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Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

Monday, September 25, 2023

Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with major studios. NASA scientists are celebrating the successful landing of an asteroid sample. A pickleball caucus is uniting senators across parties.

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Up First briefing: GOP debate, Trump to surrender, Russia plane crash mystery

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Republican presidential candidates faced off in the first GOP debate yesterday. Trump is expected to surrender in Georgia today. The leader of Russia's Wagner Group is presumed dead in a plane crash.

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Up First briefing: GOP presidential debate, student debt relief, fire season delayed

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The first Republican presidential debate takes place in Milwaukee tonight. The Biden administration announced a new student debt relief plan. Tropical storm Hilary may have delayed fire season.

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Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

Friday, July 28, 2023

Congress and the Biden administration have until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. Hospitals deal with extreme heat. How to cope with losing a pet.

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Up First briefing: Hunter Biden plea deal; coup in Niger, remembering Sinead O'Connor

Thursday, July 27, 2023

A judge has put a plea deal in the Hunter Biden case on hold. Niger's military announced a coup. Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56.

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Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it's raising interest rates. Voting groups want Threads to tighten its rules ahead of the election. A NEAT way to burn calories without working out.

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Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

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