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Investigators and officials are still trying piece together how and why a gunman shot former President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend. The Republican National Congress will go ahead today without any major security changes. More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts today. The price of postage has gone up again - we'll tell you why you should care. Plus, Lionel Messi has a tearful end to major international soccer.

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Investigators are looking for a motive for the gunman who shot former President Donald Trump, as well as a lapse in security for the rally. President Joe Biden is urging Americans to come together in the wake of the attack. The Republican National Convention is still going ahead today as planned. At least 90 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a displacement camp in Gaza. Plus, three household names passed away this weekend.

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The Republican National Convention is scheduled to get underway on Monday in Milwaukee, despite a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday night that the FBI says was an assassination attempt. While the draft language of the official party platform puts Trump front and center, some say it does not go far enough on key issues. In this episode, we look at what it says and why Trump is distancing himself from a more extreme pro-Trump plan called Project 2025. 

Guest: Alayna Treene, CNN Politics Reporter

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The first CNN Hero of 2024 founded a nonprofit that teaches kids with troubled pasts how to train homeless dogs to help get them adopted. Quincy Wilson is making history ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics. In Maine, a children’s clothing store buys back its clothes and repurposes them, so they don’t end up in landfills. Divers and a marine biologist are helping save sharks from the two issues that threaten their existence. Plus, how the demise of the dinosaurs may have helped grapes thrive. 

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President Joe Biden is meeting with groups of congressional Democrats through the weekend to reignite support for his campaign. Scorching summer temperatures are baking much of the US as Houston battles power outages. A number of battleground states are sending fake 2020 electors to the Republican National Convention. A judge has decided that Rudy Giuliani is no longer entitled to bankruptcy protection. Plus, we’ll explain why Alec Baldwin’s trial over a fatal shooting on a movie set is now on hold.

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President Joe Biden is dismissing growing concerns about his candidacy as he hits the campaign trail in Michigan today. Millions in the eastern US are under flood watches in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The latest inflation data is bringing some unexpected bad news about the US economy. Several Wisconsin hotel employees have been fired following the death of a Black man pinned to the ground. And, federal regulators have grounded a SpaceX rocket after a failed mission.

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Prominent Democrats continue to air doubts about President Joe Biden's candidacy. The Kremlin responds after Biden momentarily mixed up the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. A massive breach has exposed the data of nearly all of AT&T cell customers and many others. Search and rescue efforts are underway following a landslide in Nepal. Plus, the EU says Elon Musks’s X is misleading users. 

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Pressure continues to mount on President Joe Biden as three Democratic lawmakers joined calls for him to step down from reelection. Heat records are expected to be broken again today, as another heatwave is expected in the eastern US soon. A 1-year-old boy has been found alive near a highway after his 4-year-old brother was found dead. Gaza authorities say at least 50 people have been found dead after the partial withdrawal of the Israeli military from an area. Plus, a woman survived 36 hours out at sea after drifting from the shoreline in a floating ring. 

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President Joe Biden's much-anticipated news conference didn't seem to sway those in his own party calling on him to step down from running for reelection. The heatwave in parts of the US will be spreading soon, as people in Texas deal with heat and power outages. Former President Donald Trump is pushing for his conviction in the hush money case to be dismissed. Panama has installed barbed wire across several routes through the Darien Gap used by migrants. And, a study has found small amounts of toxins in tampons.

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President Joe Biden will close this week’s NATO summit with a high-stakes solo press conference. Also during the NATO summit, Biden sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss a new aid package. The biggest power company in Houston faces criticism as more than 1 million of its customers still don’t have power. A new study shows nearly half of cancer deaths in the US are preventable. And, actor Alec Baldwin is back in court today for his involuntary manslaughter trial.

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