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SoCal under 1st-ever tropical storm watch, new twist in Idaho murders case and U.S. officials begin to admit Ukraine counteroffensive is failing

SoCal under 1st-ever tropical storm watch, new twist in Idaho murders case and U.S. officials begin to admit Ukraine counteroffensive is failing

Plus, meet the 'queen of the TikTokcracy' who has seemingly created fame and fortune overnight ...

August 18, 2023

Newsable

1st-ever tropical storm watch for Southern California in effect as Hurricane Hilary closes in …

• Cat 4 hurricane expected weaken and drench Southwest, trigger flash flooding as tropical storm …

New twist in Idaho college murders case as Kohberger’s lawyers say at hearing that there were 3 other male DNA samples found at murder scene …

U.S. lawmaker, once a major supporter of war in Ukraine, now admits much-hyped counteroffensive has ‘failed’ …

• U.S. intel officials reportedly say Ukraine counteroffensive on the cusp of failing …

• Ukraine fighter pilots set to begin 6-month training program to learn how to fly F-16s …

• Total deaths and injuries blamed on war near 500,000 …

Despite years of Maui wildfire warnings, the Hawaii utility giant punted on action and spent more on lobbying than prevention …

• Amid hail of criticism, Maui’s top emergency services official resigns citing unspecified health issues …

Pentagon sends letter to families of 9/11 victims to say terror attacks mastermind is ready to accept a plea deal …

Biden holds historic summit at Camp David with leaders of Japan and South Korea, declares ‘next era of partnership’ …

Amid ongoing legal troubles, Hunter Biden has spent most of summer living at the White House …

Trump reportedly will skip 1st Republican debate, instead will be interviewed by Tucker Carlson …

Trump could be booked and have mugshot taken in notoriously violent jail known for horrendous conditions …

IRS agent fatally shot during training exercise gone wrong at gun range …

Middle-aged Americans binge drinking and using marijuana at record levels …

Neonatal nurse in British hospital found guilty of killing 7 babies …

Knowable

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Britney Spears’ husband says he discovered surveillance footage of wife and male house employee ‘together in a compromising position’ …

• Estranged couple’s prenup is reportedly ‘airtight’ …

GRIDLOCK: Chicago given dubious distinction of U.S. city with worst traffic, beating out NYC and L.A. …

SURVEY SAYS: Percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes near historic low, according to new poll …

POSTGAME LIFE: NYC baseball legend known for off-the-field struggles as much as for home runs talks about lost promise with anyone who will listen …

ANIMATRONICS: Lifelike robots and android dogs wow visitors at annual robot convention …

TRAFFIC DROUGHT: News publishers complain ‘FACEBOOK nuked everyone’s traffic’ with latest algorithm tweak …

PHILLY PHANATICS: EAGLES fans slammed for doing wave while injured player was being carted off field on stretcher …

PAW ABOARD! Travel company launches cruises for cats, aiming to draw in owners of pampered kitties who enjoy the finer things in life …

NATURAL BEAUTY: Owners of sunflower field ask visitors to stop taking nude photos there …

PEEK REAL ESTATE: ‘World’s cheapest house,’ complete with overgrown weeds and shrubbery, goes on sale for $1 …

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