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The week's top story

Reporter's Notebook: The death of "skibidi"?

All the Russians asked in return was to take his picture and interview him.

ABC · 5 sources

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Top Stories 340 stories

  1. Where Democrats Lost on Voter Registration

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Zelensky Suits Up for Trump

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. Louisiana Has a Long History of Political Corruption

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. 8/19: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  3. Lead ACLU lawyer calls "Alligator Alcatraz," "unprecedented and not normal"

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 175 stories

  1. Are You a Stock Market Genius? Take Our Quiz.

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Target stock sinks; Fed minutes suggest divisions over inflation

  2. Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Zelenskyy to meet with Trump after Putin talks end without a ceasefire

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. Opinion | The Federal Reserve Doesn’t Have to Be an Enemy of Growth

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. European markets head for negative open as sentiment shifts; UK inflation data ahead

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Warren Buffett's secret stock could be revealed imminently. What it could be

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Opendoor CEO resigns following investor pressure campaign

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 269 stories

  1. Will Skyy Moore make the Chiefs' roster?

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Trey Hendrickson trade talks haven't gotten close

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Zack Wheeler on IL with blood clot: What it means, what to expect

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. The best tifos from the Premier League's opening weekend

    ESPN · 2 outlets

Technology 191 stories

  1. Apple Watch regains edge in one key way

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. tvOS 26 beta 7 available now for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. iPhone 17 Pro may be a tougher sell than ever before

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Deals: M4 Mac mini $499, 24GB M3 MacBook Air $500 off, AirPods, portable SSD, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. Gemini is about to remember everything, unless you tell it not to

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 18 (game #1302)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Everything new in iOS 26 beta 7

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 146 stories

  1. Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph's Relationship Timeline

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. 19 Celebs Who Became Famous Much Later In Life

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. What Is Kate Gosselin's Job? What She Does for a Living After Reality TV

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Who Is Vittoria Ceretti? 5 Things to Know About Leo DiCaprio's Girlfriend

    USMag · 2 outlets

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