Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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MCCONAUGHEY, GUN, MATTHEW, WHITE
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Actor and gun-policy advocate Matthew McConaughey will join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday for the Biden administration's
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SCHOOL, UVALDE, POLICE, SHOOTING
The ongoing trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz faced a complicated situation in court on Monday, that culminated with the defense team motioning to have the judge disqualified from the case.
On Monday, lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill motioned
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PRIMARY, NEW, ELECTION, MEXICO
A woman signs in to receive a primary election ballot at an early voting center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on June 1, 2022.
CNN —
It’s election day in New Jersey, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California.
A number of House primary
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GUN, CONTROL, BIDEN, TALKS
Paging Joe Biden. If he wants something about guns, he may want to check out this story about his son.
There are newly revealed pictures and video of Hunter Biden waving around a handgun, even pointing it at the camera, while in the company of an alleged hooker,
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GAS, PRICES, HIGH, NEW
A gas station in the Northern California town of Mendocino is reportedly charging nearly $10 per gallon, making it the most expensive gas station in the country, as fuel prices continue to climb nationwide.
$9.45/gal!! Thanks to Matthew for this pic of the
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YELLEN, INFLATION, HIGH, GAS
The average price of gas per gallon in the U.S. is $4.919 as of June 7, according to the American Automobile Association.On Jan. 20, 2021, the day when President Joe Biden was sworn into office, the average price of gas was $2.39 Gas prices have more than doubled
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, ZELENSKYY, CLAIMS
Sanctions have failed to deter Russia's invasion and a stalemate in the war is "not an option for us," Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
Zelenskyy, speaking at a Financial Times Global Boardroom conference, appealed for more long-range weapons
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BIDEN, GAS, PRICES, ENERGY
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The untold story about "green energy" is that it can't possibly be scaled up to provide anywhere near the energy to replace fossil fuels. (Unless
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JOHNSON, BORIS, VOTE, CONFIDENCE
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to lift himself off the mat on Tuesday after a stinging rebuke by his Conservative Party. But with a fresh electoral challenge looming and Britain’s economy in a downward spiral, there are few easy ways for Mr. Johnson
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MALONEY, SEAN, ENDORSES, PATRICK
Two of New York’s longest-serving members of Congress have turned from allies to rivals after a court redrew the state’s congressional maps
NEW YORK -- Two of New York's longest-serving members of Congress have turned from allies to rivals after a court redrew
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TEACHER, SHOOTING, TEXAS, SCHOOL
A teacher who was shot by the deranged gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school said he played dead for over an hour in order to survive the massacre.
Arnulfo Reyes spoke about the harrowing ordeal in an interview with ABC
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WOODS, TIGER, GOLF, LIV
Dustin Johnson has quit the PGA Tour for controversial new Saudi-backed golf series One of golf's leading stars, Dustin Johnson, has quit the PGA Tour to participate in a controversial new breakaway golf series. It's backed by Saudi Arabia and has created an
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KOREA, NORTH, SOUTH, RESPONSE
The U.S. deputy secretary of state warned of a forceful response if North Korea carries out its first nuclear test explosion in nearly five years
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks to media after a meeting with South Korea's First Vice Foreign
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JAN, NEWS, FOX, HEARING
Fox News is throwing in the towel on news coverage.
The company announced that it will not broadcast Thursday evening’s live hearings of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol on its main network, Fox News. Instead,
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WOMAN, BATTALION, GUILTY, LEADING
An American woman who prosecutors say led an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a case that a prosecutor called a first of its kind in the United States.
Allison Fluke-Ekren broke down sobbing after admitting
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MONKEYPOX, CDC, PRACTICE, PRECAUTIONS
More than 30 cases of monkeypox have now been reported around the U.S.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are now 31 confirmed monkeypox and orthopoxvirus cases nationwide.
New York leads the 13 states with reported
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FOOD, RUSSIA, MEETING, CRISIS
Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia raced out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as the head of the European Council accused Moscow of fueling a global food crisis and committing war crimes with its invasion of Ukraine , a report says.
European
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YEAR, MOTHER, FLORIDA, SHOOTS
The Florida mother of a 2-year-old boy who mistakenly shot and killed his father is facing criminal charges in connection with the accident.
Reggie Mabry was playing video games inside his Orlando home last month when one of his three children managed to get
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POST, WASHINGTON, FELICIA, SONMEZ
Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee sent another memo to staff as warfare among colleagues continues on Twitter.
It was revealed Monday that Post reporter Dave Weigel had been suspended after he was called out by fellow reporter Felicia Sonmez
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SETTLEMENT, REACHES, NORTH, 3M
(CNN) The estate of Andrew Brown, Jr. has settled its lawsuit against a North Carolina county sheriff's office over his shooting death during an arrest last year, according to an attorney for the estate.
Brown's family settled with Pasquotank County for $3
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IOWA, GRASSLEY, SEN, PRIMARY
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Mike Franken, a retired Navy admiral, will face Republican Chuck Grassley in the race for an Iowa U.S. Senate seat, winning his party nomination Tuesday over two competitors.
Franken beat former congresswoman Abby Finkenauer
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OSTEEN, SERVICE, ABORTION, STRIP
A shocking scene unfolded at Lakewood Church on Sunday in Houston, Texas, when Pastor Joel Osteen was interrupted by shouting abortion activists.
Three people with the group called Texas Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights stood and began yelling as others around them
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