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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, today is Friday February 2nd, 2024. This is the

excerpt.

Today the latest from Yemen where the US has launched another attack on

huthy military assets. Plus a look at the importance of the black vote in

South Carolina for President Joe Biden,

and would it even be a Friday if we didn't mention Taylor Swift.

The US military yesterday destroyed a ground control station and 10 drones in areas of

Yemen controlled by the Houthis. It's the latest operation targeting their assets since

the militant group began attacking commercial and

Navy ships in the Red Sea. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the strikes

were carried out in self-defense because the targets, presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the

U.S. Navy ships in the area, unquote.

Huthies began a missile and drone campaign on Red Sea shipping lanes in November.

That has forced cargo vessels to seek other routes

and raise the cost of shipping.

Booth say their attacks are meant to show solidarity

with Palestinians in Gaza,

ravaged by Israel strikes there

in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attacks in Israel.

You can find all the latest on USA Today.com. today. for President Joe Biden in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary tomorrow.

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