Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1st 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
31 articles
NEW, YEAR, EVE, INJURED
CNN —
The 19-year-old being held by New York City police as the suspect in a machete attack against three police officers New Year’s Eve carried a handwritten diary, which expressed his desire to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and die as a martyr, according
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TRUMP, GOP, HUTCHINSON, PRESIDENTIAL
The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee laid into Democrats on Sunday for releasing former President Donald Trump’s tax returns after years of legal battles and just days before the GOP takes control of the House.
Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas,
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POPE, BENEDICT, DEATH, XVI
Pope Francis embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, right, at the Vatican, on June 28, 2017. Pope Benedict XVI's 2013 resignation sparked calls for rules and regulations for future retired popes to avoid the kind of confusion that ensued. Benedict, the German
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POINTER, ANITA, 74, SISTERS
Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced.
The Grammy winner passed away while she was with family members, publicist Roger Neal said
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IDAHO, BRYAN, KOHBERGER, SUSPECT
The family of Idaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger has released a statement promising to cooperate with law enforcement “in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence.”
Kohberger was arrested last week in northeastern Pennsylvania
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BRAZIL, LULA, SWORN, PRESIDENT
For the third time, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president, taking office amid heightened political tensions after a close race with the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
In a speech in Congress’ Lower House, Lula promised to bring
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KOREA, NORTH, KIM, NUCLEAR
North Korea's Kim orders 'exponential' expansion of nuclear arsenal
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong
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MCCARTHY, CONCESSION, REPUBLICANS, HOUSE
CNN —
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is hoping all’s well that ends well when it comes to becoming speaker of the chamber. The current minority leader and former majority leader may have thought he’d have the speakership locked up by now, but, ahead
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NEW, LAWS, EFFECT, CALIFORNIA
Higher minimum wage and criminal justice reform will be implemented on Jan. 1.
With a new year comes a host of new laws and regulations in states and cities across the country.
Residents and business leaders will have to abide by some major changes to their
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GEORGIA, OHIO, STATE, ADVANCE
ATLANTA — The high-wire art of survival returned Saturday night — and then early Sunday morning — to the College Football Playoff semifinals.
No. 1 Georgia, pummeled to the point of repeatedly trailing by 14 points, surged and scored in the Peach Bowl’s final
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CALIFORNIA, STORM, DUMPS, DIGS
California was drying out and digging out on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
Dozens of drivers were rescued on New Year's Eve along Interstate
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COVID, AUSTRALIA, TRAVELERS, CANADA
Canada and Australia on Sunday joined the swelling list of countries demanding travelers from China take a coronavirus test prior to flight boarding, almost three years to the day since the first cases were notified in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Chinese state
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CHIEF, JUSTICE, JUDGES, ROBERTS
Chief Justice John Roberts thanked Congress and law enforcement for ensuring judges’ security during a turbulent 2022 that saw national protests against the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade and demonstrations outside the justices’ homes.
“The
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45, GREEN, JEREMIAH, MODEST
Jeremiah Green, drummer and co-founder of rock band Modest Mouse, has died at 45.
In a statement released to their Instagram late Saturday, the band wrote in part, "Today we lost our dear friend Jeremiah. He laid down to rest and simply faded out."
On Tuesday,
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YEAR, NEW, RUSSIAN, UKRAINIANS
Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defenses blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw in the new year by attacking civilian targets across Ukraine.
Ukraine's Air Force command said it
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COMMANDERS, THROWS, CARSON, HALF
Fans booed Carson Wentz and chanted for Taylor Heinicke to no avail while it was becoming abundantly clear Ron Rivera's quarterback change backfired on the Washington Commanders.
It snowballed so badly, it turned into another loss for a team once in control
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EARTHQUAKE, NORTHERN, CALIFORNIA, STRIKES
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 9.3 miles southeast of California's Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month.
The latest earthquake was at a depth of 27.8 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday.
The California
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TRUMP, KINZINGER, FEAR, COUNTRY
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) revealed his “fear” if former President Donald Trump isn’t charged and convicted for his actions related to the Capitol insurrection.
In an interview with CNN where he reflected on his work with the House Jan. 6 select committee
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SKULLS, PACKAGE, MEXICAN, HUMAN
Mexican airport authorities on Friday found four human skulls inside a package that was destined for the U.S.
The skulls were wrapped in aluminum foil and came from the western coastal state of Michoacan, one of the most violent parts of the country, according
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CHECKPOINT, BOMB, BLAST, KABUL
KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the
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ALABAMA, KILLED, AIRPORT, RAMP
A worker was fatally injured on the ramp at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama where an American Airlines regional carrier flight was parked, the Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate
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BIDEN, BIPARTISANSHIP, MCCONNELL, PROMOTE
President Joe Biden plans to appear with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in Kentucky on Wednesday, to promote infrastructure.
The president will use his appearance with McConnell to signal bipartisanship with establishment Republicans even as
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WOMEN, OFFICIAL, BAN, TALIBAN
Photo: Ahmad Sahel/AFP via Getty Images
In the early days of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, alleviating the plight of Afghan women under the Taliban was a major part of the campaign to sell the conflict to the American public — and eventually to justify an open-ended
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DIGITAL, TIKTOK, FENTANYL, CHINA
The video social media site TikTok, which has been described as "digital fentanyl" because of its addictive nature, is dangerous not only because of its parent company's links to the Chinese Communist Party, but because of its ability to spread misinformation
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