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AP Headline News - Jul 16 2024 14:00 (EDT)
A.P. News. I'm Adonah Yee. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez to resign. He was convicted in New York today of all the counts at his corruption trial. Damien Williams is the U.S. Attorney. This case has always been about shocking levels of corruption. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in pride and form of cash, gold bars, and Mercedes-Benz. This wasn't politics as usual. This was politics for profit. The charges also include acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Menendez looked toward the jury at times. He sat resting his chin against his closed hands, elbows on the table. Immigration takes center stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Day 2, with Speaker spotlighting a key element of former President Donald Trump's political brand. As Republicans look to project unity at their convention, there's more drama in the Other Parties Convention. Here's the A.P. Sanger McGonney. Some House Democrats are circulating an unscented letter to the Democratic National Committee with serious concerns about nominating President Biden in a virtual roll call as soon as next week. The Democrats' convention is not until next month, and the letter says it would be a terrible idea to stifle debate about the nominee with an early vote. The roll call was set up to make sure the president could qualify for the ballot in Ohio, but the letter says the state has since changed its rules, and the issue is no longer relevant. Sagar McGonney, Washington. Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate his water rolled over the top of a dam. Patrick Walsh is at the National Weather Service. Since early morning, National Illinois is received between, or the national areas, received probably between five and eight inches of rain. This is one perilous result of severe weather that has raged through the Midwest overnight. This is A.P. News. Big July sales events are here. It's not just Amazon that's provoking shoppers to take advantage of deep discounts. The 11th Prime Day is underway, and it'll run through Wednesday. rival retailers are also cutting prices. This year, Walmart, Target, and Coles launched summer promotions ahead of Amazon, hoping to siphon off some shoppers. Meanwhile, Macy's will be rolling out what it calls its best summer deals during an eight-day discount event that began today. An estimate for market research firm E-Market are indicated Amazon's global sales on Prime Day last year went up $12.5 billion. I'm Shelley Atler. Major League Baseball could test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year that could lead to regular season use in 2026. Commissioner Rob Manfred says material progress was made during testing in the highest minor league level. I'm Ed Donahue, A.P. News.