[LAUREN TAYLOR]

MANHATTAN PROSECUTORS SAY THEY ARE OK WITH DELAYING THE SENTENCING OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP OVER HIS HUSH MONEY CONVICTION.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT ON MONDAY REQUESTED TO FILE A MOTION TO HAVE THE VERDICT THROWN OUT FOLLOWING THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING IN TRUMP’S IMMUNITY CASE. THE MOTION WOULD NEARLY GUARANTEE A DELAY IN SENTENCING, WHICH IS SET FOR JULY 11TH.

PROSECUTORS TOLD THE COURT THEY WOULD LIKE TWO WEEKS TO FILE A RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S MOTION.

TRUMP WAS CONVICTED IN LATE MAY ON 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS CONNECTED TO A HUSH PAYMENT TO ADULT ENTERTAINER STORMY DANIELS.

THE SUPREME COURT RULED MONDAY THAT PRESIDENTS HAVE ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR ACTIONS WITHIN THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES AND PRESUMPTIVE IMMUNITY FOR OFFICIAL ACTS. HOWEVER, THE JUSTICES ALSO SAID THERE IS NO IMMUNITY FOR UNOFFICIAL ACTS.

PROSECUTORS DO NOT BELIEVE THE RULING WILL APPLY TO THE NEW YORK CONVICTION BUT ARE SUGGESTING THE SENTENCING BE MOVED TO JULY 24TH TO ALLOW BOTH LEGAL TEAMS TO RESPOND.

THE JUDGE HAS NOT YET MADE A DECISION ON TRUMP’S REQUEST TO FILE A MOTION OR A DELAY TO THE SCHEDULED SENTENCING.

TRUMP’S DEFENSE ARGUED PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY IN A PREVIOUS AND UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO DELAY THE HUSH MONEY TRIAL.

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[RAY BOGAN]

Both candidates have been public figures for decades, it’s a rematch from four years ago, and 

they’ve already debated. So how could nearly 30% of Americans not know who they’re voting for? According to a new Harvard/Harris poll, it’s true. 

The pollsters found that 28% of voters are still undecided about November’s presidential election, while 72% have made up their minds. The survey was conducted after the CNN Presidential debate. 

It’s also worth noting that, according to the poll, the Republican and Democratic party’s approval ratings are both underwater at 44% and 41% respectively. That’s important because the candidate at the top of the ticket can often impact senate and congressional races beneath him. But this poll shows that both parties will need to work hard to win over voters. 

During a recent episode of America Speaks with Frank Luntz, undecided voters explained why they still haven’t made up their mind. 

[HOWARD GIAMBRONE]

“I’m looking to see what’s going to be different for the next four years, other than the same stuff we’ve seen for the past eight that has been horrible,” Georgia resident Howard Giambrone said. 

[JON HERMAN]

“I have serious issues with both candidates, age being one of them. And Trump, obviously, I’m tired of hearing all the stolen election b*lls**t for the last four years, it wasn’t stolen,” Jon Herman of Arizona said. “And Biden is like every day I see a gaffe or I see something out of his administration that makes me cringe, and it’s like, oh my god, is there anyone else?” 

[EMILY MURPHY]

“I don’t have confidence in either of the candidates. To be honest with you, I feel like I’m choosing between a circus and a nursing home, and that’s not the perception that I want our country to convey,” Emily Murphy of Georgia said. 

[RAY BOGAN]

The candidate’s favorability ratings shed more light on that. Just like their parties, more people view the candidates unfavorable than favorably. Donald Trump has a slight edge in this category, coming in at 46% over Joe Biden’s 39%. 

Polls also indicate Biden’s debate performance is dragging him down. 

A new CNN poll asked:  Do you think Democrats have a better chance of winning the presidency in 2024 if Joe Biden is the party’s nominee, or do they have a better chance of winning with someone else as the party’s nominee? 75% said Democrats have a better chance with someone else. Biden’s approval rating is also at a new low according to the poll- 36%. 

But if Democrats were to replace Biden, their new challenger wouldn’t necessarily beat Trump. The CNN poll found that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Transportation Sec. Pette Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are all behind the presumptive Republican nominee.

