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AP Headline News - May 13 2024 19:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Toms. The most direct testimony yet in caving Donald Trump in the Hushmane scheme that generated criminal charges against the former president, Julie Walker recaps today's testimony. Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen telling jurors his boss had him pay Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 to stay quiet about a sexual encounter, which Trump denies. Joe Cohen testifying Trump told him it would be a total disaster for the campaign if the story got out and that Trump wasn't thinking about his wife Melania but the election. Jurors were shown that payment from Cohen who took out a loan to do it and then Trump's repayment, which prosecutors say was labeled legal expenses to cover up the Hushmane deal. Trump not directly commenting on Cohen who's back on the witness stand Tuesday. At Criminal Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says he and top Pentagon officials have been talking with their Ukrainian counterparts as Russian forces make a concerted push in the northeastern Parkive region. A real triage effort to say get us this stuff, this fast, so that we can be in a position to effectively defend against the Russian on-site. The governor of Harkive says only a few hundred residents remain in the town above Chansk, which is near the Russian border. In Gaza, the UN says nearly half a million people have fled the current fighting between Israel and Hamas in Rafa and in northern Gaza. In this country, crews have conducted a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed key bridge in Baltimore, a major step toward freeing the container ship that crashed into it, and health warnings in the upper Midwest and Montana for smoke from wildfires blazing out of control in Canada. This is AP News. For playoff games tonight, two in the NBA, two in the NHL, where the Rangers are trying to again eliminate the hurricanes. Last night, the Panthers put the Bruins on the brink. Nothing cool, Bob was there. Boston had opened a 2-0 lead after David Pasternak and Brandon Carlo scored in the first, and on Londell's second period tally, followed by Sam Bennett's power blagel early in the third tighted for Florida. Sergei Bobrobsky recorded 16 saves for the Panthers. Jeremy Swamans stopped 39 shots for the Bruins. Game 5 is Tuesday in Florida. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. Maybe you can save too. With Medicare's Extra Help Program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year, or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. So the quarterly projections are in the red area there, and these numbers, I guess, should be higher. This doesn't make any sense. Wait, you're not even our finance director. Who are you? Oh, I'm the delivery driver, anyone over the noodle bowl? We need a receptionist. No, we need sign-in app. And managing visitors to risk reduction and office scheduling. Trust sign-in app for your confident workplace, cloud-secure with app convenience. Sign-in app keeps your office and business on track. Start for free at signinapp.com. Summer is meant to be easy. It's meant to be savored. So don't spend your summer weekend waiting in line for iced coffee. Satisfy your iced coffee craving in your own kitchen with mispresso. Create consistently delicious iced coffee that's never watered down at the touch of a button. Summer craft your own double espresso over iced or brew a smooth 12-ounce cold brew-style coffee over iced to cool even the hottest days. Be your own barista, making exceptional iced coffee at home with mispresso. MENT to be iced. MENT to be simple. Visit mispresso.com. When you need to work quickly and confidently across different apps and platforms, consistent quality communication is key. Whether you're writing documents, emails, or presentations, you need grammarly. It's an AI writing partner that helps you get your work done faster with better writing. It's always there to help because it works where you work, across 500,000 apps and websites so you can get more done no matter where you're writing. Grammarly is the gold standard of responsible AI trusted by millions of professionals for 15 years. It gives you personalized writing suggestions based on your audience, goals, and context, plus tone suggestions to help you navigate even the most difficult work conversations. 96% of users agree. Grammarly helps them craft more impactful writing. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at Grammarly.com/podcast. That's g-r-a-m-m-a-r-l-y.com/podcast. Grammarly. Easier said.