TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Kentucky Senate Candidate Nate Morris Drops Out For Ambassador Role In Trump Admin
Republican candidate for senator Nate Morris dropped out of the Kentucky race Friday shortly after President Donald Trump released a statement saying he had asked Morris to step out of the race.
New Footage Of Accused Would-Be Trump Assassin, Police Canine Raises Additional Questions
Video taken moments before a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner showed a police canine appearing to follow the would-be assassin into a side room—something not mentioned in the criminal complaint or the affidavit from an FBI agent.
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Global Impact
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers
Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded.
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US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz says US ‘humiliated’ by Iran
The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as Donald Trump also threatened Italy and Spain for not helping to reopen the strait of Hormuz.
Economic Pulse
Gas prices jump to $4.39 per gallon in biggest one-day increase since Iran ceasefire announced
The national average gas price rose to a fresh wartime high of $4.39 per gallon in its biggest one-day jump since a ceasefire with Iran was announced on April 7. It was also the biggest one day jump since early March.
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The stock market just had its best month since the pandemic rebound
Wall Street’s April rebound ended the month with a scoreboard that looks more like 2020 than 2026 — and some of the details look even more like the dot-com era.
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Quick Takes
Church of Scientology blasts TikTok 'speed running' trend as viral videos circulate
President Donald Trump Reacts to Rumors Son Donald Jr. Will Host ‘Apprentice’ Revival
Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it
Zoo worker arrested for allegedly dumping wife's body in incinerator in Japan
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