Today’s Top News Stories: Mad Libs Edition

Kathryn Nicolai
2 min readJun 4, 2023

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Today is [day of the week], [month and day], 2023 and here are the top news stories:

Ukraine death toll rises to [large number]

Months of deadly airstrikes continue as Russia drops missiles across Ukrainian cities, including [Ukrainian city] and [Ukrainian city]. At least [number] civilians died, including [number] children. [Number] more are injured. The strikes occurred only [number] days after President Zelensky pleaded [member country of NATO] for help.

The Supreme Court eliminates [basic human right]

In [number]-to-[number] ruling, The Supreme Court rules to eliminate [minority rights]. The historic decision is sure to have a momentous impact on generations to come and further dismantle the American public’s trust in not just the court, but democracy as a whole.

Mass school shooting kills [number] children

A mass school shooting in [U.S. city] left [number] dead, of which [number] were children and [number] teachers. [Politician] offers thoughts and prayers. [Politician] demands change in a statement akin to every statement they made after the [number between 100–200] mass shootings since the start of 2023.

[U.S. state] court upholds abortion ban

A [U.S. state] court upholds the abortion ban in a recent decision, maintaining that it’s illegal for women to make decisions about their own body and have an abortion [number between 1–6] weeks after pregnancy. [Number between 60–100] percent of women don’t know they’re pregnant within this timeframe, according to a recent poll.

[Former President] accused of sexual assault

[Woman’s name] comes forward accusing [any former President] of rape. [Woman’s name] said to be “asking for it,” wearing skin tight clothing, and [another example of victim blaming]. “It was a different time,” says [male politician], who worked closely with [said former President] during his time in office.

[U.S. state] limits health care for transgender people

Governor [white male name] of [U.S. state] passes a bill attacking access to health care for transgender people under the age of [number]. They are the [number] state to put a limit or ban on medical attention for transgender youth. Providers everywhere continue to face [threat or harassment] for treating transgender patients.

That’s the rundown on today’s most important news. Repeat the Mad Libs again tomorrow and every day after that to continue to stay updated on current events.

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