NEWS - THURSDAY, JULY 04, 2024 - NEWS
     Since President Biden's debate performance, Vice President Kamala Harris has received more attention than at any time since her early, rocky days as his No. 2. LA Times    
             VOA VIEW: They want her out.    
     Biden administration officials are reminding hospitals that they are required by law to perform emergency abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: A known fact that Biden is stating for campaign rhetoric.     
     President Joe Biden defiantly vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: He would be smart to push Harris out.    
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         The Biden campaign on Wednesday is launching an ad blitz in battleground states that harshly criticizes the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity decision and warns of former President Donald Trump's threat to be a dictator. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is a lying idiot.    
     The Justice Department plans to continue pursuing criminal cases against former President Donald Trump even if he wins in November. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: They will all lose their jobs.     
     Even though the majority of Ukrainians insist Kyiv will defeat Russia in the war, Europeans are more skeptical, according to a study Wednesday. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: It will all change when Trump is elected.    
     Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. New York Post    
     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with Donald Trump should the presumptive GOP nominee win the election. New York Post    
     The "spoiled food" that sickened passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight and forced an emergency landing in New York City was covered in black mold. New York Post    
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         The president’s conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta. New York Times    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is denying it.    
     Donald Trump is ahead of President Biden by six percentage points among likely voters. Overall, 74 percent of voters view Mr. Biden as too old for the job, an uptick since the debate. New York Times    
             VOA VIEW: 50M+ people saw him with their own eyes.    
     A dozen GOP House lawmakers are pressing the Army's top civilian and military leaders for information about substandard conditions inside the service's barracks, which they say pose health risks to the troops and hurt the Army's recruiting and retention efforts. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: They have to be exposed.    
     Blue Ridge Technical Center in Front Royal, Virginia, is one of the many high school, community college and trade group vocational-technical programs that have reported enrollment growth since the pandemic. Washington Times    
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         President Biden used a private fundraiser on Tuesday evening to blame his disastrous debate performance on the amount of international traveling he did in June. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: That itself shows he is weak.    
     The White House deleted a post from President Biden's official POTUS account after users panned it for mistakenly accusing the Supreme Court of overturning on Monday a Department of Energy freeze on new liquefied natural gas exports. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is a liar.    
     Maine Rep. Jared Golden, a centrist Democrat in a swing district that Republicans are targeting this cycle, said he was not rattled by President Biden's "poor" debate performance because it's been clear to him for months that the incumbent will lose in November. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: As most feel and predict.    
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         State election officials across the country are issuing warnings about high turnover among election workers. It could have a major impact on the November elections CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is already starting his funny games.    
     Wednesday poll shows former President Donald Trump has a 3-point edge over Biden across the battleground states and a 2-point edge nationally. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Real polls show Trump much higher.    
     Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Sad it took so long.    
     AAA projects more than 60 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more this week over the Fourth of July holiday, which is millions more than last year. The TSA says it will be busiest on Sunday, when more than 3 million travelers could be screened, which would be a new record. CBS    
     Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction as it slammed several islands in the Caribbean, including Grenada and St. Vincent. Beryl remained a powerful Category 4 storm Tuesday as it headed for Jamaica. CBS    
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         Companies added 150,000 jobs for the month, below the upwardly revised 157,000 in May. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: Inflation is hitting all hard.    
     Vice President Kamala Harris' allies discuss scenarios in the event that President Joe Biden decides not to keep his reelection campaign going. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: Very little Harris can do - she should resign.    
     Even when it's bright and sunny, a thunderstorm hundreds of miles away can still disrupt flights. CNBC    
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         President Biden stumbled through his first debate against Donald Trump, setting off alarm bells among Democrats about his ability to win November's election. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: They all new about Biden's problem.    
     The National Institutes of Health is collaborating with Colorado State University to construct a virology research center to study infected bats on the school's Foothills campus FOX News    
     The DHS says that it deported numerous Chinese migrants back to the People's Republic of China over the weekend.  FOX News    
             VOA VIEW: This should have been done long ago.    
     A Michigan man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping the manager of a sporting goods store with his brother so they could steal 123 pistols from the business. FOX News    
     Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that more than $600 million in infrastructure funding is being made available to communities around the country. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is paying for votes.    
     July 4 cookout costs will be greater this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Fourth of July market basket survey. The survey measures average costs across the United States. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: Inflation hit all.    
     President Joe Biden has planned meetings with Democratic governors and Democratic Senate and House leaders Wednesday in the wake of his self-acknowledged bad debate performance. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is trying to save his reelection chances.    
     President Joe Biden will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who on Wednesday took part in a successful operation against the Confederacy behind enemy lines during the Civil War. UPI    
     Customs and Border Patrol officers intercepted a shipment of methamphetamine from Mexico to the United States, worth an estimated $5.1 million at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas. UPI    
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