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The chairman previously said the state is overregulated and risky. The home goods retailer will merge with The Container Store locations, including 12 storefronts in California. LA Times
Rep. James Comer told Politico that "a lot of people" support the idea of Maxwell receiving a pardon from President Trump in exchange for her cooperation in the committee's investigation. LA Times
“The basic concern was that the busses could be used for spying.” New York Post
VOA VIEW: The Chinese are pushing it.
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America’s growing antisemitism problem is proving an existential test for Democrats across the country, but it’s incumbent on all of good will to fight it — and not with lame “Holocaust education” initiatives. New York Post
VOA VIEW: It has already gone too far.
President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day. New York Times
President Trump has boycotted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in previous years. New York Times
A Republican-backed initiative has cleared the signature threshold for the election. Critics say the proposal could make it harder for people to vote. New York Times
The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman. New York Times
VOA VIEW: NYC is too much to the left.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said he will call a special legislative session to redraw district lines after the United States Supreme Court rules on a case that may reshape electoral maps across the country. OANN
VOA VIEW: Good, Dems may loose.
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The Trump administration announced that a waiver of the Jones Act will be extended for another 90 days to lower fuel prices and to make it easier to ship oil, fuel, and fertilizer around the nation amid the conflict in Iran, which is in its second month. OANN
Extreme drought has turned the region into a tinderbox and allowed flames to spread. CBS
Britain's King Charles will be visiting the U.S. starting on Monday to mark America's 250th anniversary – his first trip since his coronation nearly three years ago. CBS
VOA VIEW: It's more than strained.
Millions of people are under a severe weather threat in the U.S. after tornadoes and severe storms ripped through Oklahoma and Indiana. CBS
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U.S. Southern Command shared a video showing a boat floating in the water before an explosion left it in flames. CBS
VOA VIEW: When will they wise up?
The Trump administration has sought to project confidence in the U.S. military's munitions stocks after more than a month of war with Iran, but long-term supply questions remain. CBS
President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs." CBS
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Consumers allege that Trader Joe's improperly advertised a coffee product as fully caffeinated when it was not. CBS
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A major mistake.
The decision could have important ramifications for policymaking at an especially delicate time. CNBC
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin, in a letter obtained first by CNBC, question Jeanine Pirro's mention of reopening a probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. CNBC
Generation X is one of the biggest beauty spenders, and brands are paying attention. CNBC
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Dating is becoming a financial decision for young Americans, with higher costs and paid apps leading many to cut back on dates. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Men are paying too much.
Pennsylvania has four competitive House races in 2026, all of which are in areas where Gov. Josh Shapiro has AI data center expansion plans. CNBC
The high-profile trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It will be tnteresting.
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Tanker traffic through the strait remains very low as the U.S. and Iran try to enforce competing blockades during a fragile ceasefire agreement. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The US has control.
President Trump has said the government could buy Spirit. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The gov, will take control.
President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had been effectively blocked because of the investigation. CNBC
Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry. CNBC
Bettors on the platform now see an 86% chance that Warsh's nomination is confirmed by the U.S. Senate by May 15. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It has been expected.
The Federal Reserve's April meeting, potentially Jerome Powell's last as chair, may impact many consumer borrowing and savings rates. CNBC
CBP apprehended 60 people off the California coast during April joint operations with the Coast Guard, intercepting three separate overcrowded vessels. FOX News
CBP officers arrested Said Jama Ahmed, a Somali illegal immigrant linked to a 2012 piracy case and facing an outstanding warrant for passport fraud, near the U.S.-Canada border. FOX News
UC Berkeley Law Students for Justice Palestine capped off Palestinian Political Prisoners Day with a video from a convicted attempted car bomber. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As they should be.
President Donald Trump has canceled the trip to Islamabad, Pakistan. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were planning to meet with Iranian officials. UPI
VOA VIEW: The US should play hardball.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores can now pay their attorneys with money from the Venezuelan government. UPI
Meta announced Friday that it's partnering with Amazon Web Services to add millions of AWS Gravitron cores to Meta's computers to boost agentic AI. UPI
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced the end of the amnesty law after more than 8,600 beneficiaries granted full freedoms, UPI
VOA VIEW: Why is she still in charge?
Mexico's government has assembled a high-level economic team with a strong technical focus ahead of strategic negotiations with the United States. UPI
VOA VIEW: What is Trump doing?
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said that press freedom carries responsibility, rebuking an SBS labor union statement that accused him of undermining media independence over his demand for an apology tied to past reporting on allegations of organized crime links. Lee made the remarks in a post on X, where he shared a message by historian Jeon Woo-yong that said fabricating a criminal case for prosecution and fabricating a news report are fundamentally the same kind of wrongdoing. The labor unions were wrong.
Lee also said freedom and rights should be matched by responsibility and duty, arguing that such a principle is consistent with common sense and with theConstitution's ban on privilege. He added that freedom without responsibility can infringe on the rights of others and ultimately damage one's own freedom and rights.
"Freedom of the press does not mean privilege for the press," Lee said. He added that if the media distort facts and spread falsehoods for political purposes while neglecting their duty to report truthfully, they should bear greater responsibility because f the broader harm caused by such reporting. The dispute followed Lee's call for an apology from SBS investigative program "Unanswered Questions" over its 2018 report on allegations linking him to organized crime. Lee raised the issue after sharing news that Jang Young-ha, who had made the allegations, received a final guilty verdict.
