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USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.
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How safe is commercial shipping?
USA TODAY Senior Investigative Reporter Emily Le Coz looks into the safety of container shipping, and whether tugboats could have prevented the Baltimore bridge disaster.
The economic impact of the bridge collapse will be severe.
USA TODAY Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield explains a tool to challenge voter registrations.
Former senator and vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman is dead at 82.
Students used AI to create nude photos of their classmates.
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SPECIAL | The small city of Bristol is now the frontline of the abortion debate
Bristol is a small Appalachian city that has become a microcosm of the national abortion debate. That’s because Bristol has a state line running through it – Virginia to the north, where abortion is legal, and Tennessee to the south, where it was outlawed after Roe v. Wade was overturned. USA TODAY Health Reporter Adrianna Rodriguez visited the city after the ban in Tennessee went into effect to document the impact on its residents.
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Missing workers in Key Bridge collapse presumed dead
Six people are presumed dead in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes breaks down what happened when a container ship collided with the structure. Plus, check out this story mapping how the collapse unfolded.
How will the Baltimore bridge collapse affect shipping and deliveries?
USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe recaps oral arguments in a case to restrict the abortion pill mifepristone.
RFK Jr. picks lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan as running mate.
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Trump must post $175 million to shield assets during real estate fraud appeal
USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi reports on a pair of Donald Trump legal developments.
Donald Trump's Truth Social is set to begin trading Tuesday.
A major Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
A Gaza cease-fire resolution clears the UN.
USA TODAY Senior Investigative Reporter Emily Le Coz discusses pharmacy unionizing, as CVS Omnicare in Las Vegas seeks to join.
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani says he was duped by his ex-interpreter amid gambling allegations.
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Trump faces bond deadline in civil fraud case
Former President Donald Trump faces a bond deadline in his civil fraud case. Plus, he'll have a Monday hearing in his New York hush money case. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi fills us in.
A PAC scheme is helping pay Trump's legal fees.
USA TODAY National Reporter Lauren Villagran talks about what pawn shops can tell us about the economy.
Dozens sue saying weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects.
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Is the war on drugs back on?
It's been just over 50 years since President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Since then, drug policy at the state level has mostly been progressing toward legalization, embracing liberal attitudes that aim to destigmatize drug use. But that experiment may soon be drawing to a close. In the wake of surging overdose deaths, Oregon has recently moved to recriminalize drug use and possession. Are we back to square one? Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, joins The Excerpt to argue that policy makers simply didn't put the right safeguards in place.
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