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AP Headline News - Jun 11 2024 21:00 (EDT)
A B News and Bentomas Hamas has responded to a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. soccer McGonney has details. It came as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was in the Middle East, trying to push through a deal that would halt the eight-month war. "Everyone's vote is in, except for one vote." Hours later, Hamas says it offered a response. "And we are evaluating it right now?" White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby gave no details after Hamas appeared to stop short of outright accepting the deal, saying it wants some amendments. Hamas officials are wary about whether Israel will fulfill its end of the agreement, including eventually ending the fighting and fully withdrawing from Gaza in return for all the hostages Hamas now holds. Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not stop until it destroys Hamas. Sagar McGonney, Washington. The UN Human Rights Office says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in Israel's deadly raid that freed four hostages over the weekend. Hunter Biden has been convicted on three felony firearms charges, and his legal woes aren't over. He faces another trial on tax charges. In mayhem in Atlanta today, police say one person has died after being shot on a commuter bus that led officers on a miles-long chase from the city into neighboring suburbs. On Norman Hall reports, police say a man shot three people at a food court in Atlanta's Peachtree Center Complex. The shooting was captured on mall video, so was the response of an off-duty officer working security who wounded the suspect. One worker said she was terror-stricken. "My thoughts was I was never going to make a home to my son, and that scared me. And my heart was being so fast. My co-workers' heart was being so fast. My managers, we closed the gates, we closed everything, everybody left." Police wounded ranged in age from 47 to 70, they and the suspect are expected to survive. I'm Norman Hall. This is AP News. The U.S. has seen steady growth in youth hockey over the past decade, while at the same time, Canada's had a significant decline in youth numbers. My campaign has a look. Two years ago, USA Hockey reports there were about 387,000 Americans playing. Kevin Erlenbach, USA Hockey's assistant membership director, says that total included more than 70,000 girls. "Whether it's female hockey, if it's just underserved communities, you know, even our disabled community, you know, if you can see it, then you can be in it, it makes way more impact." The communities getting into hockey also are changing, with more programs designed to provide opportunities for minorities and underprivileged kids to learn how to progress through the game. The goal is to get more people playing hockey who never saw the sport as a place for them. I'm Mike Empett. The U.S. is the best. If you're a small business owner, upswell marketing would like to remind you that when customers choose your business, they're really choosing you. So focus on super-serving your existing customers, and let upswell handle the pipeline generation of new leads, upswell specializes in building and managing custom direct response campaigns, and is now offering a no-obligation free assessment of your current marketing strategies. New customers also receive 15% off their first order. For more information, visit upswellmarketing.com. That's upswellmarketing.com. 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. From bantilly, a Gen Z focused podcast for pop culture enthusiasts, to nationly your fun insightful guide to election 2024 and stories behind diverse communities, an invisible hate in ethical true crime podcast. And of course, we can forget, Immigrantly, our flagship, where every story matters, and that's not it. We are launching Sportly in July, which will be at the intersection of history and sports. Subscribe to Immigrantly Media on your favourite platform, wherever you listen to podcasts. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)