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JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Thousands of residents in Indiana city still without power nearly 14 days after storm

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said in a video posted to the city's Facebook page on Sunday that 9,000 people in the city are still without power since the Aug. 11 storm.

How many people in Gary, Indiana, were reported to be without power nearly 14 days after the storm that occurred on August 11?
9,000 people. According to Gary Mayor Eddie Melton in a video posted to the city's Facebook page on Sunday, 9,000 people in the city remain without power since the Aug. 11 storm.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Three Dan Sullivans and one Alaska Senate seat: how a same-name challenger turned a primary into a legal and federal mess

Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan has endorsed incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race, a contest now tangled in court rulings, a federal investigation, and unresolved vote counts. The former mayor posted on social media ahead of the primary, branding himself "the OG Dan Sullivan" and urging […] The post Three Dan Sullivans and one Alaska Senate seat: how a same-name challenger turned a primary into a legal and federal mess appeared first on American Almanac .

Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan has endorsed incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race, a contest now tangled in court rulings, a federal investigation, and unresolved vote counts. The former mayor posted on social media ahead of the primary, branding himself "the OG Dan Sullivan" and urging Alaskans to back the sitting senator. His endorsement landed in a race that already featured two candidates with nearly identical names on the same ballot, a situation Republicans say was engineered by Democrats to siphon votes from the incumbent. The third man in the mix, Dan J. Sullivan, is a retired teacher from Petersburg, Alaska. He filed to run as a Republican, and his presence on the ballot set off…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces bipartisan backlash over posts targeting Usha Vance and Trump aide

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed drew sharp criticism from Republicans and even some Democrats after social media posts that critics called racist toward Second Lady Usha Vance and demeaning toward a female Trump aide. El-Sayed, who is running against Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers, posted a message referencing Vice President JD Vance's wife and her […] The post Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces bipartisan backlash over posts targeting Usha Vance and Trump aide appeared first on American Almanac .

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed drew sharp criticism from Republicans and even some Democrats after social media posts that critics called racist toward Second Lady Usha Vance and demeaning toward a female Trump aide. El-Sayed, who is running against Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers, posted a message referencing Vice President JD Vance's wife and her Indian heritage after Vance criticized El-Sayed at a rally in Ohio. The post read: "So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no..." The implication, as critics read it, was that Vance's grandfather, whom Vance calls "Papaw", would not have accepted a woman of Indian descent. El-Sayed's campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox…Open

What concern did Republican former gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon raise regarding El-Sayed's targeting of women?
Dixon stated that El-Sayed is a "coward" who "picks on women who are not in his fight" and questioned how he would treat female staffers in Congress.
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What criticism did an X account run by Democrats who support Mike Rogers level at Abdul El-Sayed?
The account stated that El-Sayed is "sexist and misogynistic" and has "so much contempt for women," and urged voters to "reject Abdul El-Sayed."
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What was the context surrounding the post directed at Natalie Harp?
The post was made after Donald Trump blasted El-Sayed at a rally alongside Hasan Piker, and it followed weeks of online speculation from Democrats and left-leaning media figures implying an improper relationship between Harp and the president.
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Why did JD Vance criticize Abdul El-Sayed during a rally in Ohio?
Vance criticized El-Sayed regarding his stated adherence to Sharia law, suggesting it would have been foreign to Vance's own grandfather.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - National Hurricane Center watches two Atlantic disturbances as El Niño tightens its grip on the season

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two areas of potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin, but a strengthening El Niño and plumes of Saharan dust continue to stack the odds against a major storm. A strong tropical wave that recently rolled off the coast of Africa is pushing westward across the open ocean between […] The post National Hurricane Center watches two Atlantic disturbances as El Niño tightens its grip on the season appeared first on American Almanac .

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two areas of potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin, but a strengthening El Niño and plumes of Saharan dust continue to stack the odds against a major storm. A strong tropical wave that recently rolled off the coast of Africa is pushing westward across the open ocean between Cabo Verde and the Caribbean, carrying showers and thunderstorms with it. The NHC has assigned the system medium odds of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next seven days, though hostile upper-level winds and thick dust pouring off North Africa's Saharan Desert stand in its path. Separately, a broad area of low pressure a few hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda has earned the formal tag…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Texas judge upholds Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction, denies bid for new trial

A retired Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony's motion for a new trial in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet, leaving his 35-year prison sentence intact and sending the case to appeal. Retired District Judge Michael Chitty signed the half-page order Saturday after hearing two days of testimony in […] The post Texas judge upholds Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction, denies bid for new trial appeared first on American Almanac .

