President Biden's surprise withdrawal from the 2024 race has endorsed VP Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, potentially making history as the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket amidst uncertain party reception. A global Microsoft outage disrupted services worldwide; a wildfire in Salt Lake City prompted evacuations; the Secret Service faced criticism over security denials for major figures; tensions escalated between Israel and Yemen after mutual attacks.

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Biden drops out (AP, Reuters)

Crowdstrike (CNN)

Utah wildfire causes evacuations (CBS)

Secret Service denied extra security for Trump (NBC)

Israel shoots down Yemeni missile (Reuters)