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AP Headline News - Apr 19 2024 14:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Jackie Quinn. Court officials in New York are reporting a full jury's been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. There are 12 jurors now in six alternates that's after some drama yesterday, with two jurors having to be dismissed. Donald Trump today entering the courthouse was not happy about the proceedings and blasted prosecutor Alvin Bragg. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. In an alleged scheme to bury stories that he felt would hurt his 2016 presidential campaign, the House today approved a procedural measure to advance a funding package for Ukraine and Israel. Our Sagar McGani reports. It was a rarity in the hyper-partisan House Democrats helped speaker Mike Johnson's $95 billion aid package move toward a final vote this weekend. This is the best possible product that we can get under these circumstances. Johnson's had to fight hard to salvage support for the package with the slimmest of majorities Sagar McGani Washington. Final votes on the package are expected Saturday. There's been no official confirmation that Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Iran and its surrogates, but there were explosions and there's little doubt it was due to Israeli strikes at a military base and in Syria. This retired Lebanese general Elias Hana says he doesn't think this will trigger an all out war in the region. It's like that for that the measure deterring for both parties is the United State of America and nobody would dare to go into some regional war nobody wants it. 50s are rejoicing Taylor Swift has just released her 11th album The Tortured Poets Department. This is AP News. Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence. The International Olympic Committee says it will take advantage of AI for things like identifying promising athletes personalizing training methods and making sure the games are more fair by improving judging. Skeer Lindsey Vaughn says it's fine with her since there are things that AI cannot do. No amount of technology will take away that experience. No amount of technology will take away the feeling that you get when you're participating in sports. So I think it's just a tool to enhance performance, to enhance learning and to also enhance the ability for spectators to enjoy. Every expert say Bitcoin's next having is right around the corner slicing new production of the world's largest cryptocurrency in half could have a lot of implications. I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. Wilson, you sent the game winning email at the buzzer, avoiding a 4.55 meeting on everyone's calendar. How did you do it? I got a huge assist from Grimerly, an AI writing partner that helped me make my point. 96% of Grimerly users say that it helps them craft more impactful writing. Would you agree? Grimerly helped adjust my tone to navigate tough work conversations. And it works everywhere I write, so I can quickly communicate effectively. Your teammate used Grimerly to summarize an important document, making a three-pointer. How did he do it? It only took one click. When everyone uses Grimerly, everything just makes sense. You made an incredible slam dunk to end the game. The meeting was canceled, and your team will go home champions. Go to Grimerly.com/podcast to download it for free. That's Grimerly.com/podcast. Easier said, done.