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Esmeralda Vazquez is a news writer for WDB Podcast. She's worked in lifestyle, books, sports, education, and tech journalism for over five years. She loves to write about the intersection of pop culture and politics—and if you ever meet her in person, you'll know she's also an expert on Harry Potter trivia!

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With trials pushed back, Trump sees first big dip in legal bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump faces a supercharged Democratic fundraising effort, a persistent drag on his campaign’s coffers may be easing: legal expenses. A new report shows that the Save America political action committee paid about $827,000 in June for Trump’s legal bills — the first time a monthly total has dipped

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FBI confirms that a bullet or bullet fragment hit Trump during assassination attempt

The FBI confirmed on Friday that Donald Trump’s ear was hit by a bullet or a bullet fragment. The FBI’s director previously said there’s “some question” whether Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel. A firearms expert told BI that a bullet or shrapnel would have done a similar amount of damage. In the

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Dolphins extend Tua Tagovailoa: Will the potential rewards outweigh the risk?

MIAMI — For just the second time since Dan Marino retired, the Miami Dolphins have signed a quarterback to a multiyear extension. Tua Tagovailoa agreed to a four-year, $212.4 million deal with the Dolphins that includes $167 million guaranteed, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It’s the richest contract in franchise history, and the guaranteed

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Arizona judge rejects GOP wording for voters' abortion ballot initiative pamphlet

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in the pamphlet that Arizona voters will use to weigh a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten said the

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Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11. The

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All the Fashion at the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony

PARIS — Paris promised to kick off the 2024 Olympic Games with the greatest show on earth. Mother Nature rained on the French capital’s parade, but Friday’s opening ceremony was still a feast of homegrown fashion. With LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton on board as a premium partner, its Dior, Louis Vuitton and Berluti brands

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