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Former TV host named new king of Tooro
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— Sep 29, 2026
Former TV anchor Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, 56, was crowned 13th monarch of Tooro on September 29, 2026, after King Oyo died at 34 and a London goalkeeper renounced the throne.
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A TV anchor turned king might bring some fresh ideas to the Tooro kingdom after such a young ruler's passing.
Taylor Swift’s Expanded Album Returns to Billboard 200 No. 1
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Taylor Swift’s expanded album The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore returned to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 for a 13th nonconsecutive week and debuted atop the U.K. album chart, with its four new songs driving a sharp streaming-fueled sales surge. Tinashe and Kenny Chesney also landed in the U.S. top 10, while U.K. rock acts Keo and Nothing But Thieves placed second and third.
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Illinois Enacts Midwest’s First Aid-in-Dying Law
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— Sep 23, 2026
Illinois' Deb's law took effect Sept. 12, making it the first Midwestern state and 13th plus D.C. to allow medical aid in dying after Deb Robertson's campaign.
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Sam Okafor
Pope Leo XIV has a point that society should focus on better pain relief instead of legalizing assisted death.
Kobe Bryant’s Obsession Fueled Five NBA Championships
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— Sep 16, 2026
Kobe Bryant, coming straight from Lower Merion High School after a standout senior year, was drafted 13th in 1996 and initially had a modest rookie season before proving his scoring potential in Summer League and early NBA play. In Los Angeles, his fearless mindset and drive for leadership clashed with Tex Winter’s triangle offense alongside Shaquille O’Neal, a dynamic teammates like Nick Van Exel described as unafraid and willing to challenge even Michael Jordan.
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Massive New Mexico Uranium Mining Project Hits Wall Covered In Red Tape
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Victor Miller, Original Friday the 13th Screenwriter, Dies at 86
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— Sep 2, 2026
Victor Miller, the screenwriter of the 1980 horror classic Friday the 13th who created Jason Voorhees, has died at 86 in Alameda, California, with his passing announced by his son. He also had a long career in daytime television, earning three Daytime Emmys for All My Children and writing for multiple soaps, while later engaging in a rights dispute over his original script.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Florida plans 13th 2026 execution as appeal pending
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— Aug 18, 2026
Florida is set to execute William Frances Silvia, 61, its 13th death-row execution of 2026, for the 2006 shooting that killed his estranged wife and wounded her mother, with a final Supreme Court appeal pending. The state has carried out more than half of the nation’s 22 executions this year and has two more scheduled in September, underscoring Florida’s aggressive use of capital punishment during Governor DeSantis’s term.
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Democratic Rep. David Scott Dies In Office
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— Apr 22, 2026
Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott died at the age of 80 on Tuesday night, shortly after filing paperwork to seek a 13th term in office. The Democratic representative, who served in the Georgia General Assembly before…
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Former Rival Of GOP Rep Charged With Making Threats To Opponent
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— Sep 29, 2024
A former Republican primary opponent of GOP Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has been charged with allegedly “threatening to kill” his opponent from the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida…
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Michigan AG Likens Trump’s Efforts To Overturn the Election To ‘Friday the 13th’ Movies
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— Dec 9, 2020
President Donald Trump is not publicly showing any signs that he intends to wind down his efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election, despite facing several setbacks . The president’s campaign has…
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Actress Eva Marie Saint Dies at 102
Academy Award winner Eva Marie Saint, the actress who won an Academy Award for her work on “On the Waterfront,” has died. She was 102. Saint, a Newark, New Jersey , native, was the oldest living Oscar winner. She died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home. Her 1955 supporting actress Oscar came for her performance opposite Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront.” “Eva Marie Saint makes a perfect foil for B
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GOP Snags House Seat Held By Democrats for Decades, And It Was a Shocking Upset
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— Dec 5, 2022
A California congressional district currently represented by a Democrat is sending a Republican to Congress. Republican John Duarte has been named the official 13th Congressional District winner over Democrat Adam Gray…
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Last Uncalled House Race Remains Too Close To Call
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— Dec 3, 2024
The results of GOP Rep. John Duarte and Democrat Adam Gray’s race for California’s 13th Congressional District could decide how slim the Republican House majority is. The winner of the only remaining uncalled House race…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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White House Roasted for Bizarre Video It Posted of Biden and Obama on Instagram
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— Mar 24, 2023
The best way for the White House to mark the unlucky 13th anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act — colloquially known as Obamacare — might be to try and ensure everyone forgot it existed. Instead, what…
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DuVernay's 14th World Premieres as NYFF Closing Night
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— Jul 21, 2026
Ava DuVernay’s documentary 14th will world premiere as the Closing Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, screening October 9 at Alice Tully Hall and arriving on Netflix later this year; the film serves as a ten-year follow-up to 13th and examines how the 14th Amendment’s protections—birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection—are being challenged in recent years. The project features a broad slate of voices, including Democrats and Republicans, legal scholars, and commentators, continuing a conversation about who is counted in America and how democratic norms have evolved since 13th opened NYFF in 2016.
