Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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FORMULA, BABY, SHORTAGE, BIDEN
Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit most of the biggest U.S. brands.
Millions of babies in the U.S. rely on formula, which is the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren't exclusively
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COURT, SUPREME, JUSTICES, ABORTION
Supreme Court justices met Thursday for the first time since the bombshell leak of a draft opinion showing the Court's conservative majority is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The private conference is for the justices only, no staff or aides are allowed in
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COVID, BIDEN, DEATHS, MILLION
President Biden on Thursday marked 1 million U.S. lives lost to COVID-19 by pressing Congress to pass new funding for the virus fight, saying “to heal, we must remember.”
“We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many
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SUBPOENAS, JAN, MCCARTHY, COMMITTEE
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Thursday signaled that the chamber may take legal action against Republican members if they don't comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 Committee, as those members signal they may not.
The Jan. 6 Committee Thursday issued
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ABORTION, NATO, RUSSIA, FINLAND
White House welcomes Finland, Sweden NATO moves
The White House welcomes reports that Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment on the continent after Russian President
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KOREA, NORTH, COVID, OUTBREAK
North Korea raised coronavirus prevention measures Thursday as leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged for the first time that COVID-19 was spreading in the totalitarian nation.
An unspecified number of Pyongyang residents tested positive for the omicron variant,
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BLACK, HOLE, MILKY, IMAGE
(CNN) For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
It's the first direct observation confirming the presence of the black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, as the beating heart of the Milky
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ABORTION, LOUISIANA, WOMEN, MURDER
Missouri's GOP aims to amend the state's constitution so there's no right to abortion It's the hectic final few days of the Missouri legislative session and abortion is one issue on everyone's mind. Republican lawmakers want to fortify restrictions, making
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Desperate to keep gas prices high, His Fraudulency Joe Biden killed “all oil and gas leases to Alaska’s Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico as of Wednesday night,” Breitbart News reported early Thursday morning.
This act removes millions and millions of acres
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BARNETTE, TRUMP, WIN, OZ
Kathy Barnette has jumped ahead in polls for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seatin Pennsylvania. Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press
The sudden rise of conservative commentator and author Kathy Barnette in polls has Donald Trump apparently worried about
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TERM, POWELL, FED, INFLATION
The Senate has greenlighted Jerome Powell for another term as Federal Reserve chairman after President Joe Biden asked him to continue serving in the role.
Powell, a Republican who was first nominated by former President Donald Trump, has attracted bipartisan
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BIDEN, TRUMP, MAGA, REPUBLICANS
President Biden ripped Donald Trump by calling him "The Great MAGA King," but the right wing instead embraced the term, while some midterm Democratic candidates hedged on whether they want Biden's support, the panel on "The Five" discussed Thursday.
At a
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SCHOOL, MOM, DAUGHTER, COLORADO
At some point, the progressive left will have to admit they have been lying to the public about problematic teachings on sexuality and gender identity in K-12 schools. Every week, there are new stories about school districts pushing this ideology on campus.
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TEXAS, MIGRANTS, BORDER, BUSING
Arizona has started its own busing campaign to deliver newly arrived illegal immigrants straight to Washington, following in the footsteps of Texas, which pioneered the policy last month.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced the move as part of a broader border security
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DERBY, KENTUCKY, STRIKE, RICH
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike won't race at Preakness Stakes
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Rich Strike, the underdog entry who finished first at this year's Kentucky Derby, won't race at the
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FBI, PARENTS, REPUBLICANS, UNDER
House Republicans say they have evidence from FBI whistleblowers that the bureau used anti-terrorism tools to investigate parents who were critical of school boards’ COVID-19 policies despite assurances from Attorney General Merrick Garland to lawmakers that
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INFLATION, ABORTION, DEM, REP
Voters are more worried about inflation than “abortion rights” heading into the midterm elections, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found.
They survey listed a series of issues — inflation, the coronavirus, violent crime, immigration, climate change,
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CALIFORNIA, FIRE, MANSIONS, HOMES
California's coastal fire has destroyed at least 20 homes
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At least 20 homes have been destroyed after a fire, dubbed the Coastal Fire, erupted in Orange County, Calif., according
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INFLATION, BIDEN, BLAME, DEMS
With President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda stalled in Congress, the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Democrats passed in March 2021 — may stand as his biggest achievement.
But did it contribute to the country’s current inflationary
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Eleven people died and 31 others were rescued on Thursday after a boat carrying migrants capsized about 10 miles north of Desecheo Island, P.R., the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The agency said that the crew of a Customs and Border Protection aircraft sighted a
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UKRAINE, PAUL, AID, RAND
CNN —
In a rare showing of public unity, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to press for quick passage of a $40 billion aid bill for Ukraine but were blocked by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky
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