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AP Headline News - Jul 12 2024 05:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. Did you see the president's news conference last night? Look, I got more work to do. We got more work to finish. And the president says he's the best qualified to do it. At a highly anticipated news conference aimed at reassuring lawmakers and voters after a dismal debate, the president said it would be different if he was slowing down and couldn't do the job. But there's no indication that, yeah. None. For an hour, the president held his own under intense questioning, largely trading the debate stumbles and blank stares for engagement on several issues. But he did make two notable gaffes within two hours, referring to Vice President Trump. And earlier at the NATO summit, Ukrainian President Putin. Sagar, Magani, Washington. A lot of us have been sweating under heat alerts. But fewer of us, more than 63 million yesterday, a noticeable drop from the number earlier this week. And in Texas? Crews in Texas have been working to restore power to the 2.7 million homes and businesses left in the dark after Hurricane Beryl came ashore Monday. But Center Point Energy says about half a million Houston area customers will be without electricity into next week. The AP's Ben Thomas. Drones patrolling New York City's beaches for signs of sharks are being swarmed by flocks of birds. That's forcing agencies to adjust their flight plans. We're just getting where the four migrants have died while trying to cross the English channel from France to the UK. 63 people were rescued. The UN is demanding that Russia withdraw from the Zaparizia nuclear power plant and return it to Ukraine. Palestinians have returned to destruction in Gaza City after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there. Civil defense workers say they found dozens of bodies. This is AP News. Now to a dinosaur auction, the AP's Ed Donahue. Stegosaurus will be auctioned in New York. The specimen is named Apex and was discovered in Colorado two years ago. This is a drastic period. Dinosaur, so about 161 million years old. Sotheby's Cassandra Hatton says Apex is 11 feet tall, 27 feet long from nose to tail. She calls it a coloring book dinosaur. When you're a kid, you get a coloring book with dinosaurs, you've got T-Rex, you've got Triceratops, you've got Stegosaurus. It's one of the top three most recognized and most popular dinosaurs. Though experts believe Stegosaurus has used their fearsome tail spikes to fight, this specimen showed no signs of combat. It didn't die fighting. Apex will be auctioned next week as part of the Geek Week series. Sotheby's is estimating it will sell for four to six million dollars. I'm Ed Donahue. The Dow gained 32 points yesterday. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. Hey, I'm Ryan Reynolds. Recently, I asked Mint Mobile's legal team if big wireless companies are allowed to raise prices due to inflation. They said yes. And then when I asked if raising prices technically violates those onerous to your contracts, they said, "What the f*** are you talking about? You insane Hollywood s***." So to recap, we're cutting the price of Mint Unlimited from $30 a month to just $15 a month. Give it a try at mintmobile.com/switch. 45 dollars up front for three months plus taxes and fees, promoting for new customers for limited time. Unlimited more than 40 gigabytes per month slows. Full turns at Mint Mobile.com.