TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Senior White House Official Placed On Leave After Trashing Trump In Sting Operation
The White House placed a top administration official on leave after an undercover sting operation revealed his deep disdain for President Donald Trump.
Tennessee House Democrats Kicked Off All Standing Committees After Raucous Anti-Redistricting Protest
Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee were officially relieved of their places in all standing committees and subcommittees in the state’s lower legislative chamber following disruptive protests at a special session on congressional redistricting, according to reports.
Global Impact
China’s Great Wall is being restored one brick at a time
Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him. The 70-year-old native of Huairou, a district north of Beijing, had agreed to take us up a hiking trail to one of the so-called wild sections of the Great Wall.
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UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
The risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the United Arab Emirates had secretly launched a major attack on Iran during the conflict.
Economic Pulse
Grocery prices jumped more in April than they did in nearly four years
After weeks of warnings that the Iran war would drive up U.S. food prices, the numbers are finally in: According to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the category it calls “food at home,” otherwise known as your grocery store bill, rose 0.7% in April. That increase marked the biggest one-month jump in grocery prices in nearly four years.
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Hot CPI report likely to put Fed on guard for longer-lasting inflation. Meanwhile, rate hike odds are rising.
April’s hotter-than-expected inflation reading is likely to put the Fed on watch for higher energy costs creeping into other prices, a red line that, if crossed, could raise the possibility of interest rate hikes.
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Quick Takes
WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
Nicole Scherzinger Is ‘Disappointed’ Over Pussycat Dolls’ Canceled Tour: ‘Overestimated the Demand’ (Exclusive)
Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101
Phone data reveals 42% drop in Canadian visits to U.S. last year
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