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| Alaska and Wyoming will hold high-profile primary elections today in contests where former President Donald Trump's desire to unseat his critics looms. Some states are expected to cut their use of the waning Colorado River. Keep reading for a look at some of the NFL's projected top players for 2022. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert. Let's get started with Tuesday's news. |
| 🌅 Up first: Introducing Fritz! After narrowing down the choice to two finalists and holding a public vote, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has decided to name the newest member of its hippo bloat Fritz. The initial callout to the public last week to help name the baby hippo received a huge response, with more than 90,000 suggestions from every U.S. state and more than 60 countries, according to the zoo. Read more |
 | | Fritz and mom Bibi will soon join Fiona and Tucker outside. But not yet. They are still bonding behind the scenes. | | Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo | |
Can Rep. Liz Cheney survive? Primaries test Trump strength in Alaska, Wyoming |
| Alaska and Wyoming will hold high-profile primary elections on Tuesday in contests where Republican grudges over the Jan. 6 insurrection and former President Donald Trump's desire to unseat his GOP critics loom over the races. Here's what you need to know |
| One big thing: All eyes are on Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of Trump who now faces a competitive primary challenge in Wyoming she is not expected to survive. |
| • | Why tonight matters: The race in Wyoming is a test of how strong the former president's hold is in one of the most conservative states in the country. | | • | Helpful background: Here's how Cheney went from Trump backer and GOP leader to his fiercest critic and GOP outcast. | | • | ''Theses are sickening comments'': Cheney called out fellow Republicans for their criticism of the FBI after its agents searched Trump's Florida home. | |
 | | A campaign sign supporting Rep. Liz Cheney is posted outside the Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyo., Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. | | Jae C. Hong, AP | |
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| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear how Trump is at the center of primary races in Alaska and Wyoming. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
Biden to sign Inflation Reduction Act |
| President Joe Biden is preparing to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill. It's the "final piece" of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters ahead of midterm elections. The legislation includes the biggest federal investment ever to fight climate change — some $375 billion over a decade. It also caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients, and helps an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is paid for in part by new taxes on large companies. Read more |
| • | A win for Democrats: The House voted 220-207 on the bill, with no Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the act. | | • | The bill explained: Here's how the Inflation Reduction Act could save consumers money and protect the planet. | |
 | | Lawmakers applaud US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after she signed the Inflation Reduction Act after the House of Representatives voted 220-207 to pass it at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2022. | | OLIVIER DOULIERY, AFP via Getty Images | |
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Colorado River cuts expected for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico |
| Federal officials on Tuesday are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven U.S. states reliant on the river and Mexico receive. Cities, farms and water managers in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico are widely anticipating Tuesday's reductions. They are based on a plan states signed in 2019 to help keep more water in one of the river's key storage reservoirs. But the cuts come as Western states grapple with another, larger looming deadline about how to share the dwindling water source as it yields less and less to go around. Read more |
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 | | The Colorado River flows at Horseshoe Bend in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Page, Arizona. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is expected to publish hydrology projections on Tuesday that will trigger agreed-upon cuts to states that rely on the river. | | Brittany Peterson, AP | |
Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant |
| The Justice Department on Monday opposed releasing an affidavit in support of the warrant to search former President Donald Trump's home, saying its release could hurt the investigation and future probes. News organizations had filed a motion to make the affidavit public, which would shed new light on the department's investigation into Trump's alleged removal of classified documents from the White House at the end of his term. Read more |
| • | ''Miscellaneous secret documents'': Despite revealing that 11 sets of documents were seized from Mar-a-Lago, the content of these documents remains sealed. | | • | Catch me up: What makes information ''classified''? Who has the power to declassify it? | | • | What is Trump under investigation for? The warrant showed the former president is under investigation for possibly breaking three federal laws: removal or destruction of records, obstructing an investigation, and violating the Espionage Act. | |
 | | The main gate at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate sits closed. | | Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post | |
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Jury selection underway as R. Kelly faces federal trial |
| Jury selection is underway at R. Kelly's federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. Kelly is facing 13 charges, filed in 2019, including producing child pornography, enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. One of the charges contends Kelly rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a girl whom he allegedly filmed himself abusing when he was around 30 and she was no older than 14. Jurors acquitted Kelly on all charges in that 2008 trial. Kelly, 55, already has been sentenced by a New York federal judge to a 30-year prison term. Read more |
 | | In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly briefly addresses the court on June 29, 2022, when he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. | | Elizabeth Williams/AP | |
📷 Photo of the day: NFL Network's top 100 NFL players of 2022 📷 |
| The first week of the NFL preseason featured a few star turns from rookie quarterbacks and wide receivers as well as some notable missteps elsewhere. And now more than ever, August is a proving ground for end-of-roster decisions rather than battles at the top of the depth chart. Read more |
| In what has become a summer tradition, the NFL Network is counting down the top 100 players in the NFL heading into the season. Click here to see photos of the first 50 to make the list in 2022. |
| Click here to see more photos of some of the NFL's top players of 2022. |
 | | Number 51 in the rankings is Alvin Kamara, a running back for the New Orleans Saints. | | Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports | |
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