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AP Headline News - Mar 18 2024 13:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donahue. President Biden has been on the phone with Israel's leader, amid a growing divide over the war in Gaza. It was their first interaction in more than a month, and comes days after top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer blistered Benjamin Netanyahu over the war, calling for new elections in Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way. On Fox and frenzy yesterday, I think Schumer's statements are wholly inappropriate. But the president backed his fellow Democrat. The call comes with the U.S. insisting Israel do more to protect civilians in Gaza and allow more aid to flow in. In northern Gaza, feminism and eminent. The World Food Program, Sir Reef Hussein, says some 70 percent of the population is experiencing catastrophic hunger. The starvation is used as a weapon of war. The European Union Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Burrell worries it will get worse if Israel broadens its offensive in the pact city of Rafa, Sagar or Magani, Washington. Recently, a piece of aluminum skin fell off a United Airlines plane. Another jet lost a wheel on takeoff, but United CEO is trying to reassure customers flying is safe. This is airline safety expert John Cox. These events are unfortunate and they are getting a lot of attention. But I don't see that they are showing an erosion in the safety of the commercial aviation system. After easily winning reelection, Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will not relent in the invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone to help protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a social media case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age. The Biden administration is accused by two states of leaning on social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelched conservative points of view. This is AP News. The country music Hall of Fame announced its latest inductees. The news broke of Toby Keith's death on February 6. Hours later, the Country Music Association got the voting results for the Hall of Fame and learned Keith had made it in. He will be inducted as a modern era musician. John Anderson will be inducted in the veteran category. He tells the Country Music Association being a musician is all he's ever wanted to do. Music has been my whole life or a lot of what keeps me driven since I was just a child. Guitarist James Burton, who played with Elvis Presley and John Denver and worked as a studio musician, also will be inducted. The ceremony will be in Nashville in October. I'm Archie Zaraletta. Astronaut Thomas Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first US Soviet space link up has died. He was 93. I met 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. Verbal vacation homes come with 24/7 live support. So if you ever need anything, you can reach a real person in about a minute. Hey, how can I help? Furbo, private vacation rentals for you and your people.