What to know about Taylor Swift's new era. President Donald Trump raises the stakes in his meeting with Russia's leader. And more towns are finding cancer-causing chemicals in their water systems. |
👋 Hello! Rebecca Morin here. The vibes for Thursday: sunny, warm and newsy. |
From a broken heart to one fully restored, Taylor Swift's upcoming era, "The Life of a Showgirl," will be fun, pop and upbeat − at least according to Travis Kelce, the mega-popstar's boyfriend. Swift made her highly anticipated debut as a guest on Kelce's "New Heights" podcast Wednesday. As the episode began, the singer's website updated with an album cover of her submerged in bathwater in a bedazzled corset, along with an Oct. 3 release date for her new 12-track album. |
When was the album made? Swift wrote, sang and produced "Showgirl" during the European leg of the Eras Tour, flying to Sweden to record. The album was produced by Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, along with Swift. The artwork represents the end of her nights on tour. 🎶 Highlights from Swift's interview. | Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," will drop Oct. 3. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, courtesy of TAS Rights Management |
It's like a game of chess. At least that's how President Donald Trump is describing his high-stakes, one-on-one meeting Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. In an interview with Fox News Radio on Thursday, Trump said he hopes the meeting with Russia's leader will lead to a second meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy where the two sides can hammer out details for a peace deal. Trump will meet with Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. 👉 Trump said there's a "25% chance" the meeting could fail to advance peace talks. | Activists dressed as President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to rip up a map of Ukraine at a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Aug. 14 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup, Getty Images |
Just not the Biden and Trump you might be thinking of. First lady Melania Trump threatened Aug. 6 to sue Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, for more than $1 billion if he doesn't retract the claim that she was introduced to her husband by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Hunter Biden said Thursday that he had read the account in newspaper articles dating back to 2019. When asked during an interview whether he would like to apologize to the first lady for his comments, he said: "F--- that. That's not going to happen." 👉 What to know about Melania Trump's proposed legal action. | Future President Donald Trump, would-be first lady Melania Trump, financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Davidoff Studios Photography via Getty Images |
More towns have "forever chemicals" in their water systems, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency. A USA TODAY analysis of new test results the EPA released last week shows 839 water systems had yearly averages exceeding EPA limits for two types of forever chemicals. The latest data release showed some smaller communities had reported the most eye-popping concentrations in their drinking water. For example, in Nashville, North Carolina, a town of 6,000 east of Raleigh, the average of two samples taken last fall and this March was 86 times over the limit. |
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