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AP Headline News - May 16 2024 08:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Folley. President Biden and former President Trump are going at each other on social media now that they've agreed to debate each other twice. Once on June 27th and again on September 10th, AP White House correspondent Zeke Miller. Both candidates have really expressed the desire to have general election debates take place before people began casting early ballots, which begins in mid-September that there are some overseas and military ballots that get sent out as early as late August. But really to move up the cycle of when they debate so that more voters would get that information before they actually do cast their ballots. Donald Trump's Hush Money trial is back on today. The AP's Julie Walker is covering the trial in New York. The prosecution's star witness and its last witness in Donald Trump's Hush Money trial back in the hot seat as defense lawyers try to chip away at Michael Cohen's crucial testimony "Inplicating the former president in a scheme to buy negative stories about him to sway the 2016 election, Trump says not so. It's unclear if he or anyone else will take the stand for the defense. Julie Walker, New York." The US military finished setting up a floating pier for the Gaza Strip this morning, so badly needed humanitarian aid can get into the region. Meanwhile, Israel's military says this morning its forces have killed 100 militants since it launched an invasion into the Gaza city of Rafa last week. Now to the attempt to kill Slovakia's prime minister. Officials there say the suspect was politically motivated, though they're not saying more. Prime Minister Robert Ficot shot several times yesterday. He's in serious but stable condition this morning, a suspect in custody. Unconfirmed media reports suggest he was a 71-year-old retiree, an amateur poet, and may have previously worked as a security guard at a mall. This is AP News. So where are all of us? The Census Bureau's reporting. Detroit finally gained more population last year while cities in the south continue to grow. Those are some of the highlights from the latest US Census Bureau report released today. Detroit, Michigan's largest city, had dwindled down to a third of its former population of 1.8 million, but last year Motor City added close to 2,000 new residents, Mayor Mike Dugan tells the AP. It's a day we've been waiting for for 10 years. The government estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly after years of population drops. The exodus from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago has slowed and San Francisco actually added more than 1,200 residents. The big growth has been mostly in the south, which had 13 of the 15 fastest-growing cities, eight of them in Texas. San Antonio added 22,000 residents. Fort Worth, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida also saw gains. Jennifer King, Washington. And I'm Rita Falley, 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 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, craft your own double espresso over ice or brew a smooth 12-ounce cold brew-style coffee over ice before you even leave home. Be your own barista, making exceptional ice coffee at home with mispresso. Meant to be iced. Meant to be simple. Visit mispresso.com