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|  | FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2024 · 3 min read | |
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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
by Lily Herman with Anthony Rivas |
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| Good morning, everybody. Feeling fatigued, unproductive or stressed? Those may be signs that it's time to take a vacation this summer. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | Donald Trump delivered the longest speech in Republican National Convention history last night, when he formally accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president. | |
| | What Trump said: He reluctantly revisited the assassination attempt last weekend before pivoting to rally-style talking points, including claims that there's a migrant "invasion" at the border and that Democrats cheat on elections. [Yahoo News] |
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| | In attendance: Trump's wife, Melania Trump, who has been absent for much of his campaign, attended the convention to watch her husband speak alongside Trump's daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. [USA Today] |
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| | Looking ahead: Trump's nomination comes as President Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, continues to weigh whether or not he should stay in the race or name a replacement, like Vice President Kamala Harris. [New York Times] |
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| | Global tech outages | Airlines, banks and other businesses experienced global tech outages overnight, leading to delays and disruptions. The cybersecurity company responsible for them said it wasn't due to a security incident. [GMA] | |
| | Comperatore funeral | Thousands of mourners paid their respects at a memorial yesterday for Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who died during the attempted assassination on Trump. His funeral will take place later today. [AP] | |
| | Hunter Biden's cases | Hunter Biden filed a request for federal judges to dismiss the tax and gun cases against him, citing the recent ruling in Florida that got Trump's classified documents case thrown out. [CNN] | |
| | NOAA weather outlook | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its climate outlook through early fall, which predicts above-average temperatures in almost every state from August to October. [CBS News] | |
| | 'Dune: Prophecy' trailer | HBO released the latest trailer for Dune: Prophecy, its new series set 10,000 years before the events of the Dune movie trilogy. The six-episode season premieres in November. [Variety] | |
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| | Twisters, starring leading man Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, is in theaters. (More on that below.) [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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| | The first four episodes of Too Hot to Handle Season 6 dropped on Netflix. [USA Today] |
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| | The limited series Lady in the Lake, a drama led by Natalie Portman, premiered on Apple TV+. [Hollywood Reporter] |
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| | | WNBA All-Star Weekend begins with the 3-point contest and skills challenge airing at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. [Yahoo Sports] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins went into orbit around the moon, and then walked on it a day later. The mission influenced many products we still use today, including cordless vacuums and Nike Air sneakers. [Popular Mechanics] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Space Frontiers/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about Twisters | The movie Twisters is in theaters. I asked entertainment reporter Taryn Ryder to explain its relationship to the 1996 original and how Glen Powell fares as the franchise's new leading man. | |
| | Is there any connection between this movie and the 1996 film? |
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| Everyone involved has been careful to call it a "new chapter" instead of a sequel. You don't need to see Twister to enjoy this one, but I recommend it. The original still holds up! |
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| | You previously wrote that Glen Powell is having a movie star moment. How is he in this? |
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| It's a Glen Powell summer and I'm here for it. He's great in this film, and it'll definitely further cement his leading man status. Powell also worked on a movie with Twister's original star Bill Paxton before he died in 2017, and told me he wanted to honor Paxton with this performance. |
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| | Yes, I think so! It's the first big blockbuster of the summer and it's fun. Just enjoy it and don't take it too seriously. |
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| | Eight-year-old cancer patient Clyde Hicks recently got to be an Air Force "Pilot for a Day." He wore a flight suit while taking a simulated helicopter ride, and even received a police escort. "It gives us something to look back on as a cherished memory," his dad said. [People] |
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Have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Apple's iOS 18 public beta is now available. Here's how to install it and test out new features. [Engadget] |
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 The Yodel team
| The Yodel is written by Lily Herman and edited by Anthony Rivas. Today's edition was copy edited by Marla Miyashiro and Scott Rosenberg. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. | |
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