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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman faces harassment allegations in wrongful-termination lawsuit by former ABC News producer Mon Aug 17 16:51:34 2026

A former ABC News field producer has filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit accusing CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman of sexualized workplace harassment, claims that land just months after Gutman's high-profile hire under CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Samira Said, who worked in ABC News's Los Angeles bureau from May 2021 until her termination on March 5, […] The post CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman faces harassment allegations in wrongful-termination lawsuit by former ABC News producer appeared first on American Almanac .

A former ABC News field producer has filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit accusing CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman of sexualized workplace harassment, claims that land just months after Gutman's high-profile hire under CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Samira Said, who worked in ABC News's Los Angeles bureau from May 2021 until her termination on March 5, 2025, filed the suit Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complaint names Gutman, ABC News, and The Walt Disney Co. as defendants, alleging a hostile work environment, harassment, denial of medical accommodations, and wrongful termination, The Hollywood Reporter reported . Neither Gutman's representative, ABC News, nor CBS News responded to requests for comment before…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Usher responds to viral 'clone' accusations after MetLife Stadium concerts Mon Aug 17 16:51:34 2026

Usher dismissed social media claims that an impostor performed in his place at MetLife Stadium, but some fans are still demanding refunds. The 47-year-old singer took to Instagram after footage from his August 7 and 8 concerts in New Jersey sparked a wave of conspiracy theories across TikTok and Instagram. Fans who attended the Raymond […] The post Usher responds to viral 'clone' accusations after MetLife Stadium concerts appeared first on American Almanac .

Usher dismissed social media claims that an impostor performed in his place at MetLife Stadium, but some fans are still demanding refunds. The 47-year-old singer took to Instagram after footage from his August 7 and 8 concerts in New Jersey sparked a wave of conspiracy theories across TikTok and Instagram. Fans who attended the Raymond & Brown Tour shows, co-headlined with Chris Brown, posted clips insisting the man on stage was not the real Usher. The performer, dressed in an all-white outfit with sunglasses and a snapback cap, apparently looked different enough to set off a social media firestorm. Usher fired back in the comments section of a post by Power 105.1, the New York radio station that had flagged the debate on its own…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Brad Pitt claims he can handle alcohol after seven sober years — addiction specialist warns otherwise Mon Aug 17 16:51:33 2026

Brad Pitt says he returned to drinking after seven years of sobriety and now consumes alcohol in a "restrained manner," but a Los Angeles addiction specialist told Fox News Digital that testing those waters is a gamble few people win. Pitt made the disclosure in an Esquire interview published August 10, offering a blunt summary […] The post Brad Pitt claims he can handle alcohol after seven sober years — addiction specialist warns otherwise appeared first on American Almanac .

Brad Pitt says he returned to drinking after seven years of sobriety and now consumes alcohol in a "restrained manner," but a Los Angeles addiction specialist told Fox News Digital that testing those waters is a gamble few people win. Pitt made the disclosure in an Esquire interview published August 10, offering a blunt summary of his path: "I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon." He added that he drinks now without consuming "big quantities" and described his approach as deliberate. "I have to be professional about it," Pitt said. The admission marks a sharp turn from where Pitt stood publicly in 2019. In a New York Times interview that year, he said he had spent 18 months in Alcoholics Anonymous and explained…Open

REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - National Security First: DoW Now Ordering Campus Research Security Reviews Mon Aug 17 16:45:30 2026

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - Gordon Chang: ‘There’s so many things moving in the wrong direction right now’ #shorts Mon Aug 17 16:38:24 2026

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Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang weighs in on rising Chinese aggression during an appearance on ‘Mornings with Maria.’

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - BACKLASH: California’s wealth tax fight just got UGLY Mon Aug 17 16:38:24 2026

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California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to react to California's proposed billionaire wealth tax, the tightening gubernatorial race between Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton and the state's soaring utility bills.

THEFEDERALIST (Jordan Boyd) - Baby Gabriel’s Surrogacy Nightmare Proves ‘Her Body, Her Choice’ Was Always A Lie Mon Aug 17 16:32:09 2026

Here are the days of unlimited abortion on demand, especially for couples who are paying women to gestate their child.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Buc-ee's opens first location in Arkansas as aggressive expansion effort continues Mon Aug 17 16:32:08 2026

Besides its home state of Texas, the company also has locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.