A retired Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony's motion for a new trial in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet, leaving his 35-year prison sentence intact and sending the case to appeal. Retired District Judge Michael Chitty signed the half-page order Saturday after hearing two days of testimony in McKinney, Texas. The order was filed with the Collin County court on Monday. Chitty reviewed Anthony's motion, the full court record, evidence and arguments from both sides, legal briefs, and relevant case law before ruling. The order itself, as Fox News Digital reported , does not detail the judge's reasoning for the denial. Anthony, now 19, was convicted by a Collin County jury in June of murdering…Open

What did lead prosecutor Bill Wirskye state regarding the unwritten agreement between the legal teams?
Wirskye disputed the defense's version of events, stating that lawyers never discussed the specific details of what the agreement would permit if Anthony testified, and noting that the state feared testimony from Anthony or his mother could inadvertently open the door to character evidence.
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What were the statements made by Karmelo Anthony when police confronted him after the stabbing?
Anthony made two statements: "I was protecting myself. He put his hands on me," and "I'm not alleged, I did it."
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What specific evidence was revealed during the post-conviction hearings that had been kept from the jury during the original trial?
The hearings revealed a 2023 text message from Anthony stating, "imma shoot the school up tmr," as well as other material that prosecutors described as a pattern of troubling behavior.
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What were the primary grounds for Karmelo Anthony's defense team to seek a retrial?
The defense sought a retrial on multiple grounds, most notably a dispute over an unwritten, off-the-record agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys regarding whether the arrangement covered Anthony's own testimony and protected against character evidence.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Bessent promises 'economic D-Day' to cut off Iran's financial lifelines

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to launch what he called the "single greatest financial offensive ever" against Iran, a sweeping sanctions campaign that threatens any nation still doing business with Tehran. Bessent laid out the threat in a Financial Times op-ed published Sunday, framing the new economic pressure campaign in wartime language and warning that […] The post Bessent promises 'economic D-Day' to cut off Iran's financial lifelines appeared first on American Almanac .

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to launch what he called the "single greatest financial offensive ever" against Iran, a sweeping sanctions campaign that threatens any nation still doing business with Tehran. Bessent laid out the threat in a Financial Times op-ed published Sunday, framing the new economic pressure campaign in wartime language and warning that countries propping up Iran's economy face isolation from global capital markets. The op-ed came after a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, reached in June, collapsed last month, and as Tehran's own leadership appeared divided over how to respond. The message from the Treasury Department was blunt: the era of nations quietly buying Iranian petroleum,…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA files defamation suit, alleges pageant hid the real reason she lost her crown

Brittany Boltinhouse, the 27-year-old former Miss North Carolina USA, is suing the pageant organization and its president for defamation, claiming they branded her a racist and a bigot to cover up the fact that they stripped her title over her conservative Christian beliefs. Boltinhouse filed the lawsuit on August 23 in Duplin County Superior Court, […] The post Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA files defamation suit, alleges pageant hid the real reason she lost her crown appeared first on American Almanac .

Brittany Boltinhouse, the 27-year-old former Miss North Carolina USA, is suing the pageant organization and its president for defamation, claiming they branded her a racist and a bigot to cover up the fact that they stripped her title over her conservative Christian beliefs. Boltinhouse filed the lawsuit on August 23 in Duplin County Superior Court, naming Miss USA president Thom Brodeur, the national organization, and North Carolina pageant producer A-Blaize Productions as defendants. The timing was pointed: she filed one day before the Miss USA competition kicked off in Miami, Florida, ensuring the suit would land while the pageant world was watching. The suit does not challenge the organization's authority to take away her crown.…Open

