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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 17.08.2025.
It displays 134 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.08.2025 ⇢ Kyiv's Allies Converged
⌨US media on August 17 prioritized the evolving diplomatic landscape around Ukraine and President Trump's recent summit. Early reports focused on President Trump's reported acceptance of Putin's terms for Ukraine to cede land as part of a peace deal, maintaining intense scrutiny of the Trump-Putin summit's aftermath. As the day progressed, the narrative shifted significantly towards Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's upcoming White House visit. By afternoon, European and NATO leaders confirmed their participation in the meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy, aiming to present a united front.
Concurrently, details emerged suggesting Putin made concessions on "land swaps" and "NATO-style security protections" for Ukraine, complicating earlier narratives. Domestically, deployments of National Guard to Washington D.C. continued, alongside persistent protests against federal intervention. A fatal New York City lounge shooting also gained media attention, and Hurricane Erin began featuring in evening reports.
Concurrently, details emerged suggesting Putin made concessions on "land swaps" and "NATO-style security protections" for Ukraine, complicating earlier narratives. Domestically, deployments of National Guard to Washington D.C. continued, alongside persistent protests against federal intervention. A fatal New York City lounge shooting also gained media attention, and Hurricane Erin began featuring in evening reports.
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Associated Press
Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.
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The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.
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00:17⇢Ukraine Land Concession Emerges
⌨US media maintains intense focus on the Trump-Putin summit's aftermath. A key development is President Trump's pivot from demanding a ceasefire to accepting Putin's terms for Ukraine to cede land as part of a "peace deal" (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, HuffPost). Reports also detail information from the summit, including First Lady Melania Trump's letter to Putin regarding children (AP News, The Daily Beast, Fox News, NY Post). Discussions continue around Trump's upcoming meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (CBS, The Daily Wire).
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States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
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The Russian leader got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska, while the US president got very little
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Marisa Moseley, who said in March she was resigning for personal reasons, is accused of threatening and manipulating players.
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New York Post
He completed the makeshift prison guard uniform with a fake badge constructed out of an old tin lid.
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From start to finish, President Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin was rife with pomp and circumstance.
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"It could have been a much more trying situation than it is," said Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies.
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In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump.
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The Russian leader got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska, while the US president got very little
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The Russian leader got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska, while the US president got very little
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The Russian leader got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska, while the US president got very little
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Breitbart News
The Trump White House this week shared a video giving a glimpse of the nighttime operation in Washington, DC, showcasing the mission to Make D.C. Safe Again.
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The New York Times
After Friday’s summit, President Vladimir Putin of Russia again implied that the war was all about his country’s diminished status since the Soviet Union’s fall.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
Russian state media and Kremlin officials are crowing over Putin’s triumphant return to America.
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The New York Times
The net effect of the Alaska summit was for President Trump to give President Vladimir Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war for now without further penalty.
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The New York Times
After Friday’s summit, President Vladimir Putin of Russia again implied that the war was all about his country’s diminished status since the Soviet Union’s fall.
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President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine.
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The New York Times
The net effect of the Alaska summit was for President Trump to give President Vladimir Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war for now without further penalty.
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Los Angeles Times
A Customs and Border Protection officer fired at a vehicle in San Bernardino Saturday, which the Department of Homeland Security said was “self-defense” after a suspect allegedly drove his car at officers
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The New York Times
After Friday’s summit, President Vladimir Putin of Russia again implied that the war was all about his country’s diminished status since the Soviet Union’s fall.
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The Daily Beast
Antonia Hylton cited reporting from the summit that suggested Karoline Leavitt looked frightened after meeting with Putin.
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05:32⇢Trump Backs Donbas Cession
⌨US media maintains intense focus on the aftermath of the Trump-Putin summit, emphasizing President Trump's reported support for Russia's plan for Ukraine to cede control of Donbas as part of a peace deal (Fox News, HuffPost, NYTimes). This alignment prompts further scrutiny regarding the summit's implications (CNN, AP News, The Daily Beast). Concurrently, several Republican-led states are deploying more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., aligning with the White House's 'Make D.C. Safe Again' initiative (Boston Globe, Breitbart, Washington Post).
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Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.
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Meanwhile, anxious families of Israeli hostages called for a nationwide strike to express frustration over 22 months of war.
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New York Post
The self-described “youth organizer” for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who urged a hate-filled “attack”on Jewish students at a Brooklyn public high school was a popular teen who “grew up in a mansion,” a classmate told The Post.
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"It could have been a much more trying situation than it is," said Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies.
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New York Post
The self-described “youth organizer” for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who urged a hate-filled “attack”on Jewish students at a Brooklyn public high school was a popular teen who “grew up in a mansion,” a classmate told The Post.
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The shooting took place at the “Taste Of The City Lounge” in Crown Heights, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference Sunday.
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D.C. Residents Are Right To Protest Unconstitutional Police Roadblocks
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European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.
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Multiple individuals were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not immediately released.
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The shooting took place at the “Taste Of The City Lounge” in Crown Heights, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference Sunday.
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Multiple individuals were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not immediately released.
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More than 70,000 Mexicans were deported from the US in the first six months of the year. Now, they're (re)building lives south of the border.
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11:59⇢Kyiv and Europe at White House
⌨The US media continues its focus on Ukraine and President Trump's diplomatic efforts. Recent reports highlight Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's White House visit, where he is set to meet with President Trump, joined by European leaders (ABC News, CBS, CNN). This occurs amidst Zelenskyy's statements about Russia's ceasefire refusal (ABC News), complicating peace talks. Concurrently, an immigration crackdown and D.C. protests persist (Boston Globe, NPR), alongside reports of a fatal New York City lounge shooting (Fox News, NBC News, NY Post).
