Democratic Race May Already Be Over (Newser Morning 8)

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July 23, 2024     "Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." —George Eliot   1 Google Changes Its Mind on Eliminating Cookies Google was supposed to eliminate cookies, the controversial technology used by advertisers to track users' online activity, from its Chrome web browser by the end of the year. Keep reading   2 Democratic Race May Already Be Over Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party's nominee against Donald Trump, according to an AP survey. Keep reading   From our sponsors New Windows Available if You Own a Home in These Zip Codes Americans are shocked at how cheap new energy-efficient windows are with this service. KEEP READING   At a Glance Baby sea turtles are released into the ocean from Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. About three hundred newly hatched Lekang turtles were released during a campaign to save the endangered sea turtle. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)   3 Eminem Unseats Taylor Swift Atop Billboard Charts Eminem's latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department after 12 weeks, the AP reports. Keep reading   4 Teen Driver's Parents Sentenced After Crash Kills Passenger In May of 2023, a 16-year-old Queens boy allegedly caused a high-speed crash in his parents' BMW that left his 14-year-old passenger dead. Keep reading   5 Russia Sentences Another US Journalist A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian American journalist for the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6.5 years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. Keep reading   6 Spirit Airlines Fires Gate Agents Who Screamed at Passengers Spirit Airlines gate agents who were caught on video screaming at passengers are now out of a job. Keep reading     7 Colorado Gov.: If They Need a 'Balding, Gay Jew,' I'm the Guy As speculation swirls around who Kamala Harris might choose as a running mate should she become the Democratic presidential nominee, a couple potential picks are weighing in. Keep reading   8 Biden Makes First Public Comments Since Stepping Aside President Biden says he's "determined to get as much done" as he possibly can in his final six months in the White House as he tries to beat back a defining force that his lame-duck predecessors struggled to vanquish: diminished relevance. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2011, singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Democrats Are Deeply Split on Clinton's VP Pick   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved