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AP Headline News - May 21 2024 18:00 (EDT)
If he news and bentons, the UN suspended all food distribution to Rafa to the lack of security and supplies Sakamagani has details. The UN says both its main agency for Palestinian refugees and the World Food Programme have halted Rafa aid, which UN spokesman Stefan Duzhari says has left the two programs without supplies for Rafa. The result? "People don't eat." The moves came as the World Food Programme warned the new US peer project for getting aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel improves security conditions. Deliveries from the peer stopped Saturday after crowds eluded aid trucks before they arrived at warehouses. But Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder says the US has worked out alternate routes for delivery. "You're going to see as we work together, the amount of aid increase and the ability to get it distributed increase." Sagar Magani Washington In the West Bank, Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold. Local authorities say at least seven Palestinians were killed, including a doctor. In Iran, mourners began gathering for days of funerals and processions for late President Abraham Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. In New York, Donald Trump's lawyers rested their defense without the former president taking the witness stand in his hush money criminal trial. Veteran defense attorney Arthur Adalas says there's a reason why. "It's not a surprise that Trump didn't take the stand. First of all, the judge made a ruling that if he took the stand, there was a lot of bad stuff that was going to come out about him. But in general, when you put a defendant on the stand, the burden of proof shifts from only on the prosecutor to now it's he said versus he said and who we're going to believe and who do we trust more." The jury has been sent home until next Tuesday when closing arguments are expected. This is AP News. The Biden administration is releasing one million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast Reserve in a bit to lower prices at the pump this summer. How did the markets fare today? "I'm Seth Zutel and this is the AP Market Support. Stocks drifted higher on Wall Street, setting more records following another quiet day of trading. The AP 500 rose 3/10% Tuesday, surpassing the record high it set last week. Then as that composite added 2/10% of a percent, that came a day after setting its latest all time high. The Dow added 66 points, that's about 2/10%. The Dow is sitting just below the record high it set last week. Macy's jumped more than 5% after joining the long list of companies reporting better profit for the latest quarter than analysts had expected. Peloton slumped more than 16%, the struggling exercise equipment maker announced a wide-ranging refinancing plan. Treasure yields eased a bit in the bond market. The yield on the tenured treasury note fell to 4.41%. Seth Zutel, New York. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thank you for listening. For the ones who know safety isn't a catchphrase, it's a culture, and the ones who help make sure everyone makes it home safe. For the safety minded who watch everyone's backs, Granger offers supplies and solutions for every industry as well as safety assessments and training to keep your facility safe and your people safer. Call, click Granger dot com or just stop by, Granger, for the ones who get it done.