Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14th 2023
Updated 23:59 ET
75 articles
TRUMP, INDICTMENT, DONALD, CASE
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal prosecutors would not bring charges against former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, a day after Trump was arraigned on dozens of felony counts related to classified
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BIDEN, NEWS, WHITE, HOUSE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign and Twitter chief Elon Musk took aim at the Biden administration Tuesday after the White House shared a video to social media celebrating the "LGBTQI+ Community" and "our kids" that are a part of it.
"To
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SCHIFF, CENSURE, ADAM, REP
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said on Wednesday that he will oppose a resolution to fine California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff over his conduct during the investigation into Russian election interference.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., introduced the resolution
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DANIEL, PENNY, NEELY, JORDAN
Here’s the thing about self-defense in the big city: You can be damned if you do, but maybe dead if you don’t — and you can never know which in advance.
Do you risk it?
Think of this as Daniel Penny’s dilemma — and New York City’s into the foreseeable future.
Penny
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FED, HIKES, RATE, INTEREST
Fed pauses interest rate hikes, two more hikes likely
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 times to combat high inflation. However, the Fed signaled that it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning
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STANLEY, CUP, GOLDEN, KNIGHTS
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark Stone’s hat trick to all-out goal celebrations, capturing the young organization’s first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp over the beaten up and exhausted Florida
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MIAMI, SUAREZ, MAYOR, FRANCIS
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks during a news conference June 12, 2023, in Miami. Suarez is running for president
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FLAG, DAY, NEW, PRIDE
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would forbid any other flag but the American flag to be flown over government buildings.
Deemed the One Flag for All Act, the bill would essentially make it illegal for any federal government building
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SOUTHERN, BAPTISTS, PASTORS, WOMEN
Southern Baptist leaders voted to further restrict the role of women in ministry Southern Baptist leaders meeting in New Orleans voted to amend their constitution to disallow women from serving as a pastor of any kind. They also extended the work of their sex
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SCHOOL, YEAR, HIGH, STUDENT
The Virginia school district where a teacher was shot in the hand and chest by a 6-year-old said Abby Zwerner has resigned from her position.
The 25-year-old teacher spent two weeks in the hospital and endured multiple surgeries after sustaining serious gunshot
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LIGHT, BUD, BEER, TOP
Bud Light has been dethroned as the nation’s top-selling beer in recent weeks, a data analytics company said, a sign that the backlash the brewer received from conservatives over its relationship with a transgender influencer may be taking a toll.
Taking its
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SCHOOL, MORGUE, HARVARD, MEDICAL
A manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in connection with the theft and sale of human body parts
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have
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WEATHER, SEVERE, OUTBREAK, TORNADOES
The bull's-eye Wednesday is from Jackson, Mississippi, to Columbus, Georgia.
Thirty million Americans across the South are on alert for severe weather, including strong tornadoes and wind gusts up to 80 mph.
Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued from
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CHINA, BLINKEN, TRIP, STATE
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane for travel to Berlin, Germany, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 22, 2021.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials, the
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GREECE, FISHING, CAPSIZES, MIGRANTS
At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.
A large search and rescue operation was launched in the area.
Authorities said 104 people have been
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MAYORKAS, DHS, HOUSE, BORDER
Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday launched an oversight investigation into Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, citing an "unprecedented crisis" and the U.S. southern, northern and maritime borders.
The
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LOAN, STUDENT, PAYMENTS, RESUME
NEW YORK — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on September 1 and payments are starting in October.
It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences
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RUST, HUNGOVER, PROSECUTORS, SET
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are accusing, saying she was likely hungover when she
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CHINA, PALESTINIAN, XI, LEADER
China said Wednesday that it established a "strategic partnership" with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to Beijing by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The announcement marked another step in China’s campaign to gain political and economic influence
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BIDEN, TRUMP, POLL, FBI
Less than a majority of Democrats support President Biden’s 2024 reelection bid in a potentially crowded field, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll found.
The survey listed Biden along with a string of prospective challengers — from former first lady Michelle Obama to
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ARMY, YEAR, SHOOTING, SOLDIERS
An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene in Gifu prefecture in central Japan, police
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GUN, TRUMP, NINE, ARRESTED
“It’s part public relations and part babysitting,” Stephanie Grisham, one of Trump’s former White House press secretaries, told the Post. “He wants people to see the cheering crowds so they don’t think anything is going wrong. It’s also because the staff around
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STARBUCKS, MANAGER, 25, WHITE
A white Starbucks manager, Shannon Phillips, has emerged victorious in her lawsuit against the “woke” coffee giant, Starbucks, resulting in a substantial $25.6 million verdict. A federal jury in New Jersey concluded that Phillips’ civil rights were violated
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PGA, TOUR, GOLF, LIV
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan tried to blame his organization’s merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf on a lack of action by Congress in comments on Tuesday.
The deal was announced on June 6, shocking the golf world, especially since PGA Tour officials
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