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The 7

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

News, Daily News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Wednesday briefing: Taiwan earthquake; World Central Kitchen workers; Donald Trump and Ruby Garcia; bird flu outbreak; and more


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0:00.0

A huge earthquake rocked Taiwan and prisoners in New York are suing to see the solar eclipse.

0:10.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:13.2

I'm Hannah Jewel.

0:14.4

It's Wednesday, April 3rd.

0:16.6

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:21.8

Number one, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan this morning.

0:30.5

This was how it sounded at Taipei Songshan Airport when the quake hit.

0:34.0

That's from a video taken by Cheng-Hau-cheng, via Speckty. This was the largest earthquake to hit

0:46.1

Taiwan in 25 years. It killed nine people and injured more than 800 others,

0:51.7

according to Taiwan's fire department. Dozens of

0:54.8

aftershocks have continued to rock the region. The quake knocked out

0:58.8

electricity and internet for thousands of people. It damaged buildings and caused landslides.

1:04.1

Manufacturing operations schools and trains were suspended and rescue efforts are

1:09.1

underway. The quake also prompted tsunami warnings and evacuations in Japan and Taiwan, but U.S. officials said that threat has now largely passed.

1:18.0

This is a developing story, so check out our site for the latest updates.

1:31.0

Number two, President Biden said he was outraged by the killing of aid workers in Gaza. On Monday, a series of Israeli airstrikes killed seven workers

1:36.2

and volunteers with the Food Aid Nonprofit World Central Kitchen. That organization was

1:41.3

founded by Celebrity Chef Jose Andres, and it's been working to distribute food in the Gaza Strip, where people are facing famine.

1:48.0

The World Central Kitchen team was traveling in three clearly marked vehicles and had cleared its movements with

1:54.1

the Israeli military before the attack. A dual U.S. Canadian citizen and other foreign nationals

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were among those killed. The attack has drawn international condemnation. In a statement

2:05.1

yesterday evening, Biden called the aid workers brave and selfless and said Israel has not

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