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The Weekend’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

The appointment of David Weiss as special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden; Fulton County Georgia district attorney Fani Willis’ expected indictment of former President Donald Trump and others in connection with the 2020 election; the wildfires in Maui that have killed 96 people; the 2024 presidential race; Nordstrom flash mob robbery; the police raid on the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas; the military coup in Niger; and the Russia-Ukraine war were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (8/9) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The indictments of former President Donald Trump, including the revelation of a previously secret memo to overturn the 2020 election and special counsel’s securing a warrant to search Trump’s Twitter account; the Hunter Biden “on hold” plea deal and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; President Joe Biden announces rules restricting investment in Chinese artificial intelligence; the FBI kills Utah man who allegedly threatened Biden; Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated at a campaign event; Ukraine’s slow counteroffensive against Russian troops; and the deadly wildfires in Hawaii were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (8/1) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Special counsel Jack Smith announces the grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump in connection with the events of January 6; the investigation into Hunter Biden and the status of his plea deal; the 2024 presidential race; the Russia-Ukraine war; the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors strikes; and Lizzo is sued by former dancers for sexual assault, harassment and discrimination were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (5/15) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Special counsel John Durham’s highly critical report of the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation; the negotiations between congressional leaders and the White House over the debt ceiling; migrants amassed at the U.S.-Mexico border and the Biden administration’s immigration policy; a teenage shooter in New Mexico kills three and wounds six; baseball bat attack on U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly’s staffers; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to testify before congress today (5/16) on artificial intelligence; Turkey’s presidential election goes to a runoff; the Russian-Ukraine war; and Martha Stewart among Sports Illustrated cover models were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (2/13) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The U.S.’s shooting down of the fourth “object” flying over North America, criticism leveled against President Joe Biden for not opening up to the American people about what the administration knows, and China’s response to being called out; the deadly shooting on the campus of Michigan State University that’s taken the lives of at least three; a Georgia judge will release portions of the Donald Trump grand jury report this week; the escalating invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces; former Vice President Mike Pence fights a subpoena to testify in the special counsel’s investigation into the 2020 election; a number of U.S. cell phone carriers experience outages on Monday for reasons that remain unexplained; former South Carolina Governor and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley officially announces her bid for the White House in 2024; and the aftermath of Super Bowl LVII were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (1/23) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The ongoing special counsel investigation into the government documents in the possession of President Joe Biden; the two mass shootings in Northern California that have claimed the lives of 18 people; the battle between the Biden administration and House Republicans over raising the United States’ debt ceiling; today’s court hearing of arguments over whether to publicly release the grand jury report on allegations former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to overturn the 2020 Georgia election results; the debate in Europe over supplying Ukraine with tanks to fight Russia; the precarious state of Republican Congressman George Santos’ political career as questions about campaign funding are raised; and the NFL’s Divisional playoffs were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Stories for Week of January 16 – 20, 2023

The investigation into President Joe Biden’s possession of government documents by a special counsel was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the U.S. debt ceiling and the politics surrounding raising the limit to avoid default, followed by state of the U.S. economy under the Biden administration tied with Microsoft’s announcement of the layoff of 10,000 workers and Google’s laying off of 12,000 workers at #3. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. You can see this week’s complete chart here.

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Yesterday’s (1/18) Hottest News/Talk Media Stories

The U.S. debt ceiling is reached today and the political battle over raising it; the special counsel investigation into President Joe Biden’s possession of government documents; the Supreme Court allows New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act to stand; the Biden administration’s softening on providing Ukraine with weapons needed to attack Russian positions in Crimea; the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos, Switzerland; Microsoft announces plans to lay off 10,000 workers; and the weeks of deadly storms that have battered and flooded California were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Stories for Week of January 9 – 13, 2023

The discovery of two caches of classified government documents in the possession of President Joe Biden and the appointing of a special counsel to investigate was the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the first week of business of the Kevin McCarthy-led U.S. House, followed by the migrant issues at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Florida combined with Biden’s trip to Mexico City at #3. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart of the top news/talk radio stories here.