6 PM ET: Deadly Gaza airdrop, storms & warm winter, Biden on TikTok ban & more

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🗓️ 8 March 2024

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A humanitarian aid airdrop in Gaza went fatally wrong and it comes as the EU is planning to open an aid corridor to help civilians this weekend. Severe storms in parts of the South could bring dangerous flooding and tornadoes. The Senate is racing against the clock to pass a package of spending bills to avoid a partial government shutdown. “Fortnite” fans in Europe may soon be able to play the game on their iPhones again. Lastly, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear to be on opposite sides of a potential TikTok ban in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.1	The European Union is planning to open an emergency maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza this weekend in a joint effort
0:44.8	with allies including the US. Israel's foreign ministry welcomes the plan saying
0:49.9	it'll get more humanitarian aid into Gaza quote after security checks are carried out in
0:54.7	accordance with Israeli standards. Israel's siege on Gaza has drastically diminished
0:59.7	essential supplies entering the strip where Palestinians are facing starvation,
1:04.0	dehydration and deadly hunger.
1:06.0	This comes after a faulty drop killed at least five people today in Gaza,
1:10.0	according to a journalist on the scene and a doctor who confirmed the toll,
1:14.0	a parachute on a palette of aid apparently malfunctioned,
1:17.0	causing the aid to fall at a high speed.
1:19.0	The US and Jordan air dropped more aid into northern Gaza today, but the Pentagon says none of
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