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A Trump donor claims Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle asked for $100,000 for help from the Trump family. Federal prosecutors charge deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro with torture crimes. And sailors aboard the USS Lincoln finally return home from a record-setting deployment. We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for Start Here in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards. Every vote helps, and it only takes a minute: ⁠⁠https://abcaudio.com/signalawards⁠⁠ (Thank you!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawyers for Christa Pike say she is alive and speaking following a botched execution attempt. Republican candidates are increasingly breaking from President Trump on debate stages. And a couple is under arrest in California after allegedly raising more than 20 children in abusive conditions.  Tennessee Department of Correction via AP  We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for Start Here in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards. Every vote helps, and it only takes a minute: ⁠⁠https://abcaudio.com/signalawards⁠⁠ (Thank you!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Student-led protests in France spread across dozens of cities, with hundreds of arrests. ABC investigates the phenomenon of sinkholes left by abandoned mines. And Starbucks faces a lawsuit over its “sugar-free” drinks menu.  AP Photo/Teresa Suarez We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for Start Here in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards. Every vote helps, and it only takes a minute: ⁠⁠https://abcaudio.com/signalawards⁠⁠ (Thank you!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its fall term by considering an environmental suit against oil companies. Voice recordings show Cornell student “Jane Doe” confronting the man she accused of orchestrating a gang rape. And several polls show Democrats pulling even - or even ahead - in red states’ Senate races. AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for Start Here in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards. Every vote helps, and it only takes a minute: ⁠⁠https://abcaudio.com/signalawards⁠⁠ (Thank you!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cornell University’s president issues a statement to students amid new revelations about what information prosecutors relied on when assessing the claims. Israeli and Emirati authorities describe what they knew about the Omani pilot suspected of trying to take down a FlyDubai flight. And Russia launches “anti-epidemic” measures after an unknown sickness near a lab specializing in plague. We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for Start Here in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards. Every vote helps, and it only takes a minute: ⁠⁠https://abcaudio.com/signalawards⁠⁠ (Thank you!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices