Friday, July 26, 2024 Top Stories
It is Friday, July 26. Here are several top stories.
1 ) Paris Olympics kicks off
The Paris Olympics officially kicked off today with an opening ceremony that saw athletes representing 184 countries sailing through the Seine River. It was unique because opening ceremonies typically take place in a stadium with athletes marching around a track. Daily Moth reporter Renca Dunn did a story about Deaf people who are involved in the Paris Olympics — check out her video!
There were some arson attacks that targeted France’s rail networks. It disrupted hundreds of thousands of people’s travel plans. There were fires that targeted important cables that provided signals for trains. Nobody was injured. French authorities said they are investigating and would punish whoever is behind this.
2) Kamala Harris endorsed by Obamas
Kamala Harris got a huge endorsement today for her bid for the presidency — from former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. The Obamas said they believe Kamala Harris has what it takes to win this election. What’s next? Kamala has to pick a vice president candidate. Many are also looking forward to a debate between Kamala and Donald Trump but a specific date hasn’t been set.
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3) Netanyahu visits U.S.
On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave an address to the U.S. Congress, but not everyone watched. About half of Democrats skipped the speech as a form of protest over Netanyahu’s actions in the war in Gaza, which has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians. Netanyahu said in the speech that he will achieve total victory against Hamas and called Americans who opposed the war “idiots.” Today Netanyahu met with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
4) FBI says bullet struck Trump’s ear
The FBI said today that a bullet struck Donald Trump’s ear during his rally on July 13. FBI Director Wray testified this week that he was not sure if Trump was actually hit by a bullet or something else. Trump posted on social media that Wray knew nothing, that it was a bullet that struck him, and that he would fire Wray if he wins the presidency. The FBI’s official statement today said Trump’s ear was hit by a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased suspect’s rifle.
That’s all the top stories for this week. Have a nice weekend and stay with the light.
1) Olympics: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/26/paris-olympics-seine-river-opening-ceremony
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/26/paris-olympics-france-rail-arson-attack
https://apnews.com/article/france-trains-olympics-74c9727d33ac86bfc126f98e45cb874f
2) Kamala endorsement: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/barack-michelle-obama-kamala-harris-endorsement/
3) Netanyahu speech: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/24/half-house-senate-democrats-boycott-netanyahu
https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-congress-gaza-hamas-israel-6ea5daf3cd1988b0ad6e874bd450f9bf
4) Trump bullet: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-attacks-fbi-director-wray-question-struck-bullet/story?id=112302959