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AP Headline News - Mar 05 2024 14:00 (EST)

Duration:
3m
Broadcast on:
05 Mar 2024
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mp3

AP News. I'm Ed Donneke. Lawmakers in Alabama advanced legislation to protect in vitro fertilization providers after a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state, Senate and House approved nearly identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and criminal prosecution from the damage or death of an embryo during IVF services. Lawmakers are aiming to give final approval Wednesday and send the legislation to the governor to be signed into law. I'm Julie Walker. A lot of delegates are at stake today with primaries in 16 states on Super Tuesday. President Biden and former President Donald Trump are expected to cruise to victories. In North Carolina, Elizabeth Zekor isn't pleased by today's choices. I want someone other than Trump. I mean this whole huge beautiful country and Trump is the best we have. I just find that hard to believe. And I'm not saying that Biden is so great, but actually my life's never been better. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is looking for a repeat of 2016. This is a head to head matchup at this point between Joe Biden and Donald Trump and he's the clear favorite has all the momentum and momentum and I feel really good about him winning again in November. Today Donald Trump called Joe Biden the worst president in history. President Biden warned black Americans specifically returning Trump to the White House would be dangerous. The Department of Education says Virginia's Liberty University agreed to pay an unprecedented 14 million dollar fine after the Christian school failed to disclose information about crimes that occurred on its Lynchburg campus, including those involving sexual assaults. Barry Caden, the co-founder of a specialty pharmacy that was at the center of a deadly national meningitis outbreak in 2012, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan. Logins have been restored after outages involving meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. This is AP news. No deal on a ceasefire in the Middle East. Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages have ended without a breakthrough. Egyptian officials say less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The US, Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker an agreement in which Hamas would release up to 40 hostages in return for a six week ceasefire, the release of some Palestinian prisoners and an influx of aid to address the humanitarian catastrophe in the isolated territory. I'm Charles Tilladezma in New Hampshire. The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted to unionize an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA's deteriorating amateur business model. I'm Ed Donahue AP news with LinkedIn jobs. We tap into a network of more than a billion professionals to help you find quality professionals quickly and easily for any role you need. Marketing wizards found them software engineers found that project manager I could never seem to hire and found. LinkedIn jobs quickly matches your roles with candidates with the right skills and experience. In fact, 86% of small businesses get a qualified candidate within 24 hours. Post your first job for free and get started at linkedin.com/spoken. That's linkedin.com/spoken. Terms and conditions apply.