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Headline News from The Associated Press

AP Headline News - Mar 11 2024 10:00 (EDT)

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3m
Broadcast on:
11 Mar 2024
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mp3

This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. We'll begin with the Violence in Haiti. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is meeting today with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica, trying to help resolve the gang violence in Haiti that's killed scores of people and forced thousands more out of their homes. Killian Murphy, who won best actor for Oppenheimer last night, said, "For better or worse, we're all living in Oppenheimer's world." The films about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, Christopher Nolan won best director for Oppenheimer. Starting with the release of the film in July, the response from people around the world far exceeded anything that I'd imagine possible. And winning this recognition from my peers is just, I mean, the icing on the cake. Oppenheimer won seven awards, Emma Stone won best actress for poor things. To Britain now where Kate, the Princess of Wales, says she's sorry about the confusion over that photo, the first official photo of Kate since she had abdominal surgery nearly two months ago. There's been lots of gossip on social media about Kate since her surgery. The AP's Charles de Lettesma is in London. The Princess of Wales has apologized for confusion caused by her editing of a family photo released by Buckingham Palace. In a post on social media, Kate said that she occasionally experiments with editing. She offered her apologies in the post, the Associated Press and other news agencies, withdrew the photo of Kate and children it was issued by Kensington Palace on Sunday to mark Mother's Day in Britain. It appeared to have been manipulated in violation of AP photo guidelines. Charles de Lettesma, London. Donald Trump and President Biden could win enough delegates this week to become their party's presumptive nominees in this presidential election year. Gas is about 340 a gallon as you start your work week. Up 21 cents in a month says the AAA. This is AP News. And now about a beached whale off the coast of Florida, the AP's Julie Walker authorities were trying to help a beach sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast Sunday, that said conditions in the water were too dangerous for crews to safely approach and administer a sedative. The Venice Police Department says on Facebook, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Biologists would try today but that unfortunately it appears this will likely be a recovery effort as nature takes its course, the post said. The whale is estimated to be approximately 50 feet long and weigh up to 70,000 pounds. I'm Julie Walker, Social Media Company Reddit is looking to raise almost 750 million dollars in an initial public offering of its common stock. The company is based in San Francisco. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. 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 dot com slash save to open a savings account today. Wells Fargo bank NA member FDIC. 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 dot com slash save to open a savings account today. Wells Fargo bank NA member FDIC. (upbeat music)