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AP Headline News - Jul 08 2024 17:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donohue. President Biden is saying it very loudly. "I am not going anywhere." After his debate performance in Atlanta about a week and a half ago, the president says he got out there to gauge public support. "I wanted to make sure I was right, that the average voter out there still wanted Joe Biden, and I'm confident they do." The president wrote a letter to congressional Democrats and spoke there to MSNBC. The AP soccer McGony reports some House Democrats are reportedly furious over President Biden's letter. A House aide says some lawmakers want to hear straight from the president. The White House is not saying whether that will happen this week. He is getting some high-level support. Members of the House, Progressive and Black caucuses say they are not ready to abandon the president yet. But Montana Senator John Tester, one of the most endangered Democrats in November, says the president needs to prove to the people he's up to another four years. A document obtained by the AP shows the platform committee of the Republican National Committee adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position opposing a federal abortion ban, leaving it up to states to decide. At least two deaths are reported in the Houston area from Tropical Storm Barrel. It reached land as a hurricane. Patty Richardson lives in Freeport, Texas. She's looking out at her neighbor's home. They had a trampoline. They don't have a trampoline anymore. I don't even know where that trampoline is now. Uh-oh. I was worried it was going to end up in my, on my house. The government says people in Jamaica will contend with food shortages in the aftermath of Barrel, which is estimated to have destroyed over $6.4 million in food crops. Opponents of a new Louisiana law requiring a version of the 10 Commandments be posted in public school classrooms have asked a federal court to block implementation while their lawsuit progresses and before the start of the new school year. Stocks finished mixed. This is AP news. Two entertainment companies Paramount and Skydance are planning to merge. Here's the AP's Margie Zaraletta. If regulators approve the combined company of Paramount and Skydance will be valued at around $28 billion, it would be called new Paramount. The deal is expected to close in September 2025. Paramount has been around since 1914 and is responsible for such films as The Godfather and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Skydance was founded in 2010 and has worked with Paramount on Top Gun Maverick and The Mission Impossible movies. Executive said in a conference call on Monday that the goals of new Paramount include rebuilding the Paramount Plus streaming service and addressing the declining growth of linear television. I'm Margie Zaraletta. Her lawyers say jurors in the Massachusetts trial of Karen Reed unanimously concluded she was not guilty of murder in the death of her police officer boyfriend or of leaving the scene of a deadly accident. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to 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 US Department of Health and Human Services. 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 owners to your contracts, they said, "What the f*ck are you talking about? You insane Hollywood s*ck." 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 up front for three months plus taxes and fees, promoting for new customers for limited time. Unlimited more than 40 gigabytes per month, slow. Full turns at mintmobile.com.