Jack Alymer: OWNING AN EV CAN BE A HEADACHE.

THAT’S WHAT J-D POWER’S ANNUAL VEHICLE QUALITY STUDY IS REVEALING AFTER RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM NEARLY 100,000 CONSUMERS.

J-D POWER IS KNOWN FOR CRUNCHING NUMBERS TO STUDY CONSUMER BEHAVIOR.

THEIR REPORT FOUND EV DRIVERS ARE HAVING MORE ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES THAN CONVENTIONAL CAR OWNERS.

FOR EVERY 100 VEHICLES, GAS POWERED CARS HAD AN AVERAGE OF 180 PROBLEMS REPORTED.

WHEN IT CAME TO EVS, THAT JUMPED TO AN AVERAGE OF 266 PROBLEMS PER 100 VEHICLES.

OVERALL, EVS AND HYBRIDS REQUIRED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT A RATE THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES.

[ANCHOR]
AND WHILE ALL MAJOR EV MAKERS RECEIVED CRITICISM IN THESE FINDINGS-
TESLA MIGHT HAVE HAD THE MOST TO LOSE.

IN PAST JD POWER STUDIES, ELON MUSK’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY MAINTAINED A SIZEABLE LEAD OVER LEGACY AUTOMAKERS IN TERMS OF QUALITY.

THIS YEAR THOUGH, TESLA’S SCORE WAS ON PAR WITH THE AVERAGE RATING OF OTHER EV BRANDS.

JD POWER ATTRIBUTED TESLA’S DROP OFF IN CONSUMER SATISFACTION TO THE REMOVAL OF TRADITIONAL FEATURE CONTROLS FROM ITS LATEST MODELS.

REVAMPING THINGS LIKE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPORTEDLY NOT WELL RECEIVED BY DRIVERS.

JD POWER’S STUDY COMES AS OTHER RESEARCH FIRMS HAVE ALSO INDICATED RISING DISSATISFACTION WITH EV QUALITY.A RECENT MCKINSEY CONSUMER SURVEY FOUND 46 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WHO OWN EVS ARE ACTUALLY NOW CONSIDERING GOING BACK TO TRADITIONAL GAS VEHICLES.

THERE HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSITION. TO GET MORE STORIES LIKE THIS ONE, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP AND SIGN UP FOR ALERTS FROM ME – JACK AYLMER – SO YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE.

[KARAH RUCKER]

REMEMBER HEADLINES LIKE THESE?

3 OUT OF 4 ECONOMISTS PREDICT A RECESSION BY 2021.

“UGLY INFLATION MAKES A RECESSION MORE LIKELY IN 2022”

“RECESSION FEARS GROW.”

“U.S. RECESSION ODDS RISE TO 100%.”

WHILE THESE ARE ALL OLD HEADLINES AND A RECESSION NEVER HAPPENED–

THE FEARS ARE RESURFACING –

IN ONE OF THE GLOOMIEST FORECASTS FOR WALL STREET.

A LEADING  “BCA RESEARCH” ANALYST PREDICTING THE S-AND-P 500  TO FALL 30% –

HE BELIEVES THE U.S. WILL FALL INTO A RECESSION EITHER LATE THIS YEAR OR IN EARLY 2025.

PETER BEREZIN – THE “CHIEF GLOBAL STRATEGIST” AT BCA RESEARCH – IS PREDICTING “A SLOWDOWN IN THE LABOR MARKET” WILL SOON “ACCELERATE RAPIDLY.”

HE SAYS THAT IN TURN – WILL PUT AN “ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON CONSUMER SPENDING” – 

WHICH BEREZIN SAYS IS A RECIPE FOR RECESSION.

CONSUMER SPENDING HAS SLOWED IN RECENT MONTHS.

THE LABOR MARKET SAW “OPEN JOBS” FALL TO A 3 YEAR-LOW IN APRIL –

AND NEW DATA FROM THE “BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS” SHOWS A FAIRLY STABLE LABOR MARKET.