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Last House Race Called in 2024 Election, Revealing Final House Results
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— Dec 4, 2024
Only 187 votes separated the victor from the loser in the race for the 13th Congressional District in California in the last seat to be called in the 2024 election. Democrat Adam Gray edged ahead of incumbent Republican…
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Google Vows To Cover Full Cost Of Boosting Three States’ Nuclear Plants To Power Its AI Growth
Simon August · 4 min · 1h
Florida Teachers File Federal Lawsuit Challenging State’s Anti-Grooming Law
Opinion
— Jan 3, 2024
Should public school teachers who make their living off of taxpayer money be allowed to teach children that feelings are more important than truth? Three teachers in Florida seem to think so. On Dec. 13th, they filed…
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Watch: GOP Senator Torches Dems Over Shutdown: ‘Real Life Pain for American Families’
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— Oct 30, 2025
Thirteen was not a lucky number for members of Congress, who voted down a resolution to end the government shutdown for the 13th time. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) hammered that point and railed against…
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Thune Goes On Offense After Democrats Block Reopening Government For 13th Time
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— Oct 30, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune erupted on the Senate floor Thursday after Democrats blocked yet another attempt to pass a clean funding bill to reopen the federal government. Senate Democrats refused another attempt…
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Democrats Defy Call From Allied Federal Workers Union To End Government Shutdown
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— Oct 28, 2025
Senate Democrats largely brushed off the pleas of a longtime party ally to end the 28-day government shutdown on Tuesday, rejecting a clean funding measure to reopen the government for the 13th time. Senators voted 54…
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Biden’s Job Approval Sinks to Historic Low – There Hasn’t Been a Result This Bad in Over 70 Years
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— Apr 29, 2024
President Joe Biden is wallowing in disapproval in a way no president has done in 70 years, according to a new poll. Gallup took Biden’s abysmal 13th quarter approval rating of 38.7 percent and compared it to other…
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David Livingstone's Heart Remains in Africa
David Livingstone converts and begins lifelong African explorations and evangelism.
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Schumer’s Words Come Back to Haunt Him As Dozens Arrested Outside His Home
Opinion
— Oct 15, 2023
Halloween may have come a little early for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York as his words came back to haunt him on Friday the 13th. Remember last year when a draft of the Supreme Court opinion…
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Senate GOP Steamrolls 30 Hours Of Dem Obstruction To Confirm Trump’s 13th Nominee
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— Feb 7, 2025
Senate Republicans on Thursday evening voted to confirm former White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought to helm the office for a second time. Senators voted 53 to 47 along party lines in…
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Prince George marks 13th birthday, royal spotlight grows
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— Jul 22, 2026
Prince George turns 13 and social media compared his looks to his great-uncle Charles Spencer, while reports say a Buckingham Palace photo of George with the Queen and the royals helped spur Harry and Meghan to reconsider their roles, highlighting the ongoing rift between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family.
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High Profile Democrat Loses Re-election Bid
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— Aug 6, 2026
A high-profile Democratic congressman just learned the hard way that, in today’s Democratic Party, being aggressively anti-Trump is no longer enough. Rep. Shri Thanedar lost his re-election bid Tuesday in Michigan’s heavily Democratic 13th Congressional District, falling to state Rep. Donavan McKinney in a bruising primary that sent another clear message to the party establishment. […]
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Creed Secures Indy Pennzoil 250 Pole
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— Jul 25, 2026
Sheldon Creed won the pole for the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a 53.069-second lap, edging Carson Kvapil by 0.02 seconds. The starting lineup includes Sam Mayer third and Cup drivers Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain seventh and eighth, with Justin Allgaier 13th, as the 100-lap, 250-mile race on July 25 airs on the CW Network and IMS Radio.
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How US Export Controls Left $70,000,000,000 On The Table For Huawei
Charles Wessner · 5 min · 1h
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