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Democrats were forced to find a workaround to ensure President Joe Biden would appear on Ohio's ballot. Pivotal closing arguments were held in Donald Trump's hush money trial. And after a deadly weekend, brutal storms battered Texas yet again. |
👋Hey Tuesday! Laura Davis here. Let's get caught up on the news. |
But first: Are you a spring or a winter? 💁♀️💄 My mama's best friend was a Mary Kay lady, so by 1996, I knew exactly what my colors were. But for everybody else, there's color analysis. And the trend is back in full force. |
After Ohio lawmakers dragged their feet in changing a state deadline that clashed with the party's convention, Democrats decided on Tuesday to hold a virtual roll call vote ahead of the August convention to ensure President Joe Biden's name would appear on the ballot in Ohio come November. |
So, what's the deal? The issue centered around Ohio's ballot certification deadline, which is 12 days before the Democratic convention. Alabama and Washington faced similar problems but resolved them: The Alabama Legislature voted to change the deadline, while Washington's secretary of state agreed to provisionally certify Biden. Democrats sought provisional certification in Ohio, but state officials struck down that idea. Ohio lawmakers also deadlocked on a plan to change the certification date. 👉 Here's a closer look. |
Hush money case inches closer to the jury |
Closing arguments stretched into the evening Tuesday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, making room to hand the case over to the jury for deliberation Wednesday. Prosecutors have spent the better part of the last six weeks building the case that Trump authorized the $130,000 in hush money Michael Cohen paid porn star Stormy Daniels, that the payment violated campaign finance laws, and Trump disguised the reimbursement as a legal expense. |
What's next? Judge Juan Merchan must first give the jury instructions on what law is applicable in the case, then it will be handed off to 12 Manhattanites who will either issue a verdict or force a mistrial in the first criminal trial of a former president in U.S. history. 👉 Everything from the courtroom. |
Texas braces for more severe storms |
Fierce storms swept over Texas and the southern Plains on Tuesday, uprooting trees, overturning semi-trucks, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands – the latest outbreak of severe weather in the region following a series of deadly storms that killed at least 22 people over the holiday weekend. The warm, moist air that's fueled one of the most active periods for tornadoes in recent years will linger over the Plains, bringing thunderstorms capable of spawning twisters this week, the National Weather Service said. More than 800,000 homes and businesses across north-central Texas were without power Tuesday afternoon as up to 2.5 inches of rain fell in some areas. ⛈️ See what's happening now. | Wreckage is strewn across a property in Valley View, Texas, a day after a deadly series of tornados hit the central United States. ABC AFFILIATE WFAA, via REUTERS |
Gaza aid pier towed to Israel for repairs |
The $320 million pier the Pentagon built to ferry desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza was damaged by high seas from storms and must be towed to Israel for repairs, officials said Tuesday. The Biden administration had touted the pier for weeks as a vital alternative to land routes to ship food and medicine to Palestinians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas. Its operation, however, got off to a rough start with the first trucks laden with aid prevented by mobs from reaching their destination. 👉 What we know about the damage. | The Trident Pier is seen on the Gaza coast on May 16, 2024. US Central Command (CENTCOM)/AFP | | | | A natural gas explosion in Youngstown, Ohio damaged a building and left seven people hospitalized. One worker was unaccounted for. | | | |  | Italy's two biggies newspapers quoted the pope as using an Italian vulgarity when saying the seminaries were full of homosexuals. | | | | A house has collapsed into the ocean on the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Tuesday morning, authorities said. | | | | Former Eagles center Jason Kelce takes issue with suggestion he's being hypocritical for his stance on Harrison Butker's controversial comments. | | | | The victim, identified as Brigham Hawkins, was inside a cabin in Alpine when a bear "entered through an open door and proceeded to swipe at him." | | | | In a new docuseries, Melissa Schuman opened up about doing a duet with Nick Carter after he allegedly raped her in 2003. | | | | "The course of the trial became such a circus and such a fiasco that (the verdict) wasn't a surprise," says Nicole Brown Simpson's sister Dominique. | | | | Prince King, an 81-year-old California man, was arrested by Azusa police for allegedly using ball bearings to destroy property in his neighborhood. | | | | The Ocean City Fire Department treated the boy and he was taken to the Atlantic City Regional Medical Center. | | | | Aurora Masters tragically died after an accident on a swing set. Her parents want her to be remembered not by the way she died, but how she lived. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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