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AP Headline News - May 09 2024 07:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. More dangerous storms in the forecast today, parts of the south have been battling this fierce weather. Tornadoes hail the AP's Donna Warder. Columbia, Tennessee resident Eva Grey Howard and her husband sat in their truck and prayed Wednesday evening as they watched a tornado rip through their city. "Comes, here it comes, feel it, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, Jesus please." Spares Jesus. Storms left, two people dead in Tennessee and one in North Carolina. An outbreak of torrential rain and tornadoes has cut across the country this week, from the plains to the midwest and now in the southeastern United States, and forecasters warn that more dangerous storms could come. "I'm Donna Warder." Israel responding now to President Biden's decision not to supply Israel with offensive weapons that it could use in Rafa, the AP's Jennifer King. This follows his decision to pause a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel last week. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gailad Erdan, in an interview with Israeli Channel 12 TV News said the pause in shipments was a very disappointing decision, even frustrating, and suggested the move stem from political pressure on Biden from Congress, U.S. campus protests, and the upcoming election. President Biden says the U.S. will still supply Israel with defensive weapons. Porn star Stormy Daniels returns to the witness stand today in Donald Trump's Hushmani trial, the defense trying to undermine her credibility. Former President Trump denies they ever had sex. President Putin says this morning Russia will do everything to prevent global confrontation, but he says they won't be threatened, and he warns Russia's strategic forces are combat ready. Gas prices have dropped three cents in a week, gas is 364 gallon this morning. This is AP News. To debate or not to debate, that's the question as the presidential candidates get ready for November, and there is this. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate. In an open letter posted on X, formerly Twitter, Kennedy said the Libertarian Convention in Washington later this month provides a perfect neutral territory for he and Trump to have a debate where the former president can defend his record for his wavering supporters. Both are scheduled to appear at the convention separately. Trump wants to debate President Biden during the campaign, but has shied away from other rivals. In recent weeks, he has ramped up attacks against Kennedy. On social media, he called him a radical left liberal, who has been put in place in order to help crooked Joe Biden. I'm Ed Donahue. A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a dead whale across its bow. They're trying to figure out now how it died. This was a 44-foot whale. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. Maybe you can save too. With Medicare's Extra Help program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year, or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. After countless steps and more than a few miles, your dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb. And as the rising sun peeks out from the horizon, you know, incredible happens here because it starts here. With a fuel that makes it all possible, ProPlan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel strength and stamina and active dogs like yours at proplan sport.com. Summer is meant to be easy, it's meant to be savored, so don't spend your summer morning waiting in line for ice coffee. Satisfy your ice coffee craving and your own kitchen with Nespresso. Create consistently delicious ice coffee that's never watered down at the touch of a button. This summer, enjoy limited-edition tastes like the beach-inspired tropical coconut flavor over ice before you even leave home. Be your own barista, making exceptional ice coffee at home with Nespresso. MENT TO BE ICE. MENT TO BE SIMPLE. Visit Nespresso.com You