Plus: Palestine's U.N. bid, a new 'Planet of the Apes' movie and a helpful self-care tip ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
 |  | FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 · 4 min read |
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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
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| Good morning, folks. Mother’s Day is on Sunday. Here are plenty of suggestions for what to write in your card. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | In Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial yesterday, Stormy Daniels’s testimony came to a close, and Judge Juan Merchan denied two motions from the defense. |
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| | Daniels cross-examined: Daniels rejected accusations from Trump’s lawyers that she lied about their 2006 sexual encounter and used her proximity to Trump to profit. [New York Times] |
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| | Motions denied: Merchan denied the defense’s motions to loosen Trump’s gag order and declare a mistrial over Daniels’s graphic testimony. [Yahoo News] |
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| | What’s next: Prosecutors said they could rest their case within the next week. The only key witness yet to take the stand is Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. [ABC News] |
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| | Cavs-Celtics series tied | The Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Celtics 118-94 in Game 2 of the NBA conference semifinals. Celtics star Jaylen Brown called the unexpected loss “unacceptable.” [Yahoo Sports] |
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| | Severe storms continue | Flights were grounded twice yesterday in Atlanta as severe thunderstorms continued in the South. More storms, with wind gusts up to 85 miles per hour, are expected in the region today. [Fox Weather] |
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| | Palestinian U.N. membership | The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to vote in favor of a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member. It would then send the application back to its Security Council to reconsider the bid “favorably.” [Reuters] |
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| | Hunter Biden’s trial | A federal appeals court rejected Hunter Biden’s motion to dismiss his criminal charges related to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. His trial is scheduled to begin June 3. [NBC News] |
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| | New ‘LOTR’ films | Warner Bros. announced that there will be two more Lord of the Rings films. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum and Sméagol, will direct and star in one of them. [Entertainment Weekly] |
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| | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is in theaters. (More on that below.) [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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| | Doctor Who premieres at 7 p.m. ET on Disney+. Star Ncuti Gatwa says it’s a “fresh era” of the series. [Reuters] |
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| | In the NBA playoffs, the Knicks play the Pacers at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Knicks lead the series 2-0. [NBC Sports] |
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| | In the NHL playoffs, the Panthers and the Bruins play at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. Their series is tied 1-1. [Miami Herald] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1869, workers completed the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. They celebrated by driving a golden spike into the track. [AP] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Archive Photos/Getty Images, Getty Images |
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3 Questions... | about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the newest addition to the iconic franchise, is out. I asked reporter Laura Clark, who just saw the movie, to break it down. |
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| | What’s this movie about, and where does it fit into the franchise? |
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| It’s a coming-of-age story that follows Noa, a young ape, as he tries to save his clan from a warring bonobo leader. It takes place long after the 2010s Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy, so you don’t need to watch those first to enjoy it. |
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| | I’d say yes! There’s tons of action and strong character development (and no spoilers, but if you need a quick bathroom break, take it just after Noa’s big discovery; you’ll know the one). |
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| | What should I know about the visual effects in this movie? |
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| I thought the visual effects, like the primates’ facial expressions, were stunning and so realistic. You might walk out of the theater thinking about real-life apes differently. |
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| | A Southwest Airlines pilot went viral after announcing to passengers that his baby daughter was on the flight — her first with him as her pilot. “The good news is 90% of the time she is very giggly. The bad news is, 10% of the time, she has some serious pipes,” he joked. [People] |
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Have a great weekend. See you on Monday! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: One psychologist said learning how to speak kindly to yourself is the self-care practice she swears by. [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 Michele Anderson and Doreen Bentley. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. |
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