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AP Headline News - Mar 07 2024 13:00 (EST)
AP News, I'm Ed Donichy President Biden stated the union address will include a plan to boost the humanitarian aid flow into Gaza. The AP soccer McGony is at the White House administration officials say the president said to announce the US military will help set up a temporary base on the Gaza coast intended to allow in more food medicine and other aid. The officials did not give details on how it will be built, but did say the operation will not require American troops on the ground. The US military recently started airdropping aid in Gaza, where aid groups say it's become nearly impossible to deliver supplies. Sagar McGony at the White House. NATO now has 32 members. Today is a truly historic day. Sweden is now member of NATO. It was made official today. Sweden's Prime Minister of Christiansen is in Washington. He'll be a guest of honor of President Biden at the State of the Union address tonight. Sweden helps NATO at a time worries are growing about Russia and Ukraine. Haiti's government is extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try to curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital, Port of Prince. Caleb Montgomery, the estranged wife of a new Hampshire man, convicted of killing his five-year-old daughter and moving the body around for months, was granted parole more than a year after she was sentenced to prison for lying about where she was when the child was last seen. Police in Ottawa are investigating a suspected multiple homicide following the deaths of two adults and four children at a house in the southern part of the Canadian capital. Officials say power lines ignited massive wildfires across the Texas panhandle that destroyed homes and killed thousands of livestock, including the largest blaze in state history that the utility provider, XL Energy, says its equipment appeared to have sparked. The smokehouse Creek fire was among a cluster of fires that ignited in the rural panhandle. This is AP News. No change in the number of unemployment applications. 217,000. That is a healthy level, a sign that the labor market is still strong. Overall, just under two million Americans are on unemployment. The economy is held up better than expected despite recession predictions, thanks to strong consumer spending. There are plenty of jobs the layoffs have ticked up recently, mostly across technology and media. Still, the unemployment rate is a low 3.7% and it's been below 4% for 24 straight months, the longest such streak since the 1960s. I'm Rita Folle. A source tells the AP, the Red Bull Racing Formula One employee whose complaint sparked an investigation into alleged misconduct by team principal Christian Horner has been suspended. The company dismissed the complaint, Horner declined to comment on the suspension. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News. It's Buck Sexton along with Clay Travis talking about Dan capitalist law. Buck Dan's the son of a police officer and a guy who finished law school and aimed high to build a world-class firm for the people where everyone regardless of background gets top-notch treatment. Dan capitalist law lives that mission, scoring record verdicts for folks from all walks of life and they don't care about your wallet, righteous cases are taken on a percentage fee basis. Need help? And campuslaw.com That's Dan, C-A-P-L-I-S Law.com. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Did you know more than one in seven US adults have kidney disease and many don't know it? This National Kidney Month find out what causes kidney disease and what you can do to take control of your health. Take a no-cost kidney smart class online at www.davita.com/kidneysmart that's www.davita.com/kidneysmart. Hello, Saver! Whether you're saving for that trip to the tropics or saving for an emergency, now is the time to take advantage of Wells Fargo's savings options. Wells Fargo offers savings accounts that can help you save towards your goals. So, what are you saving for? Visit a Wells Fargo branch or Wells Fargo.com/save to open a savings account today. Wells Fargo Bank NA member FDIC. (upbeat music)