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AP Headline News - Jul 03 2024 13:00 (EDT)
AP news, I'm a Donohue. According to a settlement tracking group, Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. It's likely to raise tensions already caused by the war in Gaza. The UN's Andrei D. Diminichy is warning thousands of people could be displaced as Israel ordered Palestinians to flee Khan Yunus in the Gaza Strip. We have seen a constant flow of people moving out. We estimated up to 250,000 people could be affected by this evacuation order. President Biden meets today with Democratic governors as questions continue about him moving on in the 2024 race. The president has said he has no intention of dropping out after last week's performance at the debate in Atlanta. Later today, President Biden delivers the Medal of Honor to long dead civil war heroes. In 1862, a troop of mostly Union soldiers who became known as Andrews Raiders hijacked a train in Atlanta and drove it north towards Chattanooga for 87 miles, cutting telegraph lines and ripping up track along the way. Army privates Philip Shadrick of Pennsylvania and George Wilson of Ohio were executed by the Confederates, but they never got the recognition others in the group received. The exploit nicknamed "The Great Locomotive Chase" was the basis for two Hollywood movies. Arizona abortion rights supporters turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on the November ballot. County election officials in Arizona have until August 22 to verify whether enough of the petition signatures are valid. Scientists have identified a giant salamander-like predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago. The creature existed before the dinosaurs and likely used its wide flat head to suck in prey. The discovery was in what's now Namibia in Africa. Mark Cavendish broke Eddie Merck's longstanding record for most tour de France stage wins. This is AP News. A law class at Georgia State University is going on a field trip to the Olympics. Law professor Moe Ivory likes to bring in celebrities to her class. This year, it's Olympic gold medal winner Edwin Moses. When I was in high school, I was like Oracle. Steve Oracle? I was like little Steve Oracle. I was the smallest guy. Ivory's class has been focusing on the Olympics. We've been looking into issues like broadcasting rights and IP protections and anti-doping and sports arbitration and just anything that comes up in the Olympics. The class will not be just studying the Olympics. We are going to the Olympics. More than 30 Georgia State students will explore the Olympic Village, visit Team USA House, attend the opening ceremony, check out Olympic sponsorship sites and spend some time at a Paris Law School. There will also be a scavenger hunt around Paris in search of all trademarks the class studied throughout the semester. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News.