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USA TODAY 5 Thingsactive

Publisher |: USA TODAY,; Wondery

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: News & Politics

Categories Via RSS |: Daily News,; News

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.

People |: James Brown (@jamesbrowntv),; PJ Elliott (@pjelliottradio),; Shannon Rae Green (@shannonraegreen),; Taylor Wilson (@atltwil)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Rochester, NY /; McLean, VA
Frequency |: Daily
Explicit |: No

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2792 Available Episodes (2792 Total) / Average duration: 00:09:46

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2792 Available Episodes (2792 Total)Average duration: 00:09:46

Nov 06, 2024

00:12:22

Former President Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office after winning several critical battleground states. Find the full results here.

USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire reports from Philadelphia on how Pennsylvania voters viewed the candidates and the polarizing politics in their state.

Republicans have won control of the Senate.

Americans voted to protect abortion rights in several states, while a ballot amendment in Florida failed.

USA TODAY National News Reporter Lauren Villagran relays what some voters said about their experiences at the polls.

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Nov 05, 2024

00:14:01

Election Day has arrived. How are the candidates spending their final hours on the campaign trail?

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison discusses some of the things that could swing today's outcome.

Whatever happens, Donald Trump will leave behind a changed Republican Party.

USA TODAY National Music Writer Melissa Ruggieri looks at the musical legacy of Quincy Jones.

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Nov 04, 2024

00:14:21

Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made some of their final pitches to voters over the weekend.

USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin talks through the allies Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would have in Congress if elected.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump would seek to remove fluoride from water if elected.

Quincy Jones has died.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise gives us some surprising facts about apples.

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Nov 03, 2024

00:10:18

There's have been two assassination attempts, a last-minute candidate switch. There are not one, but two global wars, both of which are heating up. The news is overflowing with dire predictions of dictatorship and death threats against election workers. And all of this, sits atop an economy that almost no one feels is going well, despite record stock market gains, low unemployment and rising wages. Americans are feeling anxious. What’s happening? USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes has been talking with voters and poll workers across the nation and shares stories from the frontlines of the 2024 election.

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Nov 02, 2024

00:15:19

USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down how Tuesday's election could impact Republican nominee Donald Trump's fate in several cases.

Hiring slowed down in October.

The Supreme Court rejects a GOP request to stop Pennsylvania from counting some provisional ballots. Plus, hear what new exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk polling found in the key battleground state.

USA TODAY Host and Producer Zulekha Nathoo talks about 'Healing After Helene,' a new documentary looking at the devastation and rebuilding in North Carolina's mountain communities.

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Nov 01, 2024

00:12:45

USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire discusses preparations ahead of Tuesday at election offices nationwide.

New polls show mixed results in battleground states.

USA TODAY Education Reporter Zach Schermele talks about the importance of the college vote.

Police reveal the description of the suspect in ballot box burnings.

On Día de Los Muertos, activists honor the dead and decry social ills.

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Oct 31, 2024

00:14:03

In a groundbreaking federal class action lawsuit, 40 of America’s wealthiest colleges and universities are accused of conspiring to overcharge students with divorced or separated parents. The lawsuit claims these institutions required students to disclose the financial assets of their noncustodial parents, reducing the amount of financial aid available to them. USA TODAY Education Reporter Zachary Schermele joins The Excerpt to share how these universities got away with this alleged scheme until now.

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Oct 31, 2024

00:15:17

The high court allows Virginia to resume its voter roll purge. Studies have found a negligible number of suspected noncitizens vote, but Republicans have made removal of suspected noncitizens a focus of their voter integrity lawsuits this year.

USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran talks about the election's impact on companies involved with deportations.

What do foreign betting markets say about the election?

We learn about the history of trick-or-treating from Halloween historian Lisa Morton.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions.

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Oct 30, 2024

00:11:09

Deepfake videos are spreading rapidly, fueled by sophisticated open-source AI models. MIT researchers reveal that most of these videos are non-consensual porn, targeting celebrities like Taylor Swift. But now even high school and middle school students, predominantly females, are being targeted. UCLA Professor John Villasenor joins The Excerpt to parse through the legislative and technological efforts to curb this surge of illicit content. We discuss the challenges of regulating AI-generated images, the importance of international cooperation, and offer practical advice for parents to protect their children from cyber sexual violence.

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Oct 30, 2024

00:11:16

Hear the latest from Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump on the campaign trail.

The latest polls show a tight race less than a week before Election Day.

Voter roll lawsuits show how Trump allies could challenge the election.

Montana could hold all the cards for control of the Senate.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Rick Jervis tells stories of heroism and heartbreak from North Carolina a month after Helene.

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Nov 06 | 00:12:22

Trump reclaims White House

Nov 05 | 00:14:01

Election Day in America

Nov 04 | 00:14:21

Trump says he "shouldn't have left" the White House in 2020; Harris pitches Gen Z voters

Nov 03 | 00:10:18

Election anxiety is gripping the nation

Nov 02 | 00:15:19

How the election could shape Trump's legal fate

Nov 01 | 00:12:45

Ahead of Election Day, officials prepare for protests and possible violence

Oct 31 | 00:14:03

SPECIAL | Harvard, Yale, MIT and more are accused of overcharging students with divorced parents

Oct 31 | 00:15:17

Supreme Court lets Virginia resume its purge of voter rolls

Oct 30 | 00:11:09

SPECIAL | Can legislation combat the surge of non-consensual deepfake porn?

Oct 30 | 00:11:16

Harris and Trump make final pitches to voters

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