Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TWITTER, COVID, FILES, TRUMP
Christmas has passed, and we now enter that weird period where one can’t be sure if it’s acceptable to keep playing Jingle Bells and Let It Snow or not. Surely, we get until New Year’s, right? But I digress, it also means back to the political grind, and Elon
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DRONES, NORTH, KOREA, FIRES
The South Korean military fired warning shots and scrambled aircraft after North Korean drones entered its airspace for the first time in five years on Monday, the Associated Press reported. This comes days after the North test-launched two ballistic missiles.
South
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SANTOS, ADMITS, REP, ELECT
Congressman-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, has admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House
WASHINGTON -- Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted Monday that
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CHRISTMAS, EVE, MIGRANTS, VP
3 busloads of migrants were dropped off near Vice President Harris' residence The migrants traveling from Texas were dropped off on Christmas Eve in Washington, D.C. A nonprofit organization helped them reach a church for shelter, food and other care.
National
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TAIWAN, CHINA, 71, SENDS
China launched its largest incursion to date into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sunday. 71 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ in a span of 24 hours, 43 of them also crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, the unofficial border
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MCCARTHY, SPEAKER, HOUSE, GOP
Former Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., told Newsmax Monday that five Republican members don't have a "case" against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in his bid to become the new House speaker.
"They haven't built the case against Kevin, and the idea
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COVID, CHINA, QUARANTINE, INCOMING
New York (CNN) China will drop quarantine requirements for all passengers arriving from outside of the country's borders starting on January 8, 2023, its top health authority announced Monday.
The country will also scrap all other restrictive Covid measures
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Former Vice President Mike Pence has officially tossed his hat into the ring for 2024.
Mr. Pence officially filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday the papers needed to run.
The former vice president officially designated “Mike Pence for President”
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STORM, COLD, DEADLY, CONTINUE
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The deep freeze from a deadly winter storm that walloped much of the United States will continue into the week as people in western New York deal with massive snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles and travelers across the country
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WATER, FREEZE, BREAKS, DEEP
Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water
JACKSON, Miss. -- Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze
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MCCONNELL, TRUMP, MITCH, BILL
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared $45 billion in aid to Ukraine “morally right” on Christmas Eve.
“Continuing our support for Ukraine is morally right, but it is not only that. It is also a direct investment in cold, hard, American interests,”
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BIDEN, FIRST, MEMBERS, DAY
CNN —
The White House celebrated Kwanzaa in a pair of pre-recorded videos posted to Twitter on Monday, marking the seven-day non-denominational holiday aimed at honoring African Americans’ ancestral roots.
Kwanzaa is celebrated each year from December 26
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WHOOPI, HOLOCAUST, GOLDBERG, DOUBLES
Jewish activists and community members demanded Whoopi Goldberg face termination from "The View" over the weekend after she doubled down on past Holocaust remarks, prompting a fierce outcry on social media.
Ten months after getting suspended from ABC’s daytime
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FEBRUARY, SUMMIT, PEACE, UKRAINE
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that his country wants to hold a peace summit at the United Nations by the end of February but that Russia should first face a war crimes tribunal in an international court.
"Every war ends in a diplomatic
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BRONCOS, HEAD, HACKETT, COACH
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season.
Owner and CEO Greg Penner said he'll lead the search for a new coach with assistance from GM George Paton, in whom he expressed
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NEW, ORLEANS, WOUNDED, SHOOTING
Brandon Montrell, a comedian and online performer known as “Boogie B,” was fatally shot Friday in New Orleans while shopping for his grandmother ahead of Christmas, and his family members are blasting the city’s Democrat leaders for the conditions that led
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AVATAR, SAILS, WEEK, 2ND
"Avatar: The Way of Water" sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in a strong $58 million in North America that suggests it may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations that met its release.
James Cameron's
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HOBBS, KATIE, LAKE, KARI
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who was announced the winner of the gubernatorial race just days ago, joined a Maricopa County motion seeking sanctions against her opponent, Kari Lake.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled against
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