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Monday

Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Valerie Macron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with major studios. NASA scientists are celebrating the successful landing of an asteroid sample. A pickleball caucus is uniting senators across parties.

Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

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Thursday

Up First briefing: GOP debate, Trump to surrender, Russia plane crash mystery

Republican presidential candidates stand on stage and listen to a prayer before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: GOP debate, Trump to surrender, Russia plane crash mystery

Republican presidential candidates faced off in the first GOP debate yesterday. Trump is expected to surrender in Georgia today. The leader of Russia's Wagner Group is presumed dead in a plane crash.

Up First briefing: GOP debate, Trump to surrender, Russia plane crash mystery

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Wednesday

Up First briefing: GOP presidential debate, student debt relief, fire season delayed

A former president Donald Trump supporter stands near the Fiserv Forum as set up continues for the upcoming Republican presidential debate Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: GOP presidential debate, student debt relief, fire season delayed

The first Republican presidential debate takes place in Milwaukee tonight. The Biden administration announced a new student debt relief plan. Tropical storm Hilary may have delayed fire season.

Up First briefing: GOP presidential debate, student debt relief, fire season delayed

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Friday

Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

Congress and the Biden administration have until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. Hospitals deal with extreme heat. Summer reading recommendations from Code Switch.

Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

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Thursday

Up First briefing: Hunter Biden plea deal; coup in Niger, remembering Sinead O'Connor

Hunter Biden is seen after a White House ceremony on July 7, 2022. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Hunter Biden plea deal; coup in Niger, remembering Sinead O'Connor

A judge has put a plea deal in the Hunter Biden case on hold. Niger's military announced a coup. Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56.

Up First briefing: Hunter Biden plea deal; coup in Niger, remembering Sinead O'Connor

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Wednesday

Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to raise interest rates today. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it's raising interest rates. Voting groups want Threads to tighten its rules ahead of the election. A NEAT way to burn calories without working out.

Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT

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Tuesday

Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

Tens of millions of Americans have been living under extreme heat warnings or advisories during the last few weeks including Phoenix. A new study finds climate change is making heatwaves more common. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

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