Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
72 articles
BIDEN, CLASSIFIED, DOCS, DOCUMENTS
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the top choice of young pro-life activists in a 2024 presidential straw poll taken by Students for Life Action following the annual March for Life.
Mr. DeSantis lapped the competition, including former President Donald Trump,
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SHOOTING, MASS, MONTEREY, PARK
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – The man suspected of killing 10 people in a shooting barrage amid Lunar New Year festivities in Southern California shot himself to death in his van as law enforcement agents approached Sunday, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff
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ABORTION, ROE, HARRIS, WADE
President Joe Biden intends to issue an executive memorandum that will reportedly protect doctors prescribing and dispensing abortion medication throughout the United States.
On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris will formally announce President Biden's
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ATLANTA, POLICE, VIOLENT, PROTEST
Atlanta firefighters prepared to extinguish a police car that was set afire during a Forest Defenders protest in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan 21, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday
Continued at Chicago Tribune...
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GAME, BILLS, DAMAR, HAMLIN
The Buffalo Bills have confirmed that NFL player Damar Hamlin and his family are in attendance at Sunday’s divisional-round matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The team shared a brief video of Hamlin and his family being ushered into an entrance by team security.
WATCH:
Hamlin’s
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UKRAINE, TANKS, WARNS, WEST
France and Germany have commemorated the 60th anniversary of their post-World War II friendship treaty by committing to “unwavering support” for Ukraine and to strengthening the European Union
PARIS -- France and Germany committed Sunday to giving Ukraine
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LISA, MARIE, PRESLEY, GRACELAND
Lisa Marie Presley’s pal, Sarah Ferguson, believes Elvis Presley’s only child may have died of a broken heart.
The singer/songwriter passed away on Jan. 12, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.
"I think she’s with Ben now,"
Continued at Fox News...
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BORDER, BIDEN, SMUGGLING, MIGRANTS
CNN —
High prices are driving an increase in attempts to bring eggs into the US from Mexico, according to border officials.
Officers at the San Diego Customs and Border Protection Office have seen an increase in the number of attempts to move eggs across
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SANTOS, GEORGE, DRAG, QUEEN
Saturday Night Live was quick to mesh two of the country’s hottest topics Saturday: the NFL playoffs and Rep. George Santos’s history as a drag queen.
Cast member Bowen Yang played the embattled congressman in the opening skit –in which the lying pol waltzed
Continued at New York Post...
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PELOSI, NY, CRIME, DEMOCRATS
You can trust if something has to do with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), it’s going to be just a bit off-center.
Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra told the New York Times that her mother did something unusual after a man attacked her father in the family
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COURT, NETANYAHU, FIRES, RULING
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday dismissed a senior minister recently convicted of tax fraud to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving, shaking the right-wing government just weeks after it came to
Continued at New York Times...
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NIGHTCLUB, 12, SHOOTING, INJURED
Louisiana authorities announced Sunday that a dozen people were injured in a shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub.
According to KHOU, police say one of the victims is in critical condition and that the attack, which occurred early Sunday morning, may have been
Continued at Newsmax...
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JOHNSON, BORIS, UKRAINE, TORN
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain would "stick by Ukraine as long as it takes."
Johnson, who left office in September in the wake of a series
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DIAMOND, TRUMP, SILK, DONALD
Former President Donald Trump awkwardly claimed he “didn’t know” Silk, one half of the popular conservative duo Diamond & Silk, during a speech at her late sister Diamond’s memorial service on Saturday.
Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway, who popularly backed Trump
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COVID, FLORIDA, MANDATES, DESANTIS
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis intends to unveil a series of measures in the state's next legislative session, designed to bolster the residents' protections from COVID-19 mandates.
During a recent appearance on Fox News, DeSantis teased his proposals to the Florida
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RENNER, JEREMY, ACCIDENT, EVANS
Jeremy Renner has the kind of sense of humor that not even 30-plus broken bones can take away.
The actor, who was struck and severely injured by a snow plow earlier this month while helping a family member whose car became stranded in the snow, thanked fans
Continued at Huffington Post...
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FLORIDA, STEUBE, HOSPITAL, GREG
A congressman from Florida who was seriously injured after falling more than 20 feet while cutting a tree outside his Sarasota home has been released from the hospital.
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., shared on Twitter Saturday afternoon he will be recovering
Continued at Fox News...
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AVATAR, CROSSES, BILLION, WEEKS
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Jake Sully, portrayed by Sam Worthington, in "Avatar: The Way of Water." (Uncredited/AP)
James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” led ticket sales in movie theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making
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INSURRECTIONISTS, HOLDING, BAR, OFFICE
Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the
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COWBOYS, TEXAS, BRETT, BLOCKED
The game between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys didn’t even kick off yet and things were already getting chippy during warm-ups.
Cowboys kicker Brett Maher, who had a rough wild-card round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, missing four straight
Continued at Fox News...
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FOREIGN, 1B, WORKERS, VISA
Laid-off American professionals, who say they were replaced with foreign H-1B visa workers imported from India, scored a $4.65 million settlement against their former employer last week, Indian outsourcing firm Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI).
LTI announced
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PERU, MACHU, PICCHU, PROTESTS
Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests
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LIMA, Peru — Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government
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AMAZON, BRAZIL, WORKS, REVERSE
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil’s incoming head of Indigenous affairs recently walked through every corner of the agency’s headquarters — even its coffee room — as she invoked help from ancestors during a ritual cleansing.
The ritual
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SOMALIA, CAPITAL, EXTREMISTS, DEAD
5 are dead after extremists stormed a government office in Somalia's capital
Enlarge this image toggle caption Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists
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