Day: October 7, 2024

It’s a day of ceremonies in Israel in memory of the nearly twelve hundred people killed and two-hundred-and-fifty taken hostage by Hamas in the attacks launched from Gaza exactly one year ago. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited a monument for victims of the attacks in Jerusalem. The BBC’s Jon Donnison tells us about fighting in Gaza amid the ceremonies. Also in the programme: After the Lebanese group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, the mayor of an affected city describes some of the damage caused; and two US scientists are awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on genetics. (Photo: A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by families of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 7th October 2024. Credit: Jim Urquhuat/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Plus, Pfizer shares rise on a WSJ report that activist Starboard Value has taken a roughly $1 billion stake in the company. Amazon shares decline after the stock was downgraded by Wells Fargo analysts. J.R. Whalen reports. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP correspondent Norman Hall reports some research suggests that human life expectancy is not expected to grow much more.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Hurricane Milton is heading to Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 5.

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AP correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports on the death of gospel musician Cissy Houston.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Donald Trump has again suggested migrants are changing the nation’s hereditary makeup.

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the Georgia Supreme Court making a ruling on abortions.