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AUG 13

Speculation over potential replacements for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

37 verified facts from 1 source.

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A district court rejected Alina Habba's nomination for US attorney.

Steven Cheung posted a photo with Karoline Leavitt after the announcement of her departure and congratulated her on "A job well done!"

Alina Habba served as the president's counsellor during Trump's first few months back at the White House.

Scott Jennings is a senior political contributor for CNN.

Trump selected Alina Habba for the role of US attorney last year.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

DJ Pickett jersey No. 5 controversy with Jayden Daniels and LSU

29 verified facts from 2 sources.

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Joe Burrow said he was told his number would not be used again.

LSU has retired the jerseys of four former players: Billy Cannon (No. 20), Tommy Casanova (No. 37), Jerry Stovall (No. 21), and Charles Alexander (No. 4).

LSU plans to retire former quarterback Bert Jones' No. 7 jersey on Nov. 14.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Colombia earthquake: death toll rises, rescue efforts and international aid

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Colombia's Foreign Minister Omar Bula said the country had accepted 58.5 tonnes of aid from Mexico.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Colombia is refusing to allow a team of Mexican rescue experts into the country.

Colombia's government was formalising support from rescue teams in the United States, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel.

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“The question isn't whether it can happen again. The question is rather when an earthquake of similar magnitude will occur at another of Colombia's seismic sources.”
Rodrigo León Loya Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 13 verbatim · 1 source

Loya noted that Colombia is full of active fault lines and that the question is when, not whether, a similar earthquake will occur.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in Qusra, West Bank; US ambassador condemns

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Palestinian officials have reported 1,476 attacks by Israeli settlers in 2026.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the era of withdrawals and expulsions has ended and the era of construction and Zionism begins.

A mosque in Qusra was set on fire and the word "revenge" was graffitied on its wall in Hebrew.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

AUG 13

Flock announces changes amid backlash over license plate reader network

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Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states can search and share Flock's data across jurisdictions.

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said many of the product changes will make previously optional guardrails mandatory for users to implement by Jan. 1.

Flock Safety announced changes to its platform on Thursday to address privacy concerns and documented abuses by some law enforcement officers.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Lakers sold at $12.5 billion valuation

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The Wall Street Journal reported that Walter has been aware of the SEC probe since at least September and had an electronic device seized as part of the search.

NBA Europe is a 16-team league set to launch in October 2027.

Iger and Kushner had been pursuing ownership of a future NBA franchise in Las Vegas before the Lakers opportunity.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

AUG 13

Alabama man executed for murder of 5-year-old girl, last of three US executions in a day

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Anthony Darrell Hines was executed in Tennessee for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins.

The last time three executions were carried out on the same day was January 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death.

Williams said in his final words that he wanted to thank God for forgiving him for his sins so he could meet him in peace.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Google Pixel 11 pre-order pricing and Amazon perks

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The Pixel 11 is powered by the Tensor G6, the first Tensor processor manufactured using a 2nm process.

Google does not include a charger in the box with the Pixel 11.

Pre-ordering the Google Pixel 11 on Amazon includes a $100 gift card.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal UnitedHealthcare killing case

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The person who disclosed Mangione's expected guilty plea was not authorized to talk publicly about the case and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.

U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett took the death penalty off the table in January.

Under New York law, a state prosecution could be barred if the federal case is resolved first, but it is not automatic.

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“Obviously, any guilty pleas in these matters must account for the seriousness of defendant’s offenses, the loss of an innocent life, the impact of those crimes on the victim’s family, and the other state interests that are implicated, including the sanctity of life principle that underpins the state homicide charges,”
Joel Seidemann Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 13 verbatim · 1 source

State prosecutors objected in a letter to the possibility of a guilty plea in the federal case wiping out the state case.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Wisconsin and Michigan primaries expose limits of polls and prediction markets

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Hong was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America's Milwaukee chapter.

On Kalshi, Hong had a 95% chance of winning as of Monday night while Crowley had less than a 5% chance.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., had endorsed both Hong and Flanagan.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Selena Gomez accused of fraud by mental-health startup investors

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The lawsuit was filed in Delaware federal court.

Investors in the 2022 financing round included Serena Williams's venture fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital.

Investors claim they were lured by the promise that Wondermind would leverage an audience of more than 500 million people through Gomez's social media channels.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Trump's secret plane switch amid credible Iranian missile threat

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The decision to switch Trump to a different plane was made while the annual NATO conference was underway in Ankara.

Trump called himself 'number one on the kill list for Iran' in a news conference shortly before leaving Ankara.

Trump was inside the catering truck along with White House aides Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, and Dan Scavino.

On the record
“share intelligence with one another about a wide range of threats and at various levels of confidence.”
Israeli Embassy spokesperson Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 13 verbatim · 1 source

An Israeli Embassy spokesperson declined to confirm a Washington Post report about an Iranian plot but said broadly that allies share intelligence.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

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“Obviously, any guilty pleas in these matters must account for the seriousness of defendant’s offenses, the loss of an innocent life, the impact of those crimes on the victim’s family, and the other state interests that are implicated, including the sanctity of life principle that underpins the state homicide charges,”
Joel Seidemann Said DATE NOT STATED Reported AUG 13 verbatim · 1 source

State prosecutors objected in a letter to the possibility of a guilty plea in the federal case wiping out the state case.

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