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Clad has been grading USA TODAY segments since Jun 2026 — 49 reports so far, published most weeks. Its most-covered subjects on Clad: Trump, Iran, Courts & Law. Every report checks the segment's load-bearing claims against primary sources, then scores the coverage for factual accuracy, political lean, and how the public received it — so you can see how USA TODAY's reporting holds up story by story, not just take its word for it.
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The USA TODAY video shows President Trump touring the South Lawn helipad site during construction, highlighting granite work, new grass, flagpoles, and dual-use for events and helicopters. He answers questions on the ballroom/military complex project, a potential Supreme Court ruling, the Canada trade deal, Iran, Kim Jong-un, and oil flows.
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The USA TODAY clip shows defense cross-examination of Lindsay Clancy's mother, Paula Musgrove, during her daughter's ongoing triple-murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court. Questions focus on October 2022 and January 2023 text exchanges about childcare help, mental health symptoms, medication changes, daily check-ins, and the mother's limited recall of her January 25, 2023 police interview due to shock.
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The USA TODAY segment opens with a red-carpet interview from 2014 in which a pregnant Hayden Panettiere discusses her engagement to Wladimir Klitschko and refers to the expected child as a girl. Additional audio includes her statement of support for Ukraine. The clip is presented as a look-back tied to her reported death on August 16, 2026.
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The USA Today segment reports on a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed August 14, 2026, by former ABC field producer Samira Said against ABC, Disney, and Matt Gutman. It details her claims of sexualized comments by Gutman during assignments, placement on an all-male team, denial of medical accommodations after COVID and Uvalde coverage, demotion, and termination in March 2025 following a workplace injury.
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USA TODAY's The Excerpt interviews Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report about the impending closure of Sterling College, a small experiential liberal arts school in rural Vermont that ended degree programs in spring 2026. The segment explores why small private colleges are struggling, the emotional and practical toll on students who value intimate learning environments, low transfer and completion rates after closures, and the loss of economic and demographic pipelines in rural communities. Marcus discusses broader trends including the demographic cliff from lower birth rates during the Great Recession and questions about the return on investment in higher education.
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USA TODAY segment covers Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., criticizing a CDC webpage on autism and vaccines during a July 26, 2026, CNN interview. Cassidy states the content is wrong because it will frighten parents from vaccinating children. The clip highlights parental hesitancy concerns tied to the site's language. The broadcast references the recent modification to the CDC autism-vaccines page under the Trump administration. Sourcing draws from Cassidy's on-air comments and context of the page update as a sign of good faith for a CDC nominee vote.
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The USA TODAY video examines the Nolan Wells case through two lenses: the unresolved circumstances of the 18-year-old's disappearance on July 4, 2026, during a boat trip to Mississippi's Horn Island, and its resonance with longstanding anxieties in Black America. It references Emmett Till and generational warnings about safety in interracial settings.
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The USA TODAY clip covers President Trump's speech at the rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner on July 24. Trump congratulated Kaitlan Collins on her WHCA broadcast award but called it fake, commented on her demeanor, joked about the Bud Light Dylan Mulvaney promotion, and attacked Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper on ratings and intelligence. The segment draws from Trump's live remarks at the event honoring journalism awards, including Collins' prize for coverage of his Oval Office meeting with Zelensky. It references prior Trump criticisms of the named journalists and notes the dinner's rescheduling after an earlier security incident.
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The USA TODAY video features a clip of Jon Bon Jovi addressing the Madison Square Garden crowd on July 23, 2026, explaining he must end the performance early because it is not improving. He urges fans to keep ticket stubs for a possible reschedule and says he feels great. The segment reports the Forever Tour residency show lasted roughly 90 minutes and 14 songs before the abrupt end, with a representative confirming Bon Jovi had been battling a sinus infection.
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President Trump spoke at an event with governors and energy executives promoting his Ratepayer Protection Pledge for AI data centers. He argued that companies building their own power plants will prevent rate hikes for households and deliver net benefits including lower bills and economic gains. The speech highlighted the pledge's expansion to 23 governors and nearly 200 stakeholders, cited state-level examples such as rate freezes in Georgia and Iowa, and contrasted U.S. AI leadership with China. It included guests like Energy Secretary Chris Wright and several Republican governors.
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The USA TODAY segment reports on a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville. It states a fifth death, 82 total cases as of July 21, eight people still hospitalized, and 56 discharged, with cooling towers confirmed as the source. The report notes 34 cooling towers at 33 buildings tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, no new cases in six days, no new symptoms in over 10 days, and urges residents to watch for flu-like symptoms. It relies on statements from New York City health officials.
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The USA TODAY segment reports Tropical Storm Bertha forming in the Gulf of Mexico as the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic season. It outlines expected impacts including tropical-storm-force winds, heavy rainfall, dangerous surf, and flooding risks along the northern Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, with possible extension into Texas.
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