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AP Headline News - Mar 11 2024 11:00 (EDT)
AP news. Good morning. I'm Ed Donahue. Palestinians in Gaza began fasting for the holy month of Ramadan as hunger worsens across the strip and pressure grows on Israel over the growing humanitarian crisis. The protest vote movement over President Biden's handling of the Israel Hamas war is growing. More than 100,000 Michigan voters chose uncommitted on their ballots. A week later, roughly 263,000 in five super Tuesday states did the same. Organizers are now watching tomorrow's primaries in Washington and Georgia for similar protests as the movement raises more questions about whether a small but significant number of Democrats angry at the president might abandon him in November, hurting his chances in swing states like Michigan. His allies though believe disaffected Democrats will return to the fold when given a choice of him or Donald Trump. Sagar or Magani Washington. It's the morning after in Hollywood. Al Pacino was the person to announce best picture at the Oscars. Here it comes. And Maria is the Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan for Best Director and Killian Murphy for Best Actor won their first Oscars. Robert Downey Jr. won for Best Supporting Actor. Japan marked the 13th anniversary with a minute of silence of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left parts of the Fukushima Prefecture uninhabitable. Officials pledged to continue support for rebuilding. About 20,000 people were killed. The Princess of Wales is apologized for confusion caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace. The image of Kate and her children was intended to calm concern and speculation about the princess's health but had the opposite effect. Several news agencies that initially published the photo, including the AP, withdrew the image over concerns about digital manipulation. This is AP News. I'm Seth Zutel and this is Markets in a Minute. Stocks are slipping as Wall Street prepares for a report on inflation that could show how realistic markets hopes for easier interest rates are. The S&P 500 was three tenths of a percent lower early Monday. The benchmark index is coming off just its third losing week in the last 19. The S&P is still near the all-time high. It's set on Thursday. The Dow fell 91 points. That's about two tenths percent. The NASDAQ composite was also off two tenths of a percent. Economists expect that Tuesday's report on prices at the consumer level could show that inflation remained at 3.1% in February. Markets are hoping that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates in June. Treasure yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Bitcoin hit another record. Seth Zutel in New York. Disney is asking for approval from local officials to expand its Anaheim Resort in California over the next four decades. 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? Visit DanCaplasLaw.com. That's Dan, C-A-P-L-I-S Law.com. (speaking Spanish) Fargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Fargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. Do you, Fargo? You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo.com/get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo bank and I am number FDIC. 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 at linkedin.com/spoken. That's linkedin.com/spoken. Terms and conditions apply.