What People Are Saying About Biden's SOTU Address (Newser Morning 8)

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March 8, 2024     "Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools." —Og Mandino   1 Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Arrested at SOTU Steve Nikoui, father of one of the 13 American service members killed in a suicide bomb attack on the Kabul airport amid the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, was arrested Thursday night after heckling President Biden during his State of the Union address. Keep reading   2 What People Are Saying About Biden's SOTU Address President Biden delivered his third and possibly final State of the Union address Thursday night—and the fired-up president may have dispelled some concerns about his age. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Writer Claudine Monteil, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French constitution on International Women's Day at the Place Vendome in Paris, France, March 8, 2024. France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, a powerful message of support for women's rights on International Women's Day. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP) Keep reading   3 Now Tires Are Falling Off Planes A 265-pound tire fell from a plane moments after it took off from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday. Keep reading   4 Teen Charged With Killing 6 Near Canada's Capital A 19-year-old from Sri Lanka has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in one of the worst mass killings Canada's capital region has ever seen. Keep reading   5 5 Points From the GOP State of the Union Rebuttal Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Biden a "dithering and diminished leader" and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 The Political Fashion Statements at the SOTU The State of the Union address is a popular place for lawmakers to make fashion statements—political fashion statements. Keep reading     7 Wedding Bells Will Ring Again for Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch is getting married again at age 92. Keep reading   8 Uvalde Parents Erupt at Report Praising Police An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers defended the response by local police at a City Council meeting Thursday, prompting shouts of "cowards" from the audience and causing several family members of victims to angrily walk out. Keep reading   This Day in History On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: Limbaugh's Death Certificate Has a 6-Word Boast   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved