Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CHARLOTTE, IRYNA, SUSPECT, ZARUTSKA
Legacy media outlets have rushed to revive the "Republicans pounce" trope in its coverage of murdered 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
Recently released video of Zarutska's killing last month in Charlotte, North Carolina, spread across social
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POLAND, DRONES, RUSSIAN, NATO
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace
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WARSAW, Poland — Poland said early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an "act of aggression"
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FED, TRUMP, COOK, GOVERNOR
The former Department of Justice employee caught on camera chucking a Subway sandwich while screaming at federal agents last month was speechless outside of court Wednesday after facing a misdemeanor assault charge.
Sean Charles Dunn, 37, standing with hands
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ISRAEL, QATAR, HAMAS, STRIKE
The president of the European Union Commission called for sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel on Wednesday, as international outrage grew over the country’s strikes on Qatar and Yemen and its ongoing starvation of the Palestinian people
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TRUMP, POLICE, RINK, PROTESTERS
WASHINGTON – Protesters disrupted President Donald Trump and top members of his cabinet when they arrived for dinner near the White House on Tuesday night.
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dined
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HARRIS, BIDEN, KAMALA, RECKLESSNESS
Kamala Harris speaks out on former President Biden's reelection decision Former Vice President Kamala Harris said in an excerpt from her forthcoming book that allowing former President Joe Biden to make the decision alone to run for reelection was "reckles
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HIGH, SCHOOL, COLORADO, SHOOTING
Officials in Jefferson County, Colorado, said on Wednesday afternoon that a shooting happened at a local high school, leaving several students injured, according to multiple reports.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley
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COUPLE, ELDERLY, NEW, HOME
Manhunt in New York City after 'horrific' murders of elderly couple at home
Watch: Footage released of suspect after double homicide in Queens, NY
The 42-year-old suspect, who has a lengthy criminal history, was released on probation in 2023, said officials.
Surveillance
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ZOHRAN, 11, MAMDANI, ANNIVERSARY
Go ahead, Zohran Mamdani — make my day.
Say something stupid about 9/11. Those of us who’ll take anybody else for mayor, even a Times Square Elmo, will thank you for it.
Please don’t give us an unequivocal condemnation of the 9/11 perpetrators — without parceling
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CALIFORNIA, STATE, BILL, TRUMP
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California electric customers would pay $9 billion more to shore up the state’s wildfire fund under a last-minute deal reached behind closed doors that was introduced as
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WORKERS, KOREA, DETAINED, SOUTH
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
Hundreds
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FBI, FIRED, AGENTS, RETRIBUTION
Fired FBI agents sue Kash Patel over retribution claims
The FBI declined to comment. The Justice Department has not yet commented.
The lawsuit was filed by former FBI acting Director Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen, former assistant director in charge of the
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TRIAL, TRUMP, ASSASSINATION, JURY
The jury has been seated for the high-profile federal trial of Ryan Routh, the North Carolina man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club last September, when Trump was a leading candidate in the
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DEAL, MURDER, SUSPECT, PLEA
The man police believe killed a retired Auburn University professor was arrested in 2023 and charged with a gun-related felony, but prosecutors later allowed him to plead guilty to several misdemeanors.
Police in Auburn, Alabama said 59-year-old Julie Gard
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CUOMO, SHOW, NYFW, GOODWILL
Socialist Zohran Mamdani holds a 15-point lead in the four-way race for New York City mayor — and would beat each of his opponents in hypothetical one-on-one contests, according to a poll released Wednesday.
The lefty Democratic nominee captures 43% from voters
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SUPREME, COURT, TRANSGENDER, BATHROOM
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up an application from South Carolina seeking to enforce its ban on students using public school bathrooms that match their gender identity.
The brief order is a small setback for the state in its bid to tighten
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KING, YEAR, HARRY, CHARLES
Prince Harry has reunited with King Charles III for the first time in 18 months.
The Duke of Sussex had a private tea with the king at Clarence House on Wednesday, Fox News Digital learned.
The 40-year-old returned to the U.K. on Sept. 8 to support key
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MISSOURI, HOUSE, DISTRICT, NEW
President Donald Trump congratulated Missouri state legislators for passing a bill to adopt new district lines that, if signed into law, likely would net House Republicans an additional seat.
The bill, which passed 90 to 65, now goes to the state Senate, where
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YOUTUBE, AI, CREATORS, VIDEOS
Editor’s note: This analysis is part of The Atlantic’s investigation into how YouTube videos are taken to train AI tools. You can use the search tool directly here, to see whether videos you’ve created or watched are included in the data sets. This work is
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LACHLAN, MURDOCH, SUCCESSION, VICTORY
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Two days after solidifying control of his family’s empire, Fox Corp. Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch touted the strength and newfound stability of their media business.
Murdoch
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COVID, DEATH, TOP, 2024
In 2024, COVID dropped from the list of top 10 causes of death in U.S.
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COVID-19 is no longer one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S.
Early data on deaths in 2024, published by the Centers for Disease
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ELLISON, MUSK, WORLD, LARRY
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading
FILE - Larry Ellison, chairman and chief
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PALISADES, FIRE, PRATT, SUBPOENA
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Wednesday that the Senate could subpoena California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to explain state and local failures during the Palisades Fire in January, which devastated northwest Los Angeles.
Johnson appeared at a press conference
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