Trends of August 21, 2026

Rory McIlroy: World number two back in form with lead at BMW Championship

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Netflix’s Anime NYC Line Up Is Ridiculously Stacked

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10 Observations from Rams' joint practice with Saints: Matthew Stafford-Davante Adams connection remains on point, Terrance Ferguson's confidence, Nate Landman and defensive front making plays

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MBTA bus mistakenly shuttles passengers to North Shore, instead of North Station

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NFL Projection Model predicts a top-heavy NFC: Will it come down to Rams vs. Seahawks?

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The New York Times Loses Defamation Lawsuit in Alabama

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Inside the Collapse of a MAGA Marketplace Backed by Trump Jr.

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Trump Wants to Revive Keystone XL. The Industry Has a Different Plan.

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Dalton Kincaid shreds Browns as Bills power up pass game in joint practice (Observations)

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Ariana Grande Slams Trump For Using Her Song In Anti-Trans TikTok: “Your Truth Is False”

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16-year-old Tennessee girl who ran on field and tackled football player midgame is charged with assault

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The Cavs Are All-In for a Championship. The Thrill Could Be Disastrous.

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Cardinals 10-9 Reds (Aug 20, 2026) Game Recap

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There’s more to top Mariners prospect Kade Anderson than the numbers

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Earth, Wind & Fire's John Paris Woke Up From Coma, Needs 2 Surgeries

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Well, Someone Had to Wear Them

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Cowboys and Saints fined $500,000 apiece by NFL after brawl-filled joint practice

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Hayden Panettiere’s mom, Lesley Vogel, releases new statement after backlash

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Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan taken to hospital for treatment

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Ex-Kings trainer files suit alleging pregnancy discrimination

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Colombia gold mine collapse kills 13 workers

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Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare

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China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done

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Harry and Meghan's return to UK reignites questions over security

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Ex-Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright becomes first NFL player to enter transfer portal -- with more likely to follow

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Jurors hear 'Keffe D' say his nephew fired fatal shots at Tupac Shakur in 1996 drive-by shooting

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A steady Shough, QB2 swap and a rookie shines: How the Saints offense fared vs Rams

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Carlos Alcaraz announces he's playing in US Open after wrist injury sidelined him for 4 months: 'Here we go'

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Can US, Middle Eastern powers unite Libya 15 years after Gaddafi overthrow?

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28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Lakeview Taco Fest, Back-To-School Events And More

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Code Vein II expansion ‘Mask of Idris’ launches September 9 alongside version 2.0 update

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Arc Raiders Gets Unlikely Subway Crossover

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SEVENTEEN's Vernon enlists, unveils new single 'I'll Be Back'

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Cher's Daughter-In-Law Claims Singer Ignored Her Pleas Over Troubled Son

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration to back US minerals projects with $500 million in grants

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One Character Trait May Be More Common in Adults Who Faced Childhood Trauma

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2026 Big Ten college football predictions: Oregon, OSU are loaded, but will Indiana repeat?

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Neutrogena addresses backlash over its past brand deal with Hayden Panettiere

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An NFL player, LSU and a legal loophole: College football’s bizarre eligibility fight is getting wild

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Pokemon Teases New HeartGold and SoulSilver Releases

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Blood clot discovery upends consensus about how wounds heal

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Meta glasses are a workplace menace

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Are Unpredictable Water Levels Ruining European River Cruises?

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Are ships passing Hormuz more willing to defy Iran or US? What data shows

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Strong earthquake strikes central Peru, no damage reported

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GOP, Democrats lament $40 trillion debt as Congress struggles to act

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Trump wants to be friends with Kim

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What is Scott Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market

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Opinion

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Scientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For The First Time

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Jury says New York Times must pay ex-Alabama basketball player millions

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N.Y. Times loses defamation suit brought by college basketball player

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Chris Hansen Says He Refused to Sign His Life Away to Preview Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ So A24 Wouldn’t Screen It for Him

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Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on A-list Ukraine war movie starring Sean Penn

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Treasury proposes low-cost investment rules for Trump Accounts

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New ‘HomePad’ reveal is another reason to put it in every room of your house

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Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking

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Ludicrous, nonsense, an affront to canon

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Ukraine Is Winning In Escalating Space War With Russia, Scholars Say

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The 27" Samsung OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to $265 for Select Customers Only, But You Can Game the System

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The Pirates Should Shut Down Paul Skenes for the Rest of the Season

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Rory McIlroy shades LIV Golf stars, dismisses potential returns

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Trump’s South Korea defence flip reminds Japan that it has no Plan B

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Ousted Ukrainian defence minister's gamble against Zelenskiy backfires as protests end

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Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles

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GTA 6 Leaker "Will Not Stop" Until Take-Two Apologize and "Do Better"

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Apple Watch Series 12 to bring back beloved design material, says leaker

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Lewis Hamilton addresses Max Verstappen staying at Red Bull

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What you need to know about the Cavs’ latest trade

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Jason Sudeikis says it was a ‘joy’ for former cast member’s real-life sister to join Ted Lasso

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OpenAI Halts AI Training on Advanced Model as It Detects Dark Signs Emerging

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Miyazaki Says The Duskbloods Reveal Probably Gave Fans The Wrong Impression

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SpaceX's Second Lockup Tranche Lands With a Sell Rating

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Space telescope to burn in Earth's atmosphere after NASA rescue mission fails

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Worried about getting weaker with age? Physician Dr Kunal Sood lists 5 supplements that can help stay strong

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Meta’s first witness told a jury the problem was Mark Zuckerberg’s culture

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Free Play Days – Train Sim World 6, Icarus: Console Edition, and Lynked: Banner of the Spark

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Cavs, James Harden agree to three-year contract

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Ukraine anti-corruption probes close in on Zelenskyy's inner circle

Starbucks lays off over 200 corporate workers as turnaround strategy moves forward

5 Apple Products to Get OLED Displays

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Throws Her Support Behind Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement

Grammy-winning songwriter adopts WeHo runaway pig

‘Lanterns’ Premieres Among HBO Max’s Top Titles, Besting DC Studios Predecessor ‘The Penguin’

'Spider-Man' Fourth Box Office Weekend Arrives;, 'Insidious 6' Opens

Israel warns Turkey against 'dangerous adventures in Syria'

Bodies of hikers who disappeared 3 decades ago in the Swiss Alps discovered after glacier melts

Here's how America's $40 trillion debt can hit your wallet

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedback

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

Paramount-Warner Bros Backlash: Hollywood Divided Amid Threats To Leave

Hacker targets ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ in apparent leak

At 23.5 times Earth’s mass, GJ 523b is massive enough that standard planet-formation models struggle to explain why it didn’t accumulate a huge hydrogen-helium envelope — yet the planet is extraordinarily dense and apparently mostly rock, and astronomer

Patient diagnosed with measles at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts speak for the first time since Brown’s departure

Army plans to phase out drone unit championed by sacked generals

Anti-rape guidance for asylum seekers is a failure of mass migration

Alibaba shares fall 5% as AI spending drives 75% drop in net income

Major merger involving Cox Communications finalized

A’s will shut down Jacob Wilson (shoulder)