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AP Headline News - May 14 2024 21:00 (EDT)
In a cave bar, Blinken said Ukrainians are suffering, and their soldiers are fighting. And on stage with a local band, played rhythm guitar and sang to a Neil Young classic. The performance came amid what analysts have called one of the most dangerous moments for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion started. Blinken said billions of dollars in American military aid is on the way. Moscow's forces have been hammering the northeastern Karkiev region. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky pleaded with Blinken for more patriot air defense systems. Sagar Magani, Washington. The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it's sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel. That worked from congressional aides. It would be the first arms shipment to Israel since the administration put delivery of 3,500 bombs on hold earlier this month. Day two of testimony from Michael Cohen at Donald Trump's Hush Money trial, Julie Walker on the cross-examination. The prosecution had already gotten Cohen to admit to a sordid past of lies and jail time for perjury. Now, the defense will make the case he's a liar who can't be believed. One of the last things Cohen told jurors was that he regrets the lies. But he doesn't regret working for Trump. At Criminal Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. Three states holding primary elections in Nebraska, Maryland, and West Virginia, where Governor Jim Justice has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. This is AP News. The UN says escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza have displaced more than half a million Palestinians in recent days, and aid workers are struggling with dwindling supplies. Complex and natural disasters left a record number of people, nearly 76 million, displaced within their own countries last year. Charles Della Desmond has details. The group reported a total of 3.4 million movements within Gaza in the last quarter of 2023, as many people moved more than once. I'm Charles Della Desmond. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. 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. You 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 Payed for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. So the quarterly projections are in the red area there, and these numbers, I guess, should be higher. This doesn't make any sense. Wait, you're not even our finance director. Who are you? Oh, I'm the delivery driver. Anyone over the noodle bowl? We need a receptionist. No, we need sign-in app. From managing visitors to risk reduction and office scheduling, trust sign-in app for your confident workplace, cloud-secure with app convenience. Sign-in app keeps your office and business on track. Start for free at signinapp.com. Summer is meant to be easy. It's meant to be savored. So don't spend your summer Friday waiting in line for ice coffee. Satisfy your ice coffee craving in your own kitchen with mispresso. Create consistently delicious ice coffee that's never watered down at the touch of a button. This summer, make summer memories with limited-edition Virtual Pop Plus Pantone Mandarin Orange to cool even the hottest days. Be your own barista, making exceptional ice coffee at home with mispresso. Meant to be iced. Meant to be simple. Visit mispresso.com. When you need to work quickly and confidently across different apps and platforms, consistent quality communication is key. Whether you're writing documents, emails, or presentations, you need Grammarly. It's an AI writing partner that helps you get your work done faster, with better writing. It's always there to help, because it works where you work across 500,000 apps and websites so you can get more done no matter where you're writing. Grammarly is the gold standard of responsible AI trusted by millions of professionals for 15 years. It gives you personalized writing suggestions based on your audience, goals, and context. Plus, tone suggestions to help you navigate even the most difficult work conversations. 96% of users agree. Grammarly helps them craft more impactful writing. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at Grammarly.com/podcast. That's g-r-a-m-m-a-r-l-y.com/podcast. Grammarly. Easier said.