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Good morning. It is Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. Here are today’s Headlines:
Hamas says it accepts an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal (Gritten, 2024) while Israeli forces establish control over Gaza’s border (Batrawy, 2024)
A Judge threatens the former president with jail time over violation of gag order in hush money case (Woodward, 2024)
16 tornadoes were reported in 6 states (ABC News, 2024)
An American soldier has been arrested in Russia (Baldor, 2024)
And Social Security benefits may be cut in 2035 (Picchi, 2024)
In our leading story, Egypt and Qatar have proposed a ceasefire agreement which Hamas has accepted. Meanwhile Israel’s forces are continuing talks but are also moving forward with their attack on Raffa. Protests against the war continue at some college campuses across the United States. This is today’s news!
Morning. May 8, 2024 headlines:
Biden condemns antisemitism in Holocost Remembrance Speech (Miller, 2024)
George Washington University protest encampment is being dispersed by D.C. police (Hermann et al., 2024)
And the U.S. reveals it paused shipment of bombs to Israel over Raffa concerns (Lukiv et al., 2024)
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Baldor, L. C. (2024, May 7). American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from a girlfriend, US officials say | AP News. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/soldier-arrested-russia-korea-ca2842597a0af45062667f8cc552eca6
Batrawy, A. (2024, May 7). Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/07/1249550208/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing
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CCTV Video News Agency. (2024, May 7). Xi elaborates on China’s position on Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ukraine crisis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8dpovXuPQ
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Fox News. (2024, May 6). ‘The Five’ reacts to ‘dramatic development’ in Israel-Hamas war [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So6sC8NF4SI
Gritten, B. D. (2024, May 6). Israel Gaza: Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68964108#
Hermann, P., Lumpkin, L., Davies, E., & Daniels, O. (2024, May 9). 33 arrested as D.C. police clear George Washington University encampment. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/08/gwu-protest-encampment-dc-police-arrests/
Lukiv, J., Partridge, C., & Bateman, T. (2024, May 8). US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624#
Miller, Z. (2024, May 8). Holocaust remembrance: Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war | AP News. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/biden-gaza-israel-jewish-congress-f2f84c9e7c52345c35e5cb4c2d00a417
Picchi, A. (2024, May 7). Social Security projected to cut benefits in 2035 barring a fix. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-benefits-cut-2035-trust-fund-trustees-report/
The Daily Show. (2024, May 7). Jonathan Haidt – “The Anxious Generation” | The Daily Show [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcr0yg7Mvg8
Woodward, A. (2024, April 30). Judge threatens Trump with jail if he keeps violating gag order as ex-president hit with $9k fine. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gag-order-hush-money-trial-b2537198.html
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