Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TEXAS, DEMOCRATS, MAP, RETURN
GOP hopes to pass new maps pushed by Trump that could net them five seats.
Texas Democrats to return to state, clearing way for new congressional maps
In an aerial view, the State Capitol is seen on August 14, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, the
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FLORIDA, ILLEGAL, CRASH, DEADLY
Florida leaders are promising accountability for the illegal alien truck driver — given a license by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California — whose U-turn resulted in the loss of three lives.
First responders on August 12 responded to a crash on Florida’s
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QUEEN, MATTHEW, GUILTY, KETAMINE
A Los Angeles woman who prosecutors say illegally sold the ketamine that killed the actor Matthew Perry has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors said on Monday.
The woman, Jasveen Sangha, could face up to 65 years in prison on five federal charges connected
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HURRICANE, ERIN, COAST, EAST
Hurricane threatens US East Coast with life-threatening waves
Dangerous surf and rip tides have been forecast for the US East Coast
Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, "explosively deepened and intensified" on Saturday into a Category 5
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EPSTEIN, TRUMP, BARR, HOUSE
Former Attorney General Bill Barr's closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee wrapped after over four hours on Monday, and lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle had very different interpretations of how it went.
Reps. Jasmine Crockett,
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MSNBC, MS, CHANGE, COMCAST
MSNBC will become MS NOW later this year.
MSNBC is being renamed after parent company Comcast spins the cable news channel off into a separate corporate entity later this year.
The left-leaning channel will be known as MS NOW once it becomes part of Versant,
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NEWSMAX, 67, ELECTION, 2020
Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage
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Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle one of the last outstanding defamation lawsuits against a
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KOHBERGER, BRYAN, VICTIM, TOLD
Newly released Idaho State Police documents reveal that killer Bryan Kohberger once voiced support for capital punishment during a classroom discussion, telling fellow students that "the victim’s family should have a say" in whether the death penalty is imposed.
The
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COLBERT, LATE, STEPHEN, CONAN
Former late-night TV host Conan O’Brien is saying that his former genre is dead, but he is also sure that canceled CBS host Stephen Colbert is “too essential to go away” permanently.
O’Brien made his comments at the Television Academy Hall of Fame where he
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NATIONAL, GUARD, TROOPS, SEND
Three Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC
Washington DC's elected officials have objected these claims, and hundreds of DC residents marched in protest on Saturday.
Trump declared a "public safety emergency" on Monday, claiming the nation's
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MISSOURI, FBI, DEPUTY, AG
Missouri has quite the track record in recent years of its attorney generals moving on to prominent national roles.
Eric Schmitt was appointed to the job in 2019 (and won his election in 2020) after Josh Hawley went to the Senate—but then Schmitt too left
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AVENUE, SUBWAY, MTA, NEW
Make way for the eviction train.
Dozens of New Yorkers in 33 apartments across East Harlem are at risk of getting kicked out of their homes and businesses as the MTA forges ahead with the Second Avenue Subway’s next phase.
The Metropolitan Transportation
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CAMBRIDGE, SKIBIDI, DICTIONARY, NEW
The terms have surged in use across social media, mainstream media and beyond.
'Skibidi,' 'delulu' and 'tradwife' among new words added to Cambridge Dictionary
The English language just got a little more skibidi.
Skibidi, delulu, tradwife and lewk are among
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DISTRICTS, SCHOOL, FUNDS, TRUMP
The Department of Education said it plans to pull federal funding from five Northern Virginia school districts after they rejected the Trump administration’s request to rescind their transgender bathroom policies.
The five school systems — Prince William,
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TRUMP, ATTORNEY, APPROVE, JUDGES
Manhattan’s federal court judges on Monday retained Jay Clayton as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, a victory for President Trump, who had named him to lead the office temporarily after his Senate confirmation was blocked.
Mr. Clayton’s
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STRIKE, AIR, CANADA, FLIGHT
Air Canada flight attendant union refuses to end 'unlawful' strike
Air Canada flight attendants had been picketing at Canadian airports since the strike began on Saturday.
The strike by more than 10,000 flight attendants for Canada's largest airline has stranded
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STATE, DEPARTMENT, VISAS, STUDENT
EXCLUSIVE: The State Department has yanked more than 6,000 student visas in 2025 for overstays and law violations — including support for terrorism, Fox News Digital has learned.
The Trump administration has launched multiple initiatives aimed at cracking
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COP, MOPED, NYPD, MIGRANT
An off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed a 30-year-old man who drew his gun during a moped ambush in Washington Heights on Sunday, as the assailant’s accomplice drove off on the e-scooter and is still on the lam, according to authorities.
The off-duty cop
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TEXAS, OUTBREAK, MEASLES, DECLARED
The outbreak led to the deaths of two school-aged children.
Measles outbreak that sickened more than 700 declared over in Texas
In this Feb. 27, 2025, file photo, signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District
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JR, HEGSETH, RFK, PULLUP
FIRST ON FOX: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Department of Defense to challenge Secretary Pete Hegseth to a pullup and pushup competition, dubbed the "Pete and Bobby challenge," as the Trump administration leaders
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ONLYFANS, STAR, GROPING, EX
The former Nashville police officer seen groping an OnlyFans star's chest in a video filmed last year has been sentenced, and the star is reacting to the case that took more than a year to go through the legal system.
Sean Herman, 35, entered a "best interest"
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