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National Root Beer Float Day goes intergalactic. See treat in space.
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- National Root Beer Float Day goes intergalactic. See treat in space.
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- 0:31
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- 2 months ago
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- Happy National Root Beer Float Day! In celebration, MUG and Baskin-Robbins took the beloved treat to new heights (literally). In addition to the out-of-this-world feat, they announced that select Baskin-Robbins in Los Angeles will debut MUG Root Beer Float Flights.
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- FDA approves first mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older
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- 0:48
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- 2 months ago
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- The FDA approved Moderna’s first mRNA flu vaccine, offering stronger protection for adults age 50 and older.
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- Watch live: Astronauts participate in spacewalk at the International Space Station
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- 8:01:14
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- 2 months ago
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- NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon will spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades to its power system.
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- This unusual McDonald’s combo is turning heads
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- People are dipping McDonald’s cheeseburgers in Coke, and social media can’t agree if it’s genius or gross.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/08/06/mcdonalds-cheeseburgers-dipped-coca-cola-trend-reviews/91194895007/
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- Lindsay Clancy murder trial live: Day 8 of testimony sees Patrick Clancy's dad on the stand
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- 5:22:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential services.
Court resumes Thursday, Aug. 6, for the eighth day of testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the 35-year-old Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three children in January 2023.
Clancy admits to strangling the children - Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Prosecutors have portrayed the killings as calculated and premeditated, while Clancy's defense claims she was experiencing postpartum psychosis resulting from overmedication.
Follow live updates: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/courts/2026/08/06/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-day-8-testimony-plymouth-superior-court--live/91193586007/
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- Why Michigan’s senate race matters so much
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- bdul El-Sayed’s surprise Democratic primary win is yet another signal that the party may be shifting left.
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- An honest review of Omie vs. Bentgo lunch boxes #shopping
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Getting back into your back-to-school routine means managing sleep schedules and packing lunches. On the latter front, you'll want a lunch box that can keep up with your kiddo's craziest school days AND help streamline your meal prep.
Here, USA TODAY Shopping producer Trisha Easto compares two popular BTS buys: @Bentgo and @OmieLifeINC lunch packs. See her full analysis and shop more product recommendations from our #FallReset at the link in bio!
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- Ex-inmates battle Washington wildfires near Spokane, say program helps them 'grow the hell up'
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- 6:48
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- 2 months ago
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- Three large wildfires in northeast Washington that have forced tens of thousands of evacuations, destroyed homes and damaged some 1,000 other structures continued to rage Aug. 5.
Firefighters from across the state continued to battle the Old Trails Fire, Fairview Fire and Autumn Lane Fire, which have burned more than 10,500 acres in the Spokane area. Mandatory evacuations also remained in effect for much of the region.
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- Democratic Socialists of America propose radical overhaul of US govt
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- 0:46
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- 2 months ago
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- The Democratic Socialists of America want to fight for working-class Americans by offering free healthcare and childcare. It has some other ideas too.
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- Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Full father-in-law's testimony says 'she was a very good mother'
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- 22:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential services.
The eighth day of testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy took place on Aug. 6, with Clancy's ex-father-in-law Christopher Clancy taking the stand.
Lindsay Clancy, 35, admits to strangling her three children - Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Prosecutors have portrayed the killings as calculated and premeditated, while Clancy's defense claims she was experiencing postpartum psychosis resulting from overmedication.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, testified the week prior.
Lindsay Clancy trial live updates: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/courts/2026/08/06/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-day-8-testimony-plymouth-superior-court--live/91193586007/
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- Recommended sleep temperature is warmer than most Americans think
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A new survey reveals Americans prefer to sleep cooler, even though energy experts recommend setting ACs at a warmer temperature.
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- See Trump spring into action to catch wandering child
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump caught a child wandering near the edge of the stage during his speech in Las Vegas.