THE JOBS REPORT FOR JUNE COMING OUT THIS FRIDAY WILL OFFER FURTHER INDICATION ON WHAT DIRECTION THE ECONOMY IS HEADING.

WHILE SOME ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING THINGS TO GO SOUTH –

OTHERS SAY THE OPPOSITE –

INCLUDING THE CHIEF ECONOMIST OF GOLDMAN SACHS –

SAYING EARLIER THIS YEAR THE U.S. “IS NOWHERE NEAR A RECESSION” –

AND HASN’T BEEN.

AS MIT PROFESSOR PAUL SAMUELSON SAID IN 1982 – WHCIH CAN STILL BE APPLIED TODAY –

“THE STOCK MARKET HAS PREDICTED NINE OUT OF THE LAST FIVE RECESSIONS.”

IT’S A GAME OF PREDICTION THAT ECONOMISTS PLAY.

AND ONE THEY OFTEN GET WRONG..

WHILE THE DATA SHOWS THE U.S. ECONOMY IS NOT IN A RECESSION –

A HARRIS POLL OUT THIS SUMMER FOUND THE **MAJORITY OF AMERICANS –

BELIEVE THE U.S. IS ALREADY IN ONE.

AND IF THIS ONE STRATEGIST WITH BCA RESEARCH HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT ABOUT A RECESSION AT THE END OF 2024 OR START OF 2025 IS RIGHT –

THEN VOTERS WILL SOON BE DECIDING THE PRESIDENT THEY WANT TO LEAD THE COUNTRY THROUGH IT.

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE JUNE JOBS REPORT OUT THIS FRIDAY.

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[LAUREN TAYLOR]

DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE INJURED – AFTER AN AIR EUROPA FLIGHT ON A BOEING PLANE — TRAVELING FROM SPAIN TO URUGUAY – EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN BRAZIL MONDAY.

PASSENGERS DESCRIBED THE CHAOTIC SCENE –

SAYING PEOPLE FLEW OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND THROUGH THE CABIN.

ONE MAN EVEN GOT STUCK IN THE CEILING OF THE PLANE –

YOU CAN SEE HIS FEET STICKING OUT FROM THE BIN.

PASSENGERS COULDN’T FIND HIM AT FIRST –

AND THEN FRANTICALLY HELPED HIM DOWN.

YOU CAN HEAR A BABY CRYING FRANTICALLY IN THE BACKGROUND.

MORE PICTURES AND VIDEO SHOW THE AFTERMATH —

YOU CAN SEE AIR MASKS DANGLING FROM THE CEILING, SEATS RIPPED APART, OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS IN SHAMBLES WITH PANELS COMPLETELY TORN OFF.

 THE NEW YORK POST REPORTS THAT ONE PASSENGER TOLD REPORTERS  IN URUGUAY THE PILOTS WARNED OF TURBULENCE BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND ASKED PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED WITH THEIR SEATBELTS ON.

HE SAID THE PLANE FELL ABRUPTLY AND “THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE SEATBELTS FLEW AND SOME REMAINED HOOKED TO THE ROOF.”

OTHER PASSENGERS DESCRIBED THE SCENE SAYING IT WAS STRAIGHT OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE AND THEY WERE AFRAID FOR THEIR LIVES.

EMERGENCY CREWS WERE WAITING ON THE TARMAC WHEN THE PLANE ARRIVED IN BRAZIL.

THE FLIGHT WAS CARRYING 325 PEOPLE AND THE AIRLINE ARRANGED ACCOMODATIONS FOR THE REMAINING PASSENGERS TO BE PICKED UP BY BUS AND TAKEN BACK TO URUGUAY.

THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH TURBULENCE INCIDENT TO CAUSE INJURIES TO PASSENGERS IN LESS THAN A MONTH.

IN MAY, A MAN DIED ON A SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM A SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK WHEN HIS FLIGHT FROM LONDON ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHEN THE PLANE SUDDENLY DESCENDED 6-THOUSAND FEET .

DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE INJURED ON THAT SAME FLIGHT.

FOR SAN, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR…

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