AFN
NEWS
Thursday, July 25, 2019
1) From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. It’s over, and
President Trump is calling the former special counsel’s daylong testimony on
Capitol Hill __. “This was a very big day for our country. This was a very big
day for the Republican Party.” President Trump headed to West Virginia for a
private fundraiser. For more than six hours, Robert Mueller fielded questions on
his report in the Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Robert Mueller with a
warning for members of Congress. “It wasn’t a single attempt. They’re doing it
as we sit here. And they expect to do it during the next campaign.” Russia hasn’t
stopped trying to meddle in U.S. elections. He also said there were wider
social media campaigns that many other countries are developing capability to
quote “replicate what the Russians have done.” Serena Marshall, ABC News, Capitol Hill. Mueller also told Congress
that the investigation was no witch-hunt and that President Trump was not exonerated
of objection of justice. ABC’s News political contributor Steven Roberts. “There’re Democrats who will read the totality of
the day’s testimony, particularly on the question of objection of justice, and
Mueller’s very pointed statements right at the beginning of the day that’s the
President is not exonerated.” Mueller has repeatedly said his report is his
testimony.
2)
South Korean officials say North Korea launched two unidentified projectiles
into the sea and they’re watching closely for further launches. It’s Thursday
morning there. The last time North Korea launched a short-range missile was May.
3)
Police in Canada say two teenagers wanted for the murders of an American woman
and her boyfriend, and the third unidentified man in British Columbia left a burned-down
vehicle, two provinces over Manitoba as the second burned-down car connected to
the pair.
4)
Mixed day for stocks on Wall Street, following earning reports of several large
companies. The Dow fell 79 points, the S&P and the NASDAQ closed up. You’re
listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network; the government throwing the book at Facebook. The
tech giant agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine Wednesday after being accused
of misusing its users’ data. As part of the settlement, Facebook also will
adopt new privacy and security measures. // A lot of Americans are seeing more
money in their paycheck. A new report from the payroll firm ADP says wages rose 4% in June from the
same time last year. The average worker earns $28.54 an hour. // And another
thing going up, a lot of stocks. In fact, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, both
hit all-time high on Wednesday. The Dow, on the other hand, fell for the day.
// And Dunkin is moving Beyond coffee
and jumping on the fancy food bandwagon. The restaurant chain is partnering up with
Beyond Meat and offering a meatless sausage
breakfast sandwich, right now only available at select locations in Manhattan
but they plan to roll it out nationwide in the future. With the Fox Business Report,
I’m Connell
McShane.
