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Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans

Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends broke into Plaza Tower and he fell as they were descending an interior staircase

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Tupac Shakur murder trial: ‘You better treat me as a hostile witness,’ Suge Knight associate testifies – as it happened

‘Me or anybody else bringing up the dead is wrong,’ James McDonald tells Las Vegas courtroom

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probation

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over demand for TV license renewals

Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for content the administration disapproves of

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts

Report by Tech Transparency Project shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety features

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost

Funding boost worth $100,000 has recently materialized in form of new marmot-themed cryptocurrency

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

‘A new normal’: Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches

Officials have had to remove thousands of tons of sargassum from Florida’s beaches amid the climate crisis

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Florida primaries: governor matchup set; Democratic socialist shocks establishment-backed nominee in Senate race – as it happened

Trump-backed Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly race to succeed term-limited governor Ron DeSantis; Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Senate primary

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

How architect Paul Revere Williams fought racism and changed the face of Los Angeles

Creating homes for Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant and Lucille Ball made Williams a star. A trio of new exhibitions shows he belongs among the 20th century’s greats

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows

The Guardian - US · Aug 18