Woman Trains To Complete Ultra Marathon, One Tree Branch Changes It All
"The absurdity of the whole thing still makes me laugh," Elissa Simpson told Newsweek after her race was derailed by a branch.
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newsweek.com
20.08.2026
Shock Polls Show Republicans Behind in America's Reddest States
New polls show Republican senators behind challengers in Arkansas and Idaho, two strong Trump states in 2024.
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newsweek.com
20.08.2026
Trump reveals exact number of North Korea's nuclear weapons
Trump cited 57 nuclear weapons in North Korea's arsenal, marking the first time a U.S. official has publicly put an exact number on Pyongyang's stockpile.
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foxnews.com
20.08.2026
Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say
President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.
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nytimes.com
20.08.2026
Map Shows Donald Trump's Approval Rating in Every State After 19 Months
State-by-state polling shows Trump's net approval rating remains underwater in much of the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.
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newsweek.com
20.08.2026
Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling
Concerns about the Trump administration’s reliability are prompting allies and partners to pursue more independent defense strategies that limit their dependence on the U.S.
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politico.com
20.08.2026
El-Sayed reveals he would go ‘step further’ than Sanders on socialist plan for major US industry
Abdul El-Sayed says he wants to go beyond Bernie Sanders' public ownership model for a major American industry, calling for "some system of public control."
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foxnews.com
20.08.2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Moving Back to UK and Have School Places
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to move back to Britain after six years in the U.S., Newsweek confirms.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting
A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
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npr.org
19.08.2026
Trump backed down from 50 percent tariffs on Canada. It’s not a TACO.
Trump’s latest tariff threat jolted more than a year of stalled trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.
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politico.com
19.08.2026
Florida senate primary winner Angie Nixon relied on grassroots organizing
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Angie Nixon, a progressive democrat who won her U.S. Senate primary in Florida despite being massively outmatched in terms of spending.
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npr.org
19.08.2026
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues
President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.
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nytimes.com
19.08.2026
Super El Niño: Best and Worst US States To Travel to This Winter
Winter travelers should monitor weather impacts this year amid a rapidly strengthening El Niño event.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea
Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outr
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nytimes.com
19.08.2026
NATO Ally Confronts Warning Shot From Israel as Trump Faces New Test
Trump's Middle East balancing act "increases the chances of confrontations" among allies, a former U.S. official told Newsweek.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
Major Warning Issued About Attacks on US Water Supply
The infrastructure being targeted includes energy, water, wastewater, and chemical facilities according to the advisory.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
Map of Countries Impacted Most by Trump Birthright Citizen Surrogacy Order
If Trump's executive order is blocked, states could start blocking international surrogacy in the United States.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
Map Shows Largest Active Wildfires in US Right Now
The map highlights the scale of the 2026 fire season, with massive blazes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Kansas.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026
US ally on Putin’s doorstep braces for war as Russia tensions take ominous turn
Russia's embassy in Britain threatened "consequences" over reported British drone use in Ukraine as Moscow escalates rhetoric against NATO allies.
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foxnews.com
19.08.2026
Map Reveals Regions Where Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners at Record Rates
If premium hikes were not bad enough, U.S. homeowners now increasingly have to worry about keeping insurance coverage at all.
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newsweek.com
19.08.2026