News Brief: FBI Gains Access to Suspected Trump Shooter’s Phone, Democrats Plan to Nominate Biden Before End of July, Hamas Commander’s Fate Unclear Following Israeli Air Strikes

Published on July 17, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Wednesday, July 17, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and today, we’ll brief you on some very impactful stories making headlines both here and around the world. Evacuation orders have been issued for a city near the St. Louis area, President Joe Biden will accept his party’s virtual nomination, and the FBI has gained access to the phone owned by the man who tried to assassinate the former president. Also, the Israeli military is disputing claims made by Hamas, and Wisconsin courts make another ruling pertaining to ballots ahead of November’s election....

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