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The 7

Friday, July 14, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

News, Daily News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Friday briefing: Heat wave; Opill approval; actors strike; aspartame cancer risk; how to watch the Wimbledon finals; and more


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0:00.0

The Wimbledon finals start this weekend.

0:05.8

The FDA approved an over-the-counter birth control pill and in Hollywood a double strike is underway.

0:11.0

The entire business model has been changed by streaming digital AI.

0:19.2

I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the 7th from the Washington Post.

0:22.5

It's Friday, July 14th.

0:24.7

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:28.9

Number one, extreme heat is breaking records

0:32.2

in large parts of the country.

0:34.0

The South and the Southwest have experienced weeks of consecutive 100 plus degree days.

0:39.5

In Phoenix, temperatures haven't dropped below the 90s this month, even at night.

0:44.0

The punishing temperatures are expected to continue into next week.

0:47.6

This heat can be especially dangerous for workers.

0:50.4

Only six states have regulations mandating access to water, rest, and shade.

0:54.8

In the rest of the country over-the-counter birth control pill in the US yesterday.

1:11.5

It's called O-Pill. It's expected to be available online and in stores by January or February.

1:17.0

It won't have an age restriction and the cost will be announced later this year, possibly in the fall.

1:22.0

This is a major milestone. Health workers have fought

1:25.2

for decades to make oral contraceptives easier to get, and the decision comes as abortion rights

1:30.1

are increasingly under threat. Number three.

1:35.0

You're Number three.

1:38.0

We are riders.

1:40.0

Pay your actors.

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