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|  | WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 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. It's National Tequila Day. Check out some of these drink deals. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the DOT has opened an investigation into Delta after receiving complaints over disruptions from last week's CrowdStrike outage. | |
| | What to know: Buttigieg said the investigation will "ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers." Delta said it's "fully cooperating" with the agency as it continues to manually repair and reboot its systems. [Time] |
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| | Traveler compensation: The DOT said airlines must give stranded customers refunds instead of e-credits for future travel, as well as reimbursements for food and hotel stays and coverage for any other travel expenses. [CNN] |
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| | Hottest day on Earth | Monday was recorded as the hottest day in Earth's history, with a global average temperature of 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, beating a record that had been set just one day earlier. [AP] | |
| | Trump's rally security | In a House hearing shortly after the Secret Service director resigned, Pennsylvania's state police commissioner testified about major security lapses prior to Donald Trump's attempted assassination. [Yahoo News] | |
| | 'Surveillance pricing' probe | The FTC launched an investigation into Mastercard and other companies over "surveillance pricing," a practice where customers' data may be used to set higher prices on everyday goods. [Los Angeles Times] | |
| | 'Bridgerton' Season 4 | Netflix announced that the fourth season of Bridgerton will focus on the second Bridgerton child, Benedict, and his love story that begins at a masquerade ball. Watch the teaser. [USA Today] | |
| | Olympic torch bearers | Snoop Dogg and Salma Hayek are among the celebrities carrying the Olympic torch this week en route to Paris. Snoop is also gearing up to be a special correspondent during the Games. [Variety] | |
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| | The Season 1 finale of Presumed Innocent, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, dropped overnight on Apple TV+. [TheWrap] |
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| | The U.S. men's soccer team plays its first Olympic group stage match against France at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock. [Yahoo Sports] |
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| | | President Biden will address the nation about his withdrawal from the presidential race at 8 p.m. ET on the White House's website. [GMA] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1998, the World War II drama Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, premiered. Although it was a successful film, its production faced a rocky start as the lead actors had to go through boot camp to prepare. One person called it the "the worst experience of my life." [Yahoo Entertainment] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Everett Collection/Getty Images, Getty Images | |
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3 Questions... | about a new Trump-Harris poll | Anthony asked Andrew Romano, who's covering the election for Yahoo News, to break down a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll on how voters would feel if Kamala Harris ran for president. It was conducted over the weekend, mostly before President Biden dropped out. | |
| | When it comes to Democratic support for Kamala Harris, what did the survey find? |
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| So, our poll found that Democratic support for Harris as Biden's replacement surged to 59%, up from 38% three weeks ago. Even more (68%) said they'd back Harris over "someone else" if Biden endorsed her. |
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| | What did the survey find about a possible Harris matchup against Trump? |
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| Harris and Trump are tied at 46% each. Compared to Biden, our poll showed that she'd perform better among 18-29 year olds, independents and Black Americans. |
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| | Is Harris the strongest candidate to square off against Trump? |
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| Yes, at least according to our poll. It found that Trump (46%) would defeat lower-profile Democrats including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (40%) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (41%) if we all voted today. |
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 | Eric and Kristin Swenson | |
| | When Eric Swenson proposed to his wife, Kristin, he promised to plant 1,000 peonies — her favorite flower — if she said yes. Now, five years later, he's planted 15,000 and counting. He said it's his way of telling the world "how much I love my wife." [People] |
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Have an excellent day. See you tomorrow! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Sugar isn't inherently bad for you. Here's how dietitians recommend sweetening your food in a healthier way. [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 Chris Simpson. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. | |
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