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UFC · Washington

Dana White Says UFC Hosting First-Ever White House Fight on July 4

54% Center coverage: 236 sources

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Donald Trump · United States

Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

49% Center coverage: 217 sources

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center’s chairman and said he’ll host the awards program.See the Story

Gavin Newsom · California

Breeze Airways flight diverts after unruly passenger twice breaks free of restraints: Police

55% Center coverage: 33 sources

A Breeze Airways flight headed to Los Angeles diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger waving a skateboard got into an altercation with flight attendants and other passengers and twice broke free of his restraints, according to the airline and local authorities. Air Travel · Grand Junction See the Story

Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's harassment claims denied in court

Coverage: 14 sources

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4 Female Teens Charged in Assault and Robbery of Elderly Walnut Creek Man

Coverage: 4 sources

(KRON) -- Four teens have been charged in the assault and robbery of an elderly Walnut Creek man last week. Two 18-year-old women, identified as Jaycee Whitney Chamberlain Behnke of Walnut Creek and Antonina "Hunter" Abdulwajid of Concord were charged, along with two juveniles. According to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. in a supermarket parking lot in the 1900 block of Tice Valley Road n…United States · United States See the Story

Son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob stepping away from front office job

78% Center coverage: 9 sources

Kent Lacob, who had worked for the team for a decade, stepped down before the NBA Draft.San Francisco, California · San Francisco See the Story

Heavy Equipment Arriving at Moss Landing; Battery Disposal Prep Starts September

Coverage: 4 sources

Monterey County supervisors provided an update on the stabilization and partial demolition of the Moss Landing battery plant, with battery removal expected to begin in September.Moss Landing · Moss Landing See the Story

Alex Jones’ Infowars Will Go up for Sale yet Again, Judge Rules

64% Center coverage: 14 sources

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alex Jones’ far-right platform Infowars can be sold once again to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, a Texas district court judge has ordered. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble said in a Wednesday hearing that Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, will be turned over to a court-appointed receiver, who will be responsible for selling the assets and using the proceeds …Alex Jones · Austin See the Story

Girl Killed in Walnut Creek Crash Identified as Mt. Diablo High School Student

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

(KRON) -- Just days after students returned to Mt. Diablo High School in Concord for the 2025-2026 school year, one student was killed in a head-on crash in Walnut Creek. The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office identified the crash victim as 16-year-old Alina Safi. Safi died after multiple vehicles collided on Ygnacio Valley Road east of Oak Grove Road at 4:40 p.m. Saturday, according to police. Safi, the driver of one of the vehicles, was pron…GoFundMe · Walnut Creek See the Story

Mendenhall Glacier Outburst Sends Record Floodwaters Toward Juneau Homes

60% Center coverage: 188 sources

Evacuation orders cover the 17-foot inundation zone under a forecast river crest near 16.75 feet. Natural Disasters · Alaska See the Story

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Dana White Says UFC Hosting First-Ever White House Fight on July 4

Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

Gov. Newsom says California will redraw its districts to counteract Texas

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Trump’s DC Rhetoric Echoes Familiar Urban Crime Themes

Breeze Airways flight diverts after unruly passenger twice breaks free of restraints: Police

Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's harassment claims denied in court

4 Female Teens Charged in Assault and Robbery of Elderly Walnut Creek Man

Son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob stepping away from front office job

Heavy Equipment Arriving at Moss Landing; Battery Disposal Prep Starts September

Alex Jones’ Infowars Will Go up for Sale yet Again, Judge Rules

Girl Killed in Walnut Creek Crash Identified as Mt. Diablo High School Student

Mendenhall Glacier Outburst Sends Record Floodwaters Toward Juneau Homes

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Breeze Airways flight diverts after unruly passenger twice breaks free of restraints: Police

Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's harassment claims denied in court

4 Female Teens Charged in Assault and Robbery of Elderly Walnut Creek Man

Son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob stepping away from front office job

Heavy Equipment Arriving at Moss Landing; Battery Disposal Prep Starts September

Alex Jones’ Infowars Will Go up for Sale yet Again, Judge Rules

Girl Killed in Walnut Creek Crash Identified as Mt. Diablo High School Student

Mendenhall Glacier Outburst Sends Record Floodwaters Toward Juneau Homes