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Biden says he’s still ‘not prepared to announce’ 2024 presidential run

Fox News President Biden said Monday that he intends to run for re-election in 2024 but still isn’t ready to formally announce it yet. HINTING AT 2024, BIDEN SAYS ‘WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED’ “I plan on running, Al, but we’re not prepared to announce it yet,” the president told NBC’s Al Roker on the “Today”…

The Lone Hospital in This Central Valley County Closed

New York Times Madera Community Hospital in the Central Valley of California shuttered early this year, upending access to health care in the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/madera-community-hospital-california.html

When Will Cars Be Fully Self-Driving?

Wall Street Journal The technology isn’t anywhere near where it needs to be to replace human drivers. Three experts weigh in on what the future holds for autonomous vehicles. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cars-self-driving-when-c6ae4fdc

Mothers Power New Drive to Make Social-Media Firms Accountable for Harms

Wall Street Journal Women who say social media devastated their children push Congress for laws forcing internet platforms to protect minors from harmful content. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mothers-power-new-drive-to-make-social-media-firms-accountable-for-harms-398bbf3c

President Biden says he will run again in 2024 – NBC

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738879

2 dead, 20 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Washington Post German aid group ResQship says at least two migrants have died and about 20 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/italy-migrants-rescue-shipwreck-deaths/b02e05c6-d79d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.S. Navy destroyer sails near militarized, manmade Chinese island, drawing rebuke from Beijing

Fox News The U.S. Navy announced Monday that one of its guided-missile destroyers sailed near a Chinese manmade island in the South China Sea, drawing accusations from Beijing that the ship “illegally trespassed” in the area. The “freedom of navigation operation” carried out by the USS Milius near Mischief Reef – which a U.S. admiral…

Natural Gas Rises

Wall Street Journal Natural gas prices jumped from sub-$2 range after a three-day-weekend. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-rises-from-sub-2-range-68008f9c

French President Macron rejects ‘American rhythm’ on Taiwan, nods to China’s ‘unity’ after meeting with Xi

Fox News French President Emmanuel Macron, following a trip to Beijing in which he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in a new interview Sunday he does not believe Europe should follow the “American rhythm” on Taiwan. “We don’t want to get into a bloc versus bloc logic,” Macron said in an interview for…

China Brandishes Military Options in Exercises Around Taiwan

New York Times The People’s Liberation Army’s ships, planes and troops held three days of drills in a spectacle designed to warn Taiwan against challenging Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/asia/china-military-exercises-taiwan.html