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AP Headline News - Mar 17 2024 16:00 (EDT)
AP News for this Sunday, February 17th, I'm Jackie Quinn. It appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has easily rolled into another six-year term, with exit polling from three days of voting. The AP's Lawrence Brooks reports. Russian officials have released early returns, showing President Vladimir Putin as one a landslide victory in the presidential election. It takes place against the backdrop of the harshest crackdown on political opposition and freedom of speech in Russia since Soviet times. The November election in the U.S. is generating controversy, including a remark from former President Trump at a rally in Ohio's Saturday. He was talking about auto-production being sent overseas and then said, "You're not going to be able to sell those guys. If I get elected, now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath." Putin Biden at the White House, hosting Catholic leaders on this St. Patrick's Day, talking about the lessons he learned in Catholic school. "We're all created equal to the image of God, that every single human being deserves to be treated with dignity." Authorities in New Mexico have just arrested a suspect, sought for the fatal shooting of a state police officer who had stopped to help the suspect change a tire on Friday. The Bernalillo County Sheriff on K08V says Jeremy Smith engaged officers in a shootout. "Shots were fired, some shot strikes Smith." Smith is accused of shooting officer Justin Hare twice and then driving off in his patrol car with the officer's body inside. The March Madness brackets are coming out and then there's always the lottery if you want to make lots of money next week. Here's our Haya-Pentwani. "The mega millions jackpot is at 875 million dollars. While the odds of winning the jackpot are slim, you could try feeling some St. Patrick's Day magic and buying a ticket." This is AP News. An actress loses her home. I'm Archie Zara-Letta with an entertainment update. Model actor Cara Delavigne says her heart is broken after her house in Los Angeles burned down on Friday. Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. Delavigne is in a stage production of Cabaret in London and was apparently not home. Usher was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. He was also given the President's Award for his public service. In the ceremony broadcast on BET, Usher says he owes a lot to his mother. "It's far too often in our industry do women, you know, not get the recognition that they truly deserve." "I left my home." San Francisco now runs a cable car that's dedicated to late singer Tony Bennett. It's been running for about a month and goes past the Fairmont Hotel, where he first performed "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in 1961. I'm Archie Zara-Letta. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. Okay, sweetie, be good for your older sister while mommy does a robux with Lorenzo. Oh, for the love of. Children's Afrin provides fast all day or all night relief from stuffy noses due to colds or allergies, so mommy time doesn't get blocked. Afrin, the wow is real, used as directed. We got another day of NBA action, and with FanDuel, every night is a watch party, so it's time for your FanDuel crew to make their bets. So what's to move tonight, gang? You know that new customers who bet $5 get $200 back in bonus bets if you win. Bet all the stars with all your friends and make every moment more, only on FanDuel. New customers bet $5 get $200 back in bonus bets if you win. Make every moment more with FanDuel, 21 plus in present in Colorado, first online real money wage only, $10 for a surprise or required. Bonus is issued as non-vajorable bonus bets that expire seven days after receipt. See full of terms at FanDuel.com/sportsbook. Gambling problem, call 1-800-522-4700. Ryan Reynolds here for Mint Mobile. With the price of just about everything going up during inflation, we thought we'd bring our prices down. So to help us, we brought in a reverse auctioneer, which is apparently a thing. Mint Mobile unlimited, premium wireless. Have it to get 30, 30, 30, 30, get 20, 20, 20, get 20, 20, get 20, get 15, 15, 15, just 15 bucks a month. So give it a try at mintmobile.com/switch. $45 up front for three months plus taxes and fees, promote eight for new customers for limited time, unlimited more than 40 gigabytes per month. Full terms at Mint Mobile.com. 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 Caplis 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 Dan Caplis Law dot com. That's Dan, C-A-P-L-I-S-Wah.com.