Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 05 2024 18:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donoughton. President Biden wants Egypt and Gutter to press for a hostage exchange deal with Israel. The AP Sager-Magani has the story. It comes a day after the President urged Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal. "Let's get this done. Let's get a deal in place so that we can get a ceasefire for a matter of weeks in place." White House National Security spokeswoman John Kirby says the hostages need to get home after being held for six months. A senior administration official says the President has written to Egypt and Gutter's leaders urging a deal and says national security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Monday with relatives of some of the more than 100 estimated hostages believed to still be in Gaza. Sager-Magani, Washington. The Israeli military says two officers have been dismissed. Three have been reprimanded for their roles in the recent Gaza strikes. The President was in Baltimore today. He saw the effort to clear away what he called the mangled mess of remains of the collapsed key bridge. "From the air I saw the bridge that's been ripped apart. But here on the ground I see a community that's been pulled together." The President met with families and the victims of the collapse. The bodies of only two of the six who died have been recovered. A strong jobs report from the Labor Department. More than 300,000 jobs were added last month. "This is just a very solid number. I think this is the kind of jobs report that the Federal Reserve wants to see. We did see the unemployment rate decline slightly and that's also good news." P&C Financials Gus Voche expects an interest rate cut in June. It doesn't happen much on the east coast, but people in Philadelphia, New York and elsewhere felt a 4.8 magnitude earthquake. Sima Senti was in her fifth grade class in New York City. "The ground was shaking and I didn't hear necessarily as much the rumbling, but it was still scary." This is AP News. I'm Damian Treisi, and this is the AP Markets Report. Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday following a hot US jobs report. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 307 points and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.2 percent. US employers added a surprisingly strong number of jobs in March, while modest gains in wages eased some fears of a renewed spike in inflation. Wall Street is still betting the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in June. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. Oil rose slightly, and gold prices continued their recent rally. Damian Treisi, New York. Prices in Argentina are soaring for Mosquito repellent. Shops across Buenos Aires saw their supply plummet this year, as Dengue fever cases surged, sending parents and children on feverish hunts for repellent. The Argentine government lifted Mosquito repellent import requirements to boost supply during its worst dangue outbreak in recent memory. I'm Adana Hu, AP News. When everyone's on the same page, getting things done at work is easy. No matter what you do, or what industry you're in, how you communicate is key. Everything you type is equally important to collaboration, and Grammarly can help. Think of it as your AI writing partner, empowering you to communicate effectively and efficiently, so you can make a bigger impact in the workplace. 96% of Grammarly users say it helps them craft more impactful writing. And as the gold standard of responsible AI, Grammarly is your secure AI writing partner that allows your team to make their point and move faster. By understanding your writing and context, Grammarly provides relevant personalized suggestions. And with tone suggestions, you can navigate even the most difficult work conversations. You can also save time from spending hours editing drafts to just seconds with one click. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at Grammarly.com/podcast. That's G-R-A-M-M-A-R-L-Y dot com slash podcast. Easier said, done.