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|  | MONDAY, JULY 22, 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. President Biden ended his reelection bid yesterday, saying that it was in the "best interest" of the Democratic Party and the country to step down. Below, we'll talk about what happens now. |
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Need to know | Shortly after ending his campaign, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. In a statement, she said she intends to "earn and win" the nomination. | |
| | What now: With the primaries over, roughly 3,900 pledged delegates will have to coalesce around a new nominee at the Democratic National Convention next month. They have no obligation to vote for Harris, but she is a frontrunner. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Harris's advantage: Harris quickly drew backing from several prominent delegates and state party chairs, and she now has access to Biden's campaign funds. Some of her potential challengers have also voiced support for her candidacy. [NBC News] |
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| | This week: Biden said he would address the nation in the coming days about his decision to drop out. But it's unclear when, as he's still at home in Delaware recovering from COVID-19. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Flight cancellations | Around 1,600 U.S. flights were canceled and another 8,500 were delayed as of last night as Delta and other airlines continued to struggle to recover from Friday's global tech outage. [CNN] | |
| | Trump rally shooting | Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas created a bipartisan panel to review the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. He said it will provide "actionable recommendations" to prevent a future incident. [The Hill] | |
| | Netanyahu's U.S. visit | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Washington, D.C., where he's expected to affirm Israel's position as a U.S. ally to Biden and Congress amid ceasefire talks with Hamas. [AP] | |
| | Schauffele's British Open win | Xander Schauffele, who started 2024 without a major championship victory, won the British Open, marking his second major title of the season. He's now finished in the top 10 of all four majors this year. [Yahoo Sports] | |
| | 'Twisters' record opening | Twisters's opening weekend brought in $80.5 million at the U.S. box office, far exceeding expectations of about $50 million. It's the biggest domestic opening ever for a natural disaster film. [Hollywood Reporter] | |
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| | In baseball, the Tigers and the Guardians take the field at 6:40 p.m. ET on the MLB app. [Detroit Free Press] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1999, the four-day Woodstock '99 music festival began. Severe heat, overcrowding and lax security eventually led to violence and destruction that overshadowed the event, which was meant to re-create the "peace and love" themes of the original 1969 festival. [Yahoo Entertainment] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: John Atashian/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about the new Simone Biles docuseries | The first two episodes of Simone Biles Rising are on Netflix. I asked entertainment reporter Kelsey Weekman if you should watch it this week before the Olympics begin. | |
| | What's Simone Biles dealing with at the beginning of the docuseries? |
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| So, the first episode shows never-before-seen footage of Biles dropping out of the 2020 Olympics with "the twisties," a psychological phenomenon that puts gymnasts in serious physical danger. It's a powerful start. |
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| | Did you learn anything new about her from these first two episodes? |
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| I did. We get to see Biles's enormous mental strength and vulnerability during her own struggles, which include the ongoing fallout surrounding the sexual abuse case of former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar. |
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| | If you don't know much about gymnastics, can you still keep up? |
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| I definitely think so! For those who don't know the sport, experts explain how gymnastics works and why Biles is just so record-breakingly good. She'll be the one to watch at the 2024 Olympics. |
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| After watching Simone Biles Rising: Find other TV shows and movies to stream here. | | |
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 | Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan's daughters in his plane | Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan | |
| | After getting his pilot license in 2019, English engineer Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan spent the pandemic building his own plane in his backyard. He named it G-Diya after his youngest daughter, and his family has used it since then to travel all over Europe. [CNN] |
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Have a great day. See you tomorrow! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Want to prevent knee pain? A personal trainer recommends jumping and four other exercises. [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 Scott Rosenberg and Doreen Bentley. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. | |
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