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- See impact of National Guard in DC after a year
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- USA TODAY's Michelle Del Rey and Chris Quintana explain the cost of National Guard being in Washington, D.C., for a year and moving forward.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/04/national-guard-dc-washington-1-4billion/91168033007/
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- FBI confirms hackers targeted water systems in Minnesota, other states
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Over 30 Minnesota water systems were hit in a coordinated attack as officials urge removal of internet-exposed controls to prevent hacking.
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- New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein Zorro ranch files
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- New Mexico is suing the Justice Department for access to unredacted files tied to Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch investigation.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/05/new-mexico-doj-zorro-ranch-epstein/91184279007/
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- Fauci found in contempt at Senate committee hearing: Covid-19 pandemic, vaccine comments + full vote
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- 35:44
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- 2 months ago
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- A Republican-led Senate committee voted on Thursday, Aug. 6, to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal official who led the government's coronavirus response in 2020, in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions during a hearing last week.
The panel advanced the resolution on an 8 to 5 vote, with two senators also voting no by proxy, marking the start of what could become a long, drawn-out legal battle for one of the nation's most recognizable pandemic-era figures. Potentially hefty fines, and even the prospect of jail time, are at stake.
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- Trump, officials address U.S. munitions stockpile claims
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump addressed and denied reports of a U.S. munitions shortage amid the war with Iran.
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- Live: Senate votes on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress
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- 44:31
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- 2 months ago
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- The Senate is expected to vote on whether to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Aug. 6. Fauci, 85, who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades, was questioned for more than three hours about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a July 29 Senate hearing.
The former public health chief invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in response to every question during the hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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- Research shows rise in pet-friendly dining
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- 0:51
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- 2 months ago
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- USA TODAY's Betty Lin-Fisher explains the shift in dining as more adults want pet-friendly and kid-free restaurants.
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- With a nail-biting win, Dems pin their hopes on Michigan in midterms | The Excerpt
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- 10:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In a nail-biter Democratic senate primary in Michigan, progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated establishment candidate Representative Haley Stevens, a four-term centrist congresswoman, in what could signal a further sign of change to the party’s direction. While there were four other state primaries on Tuesday night, the Michigan senate race has been seen as pivotal to the Democrats’ bid to reclaim control of the chamber this November. The question now, can El-Sayed galvanize enough voters to win over Republican Mike Rogers? USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page joins The Excerpt to share her analysis of the race.
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- Trump unleashes on MI Democratic Senate candidate El-Sayed
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump attacked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed hours after his narrow primary victory over Rep. Haley Stevens.
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- Perez Hilton 911 audio reveals response after concerning self-harm video
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dispatch audio from Miami emergency responders at the home of blogger Perez Hilton reveal details of the podcaster's purported self-harm.
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- Perez Hilton 911 call reveals response after self-harm video
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- USA TODAY reviewed hours of 911 audio from Miami-Dade emergency dispatchers who warned that Perez Hilton was possibly armed and injured.
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- Trump rally speech in Las Vegas: President talks Iran, slams Democrats ahead of 2026 election, more
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- 1:12:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Trump addressed Iran, provided an update on White House ballroom construction and more while touting his administration's policies three months before the 2026 midterm elections.
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- Trump says White House ballroom, military complex construction team 'love' him' for working weekends
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump provided an update to White House ballroom construction at a Las Vegas rally Wednesday.
The 90,000-sq-ft White House ballroom is under construction after East Wing demolition.
The project is one of many undertaken by the president as he looks to remake the White House and Washington, D.C., including the Triumphal Arch, rehabilitating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Lafayette Square Park.
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- Masked federal agents pepper-sprayed a 72-year-old woman in New York
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Masked federal agents pepper-sprayed a 72-year-old woman in New York. The city is seeing increases in immigration enforcement.
