The Excerpt

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August 14, 2023 Hawaii churches offer prayers for dead, missing
Maui is mourning, as the death toll rises following devastating wildfires.
Afghan children fled the Taliban, then faced years in custody.
USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent John Fritze looks at an upcoming decision on disability testers.
Former Vice President Mike Pence avoids saying whether he's a 'MAGA Republican.'
USA TODAY Travel Reporter Kathleen Wong talks about her visit to the Marshall Islands, and how the country is pushing to become a tourism destination.
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August 13, 2023 Is Biden's plan to stem immigration working?
Is Biden's plan to stem immigration seeing any success?
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August 12, 2023 Special counsel named in Hunter Biden investigation
A special counsel has been named in the Hunter Biden probe.
A judge warns former President Donald Trump against threatening witnesses in his election case.
USA TODAY Washington Watchdog Fellow Savannah Kuchar talks about campaign merch.
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail after his bail was revoked.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise looks at what this week's vote in San Francisco means for self-driving taxis.
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August 11, 2023 Maui fires death toll rises
Maui fires will likely soon become the deadliest disaster since Hawaii became a state. Here's how to help.
President Joe Biden asks Congress for more Ukraine aid.
USA TODAY National Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey looks at whether age matters in politics.
The Supreme Court has blocked Purdue Pharma's multi-billion dollar opioid settlement.
USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent John Fritze explains the fight between parents and schools over LGBTQ+ books.
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August 10, 2023 People rush for safety as Hawaii wildfires burn
Dozens are dead and major landmarks have been lost amid wildfires on Maui and elsewhere.
The FBI shoots and kills a man during an arrest for threats against President Joe Biden.
USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub looks at rising COVID-19 rates, and whether we should be worried.
Donald Trump's Twitter account info turned over to Special Counsel as part of search warrant.
USA TODAY Education Reporter Alia Wong looks at how some states consider address sharing for school placement a crime.
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August 09, 2023 Mike Pence is heading to the debate stage
USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page looks ahead to the first Republican primary presidential debate.
Free speech vs. conspiracy: How will the First Amendment defense play out in former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case?
Ohio voters reject a controversial measure.
USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains why the Ukrainian counteroffensive is making little progress.
The Supreme Court backs Biden administration efforts to regulate ghost guns.
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August 08, 2023 Trump launches new attack on judge and prosecutor in election case
Former President Donald Trump has launched a new attack on the judge and prosecutor in his Jan. 6 election case. USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer reports.
Severe thunderstorms turn deadly.
A former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in George Floyd's killing.
President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness for defrauded borrowers has been blocked by a conservative court.
USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub looks at the link between smell and memory.
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August 07, 2023 Trump's lawyer claims efforts to overturn 2020 election were only 'aspirational,' not criminal
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer claimed efforts to overturn 2020 election were only 'aspirational,' not criminal.
Des Moines Register Audience Growth Strategist Brian Smith talks about the Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
Eleven military vessels from China and Russia found operating near the Aleutian Islands last week were met by four U.S. Navy warships.
USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers talks about Vice President Kamala Harris' role on cultural issues.
What happened to the U.S. women's national team?
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August 06, 2023 Is mining the deep sea our ticket to green energy?
Is mining the deep sea the best way to secure resources to produce green energy?
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August 05, 2023 The conditions of Trump's release
Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya warned Trump before he left court. What stood out?
USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise looks at some of the climate tipping points we may be approaching.
The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying.
USA TODAY Sports Columnist Nancy Armour gives a World Cup update from Melbourne.
La Grange is Kentucky's kindness capital.
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