
'Jeopardy!' shines a ray of hope for the new year
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TV is the great escape, but it's also a reflection of our shared reality, writes Allison Hope, who says 'Jeopardy!' champion Amy Schneider represents how far transgender people have come -- while offering a spark of optimism for a new beginning to all people at the end of 2021, a year marked by so much suffering.

5 things to know for August 1: Extreme weather, Tariffs, Counterterrorism, Drug prices, Air marshals
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The Pentagon has scheduled its first major test of the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense system for just before the 2028 election, according to two sources familiar with the matter, setting an aggressive deadline for military officials to prove they can turn President Donald Trump’s vision for a space-based shield that can protect the entire US into a reality.

The family of Virginia Giuffre — one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking and who died by suicide earlier this year — said Thursday that she would have wanted documents related to the disgraced financier to be made public, as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure around the case.