first week of the high school football playoffs in Florida saw one of the biggest upsets — if not the biggest upset — of the 2026 season.
That's right. In a stunner on par with 2007 Appalachian State winning in Michigan, No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas lost in
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STARSHIP, SPACEX, CAUGHT, ACHIEVEMENT
The 15th flight of Starship took off into space from Starbase in Texas on Friday, hoping to reach orbit, deploy satellites, and to achieve a historic first - a catch of Starship by the gigantic arms of Mechazilla on Saturday.
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Here was the liftoff
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MOM, SOCCER, KANSAS, FIELD
A Kansas mom who crashed her truck into a soccer game, killing two people – including a 6-year-old boy, won’t face charges as authorities revealed Thursday that she was sleeping during the deadly accident.
The unidentified driver, 34, plowed into the crowd
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ENGLISH, AGENCIES, TRUMP, DOJ
The Trump administration is doubling down on its push to make English the official language of the federal government — telling US agencies to ditch foreign-language materials in a sweeping new directive.
“Agencies should strive to operate solely in English,”
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DEMOCRAT, ALASKA, GOVERNOR, JONATHAN
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won Alaska's gubernatorial election, defeating Trump-endorsed Republican Bernadette Wilson and flipping the governor's mansion.
The Associated Press called the race for Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, Friday
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BRENNAN, PORN, SON, CIA
The son of former CIA Director John Brennan has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography, Fox News has learned.
Kyle Brennan, 40, is charged with transportation of child pornography, according to a federal complaint.
The case originated when
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MILITARY, BESSENT, BASE, IRANIAN
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on live television Friday morning that Iranian threats have forced him to move to a military base. As a result, he had a few choice words for Tehran and ... the Wall Street Journal?
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SPORTS, GIRLS, VOTERS, DEMOCRATS
The battle over girls' sports is moving from ballot boxes to courtrooms as the years-long national debate has gotten a new wrinkle this month.
Democrats are turning Election Day victories for the "save women's sports" movement into fresh fights to reject the
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ALASKA, SENATE, RACE, MARY
Democrat Mary Peltola declared victory in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race early Saturday after a fresh batch of ballots widened her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Peltola, 53, a former House member, leads Sen. Dan Sullivan with 49.8% of
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