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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Tuesday May 7th, 2024. This is the

excerpt. Today the latest from Gaza

was what polling tells us about Americans views of Trump's

hush money trial and we talk about rental fraud. The Israeli military has taken control of the Rafa border

crossing between Gaza and Egypt pushing into the southern Gazan town after a

night of airstrikes and as the chances for a ceasefire deal hang in the balance.

Hamas said yesterday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and

Qatar, but Israel reacted coolly to the announcement and said its planned assault on Raffa would proceed.

Yesterday an Israeli official told Reuters the deal approved by Hamas appeared to be a softened version of an Egyptian proposal

that included far-reaching conclusions

that Israel could not accept.

Meanwhile, Columbia University,

the epicenter for campus protests

opposing Israel's war in Gaza, announced yesterday that it will not hold its main commencement

ceremony after weeks of protests.

And Emory University announced it will relocate its various graduation events from the main campus in Atlanta.

Still protests continue at colleges nationwide and have stretched off campus.

Hundreds marched outside the Met Gala in New York to protest Israel's offensive in Raffa.

Americans overwhelmingly predict a conviction for former President Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial. I'll hom

with former President Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial,

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