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|  | FRIDAY, JULY 26, 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. Hosting an Olympics watch party today or later this weekend? Try a few of these easy recipes to get in the spirit of the Games. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Donald Trump today, a day after speaking with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who urged an end to Israel's war with Hamas. | |
| | Ceasefire pressure: Both Biden and Harris pushed Netanyahu to make a ceasefire deal, though Harris struck a tougher tone, emphasizing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. "I will not be silent," she said. [Reuters] |
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| | Trump's meeting: The former president is expected to cast himself as an ally to Netanyahu, as well as support Republican efforts to portray the GOP as the party most loyal to Israel. [AP] |
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| | Billy Joel's historic residency | Billy Joel finished his 104-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he's performed monthly since January 2014. He ended the show with Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose. Take a look. [Rolling Stone] | |
| | Obamas endorse Harris | Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Harris for president in a video released this morning. "This is going to be historic," Michelle said. [AP] | |
| | Sinaloa cartel arrests | Federal agents arrested Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán Lopez, El Chapo's son, in Texas. They face charges related to drug trafficking and more. [CNN] | |
| | Southwest assigned seats | Southwest Airlines announced it would end its decades-long open-seating policy and instead begin assigned seating. The company also said it would introduce red-eye flights in February 2025. [CBS News] | |
| | USWNT wins group opener | The U.S. women's national soccer team beat Zambia 3-0 in their Olympics group stage opener. Trinity Rodman scored the first goal, while Mallory Swanson scored twice within a minute. [Yahoo Sports] | |
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| | Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is in theaters. [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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| | The eighth and final season of the popular teen drama Elite dropped overnight on Netflix. [TVLine] |
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| | Ice Spice released her debut album Y2K!, featuring Travis Scott and several other artists. [Billboard] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the U.S. postal system, with Benjamin Franklin serving as its first postmaster general. The service was a major reason roads were built between the nation's early cities. Read more about its history. [CNN] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about the Paris Olympics | The Olympics officially kick off today. I talked to sports reporter Jay Busbee, who's on the ground in Paris, about the atmosphere and what to watch this weekend. | |
| | You're in Paris. What's it like going into the opening ceremony? |
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| Evidence of the Games is everywhere, such as the beach volleyball arena that they built under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. But there's also a dimension of concern after the vandalism that crippled the railways outside of Paris today. |
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| | What makes this year's opening ceremony special? |
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| This will be the first opening ceremony ever held outside of a stadium. It'll blend all the elements of a traditional opener (like the parade of athletes and the lighting of the cauldron) into one massive spectacle. The entire city has, in effect, become a stage. |
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| | What are the one or two big events that people won't want to miss this weekend? |
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| Do I have to limit it to one or two? There will be equestrian events out at gorgeous Versailles and surfing at Teahupo'o in Tahiti. But the best events might be the gold-medal rounds of street skateboarding at the Place de la Concorde and the swimming 4x100 freestyle relays. |
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| | Pepper, a white-fronted parrot who went viral for his colorful, R-rated vocabulary, recently found a forever home. Shortly afterward, his new owners said he was settling in and had not cursed yet. "Not too bad for this spicy sailor," they said on Instagram. [USA Today] |
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Have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Physical and chemical sunscreens work differently on the skin. These dermatologists have tips for choosing the right one. [Today] |
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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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