NBC News
/ Reilly, Jarrett, Barnes and GrumbachPence testified before the federal grand jury as part of the
special counsel investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, providing insights into Trump's thinking before the Capitol attack.
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CNN /
Aaron CooperE. Jean Carroll testified in her civil lawsuit against Donald Trump,
describing her alleged rape and the reasons for not reporting it earlier, facing cross-examination from Trump's attorney.
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CNBC /
Spencer Kimball & Annika Kim ConstantinoEli Lilly's tirzepatide showed promising results in clinical
trials, with patients losing up to 16% of their body weight on average, and the company plans to seek FDA approval for the drug's use in weight loss.
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Knight
Foundation / Sarah FioroniAmericans' trust in institutions is eroding,
with many turning to individuals with public platforms for information and placing a great deal of trust in them, according to Gallup and the Knight Foundation.
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Variety /
Carmel DaganJerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and
mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, passed away at 79 from pancreatic cancer.
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ESPN /
David NewtonCarolina Panthers owner David Tepper believes that drafting Alabama
quarterback Bryce Young with the top pick of the NFL draft will lead the organization to Super Bowls.
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USA Today
/ Grace HauckCarolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black
teen Emmett Till of grabbing and whistling at her before he was lynched in 1955 in a case that shocked the nation, has died at age 88 in Louisiana.
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Politico
/ Eli StokolsThe President is an avid media consumer, watching Morning Joe,
occasionally calls people he sees on TV to thank them, and has his favorite journalists, including David Brooks and Thomas L. Friedman.
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Daily
Mail / Rachael BunyanUkrainian secret service reportedly attempted to assassinate
Putin with a kamikaze drone carrying explosives, but the attempt failed after the drone crashed a few miles away from Putin's intended target.
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Lexington
Herald-Leader / Kaitlyn AlanisA cow that was part of a senior prank at Northridge
Preparatory School in Illinois managed to escape and was spotted running through a neighborhood before being recovered by local authorities.
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TMZEx-ESPN reporter Marly Rivera was captured on video hurling
THE sexist slur at freelance reporter Ivón Gaete right in front of New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, resulting in her termination from ESPN.
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Fox News
/ Hanna PanreckThe LA Times has denied submitting questions in advance of
the White House press conference after a photo of President Biden's cheat sheet showed a summary of a question asked by the paper's reporter.
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Bleacher
Report / Mike ChiariAfter 13 years in the minor leagues, Drew Maggi made his major
league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, going 0-for-1 in his first at-bat while receiving a standing ovation.
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Denver7 / Katie Parkins, Stephanie Butzer, and Jeff AnastasioThree teens accused of throwing a rock at a
car in Jefferson County, killing the driver, drove by the crashed vehicle to take a photo as a memento, according to the newly released affidavits.
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The Hill
/ Stephen NeukamMontana Gov Greg Gianforte is being urged by one of his children,
who identifies as gay and nonbinary, to not sign legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for minors and other anti-transgender bills.
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Vox /
Nicole NareaNeither Biden nor Trump have plans to participate in
primary debates in 2024, with the DNC not organizing any discussions, while Trump said he would not participate in GOP primary debates.
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CBS News
/ Sara MoniuszkoA series called "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning"
follows Americans as they declutter their space and soul with the help of death cleaning experts, inspired by Margareta Magnusson's best-selling book.
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Deadline
/ Nellie Andreeva & Peter WhiteAmazon has announced a round of layoffs across Amazon Studios
and Prime Video, impacting about 100 of the divisions’ 7,000 employees, including the head of creative, Tracey Lentz.
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The
Detroit News / Louis Aguilar & Mark HicksA Warren Consolidated Schools student, Dillon Reeves,
was hailed as a hero for preventing a bus crash by taking the wheel and pumping the brakes when the driver lost consciousness.
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Mediaite Fox News has a good track record of replacing top-rated stars without much harm to the bottom line, but the network will have to go through an extremely calculated selection process to replace Tucker Carlson.
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Our National Conversation on Aging By Michael Hodin, Ph.D.
Now that President
Biden officially declared his run for a second term, now more than ever, we need to acknowledge how outdated notions about age and retirement can be harmful and why we need to reimagine work, retirement, and aging in 21st-century America. |
For the
Left One in four high school students identifies as LGBTQ+ or questioning their sexuality, according to new
data, while about three-quarters claim to be attracted only to the opposite sex.
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For the
RightPlanned Parenthood argues a state law passed earlier this year will effectively end
access to abortion. The organization operates three of Utah's four clinics that provide abortions.
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