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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted July 12, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office inmate workers move free sandbags for residents in Chalmette, La., Thursday, July 11, 2019. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is telling people in the southern part of the state to be prepared for heavy rain from Tropical Storm Barry as it pushes northward through the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) The Associated Press

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. TROPICAL STORM LASHES SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

Barry's wind and rain start to lash Louisiana as New Orleans and coastal communities brace for a drenching from what's expected to be the first hurricane of the season.

2. PRESIDENT ABANDONS BID TO INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON CENSUS

Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship question into next year's census, directing federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases instead.

3. WHO WAS ARRESTED AGAIN ON FEDERAL SEX CHARGES

Singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.

4. INDIA SHOOTING FOR THE MOON

India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world's spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon.

5. TRUMP UNLOADS ON PAUL RYAN

The president via Twitter called the Republican former House Speaker a "lame duck failure." Ryan is very critical of Trump in a new book which says he could not stand the idea of another two years with the president and saw retirement as an "escape hatch."

6. PENTAGON IN LEADERSHIP LIMBO

The United States still has no confirmed defense secretary even with the nation facing potential armed conflict with Iran.

7. FRESHMEN DEMOCRATS IN SPOTLIGHT AT IMMIGRATION HEARING

Four Democratic freshmen who reported squalid conditions at migrant detention stations at the southern border are taking the spotlight at a House committee hearing.

8. WHAT IS BECOMING A NEW FLASHPOINT FOR HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Race has become a new flashpoint in the debate between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other House Democrats over migrant children in detention at the border.

9. CHINA IMPORTS FROM THE U.S. PLUNGE 31 PERCENT

Imports of U.S. goods fell 31.4% from a year earlier to $9.4 billion, while exports to the American market declined 7.8% to $39.3 billion, customs data shows.

10. WHICH TOP NBA POINT GUARDS ARE SWAPPED IN TRADE

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul.

This July 2019, photo released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII-M1 being prepared for its July 15 launch in Sriharikota, an island off India's south-eastern coast. India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the worldâs spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole. (Indian Space Research Organization via AP) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, May 5, 2014 file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives against Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in the first quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Oklahoma City. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, a shake up of top point guards and a move that reunites Westbrook with James Harden, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) The Associated Press

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