Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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KIMMEL, JIMMY, SUSPENSION, SHOW
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show on Wednesday after the television network decided his comments on the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk had crossed a line.
The decision to pull the program, made under unusual pressure
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On Friday, President Trump signed several executive orders during a press gaggle in the Oval Office, along with a proclamation, aimed at restoring a strong U.S, employment number over the long term by restricting the hiring of foreign workers and changing the
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STATION, SACRAMENTO, SHOOTING, ABC
Man arrested after drive-by shooting at ABC TV station in Sacramento
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A man has been arrested after a drive-by shooting into an ABC affiliate TV station in Sacramento, according to police.
Anibal Hernandezsantana, 64
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MASKS, ICE, NEWSOM, AGENTS
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a bill banning law enforcement from wearing face coverings while conducting official business in California.
The bill, which was presented to Newsom on Wednesday, makes it a misdemeanor crime for local, state,
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HAMPSHIRE, COUNTRY, CLUB, NEW
Police said there was no further danger to the community.
Police in Nashua, New Hampshire, say multiple people were shot at a country club Saturday evening.
Police said in a social media post that video surveillance confirmed there was only one shooter, who
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PENTAGON, REPORTERS, ACCESS, NEW
Press could lose Pentagon access for releasing 'unauthorised information'
Pete Hegseth, who was recently given the new title of Secretary of War, said on social media: "The 'press' does not run the Pentagon — the people do. The press is no longer allowed to
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TRUMP, JAMES, LETITIA, FIRED
The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, resigned Friday after his months-long investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James' potential mortgage fraud had not led to charges.
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Trump has been clear on
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BIDEN, KAMALA, TRUMP, DEBATE
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told ESPN host Stephen A. Smith that former Vice President Kamala Harris is "going to have to answer" for why she never raised any concerns to the public over former President Joe Biden's health in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
Smith,
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PARTY, DEM, DEMOCRATIC, MAHER
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani lost the endorsement of a longtime state party leader despite having the backing of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
New York State Democratic Committee (NYSDC) Chairman Jay Jacobs announced this week
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HARRIS, ELON, MUSK, KIMMEL
Elon Musk resurfaced former Vice President and former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' years-old call for President Donald Trump's ban from social media as she claims "free speech" concerns over Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air.
Harris
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MARLOW, UNENVIABLE, DOUBLED, DIVISIONS
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Charlie Kirk and Israel.
Marlow said Kirk was working to “prepare to defend the Jewish state on these campuses…Charlie really had this unenviable task of uniting both
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KIRK, MICKELSON, ILHAN, BACK
“Lefty” by nickname only!
Legendary pro-golfer Phil Mickelson went scorched earth on Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar after she doubled down on her controversial comments about Charlie Kirk.
“Ilhan spews hate every time she opens her mouth, she came here
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BASED, POLITICS, MANGIONE, DEATH
Luigi Mangione should be spared the death penalty because prosecutors are more interested in putting on a “Marvel movie”-esque show than getting justice, his lawyers argued.
The 27-year-old’s legal team called for the entire case to be dismissed, or at the
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IDEA, OBAMA, TALKING, LEAVITT
Like so many other Democrats who seem to care more that late-night DNC mouthpiece Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC than about the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, former president Barack Obama felt the need to weigh in and cry about the supposed “censorship”
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COUPLE, ELDERLY, BRITISH, TALIBAN
An elderly British couple were released by the Taliban this week after eight months in captivity.
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter Reynolds, 80, arrived in Qatar on Friday following months of negotiations between Qatar, the Taliban and Britain.
The
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NATO, LARGER, IGNORED, PILOTS
Russian aircraft carried out two provocative operations on Friday over the Baltic Sea. The two incidents, separated by only a few hours, have resulted in increased readiness of NATO fighters in the area and in Estonia requesting emergency consultations under
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TRUMP, 17M, OFFICE, WORTH
Game, set, sip!
US Open fans went love-love for Honey Deuces this year – slamming back a record $17 million worth of the famed, $23-a-pop cocktails, the United States Tennis Association reported this week.
The Grey Goose vodka-and-lemonade concoction –
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OUTLINES, DEAL, HOUSE, WHITE
White House outlines TikTok deal that would give US control of algorithm
But US President Donald Trump delayed implementing the ban four times since it was first announced in January, and earlier this week extended the deadline again to December.
TikTok was
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SCHOOL, FORFEITS, CAREER, GAME
A girls' high school volleyball team with a transgender player in California saw more games forfeited off its schedule last weekend. The forfeits are the first to come after a lawsuit was filed by three current and former players against the school district
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KRISTI, OFFICE, NEWSOM, POST
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office prompted rebuke and a referral to the Secret Service for a threat assessment after posting on X that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was “going to have a bad day,” a message that drew swift condemnation from Trump administration
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, NINE, CARRIES
At least three people have been killed and dozens of others were injured.
Firefighters work at the site of apartment buildings hit during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine September 20, 2025.
Firefighters work at
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