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|  | THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 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, everyone. Curious how Team USA athletes are fueling up before competition? Here's a look. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris's biracial background in a controversial interview with the National Association of Black Journalists yesterday. | |
| | Trump's comments: When asked if Harris is a DEI hire, he falsely said she "happened to turn Black" after years of "promoting Indian heritage." Her parents are Jamaican and Indian, and she went to historically Black Howard University. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Harris responds: At an event for a historically Black sorority, she said Trump's remarks showed "divisiveness and disrespect," and that Americans "deserve a leader who understands that our differences do not divide us." [New York Times] |
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| | What's ahead: Harris is likely to win a virtual roll call vote, which starts today, to determine the Democratic presidential nominee. It's projected to end Monday, just as she's expected to begin campaigning with her VP pick. [The Hill] |
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| | Ledecky dominates | Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in the 1500m freestyle to win her eighth Olympic gold. With 12 Olympic medals in total, she's now one of the most decorated American female swimmers in history. [Yahoo Sports] | |
| | 9/11 plea deal | The Defense Department announced a plea deal with alleged Sept. 11, 2001 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants: If they plead guilty to all charges, they would avoid the death penalty. [CNN] | |
| | Iran vows revenge | Iran threatened "harsh punishment" for Israel after blaming the country for the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The strike came after Israel killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut. [BBC News] | |
| | Student debt email | The Biden administration is expected to email roughly 25 million federal student loan borrowers this week with the next steps on potential debt relief. Here's who's eligible for help. [USA Today] | |
| | 'Squid Game' teaser | Netflix released a foreboding teaser for Squid Game Season 2, which will premiere on Dec. 26, and confirmed that the show will end after its third season in 2025. Watch the teaser. [Hollywood Reporter] | |
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| | Season 2 of Unstable, starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, premiered overnight on Netflix. [Hollywood Reporter] |
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| | Lollapalooza begins streaming its musical acts, including Megan Thee Stallion and Chappell Roan, at 5:05 p.m. ET on Hulu. [Billboard] |
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| | In baseball, the Royals and the Tigers take the field at 6:40 p.m. ET on the MLB app. [Detroit Free Press] |
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| | At the Olympics, the women's gymnastics all-around final airs in primetime at 8 p.m. ET. on NBC. Team USA's Simone Biles and Suni Lee will compete. [USA Today] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1981, MTV launched in the U.S. The first music video that aired on the new network was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. What was your favorite MTV era? (Let us know.) [AP] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Steve Finn/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about drinking alcohol in moderation | Anthony talked to senior health writer Rebecca Corey about a new study that investigated whether moderate drinking has any health benefits. | |
| | You reported on this new study about moderate drinking. What did it involve? |
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| So, I talked to the study author, and he told me that his team looked at 107 studies that suggested the occasional alcoholic drink can be good for you. |
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| | He told me those studies were flawed, and that your favorite cocktail likely has no health benefits — unfortunately! |
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| | Do the study results mean that any amount of alcohol is harmful? |
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| I wouldn't say so. This study didn't get into whether drinking is harmful — only whether it has health benefits (answer: it doesn't). Still, the WHO says no amount of alcohol is safe and experts say the less you drink, the better. |
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| Go deeper: Here's the reason why those studies were flawed. | | |
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| | A Massachusetts retirement community has been celebrating the Olympics by hosting its own Games, which include an egg-spoon race and a toy axe-throwing contest. The home's executive director said it shows that regardless of age, "you can still have fun." [Today] |
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Have a great day. See you tomorrow! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Consider picking up a new hobby. Studies show they have a range of benefits, including boosting confidence and easing stress. [Yahoo Life] |
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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 Alan Edelstein and Scott Rosenberg. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. | |
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