Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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COURT, SUPREME, 42, TITLE
The Supreme Court ordered the Trump-era Title 42 health policy kept in place Tuesday while a series of legal challenges play out — meaning it could be several months before the Biden administration is allowed to end the summary expulsion of migrants at the
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SANTOS, GEORGE, ELECT, REP
CNN —
GOP Rep.-elect George Santos is facing growing condemnation from House Democrats, some of whom have called on him to step aside, and even from some corners of the GOP, with at least one of his fellow incoming Republicans calling for him to face an ethics
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LAKE, KARI, ARIZONA, ELECTION
Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs' request to sanction gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, after Lake's unsuccessful election-challenge lawsuit, was denied by an Arizona judge.
Hobbs, Arizona's current secretary of state, and Maricopa County officials on Tuesday
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TRUMP, RELEASED, TAX, RETURNS
A heated former President Donald Trump responded to a report that he was “begging” his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner to take part in the start of his 2024 campaign on Monday.
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Trump’s comments come after a New York Post report
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YEARS, 16, PLOT, KIDNAP
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Adam Fox returned to federal court Tuesday, four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges
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TEXAS, BORDER, MIGRANTS, EL
Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested the driver of an 18-wheeler this week after he was allegedly caught smuggling 18 illegal immigrants into the U.S.
The driver of the tractor trailer, Osvaldo Garza Saavedra, was stopped for a traffic violation
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BIDEN, VIRGIN, ISLANDS, HEADING
President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Biden and his family are traveling to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to celebrate New Year. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
WASHINGTON — President Joe
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WATER, DEEP, SOUTH, WINTER
Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance to new development. But the scarcity of water is also pushing developers to innovate with design and install expensive infrastructure to save fresh water and recycle more
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TAIWAN, SERVICE, MILITARY, COMPULSORY
Taiwan increases its compulsory military service as it faces pressure from China
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024,
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CHINA, VISITORS, COVID, END
Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Nov. 4, 2022, before China ended Covid-related restrictions on travel.
BEIJING — China announced late Monday that travelers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival on the
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MEGA, MILLIONS, 565, JACKPOT
The holiday shopping season isn't over yet for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers – especially as the jackpot for Tuesday night's drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars.
The jackpot is estimated at $565 million after no tickets matched all six numbers
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WATT, JJ, NFL, CARDINALS
Even though he’s still playing great football, it looks as if J
TEMPE, Ariz. -- J.J. Watt could be a terrifying presence on a field, hunting opposing quarterbacks with unparalleled ferocity, particularly during the early 2010s with the Houston Texans.
But
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SHOW, DRAG, FLORIDA, CHILDREN
An “all ages” drag show in Florida has drawn the attention of the DeSantis administration, and the Florida governor says an investigation has been opened.
“Drag Queen Christmas,” a traveling show that has been performed in multiple states, includes an act
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NORTH, KOREA, DRONES, SOUTH
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for stronger air defenses and high-tech stealth drones while the military apologized for failing to shoot down North Korean drones that crossed the border for the first time in five years.
South
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POLICE, ARMED, SHIELD, YEAR
A Tennessee woman allegedly carjacked multiple people, including one in which she shot a victim and used her 5-year-old child as a shield, according to police.
Bethany Wilson, 24, committed three carjackings over the course of a few hours on Thursday before
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UKRAINE, PUTIN, PEACE, MOSCOW
CNN —
As a year dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine draws to a close, Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open to peace talks despite evidence to the contrary, with comments that have been roundly dismissed by Kyiv and the West as a ruse at
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WHOOPI, HOLOCAUST, GOLDBERG, WASN
Disney’s ABC is coming under pressure to fire The View‘s Whoopi Goldberg after she doubled down on her comments about the Holocaust, claiming in a recent interview that the murder of six million Jewish people during World War II wasn’t racially motivated.
In
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HOUSE, TIKTOK, DEVICES, BANNING
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began banning the use of TikTok from House-managed devices due to “high risk” “security” concerns.
Last week, Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) proposed legislation to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok from United
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BIG, DONALD, TRUMP, TESLA
House Republicans have remained silent on the accusations Santos lied about his background, likely because they will need every vote they can get when they take control of the chamber by just a few seats.
Democrats have condemned him but stopped short of demanding
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NARCISSISTS, MEGHAN, MARKLE, POLITICO
Meghan Markle. The more we see – and inevitably hear of her – the less we like her.
That’s the conclusion of left-wing outlet Politico which has nominated the former Duchess of Sussex amongst its list of 2022 narcissists we could all do with seeing less of.
In
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SAM, FRIED, BANKMAN, BIG
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Amid death threats and sudden global infamy, accused FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried and his parents have turned their posh Stanford home into a heavily guarded fortress.
The family is shelling out roughly $10,000 a week to have a private
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