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Here is the GPL News Brief for August 19th 2026:

Here Is Today’s Stories:

Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

Most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited since returning to power, poll finds

Polling firm shutters after admitting fake survey showing LA mayor leading rival by double digits was ‘experiment’

The Left Notches Another Win With This Secret Weapon: Old-Fashioned Organizing

‘I Saw a Shiny Thing’: Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman

Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defends new reality show amid backlash

Unhinged White House response shows senator’s ‘Natalie’ barb struck a nerve

Natalie Harp’s Brother Says Trump Isn’t the First President She’s Written Adoring Letters To: ‘Her Dream Came True Finally’

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