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Jul 12, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: US heat forecast, Giuliani’s bankruptcy case dismissed, Baldwin trial paused & more
Biden meets with Democrats to boost support, US facing scorching temperatures with power outages in Houston, Fake electors sent to RNC by battleground states, Giuliani loses bankruptcy protection, Baldwin's trial paused over evidence mishandling allegations
Jul 12, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Biden support fallout, US flood watches, new inflation data & more
President Joe Biden faces growing concerns about his candidacy, flood watches issued in the eastern US post-Hurricane Beryl, unexpected bad news from the latest inflation data, Wisconsin hotel employees fired after a Black man's death, and a SpaceX rocket grounded following a failed mission.
Jul 12, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Prominent Dems doubt Biden, AT&T data breach, Nepal landslide & more
Prominent Democrats express doubts about Biden's candidacy. Kremlin reacts to Biden's mix-up of Russian and Ukrainian leaders. Massive AT&T data breach exposes customer information. Search and rescue efforts in Nepal following landslide. EU criticizes Elon Musk's X for misleading users.
Jul 12, 2024 • 7min
9 AM ET: More calls on Biden, 1-year-old found alive, 36 hours at sea in floating ring & more
Pressure on President Biden to step down from reelection, heatwave records to be broken, 1-year-old found alive near a highway, 50 people found dead in Gaza, woman survives 36 hours at sea in a floating ring
Jul 12, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: Biden's news conference, heatwaves spreading east, toxins in tampons & more
President Biden's news conference fails to quell calls for his resignation. Heatwaves set to impact US, with Texas facing power outages. Trump seeks dismissal of hush money case. Panama installs barbed wire to deter migrants. Study finds toxins in tampons.
Jul 11, 2024 • 5min
6 PM ET: Biden wraps up NATO summit, cancer deaths preventable, Alec Baldwin trial & more
Topics include Biden's NATO summit press conference, aid to Ukraine, power outages in Houston, preventable cancer deaths, and updates on Alec Baldwin's trial for involuntary manslaughter.
Jul 11, 2024 • 7min
3 PM ET: US sanctions Israeli extremists, Russian assassination plot thwarted, “The Shining” actor dies & more
US sanctions Israeli extremists, thwarts Russian assassination plot, police chief resignation, IRS tax collection from millionaires, and Shelley Duvall's death at 75
Jul 11, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Calls for Biden to drop out, US prices fall, Seine still not safe & more
Pressure mounts on President Biden to consider dropping out of the race. U.S. prices show their first decline since the early Covid period. Extreme heat hits the West, while the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl unfolds. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez introduces impeachment articles against conservative Supreme Court justices. Efforts to make France's Seine River swimmable for the 2024 Olympics are discussed.
Jul 11, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Power outage anger, falling prices, Biden's big test, & more
Topics discussed include power outage in Texas, falling prices in the US, Biden's news conference at NATO summit, NATO's stance on China, and firing of US men's soccer coach
Jul 11, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: Dem. donors holding back, college hazing investigation, Costco membership fees & more
Democratic donors are worried about Biden's future, Texas facing life-threatening heat. Doctors Without Borders pulling staff out of Sudan due to conflict. New Hampshire police investigate a Dartmouth College student's death as possible hazing incident. Costco raising its membership fees after seven years.
