Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, APRIL 26th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
52 articles
TRUMP, POPE, FRANCIS, FUNERAL
First lady Melania Trump encouraged the President to start shaking hands with other world leaders during Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.
At one point during the three-hour Catholic mass, attendees were invited to share the “sign of peace” by shaking hands
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EXPLOSION, PORT, MASSIVE, IRANIAN
A massive explosion and fire has struck the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas
A massive explosion and fire strikes the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas
By The Associated Press
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
This is
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JUDGE, ARREST, DUGAN, WISCONSIN
At this point, I have to think the Trump administration is purposely baiting Democrats and their press allies into defending the indefensible, and the latest example comes courtesy of a judge in Wisconsin.
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As RedState reported, Milwaukee County
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EPSTEIN, GIUFFRE, VIRGINIA, DIES
Virginia Giuffre, a former victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring who said she was “passed around like a platter of fruit” as a teenager to rich and powerful predators, including Prince Andrew of Britain, died on Friday at her farm in Western Australia.
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SANDERS, SHEDEUR, DRAFT, NFL
The internet has been flooded with accusations of racism, as Shedeur Sanders, once projected to be drafted in the top 5, has now fallen past the fourth round without being drafted.
While ESPN hot-take artist and possible future Democratic presidential candidate
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FLORIDA, ICE, ILLEGAL, 800
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents teamed up with Florida state police to round up nearly 800 illegal aliens during a four-day operation this week. The round-up came as part of a multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown,
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IRAN, TALKS, NUCLEAR, PROGRAM
Iran and the United States began in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program Saturday, talks that likely will hinge on the Islamic Republic's enrichment of uranium.
Iranian state television and a U.S. source reported the talks
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MEXICO, THREATENS, IMPORTS, EATING
The US Department of Agriculture reportedly warned Mexico it will cease all live animal imports unless the country enforces stronger measures to stop a flesh-eating parasite from spreading northward.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a scathing letter
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NEW, YORK, POPE, ATTEND
As summer arrives in New York City, so does the seasonal influx of interns and new graduates, eager to make their way in the metropolis of dreams. But with the city in the midst of a housing crisis — where the median rent recently hit a record high — where
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RUSSIA, KURSK, CLAIMS, UKRAINIAN
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia’s Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia’s Armed Forces, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the news in a meeting
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TRUMP, NATIONS, BANK, WORLD
(AFP) — Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the “earliest possible” opportunity, the president of the World Bank told AFP Friday, after a busy week with global financial leaders in Washington.
Ajay Banga was interviewed
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PROCESS, YEAR, MEANINGFUL, DEPORTED
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras 'with no meaningful process'
toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
A Trump-nominated federal judge in Louisiana said that a 2-year-old American citizen appears to have been deported "with
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BACK, SEPARATED, GUATEMALA, STAYS
A high schooler stays back as his family, separated by deportation, returns to Guatemala Alex Villatoro is finishing high school in the U.S. without his parents after his father was deported back to Guatemala in January and his mother decided to move there
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CASES, MEASLES, SLOWING, CONFIRMED
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported the measles outbreak in the U.S. has now been confirmed in at least 30 states, with the number of cases as of Thursday at 884.
The CDC's official reporting process notes 11 outbreaks so far this year.
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SUEZ, TRUMP, CANALS, PANAMA
President Donald Trump called for military and commercial ships from the United States to be able to travel through the Suez and Panama Canals without facing a fee, and added that he had directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take care of the issue.
“American
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COUNTY, MARIN, POLITICS, TESLA
In Mill Valley, California, electric car owners who once flaunted their Teslas as badges of progressive pride now wrestle with growing resentment toward the man behind them — Elon Musk, The New York Times reported.
Tesla's reputation faces backlash in Mill
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VIDEO, SLIDE, BEAR, BACKYARD
Bear spotted playing on family's backyard slide A Connecticut family got a chance to see a bear have some fun on their backyard playset earlier this month.
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ARRESTED, THIEF, KRISTI, NOEM
The mask-wearing thief who stole Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's purse on Easter, which contained her DHS badge, passport, driver's license, mobile phone, and $3,000 in cash, has been arrested. The New York Post first reported
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OFFICIAL, FIGHTING, KILLED, SON
The son of a top CIA official was killed last year fighting on behalf of Russia against Ukraine, according to an investigation by independent Russia media that was reported this week.
On April 4, 2024, Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, was killed while serving
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TRUMP, BILL, MAHER, AUTHORITARIANISM
Former Vice President, failed Democratic presidential candidate, and climate extremist Al Gore—or as many like to call him, “Al Bore”—appeared on comedian/pundit Bill Maher’s program Friday night, but he probably didn’t get the welcome he expected. Perhaps
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ADAM, SCHIFF, TELLING, POLICIES
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has seen the light. During an appearance on Bill Maher's show Friday night, the California Democrat described an interaction he had with a cashier in San Francisco. Far from receiving praise for the excellent job he's doing, though,
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