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Jul 15, 2024 • 6min
3 PM: Trump announces his VP, Biden campaign latest, child vaccination rates & more
Former President Trump announces VP pick at Republican National Convention; Calls for Biden to drop out diminish; Severe storms expected in Midwest; Kenyan serial killer admits to dozens of murders; Child vaccination rates drop globally pre-Covid
Jul 15, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Trump documents case dismissed, rally shooting lastest, Texas outages & more
A federal judge dismisses case against Trump involving classified documents. Security lapses during Pennsylvania shooting targeting Trump. Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee. Texans face extreme temperatures without power. Poultry farm workers in Colorado diagnosed with bird flu.
Jul 15, 2024 • 7min
9 AM ET: Trump shooting motive, postage prices, Messi's goodbye & more
Topics discussed include the motive behind the attempted assassination of Trump, increased heat alerts affecting over 100 million Americans, rising postage prices, and Lionel Messi's emotional departure from international soccer.
Jul 15, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: Trump shooting investigation, Gaza camp strike, celebrity deaths & more
Assassination attempt on former President Trump raises questions about security protocols. Updates include Democratic party discussions, RNC convention preparations, Gaza camp strike, and celebrity deaths of Shannon Doherty, Richard Simmons, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Jul 14, 2024 • 19min
One Thing: Trump Survives Assassination Attempt (Plus, Latest on GOP Platform)
Journalist Alayna Tree discusses the aftermath of an assassination attempt on former President Trump and the GOP's party platform. Topics include Trump's distancing from Project 2025, key issues in the party platform, and shifts on abortion and same-sex marriage within the Republican Party.
Jul 13, 2024 • 11min
5 Good Things: We Can Sip Wine Because the Dinosaurs Died
Quincy Wilson, founder of a nonprofit, teaches kids to train dogs for adoption. Maine store repurposes clothes to reduce landfill waste. Divers aid in shark conservation. Dinosaurs' extinction benefited grapes.
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
