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Ex-Proud Boys leader gets one of the longest Capitol riot sentences

Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Politics & Policy

States look to see if 14th Amendment can be used to disqualify Trump — but it has risks

Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Energy & Climate

New advanced computer modeling helped predict Idalia's intensity spike

A truck driving on a flooded street during Hurricane Idalia in Florida.

The ocean is responding to mounting human threats in surprising ways

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Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Trump will skip arraignment in Georgia and pleads not guilty to charges

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Top Georgia Republicans shut down GOP attack on Trump prosecutor

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Yang urges Biden to break precedent and debate RFK Jr.

Andrew Yang participates in the "From Government to Corporations: The Urgent Need for AAPI Leadership" panel during the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 05, 2023 in New York City.
Aug 31, 2023 - Economy

Student loan interest starts again Sept. 1. Here's what to know

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Aug 31, 2023 - Economy

Entertainment PR firms take major hit amid Hollywood strike

Illustration of an actor's dressing room door wrapped in caution tape.
Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Clarence Thomas discloses flights on GOP megadonor's private jet

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Omicron was the deadliest pandemic wave for cancer patients

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Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Politics & Policy

McConnell's scary moment raises age limit questions for Congress — again

Aug 31, 2023 - Economy

Fed's preferred inflation gauge ticks up in July

Exclusive: Author reveals Barbara Walters' last words

Hurricane Idalia is yet another test of America's aging power infrastructure

Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else

Tropical Storm Idalia floods U.S. Southeast coast with historic storm surge

People walk in flood waters past a store that has a broken window after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on August 30, 2023 in Crystal River, Florida. Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend area on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm.
Updated Aug 31, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Trump inflated his net worth by billions since 2011, N.Y. AG says

Former President Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 14.
Aug 30, 2023 - Sports

Nebraska sets world record for women's sporting event attendance

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