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AMNA NAWAZ: In the 
day's other headlines:

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The people of Michigan took 
their turn weighing in on 
this year's presidential

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field. They cast ballots in the 
last primaries before the Super 
Tuesday contests next week.

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President Biden and former 
President Trump were 
expected to win again. 
Still, the president faced

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a protest vote over the 
war in Gaza, and Mr. 
Trump faced questions 
about broadening his base.

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Israel and Hamas cast 
doubt today on President 
Biden's suggestion that a

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Gaza cease-fire deal could 
be reached by Monday. Israeli 
officials said the remarks

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came as a surprise. 
Hamas insisted it has not 
backed off its demands.

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But, at the White House,

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national security spokesman 
John Kirby defended the 
president's statement.

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JOHN KIRBY, NSC Coordinator 
For Strategic Communications: 
He certainly shared with

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you his optimism that we 
can get there in hopefully 
a short order. But he also

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said it's not all done 
yet. And you don't have 
a deal until you have a

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deal. We don't have one 
right now. But we believe 
that we are getting closer.

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And while we don't want 
to sound too sanguine 
or Pollyannish about it,

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we do think that there's been 
some serious negotiations.

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AMNA NAWAZ: Meanwhile, 
more food, medical 
supplies and other relief

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were airdropped into Gaza. 
The packages floated down 
to the Mediterranean shore

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as crowds of Palestinians ran 
along the beach to grab them.

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Communities across Israel 
held local elections today,

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despite the ongoing war. Voters 
chose mayors and city council 
members in most places. But

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evacuated towns near Gaza and 
Lebanon had to postpone their 
elections until November.

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In Ukraine, the military 
has retreated from more 
territory in the east after

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intense battles overnight. 
Government troops 
withdrew from two villages 
outside of Avdiivka,

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a larger city captured 
by Russian forces earlier 
this month. The Russians

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have stepped up their push 
as Ukraine runs short of 
weapons and ammunition.

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A veteran human rights activist 
in Russia was sentenced 
today to 2.5 years in prison

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for criticizing the war 
in Ukraine. Oleg Orlov 
co-chaired the Nobel Peace

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Prize-winning group 
Memorial. In his closing 
statement, he said he did not

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regret speaking out against the 
Kremlin and he denounced the 
war again before being led away.

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OLEG ORLOV, Russian Human 
Rights Activist (through 
translator): We live in the 21st

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century. Those guys are going 
backwards to 20th, 17th and 
even 16th. Unfortunately,

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they are dragging our 
country with them, but 
we will win anyway.

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AMNA NAWAZ: Orlov's sentence is 
the latest in Russia's efforts 
to quash dissent over the war.

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Back in this country, a federal 
jury in New York convicted 
two men of murdering hip-hop

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deejay Jam Master Jay 
22 years ago. Born Jason 
Mizell, Jay helped propel 
the group Run-D.M.C.

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to stardom and into the pop 
music mainstream in the 1980s. 
He was shot and killed in his

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music studio in 2002. 
Prosecutor said the motive 
was a drug deal gone bad.

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San Francisco's Board of 
Supervisors apologized 
today to Black residents

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and their descendants for 
racist laws and policies 
over the years. It was

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seen as a first step in 
the process of considering 
financial reparations.

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San Francisco joins Boston 
in apologizing for its past 
treatment of Black citizens.

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And on Wall Street, stocks 
mostly searched for direction. 
The Dow Jones industrial average

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lost 96 points to close at 
38972. The Nasdaq rose 59 points 
and the S&P 500 added eight.

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Still to come on the 
"NewsHour": an IDF soldier's 
video diaries offer a unique

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perspective on Israel's war in 
Gaza; skepticism grows over tech 
billionaires' plans to ease the

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Bay Area's housing crunch 
by building a new city; the 
story of an African American

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woman who helped take down one 
of America's most notorious 
mob bosses; plus much more.