Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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ICE, DALLAS, SHOOTING, ATTACK
A shooter opened fire at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas Wednesday morning, leaving one detainee dead and two others wounded. No law enforcement officers were hurt.
The gunman died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities
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COMEY, JAMES, INDICTMENT, DIRECTOR
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice.
The charges were brought after the Trump administration replaced the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik
Continued at Breitbart...
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KIRK, CHARLIE, ASSASSINATION, ERIKA
Charlie Kirk's debate tour on college campuses has continued throughout the country. And, bad news for leftist students - those filling in for him on the booked stops are just about as capable of debating bad-faith arguments.
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Continued at Red State...
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GOVERNMENT, MASS, WHITE, SHUTS
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to prep for permanent mass firings if the government enters a partial shutdown on Oct. 1.
A memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) blasted out to agencies on Wednesday evening
Continued at New York Post...
President Donald Trump will attend the first day of the Ryder Cup this weekend at Bethpage Black, and it has members of Team USA excited.
Both Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley raved about his attendance at the People's Country Club, and his YouTube co-star
Continued at Fox News...
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KIMMEL, JIMMY, NEXSTAR, RETURN
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., broadcast mixed signals on Thursday with his message to one of the TV providers preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Nexstar Media Group announced Wednesday it would continue to preempt late-night host Jimmy Kimmel from its ABC affiliate
Continued at Fox News...
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CHEATING, SHERRILL, SCANDAL, GRADUATION
President Donald Trump reiterated his support for New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli on Thursday, while also slamming the Democratic candidate, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, in the process.
"Wow!!! A just out poll has Jack Ciattarelli
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ZELENSKYY, GLOBAL, READY, ENDS
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested he is ready to step down from office once Russia’s war on Ukraine ends.
During an interview with Axios Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader also maintained his primary focus remains achieving peace rather than securing
Continued at Fox News...
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FRENCH, SARKOZY, FORMER, GUILTY
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on his own innocence and decried what he called a politically-motivated conspiracy of revenge against him as he was ordered to become the first leader from the modern French state to go to jail.
A Paris court
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TEXAS, EXORCISM, TODDLER, GIRL
Cile Steward, 8, has been missing since the floods hit the camp on July 4.
In this July 4, 2025, file photo, a view of Camp Mystic, the site of where 27 girls were killed in flash flooding, is shown in Kerr County, Texas.
In this July 4, 2025, file photo,
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STARBUCKS, STORES, CLOSE, WORKERS
Starbucks is closing more stores and laying off 900 workers
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Starbucks plans to cut another 900 corporate jobs and close some of its stores in the U.S. and Canada, as the coffee chain approaches
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HARRIS, KAMALA, BIG, CAREER
New York City — Former Vice President Kamala Harris played up her relationship with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she kicked off her book tour promoting "107 Days," a memoir on the 2024 race that has deepened Harris' divide with former President
Continued at Fox News...
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OKLAHOMA, RYAN, BIBLES, TEACHERS
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For a guy in charge of local schools, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters generates an unusual amount of national news. This week, Walters announced a plan to create chapters
Continued at The Atlantic...
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BORDER, PATROL, FEET, REMOTE
The United States Border Patrol will add four marine patrol vessels to augment President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. The addition of the patrol boats will allow the agency to access inland areas along the Chicago River from Lake Michigan.
According
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FED, COOK, SUPREME, COURT
Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Every living former chair
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PRIME, AMAZON, BILLION, PAY
Amazon agrees to pay $2.5bn over claims it tricked Prime customers
Amazon, which did not admit or deny the allegations, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The deal came just a few days after trial began before a jury in Seattle. It marks
Continued at BBC...
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BASEBALL, COACH, SHOT, PREGAME
A Texas children's baseball coach is being hailed as a hero after shots rang out from a nearby field during a pregame prayer, and he took a bullet that could've wounded or killed at least one of the children present.
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In a press release from
Continued at Red State...
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GIRLS, CALIFORNIA, PLAYER, TEAM
An assistant teacher at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, was arrested on Friday for stinking up the school with a foul fart spray.
Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis was arrested on charges of secretively spraying the high school with a substance
Continued at Breitbart...
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GRETA, ABBA, MUSIC, HIJACKED
Whoever came up with this idea deserves a medal. I'd write up a recommendation myself, once I stop laughing.
Greta Thunberg's latest effort, the Selfie Flotilla, has been beset with problems. They were delayed from leaving Spain by bad weather. They experienced
Continued at Red State...
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TERRORISTIC, KIRK, VIGIL, TEXAS
A man has been arrested after authorities said he made social media threats just hours before students and community members gathered for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk at the University of Texas at San Antonio, according to reports.
Xaelyn Dunbar, 19, has
Continued at Fox News...
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JOHNSON, FINAL, RUDI, DEATH
Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson shared an inspiring message with young athletes in his home state of Virginia just days before he reportedly died by suicide.
Johnson, 45, was inducted into the Chesterfield Sports Hall of Fame on Sept.
Continued at Fox News...
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ICE, MEDIA, NBC, COUNTRY
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has remained silent after her criticism of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over a story that NBC News was forced to correct earlier this week.
Omar's remarks came in response to an article the outlet originally posted
Continued at Fox News...
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HOLLYWOOD, BOYCOTT, FILM, STARS
Hollywood now has dueling open letters over the Israel film boycott
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Hollywood is divided over the war in Gaza and is expressing it through dueling open letters.
More than 5,000 actors
Continued at NPR...