Barbie, Bowen Yang, Geraldo Rivera & More - 7/4/2023

Today's Sponsor: Robinhood
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Today's Rundown:
Trump pushed Arizona Gov. Ducey to overturn 2020 election results
https://abc30.com/donald-trump-doug-ducey-2020-election-overturn/13453359/

2 teens killed in separate incidents while 'subway surfing' in New York
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/03/subway-surfing-deaths-nyc-teens

Texas teen missing for more than 8 years is found alive
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-teen-missing-more-8-044159693.html

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Flops at Box Office, Marking Record Low for DreamWorks
https://movieweb.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-opening-numbers/

Box Office: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Cursed With $60M Domestic Opening
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-box-office-opening-1235527936/

A microscopic handbag ‘smaller than a grain of salt’ has sold for almost $64,000
https://fortune.com/2023/06/30/mschf-microscopic-handbag-sale-with-joopiter/
/70378788007/

'Barbie' Banned in Vietnam Over Map of Disputed South China Sea
https://www.insider.com/barbie-banned-vietnam-map-disputed-south-china-sea-2023-7

Bowen Yang Stepping Away from Podcast for 'Bad Bouts of Depersonalization'
https://people.com/bowen-yang-stepping-away-from-podcast-for-bad-bouts-of-depersonalization-7556443

McDonald’s Customer Orders 5 Grimace Shakes, Worker is Silent
https://www.dailydot.com/news/mcdonalds-grimace-shake-drive-thru-silent/

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July 4 Birthdays
Geraldo Rivera (80)
Post Malone (28)
Malia Obama (25)

Today In History
1826: Former American presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died, fifty years to the day after the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence.
1939: Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, told a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” as he announced his retirement from major league baseball.
1966: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into United States law.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Independence Day
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