How did A-Blaize Productions respond to the allegations that politics or religion played a role in the dethronement?
A-Blaize Productions denied that political views or religious beliefs played a role, stating the decision followed a careful review of information including previously undisclosed conduct and public content spanning multiple years that was inconsistent with the standards expected of a Miss North Carolina USA titleholder.
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What specific social media controversy is involved in the case regarding Boltinhouse's past conduct?
The controversy involves six posts from 2017 to 2019 in which Boltinhouse allegedly used the racial slur "n, a." Her lawyers argue these were innocuous posts using a popular slang term.
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What was the official reason provided by the pageant organization for stripping Brittany Boltinhouse of her title?
The organization cited conduct involving "racism, homophobia, transphobia" over an extended period.
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What is the central claim made by Brittany Boltinhouse in her defamation lawsuit against the pageant organization?
Boltinhouse claims the pageant organization and its president branded her a racist and a bigot to cover up the real reason she was stripped of her title, which she alleges was due to her conservative Christian beliefs.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Human-caused Hawk Fire burns through northwest Reno as 90,000 residents flee

A fast-moving wildfire officials say was started by human activity has destroyed homes across northwest Reno, Nevada, forced roughly 90,000 people from their neighborhoods, and remained at zero containment, with no end in sight. The Hawk Fire tore through the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest over the weekend, growing to more than […] The post Human-caused Hawk Fire burns through northwest Reno as 90,000 residents flee appeared first on American Almanac .

A fast-moving wildfire officials say was started by human activity has destroyed homes across northwest Reno, Nevada, forced roughly 90,000 people from their neighborhoods, and remained at zero containment, with no end in sight. The Hawk Fire tore through the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest over the weekend, growing to more than 23 square miles of rugged foothills ringed by homes and businesses near the California state line. By Sunday, August 23, the blaze had injured at least six people, three first responders and three civilians, knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers, closed portions of U.S. Route 395, and pushed the edge of a mandatory "GO NOW" evacuation zone to the boundary of the University of…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Sean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison after cancer spreads

The former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her own kitchen, after she called 911 for help, died behind bars Saturday, just weeks after a state board denied his bid for early release. Sean Grayson, 32, died on August 23 while being held at an out-of-state prison facility, his defense attorney […] The post Sean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison after cancer spreads appeared first on American Almanac .

The former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her own kitchen, after she called 911 for help, died behind bars Saturday, just weeks after a state board denied his bid for early release. Sean Grayson, 32, died on August 23 while being held at an out-of-state prison facility, his defense attorney Daniel Fultz confirmed. Fultz declined to provide further details. The Illinois Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to requests for comment, the State Journal-Register reported . Grayson had served roughly six months of a 20-year sentence, the maximum for second-degree murder in Illinois, when he died. He had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2023, before the shooting that made his name…Open

What legislative and policy changes occurred in Illinois as a result of the case?
The case prompted significant legislative and policy reforms in Illinois regarding police hiring practices and use of force. These included the passage of the Sonya Massey Act, which requires law enforcement agencies to more thoroughly review an applicant's prior employment history before hiring, and a U.S. Department of Justice agreement requiring the Sangamon County sheriff's office and county to overhaul procedures and training for handling encounters with people experiencing mental health crises.
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What were the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Sonya Massey by Sean Grayson?
On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois. During the encounter, Grayson told Massey to remove a pot of hot water from the stove. After Massey said, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus," Grayson responded, "You better not," and threatened to shoot her in the face. Grayson then fired three times, with one round striking Massey in the face, resulting in her death.
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On what date did Sean Grayson die and what was the cause of his death?
Sean Grayson died on August 23 while being held at an out-of-state prison facility. His death occurred after cancer spread; he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2023, and by the time of his sentencing in January, the disease had progressed to Stage 4 and spread to his liver and lungs.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Hayden Panettiere hired security to keep Brian Hickerson away in months before her death

Hayden Panettiere took active steps to keep her on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson out of her life in the months before she died of a suspected overdose, yet Hickerson was present when she was found unresponsive. During a book tour stop at a Barnes and Noble in New York City in May, the 36-year-old actress arrived […] The post Hayden Panettiere hired security to keep Brian Hickerson away in months before her death appeared first on American Almanac .

Hayden Panettiere took active steps to keep her on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson out of her life in the months before she died of a suspected overdose, yet Hickerson was present when she was found unresponsive. During a book tour stop at a Barnes and Noble in New York City in May, the 36-year-old actress arrived with private security whose explicit instructions were to prevent Hickerson, 37, from getting anywhere near her. Bookstore staffers were told directly: do not let in a man named Brian Hickerson. The measures, first reported by the New York Times and detailed by The U.S. Sun , paint a picture of a woman who understood the danger she faced, and who had people around her trying to enforce a boundary she struggled to hold on her own.…Open

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