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|  | MONDAY, JULY 29, 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, all. It's National Lasagna Day, so consider making one of these recipes. (Bonus: You'll have leftovers for the week!) Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | Millions of people in the Western U.S. were under air quality alerts yesterday as thousands of firefighters fought fast-spreading wildfires across the region, including the Park Fire, California's largest this year. | |
| | The Park Fire: The fire in Northern California has burned an area larger than Los Angeles. People living in the town of Paradise, which was destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire, temporarily faced evacuation warnings yesterday. [AP] |
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| | Hope for relief: The Park Fire was only 12% contained as of last night, but weather forecasts suggest cooler weather and lighter winds could slow its spread. Meanwhile, a man arrested in relation to sparking the fire is set to be arraigned today. [CNN] |
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| | Biles, Lee advance | Simone Biles and Suni Lee qualified for the gymnastics all-around competition on Thursday. It's the first time in Olympics history that two previous all-around champions will go head-to-head in the final. [Yahoo Sports] | |
| | Biden SCOTUS reforms | President Biden called for major changes to the Supreme Court, including term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code. His proposals are unlikely to pass a divided Congress. [USA Today] | |
| | Israel's retaliation | After an airstrike in Israel-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 kids and teens, Israeli officials said they're seeking to avoid a Middle East war while retaliating against Hezbollah, which was blamed for the attack. [Reuters] | |
| | Trump rally security | New text messages revealed that the gunman who shot at Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally scoped out the site the day before and used a drone for surveillance, while the Secret Service didn't use one. [New York Times] | |
| | 'Deadpool & Wolverine' | Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine broke its own 2016 record for the biggest R-rated opening weekend, bringing in $205 million. It was also the eighth-best debut in box office history. [Variety] | |
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| | | At the Olympics, the men's gymnastics team final begins at 11:30 a.m. ET on Peacock, while swimming finals begin airing at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. [USA Today] |
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| | In baseball, the Yankees and the Phillies take the field at 6:40 p.m. ET on the MLB app. [SNY] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1954, The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings was published. It later inspired a massive movie franchise. (What's your favorite volume? Let us know.) [AP] | Ian McKellen in the Lord of the Rings franchise | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Everett Collection/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about swimming at the Olympics | Swimming is underway at the Olympics. I asked five-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin, who's reporting from Paris with Yahoo Sports, about what's happening. | |
| | Who do you think is the heart and soul of U.S. swimming during this Olympics? |
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| I'm going to go with both Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel. For them to be on this team with their experience and wisdom, and also their triumph in overcoming disappointment, injury and setbacks, it's so amazing. Everyone on the team is inspired by that. |
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| | What do you think makes this particular class of U.S. Olympic swimmers so special? |
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| It's the incredible mix of both veterans and rookies we have on the team. The veterans have knowledge and a calmness to them. They can really help the rookies. But the rookies bring this energy, this passion, this excitement. |
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| | Which Team USA swimmer could pick up some unexpected hardware? |
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| On the men's side: Carson Foster in the 200m individual medley (IM) and teenager Thomas Heilman in the 100m and 200m fly. On the women's side: Kate Douglass (200m breaststroke, 200m IM, relays). I think she'll have an unbelievable Games. |
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 | Instagram, Virgin Galactic | |
| | Kellie Gerardi, who was the 90th woman to go to space, said she wore friendship bracelets during her mission last year to "expand" the idea of what astronauts could look like. She joked that the "astronaut era" bracelets have also made great souvenirs for friends. [People] |
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Have a great day. See you tomorrow! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: It's possible to have too much money in your savings account. Here's what to do with it instead. [Yahoo Finance] |
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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 Scott Rosenberg and Chris Simpson. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. | |
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