Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
40 articles
BIDEN, CLASSIFIED, DOCUMENTS, FOUND
President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Washington. Lawyers for Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware,
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MEGA, MILLIONS, JACKPOT, BILLION
A lucky ticket holder matched all six numbers Friday — snapping up an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize.
The winning numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14.
The front page of the Mega Millions website states
Continued at New York Post...
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COVID, CHINA, DEATHS, 000
China has reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic
BEIJING -- China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19
Continued at ABC...
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UKRAINE, TANKS, UK, MISSILES
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed Britain will send Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, becoming the first country to pledge Western heavy armour to Kyiv.
The British confirmed the move to send heavy tanks to Ukraine on Saturday, with 10 Downing
Continued at Breitbart...
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IRAN, OFFICIAL, SPY, DEFENSE
Iran has executed Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister and a dual British citizen, on charges of espionage for the British spy agency, the judiciary said early Saturday, in what appeared to be the first execution in decades of a high-profile Iranian
Continued at New York Times...
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LISA, MARIE, PRESLEY, SON
Elvis Presley’s ex-girlfriends and Lisa Marie Presley's half-brother is honoring the late musician.
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s former fiancée, Ginger Alden, paid tribute to Lisa Marie after she died suddenly on Jan. 12, after being rushed to the hospital.
"It's
Continued at Fox News...
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HARRY, PRINCE, SPARE, MEMOIR
Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare,” released this week, is 407 pages of extraordinary detail, offering an intimate look at royal life ― plus numerous unsparing mentions of the Duke of Sussex’s, uh, “willy,” which is also his nickname for his brother.
While the
Continued at Huffington Post...
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SANTOS, GEORGE, DISMISSED, CHECK
Washington CNN —
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said Saturday that fellow Republican Rep. George Santos, the embattled New York congressman who has admitted to lying about parts of his biography and faces federal and local investigations into his campaign finances,
Continued at CNN...
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KYIV, ATTACK, MISSILE, OFFICIALS
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A series of explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday morning and minutes later air raid sirens started to wail as an apparent missile attack on the Ukrainian capital was underway.
Deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko
Continued at Breitbart...
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BRAZIL, BOLSONARO, SUPREME, COURT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the
Continued at Washington Times...
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CALIFORNIA, RAIN, STORM, SNOW
Rain-soaked Californians are getting another round of storms over the weekend that threaten more flooding, landslides, hail and heavy mountain snow.
The stormy weather came as recovery efforts continue in the state, which has been battered by atmospheric river
Continued at USA Today...
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MINE, COAL, GERMANY, GRETA
Thousands of people are demonstrating in persistent rain to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine
ERKELENZ, Germany -- Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain
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WEEKS, CALIFORNIA, DEPUTY, KILLED
Two California deputies in the same department were fatally shot just two weeks apart
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A Southern California sheriff's deputy was shot
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NETANYAHU, PROTEST, GOVERNMENT, THOUSANDS
Tens of thousands of people protested in central Tel Aviv Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-right government, which critics say threatens Israeli democracy.
Protesters braved the rain for the rally, brandishing signs with slogans
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DAMAR, HAMLIN, BILLS, FACILITY
Over and over, the story of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s journey back to health continues to bring inspiration to others. As I shared last Saturday, Jan. 7, in a positive sign of his improving condition, Hamlin reached out through his personal Twitters
Continued at Red State...
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BUS, STUDENT, UNIVERSITY, ASIAN
Bus stabbing of Indiana University student stokes fear in the Asian community
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An 18-year-old Indiana University student was stabbed multiple times in the head while riding a local bus
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SEXUALLY, EXPLICIT, STUDENT, EMAILED
A high school in Maryland issued an apology Friday after an employee accidentally sent sexually explicit photos to the entire student body, according to school officials.
Principal Taryn Washington at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Prince George’s County
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BROWNFIELD, OKLAHOMA, GIRL, ATHENA
A missing four-year-old girl's caretaker, who is already in an Arizona jail, was charged with murder on Friday, as the search for the Oklahoma girl continues.
Ivon Adams, 35, who was arrested Thursday for child neglect in connection with Athena Brownfield's
Continued at Fox News...
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CHINA, GALLAGHER, COMMITTEE, OUTLINES
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), who has been tapped to chair the House Select Committee on China, laid out some of the key goals of the newly formed committee and deemed China the “greatest threat that faces our country right now” in an interview on Breitbart News
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IOWA, WIFE, OFFICIAL, FRAUD
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been charged with 52 counts of voter fraud after she allegedly filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress
Continued at Huffington Post...
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OFFENSE, SPACEY, SEX, KEVIN
LONDON (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded innocent to seven further sex offenses in Britain, which bring the number of charges the Hollywood star faces in the U.K. to 12.
Spacey, a double Academy Award winner, has already pleaded not guilty to charges that
Continued at Huffington Post...
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DROPPED, TIMES, CHARGES, SET
Baltimore's new top prosecutor has dropped all charges against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him after seven years in custody
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore’s new top prosecutor dropped all charges Friday against a Black man
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SUFFERS, CAR, CONCUSSION, OREGON
Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is recovering after being hit by a car while crossing a street in Portland on Friday evening.
Following the incident, Bonamici was taken to the hospital where she was treated for a concussion and cuts to her head, according to
Continued at New York Post...
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WALSHE, BRIAN, SHOULDERS, NOTES
Missing mom Ana Walshe vanished New Year's Day – and now her husband, Brian, has been charged with misleading investigators pursuing the case.
Prosecutors revealed at the 47-year-old's arraignment Monday that blood and a damaged knife were found in the basement
Continued at Fox News...