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AP Headline News - Jul 08 2024 05:00 (EDT)
"This is AP News. I'm Rita Falle. Barrel became a hurricane again late Sunday as it targeted southern Texas. People on the Texas coast boarded up windows and left beach towns. In Port LaVaca, Jimmy May was boarding up his business. "Just boarding up, protecting this glass in case we get a little bit. Too much wind, too much trash flowing." Barrel caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean on its way to Texas. I'm Julie Walker. Millions of Americans are facing sweltering heat. Copernicus, the climate service, says June, was the 13th month in a row of record warmth on the earth. Democrats are weighing with it. President Biden should be their candidate in November after that rocky debate performance. President Biden campaigned in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, trying to persuade voters and donors he can go another four years. "I'm glad to see you here today." At a predominantly black church in Philadelphia, President Biden says he'll fight for every American. "It's more to do to deliver jobs in justice." Later meeting with union officials in Harrisburg. "Most pro-union president-American history." But at least five Democratic lawmakers publicly called on him to abandon his reelection bid. And even more Democratic committee leaders privately urged he step aside. And NBC's Meet the Press, Congressman Adam Schiff. "Can't he demonstrate to the American people that would happen on the debate stage was an aberration, that he can and will beat Donald Trump?" Pennsylvania Senator John Federman is cheering him on. "Joe Biden has held every line, every line. Two wars, a pandemic. Look at our economy." I'm Jackie Quinn. The Justice Department says Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 MAX jetliners. Now it's up to a federal judge whether to accept the plea. This is AP News. To the movies now, with the AP's Haya Pangewani. After historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. "Hello everybody!" "Rue, what's up?" "It was a minute. Three cars. One-wise something is easy." Despicable Me 4, the Illumination Animation sequel, led ticket sales over the holiday weekend with $75 million in sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on Wednesday. That's according to studio estimates. The Independence Day weekend haul for Universal's Despicable Me 4 further extended the considerable box office reign of the Minions, arguably the most bankable force in movies today. It also kept a summer street going for Hollywood. Inside out to the year's biggest hit thus far, came in second with $30 million. A quiet place day one dropped to third with $21 million. I'm Haya Pangewani. And I'm Rita Foley, 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 a married couple 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. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting, and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance, uncover opportunity, and move upward at MossAtoms.com. Why wear a seatbelt? The math speaks for itself. You have a one in 40 chance of being in a crash this year, but wearing a seatbelt reduces your risk of serious harm by 50 percent. Their rollover crash, more than three out of five deaths, are from those who weren't wearing theirs. Seatbelts save lives, over 370,000 in fact. Most passengers killed in crashes weren't buckled up. Nobody is above the laws of physics, buckle up, and shift into safe. A message from the Colorado Department of Transportation.