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Multiple individuals were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not immediately released.
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The storm is not currently forecast to hit land but will generate powerful waves expected to affect nearby islands, including Puerto Rico.
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Multiple individuals were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not immediately released.
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Some of the most prominent leaders in Europe will join Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington this week as he meets with Donald Trump.
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The New York Times
European leaders are striving to present a united front against Russia as they join President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine when he meets with President Trump.
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LAPD Internal Affairs Det. Joseph Lloyd has been assigned to investigate many of the department’s biggest scandals. He’s also become a lightning rod of controversy.
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In The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman, French writer Didier Eribon sees his mother’s passing as symbolic of the disappearance of the mass culture and politics that once gave workers of her generation identity and social standing.
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The Washington Post
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California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked the U.S. Marines and National Guard on Saturday as “bringing war to the American people” in trashing their recent mission to restore order to the streets of Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.
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James Baldwin shaped a generation of American writers, many of whom later dismissed his humanistic outlook as naive. Today he is once again celebrated, but a new biography shows that his life was more complex than his viral fame suggests.
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UNITED FRONT: EU LEADERS RALLY BEHIND ZELENSKYY
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14:51⇢Kyiv's European Reinforcement
⌨US media continues to highlight diplomatic efforts regarding Ukraine. European and NATO leaders are confirmed to join Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at his White House meeting with President Trump, aiming to present a united front (ABC News, NYTimes, Washington Post, CBS, USA Today, HuffPost). This occurs as details emerge from the Trump-Putin summit, with Putin reportedly conceding on "land swaps" and "NATO-style security protections" for Ukraine (CNN, AP News). Domestically, protests against the D.C. crackdown persist, alongside debates on federal intervention in cities (NPR, Reason, Breitbart, Boston Globe).
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In the 1960s, the Indonesian dictator Suharto was responsible for one of the twentieth century’s bloodiest political massacres. Under the rule of Prabowo, the country’s government is suppressing the memory of Suharto’s crimes while vilifying the Left.
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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The Daily Beast
“That’s why they are the FAKE NEWS!” Trump fired off in a morning Truth Social rant.
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In an exclusive interview for “Breaking the Law,” President Donald Trump warned that the practice of “judge-shopping,” whereby political operatives seek out activist judges who they know will render a favorable ruling, is the radical left’s “final weapon to take down America.”
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Multiple individuals were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not immediately released.
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Present-day attacks on the right to free assembly have a long history behind them. For centuries, the rulers of ancient Rome tried to stop its people from organizing to defend their interests, but protest kept resurfacing despite their best efforts.
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Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex.
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New York Post
Scandal-scarred ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner has weighed in on the NYC mayoral race.
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The internet has robbed the world of much of its mystery and replaced it with the jaded cynicism of online grifters. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s film Cloud explores this bleak world dominated by people who just can’t log off.
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Government documents with details about meeting schedules and seating charts − as well as an extravagant menu − were accidentally left in a hotel printer.
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Mother Jones
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The Washington Post
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18:02⇢Diplomatic Front Unites for Ukraine
⌨US media continues its strong focus on President Trump's diplomatic efforts concerning Ukraine. European and NATO leaders are now joining Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for his White House meeting with Trump, aiming to present a united front for peace (CNN, Fox News, Washington Post, ABC News, CBS, NYTimes, HuffPost). This develops as details and criticisms emerge from the recent Trump-Putin summit regarding Ukraine's future and peace deal negotiations (The Daily Beast, USA Today, AP News, Common Dreams, The Daily Wire).
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The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Associated Press
A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war.
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The Washington Post
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Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Sunday that it would be “impossible” for Kyiv to cede territory to Russia and reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire.
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In small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren't unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability.
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U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.
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European and NATO leaders will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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The Atlantic
Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.
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The New York Times
European leaders are joining a trip by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to meet President Trump, in an effort to keep the trans-Atlantic alliance intact.
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Former late-night TV host Conan O'Brien has shared his prediction that the format will "disappear" entirely after Stephen Colbert's cancellation.
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Los Angeles Times
The redistrict strategy could be a boon for Newsom’s 2028 ambitions during a moment when Democrats are hungry for leaders. But it’s also risky.
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Mayor Eric Adams rebuked mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s longstanding push to decriminalize prostitution – questioning how somebody who calls himself religiously guided could ever support sex work.
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The Daily Beast
The president responded to a doctored image of Wallace with a battle cry to end her career.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom angrily demanded information Sunday about a U.S. Border Patrol raid outside a rally in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday during his rally to gerrymander the state’s congressional seats.
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When President Trump was flying to Alaska to meet Vladimir Putin, he said the goal was a ceasefire. But after they talked, Trump aligned himself with Putin and downplayed the need for a truce.
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Breitbart News
California Gov. Gavin Newsom angrily demanded information Sunday about a U.S. Border Patrol raid outside a rally in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday during his rally to gerrymander the state’s congressional seats.
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23:02⇢Ukraine Diplomacy Solidifies
⌨US media remains focused on Ukraine's diplomatic landscape. European leaders are joining Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the White House for talks with President Trump, seeking to solidify trans-Atlantic support (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, AP News, CBS, HuffPost). This comes as President Trump's stance on a ceasefire reportedly softened after his meeting with Putin, sparking debate over his alignment with Russia (NPR, Fox News). Domestic news includes Governor Newsom's political maneuvers and the impact of Hurricane Erin (Breitbart, LA Times, NBC News).
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The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have issued its first set of guidelines to help reduce hypertension since 2017.
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New York Post
Chilling new video captures the moment dozens of panicked patrons run for their lives as deadly gunfire breaks out at a packed Brooklyn hookah lounge early Sunday.
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