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- UFC's Dana White introduces Donald Trump at Las Vegas rally; praises 'no tax on tips' and more
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- UFC President Dana White introduces Donald Trump ahead of a Las Vegas rally on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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- Trump blasts El-Sayed after Michigan primary win, predicts Mike Rogers midterm election victory
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- At a Las Vegas rally, President Donald Trump blasted Abdul El-Sayed following the the candidate's Michigan primary election win. Trump's comments echoed what he shared earlier in the dayon Truth Social, labeling the Democrat "a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel."
Trump also predicted a midterm election win for the Republican in the race, Mike Rogers.
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- Bronx apartment explosion sparks major fire, one seriously hurt
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Bronx apartment explosion sparked a major fire in New York City, leaving one person seriously injured and crews battling flames.
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- See Lindsay Clancy answer judge's questions at her murder trial
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of killing her three children in 2023, spoke in court for the first time since the beginning of the trial.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/30/patrick-clancy-lindsay-clancy-trial-testimony-video/91107201007/
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- Trump's HHS decertifies Network for Hope organ donation non-profit that RFK Jr. dubs 'a bad apple'
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- 15:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Department of Health and Human Services has decertified Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.
"Most organ procurement organizations carry out this work with professionalism, compassion, and deep respect for both donors and recipients. Network for hope repeatedly failed to meet those standards. It was a bad apple," HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said Wednesday.
"When an organization entrusted with the gift of life repeatedly puts patients at risk, the federal government has the duty to act."
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- The Colorado River water crisis is about to get worse
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Reservoirs are down to 25% capacity. Brandon Loomis from The Arizona Republic explains the federal plan for the Colorado River water crisis.
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- Acting AG Blanche stands by Pirro amid Reflecting Pool case saga
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Acting A.G. Todd Blanche praised the work of U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro after President Trump criticized her for dropping a vandalism case.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/05/donald-trump-jeanine-pirro-latest/91179867007/
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- Live: RFK Jr. makes health care announcement
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- 35:31
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to make an announcement about health care reform on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Exclusive interview with RFK Jr.: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/30/rfk-cooking-show-real-food/91097532007/
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- Lindsay Clancy speaks for first time at murder trial in interaction with judge
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children in 2023, spoke in court on Aug. 4 – the first time since the beginning of the trial.
Read more: about the trial https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/28/lindsay-clancy-trial-patrick-clancy-ex-husband-testimony/91075700007/
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- Congressional candidate Kirill Basin punched at beach after threats before Hawaii primary election
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Kirill Basin, a Democratic congressional candidate for Hawaii's second district, was punched in the face after allegedly threatening beachgoers in Maui on Saturday, August 1.
According to Hawaii News Now, county officials said the 40-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening.
Footage from the beach on August 1 showed Basin issuing threats to several beachgoers, telling one that he'd “put you in the f*****g ground.” Shortly there after, a man tried to defuse the situation and later, punched the candidate.
Hawaii's primary election is on August 8.
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- Democrat Abdul El-Sayed addresses Michigan voters after primary win
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Abdul El-Sayed tells Michigan voters, "There is so much more that unites us now," after his primary victory and calls out his GOP opponent to a series of debates.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/04/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens/91162685007/
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- Blanche defends Trump and Pirro over Reflecting Pool case while noting president can 'fire anybody'
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- 3:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Justice Department's collapsed felony criminal indictment charging a former Olympian with damaging the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool is just the latest in a string of legal misfires by the DOJ in politically charged cases.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a former county court judge in Westchester, New York, and former Fox News host, asked a judge to dismiss a felony criminal charge that she had personally announced with great fanfare against former Olympian David Hearn.
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said Pirro "folded like an umbrella" and he was "really disappointed" that she was dropping the charges.
"Frankly, I think she choked," he said.
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- Trump address alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism, Pirro
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Donald Trump says he's not decided on keeping U.S. attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro after she dropped the Reflecting Pool vandalism case.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/05/donald-trump-jeanine-pirro-latest/91179867007/
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- Blanche announces indictments of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leaders
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Department of Justice in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security announced the indictments of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leaders.
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- Perez Hilton hospitalized after alarming TikTok video live stream
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Perez Hilton was hospitalized after Miami authorities responded to his home following reports of self-harm on a TikTok livestream, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/08/04/perez-hilton-self-harm-video/91176965007/
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- See video of good Samaritans stepping in to stop robbery
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- This video was provided to USA TODAY by the Tucson Police Department who blurred the faces of people involved.
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- JD Vance announces fraud crackdown and calls for stiffer penalties
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- JD Vance says task force identified $230 billion in fraud and called on Congress for tougher penalties.
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- Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats address primary win, slam Mike Rogers ahead midterm elections
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- 37:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ have projected, a major victory for the Democratic Party's left wing in one of the most pivotal races of the 2026 election season.
El-Sayed will now be charged with holding the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in the pivotal swing state − the biggest electability test for the party's progressive wing in 2026.
The political newcomer El-Sayed's win comes nearly two years after President Donald Trump won Michigan in 2024. Stevens, a former Obama administration official embraced by the party establishment, had argued that El-Sayed risks losing the seat to Republican Mike Rogers, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. El-Sayed's side contends outsider candidates generate more enthusiasm.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/05/michigan-senate-primary...
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- Live: Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues with Day 7 of testimony
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- 38:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential services.
Day 7 of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Prosecutors say Clancy deliberately strangled her three children to death in January 2023.
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- Full Abdul El-Sayed speech celebrates victory in Michigan Senate primary election vs. Haley Stevens
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- 20:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ have projected, a major victory for the Democratic Party's left wing in one of the most pivotal races of the 2026 election season.
El-Sayed gave his victory speech Wednesday morning in Detroit, shortly after the race was called in his favor. He spoke flanked by a few Michigan Democratic Party notables but otherwise surrounded by the grassroots supporters he said characterized the democratic movement he wants to build.
"We took on a machine, you’re not supposed to be able to beat $70 million of outside spending," El-Sayed. But, "what we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/05/michigan-senate-primary-results-el-sayed-wins/91177446007/
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- Residents evacuate as Gann Fire burns over 7,000 acres in California
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Firefighters battled a fast-growing wildfire near Angels Camp in California’s Calaveras County. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/california/2026/08/04/gann-fire-reaches-3000-acres-0-containment-evacuation-orders-cal-fire-calaveras-county/91164032007/
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- Live: Kash Patel, Todd Blanche hold press conference on 'foreign terror cartel'
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- 54:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected to hold a press conference on Aug. 5 to discuss a "foreign terror cartel." The press conference occurs after Blanche won the support of Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina in his bid to be confirmed to his role permanently.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/04/todd-blanche-senate-judiciary-committee-nomination-vote/90995019007/
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- Live: Spokane fire damage devastates Washington after Aaron Farinacci arson arrest
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- 1:34:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Authorities in Washington have arrested a man for arson in connection with one of the major wildfires devastating the eastern part of the state, which has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee.
Aaron F. Farinacci, a 37-year-old Spokane resident, was arrested on a single charge of first-degree arson related to the Old Trails Fire, which sprang up on Saturday alongside two other major fires, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said at a news conference on Monday evening. The causes of the other fires are under investigation.
The fires, which began in the Spokane, Washington, area, have burned more than 10,000 acres and remained 0% contained as of the latest update. About 65,000 people were under evacuation orders Monday, a dramatic increase from the day before as flames spread through residential areas. Hundreds of structures, including homes and businesses, have been destroyed, according to the California Interagency Incident Managemen...
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- Armed suspect arrested at golf course ahead of Trump visit
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Police arrested 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele at Trump National Golf Club days before President Donald Trump’s schedule visit.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/california/los-angeles/2026/08/04/armed-suspect-arrested-at-socal-golf-course-days-before-trump-visit/91174389007/
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