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Mideast experts weigh in on Trump’s economic and defense deals in the region
During his visit to the Middle East, President Trump announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, arms sales and U.S.-Saudi business agreements. For additional perspective on this, Amna Nawaz spoke with Vali Nasr, an adviser in the State Department during the Obama administration, and Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:
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What trouble in the bond market means for your investments and the economy
The April inflation numbers show that prices did not jump significantly after President Trump imposed higher tariffs and then, in many cases, delayed them. But the longer term is still uncertain. The market response to the back-and-forth over trade has been volatile, particularly when it comes to the bond market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explains.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Ohio students face changes on campus as new state law rolls back diversity initiatives
Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has targeted diversity, equity and inclusion efforts nationwide, including on college campuses. In Ohio, a new state law is also challenging DEI programs, leaving students and faculty on both sides of the issue bracing for change. William Brangham reports for our series, Rethinking College.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:UK man jailed for 38 years weeps as court overturns his murder conviction
Peter Sullivan, the UKβs longest-serving victim of a wrongful conviction, has been released after being exonerated by DNA evidence.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Community groups in Minnesota work to address murders and disappearances of Black women
Despite making up 15 percent of the female population, almost 40 percent of the women and girls reported missing last year were Black. Despite national pressure to abandon programs addressing disparities, an effort in Minnesota is exploring the problem and finding solutions. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports for our series, Race Matters.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:NYT: 'In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation'
NYT: 'In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation' A New York Times report on Tuesday said that within the Israeli military, there are already calls to lift the crippling aid blockade on Gaza that has been in place since early March. "Israeli military officers who monitor humanitarian conditions in Gaza have warned their commanders in recent days that unless the blockade is lifted...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Fintech company Chime files for Nasdaq IPO
An initial public offering from Chime could help to attract more companies to public markets.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Baseball reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
After previously being on the ineligible list, Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are now eligible to be inducted into Baseballβs Hall of Fame. The two immensely talented players were both tainted by scandal. Rose admitted to betting on games while Jackson and seven other teammates were banned for allegedly fixing the World Series in 1919. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Howard Bryant of ESPN.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Controversial water licence approved for cotton and hay around Larrimah
Indigenous people in the nearby remote community of Jilkminggan fear their springs and creeks will be degraded as a new water licence allows for an 800-hectare irrigated cotton plantation.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:GOP makes biggest bet yet pairing Trump tax rates with Medicaid cuts
Republicans on Capitol Hill are betting the farm on President Trumpβs domestic agenda. The massive legislative package features the tax cuts, energy production and immigration crackdown that helped Trump secure a second term, and GOP leaders in the Capitol are eager to pass it quickly to boost an embattled White House ally whose approval ratings...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Masters champ McIlroy returning to Australia after more than a decade
Newly minted career grand slam winner Rory McIlroy will play the Australian Open for the first time in 11 years in December, and back up in 2026.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate
The Trump administrationβs immigration policies have created fear and uncertainty for many communities, including people who lived through an earlier crackdown. Santiago Campos of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, talked to his family members about how they view this moment.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?
Due to its cultural and political diversity, Southeast Asia lacks the ideational substructure on which to build an organization akin to the European Union.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Treasury sanctions companies over Iranian oil
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US accuses companies of giving Iranian oil to China The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it has sanctioned a network of more than 20 companies it says have supplied Iranian oil to China. Greg Nash The departmentβs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Aussie rider benefits from controversial yellow card in Giro bunch sprint
A 98-place penalty for German rider Max Kanter sees Australian Kaden Groves jump into fifth on stage four of the Giro d'Italia as he searches for his first win since September.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Canadaβs Mark Carney forms new cabinet to reshape ties with US
The PM says his government will relentlessly protect the nationβs sovereignty amid annexation threats from Trump.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX to rise, US-China trade relief sparks Nasdaq tech surge
The Australian share market is likely to follow Wall Street higher as optimism about a US-China trade truce continues to lift investor sentiment, while US inflation rose less than expected in April despite Donald Trump's announcement of global tariffs. Follow live.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Senior Indian officials dismiss Trumpβs claim he alone brokered ceasefire with Pakistan
Implied that New Delhi briefed all key partners, including its fellow Quad members, as China frets security dialogue fanning tensions.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:'I was a functioning addict': Cycling champ reveals cocaine addiction
Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals how he became a functioning cocaine addict after he had called time on his cycling career.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on 2026 White House budget request
Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House's 2026 budget request for his agency.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:This is who is going through to the Eurovision grand final from the first semifinal
The Eurovision Song Contest is in full swing for 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Here's who made it through to the grand final from semifinal one.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Qatar Airways to announce major purchase from Boeing during Trumpβs visit
Qatar Airways is set to announce that it secured an agreement to purchase 150 aircraft from Boeing while President Trump is in Doha on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation. Trump will travel from Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the early afternoon on Wednesday, local time, and participate in a state...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Airbnb launches redesigned app, new services business
Airbnb launched a redesigned app to showcase the company's push to let travelers book services, like catering and personal training, at their home rentals.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Gabbard fires top National Intelligence Council officials
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials at the National Intelligence Council, purging leaders amid what the office called an effort to address βweaponizationβ of intelligence. Gabbard removed the acting head of the council, Mike Collins, as well as his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof. Itβs a big shift at an entity the Office...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: China criticises US-UK trade deal
Also in todayβs newsletter, Trump hails US-Saudi Arabia relationship, and Nissan to cut 15 per cent of global jobs
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:βExtreme stressβ: how the trade war caught one of Chinaβs richest provinces off guard
Zhejiangβs reliance on the US market left it scrambling in April, as soaring tariffs forced officials onto a wartime footing.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Israel bombs European Hospital in Gaza on eve of US ceasefire talks
The apparent attempt to kill Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar could affect U.S.-mediated ceasefire talks in Doha.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark 'forever chemical' settlement
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from βforever chemicals.β State Attorney General Matthew Platkin and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTouretteannounced the agreementon Tuesday, describing the terms as βthe largest statewide PFAS settlement in New...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Macron open to stationing French nuclear weapons in other European nations
French president in talks with Germany and Poland over whether the warheads can protect them against Russia
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Latin America in Mourning: International Figures Pay Tribute to Pepe Mujica
World leaders honor JosΓ© βPepeβ Mujica, Uruguayβs humble ex-president, as his death unites Latin America in grief. Maduro, Sheinbaum, and Petro praise his revolutionary legacy. Related: Former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica Dies at 89 The death of former Uruguayan president JosΓ© βPepeβ Mujica has stirred grief and reverence across the continent, with political leaders honoring [β¦]
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Louisiana investigating second abortion pill case against New York doctor
Louisianaβs attorney general is investigating a second case involving New York doctor Margaret Carpenter after she allegedly prescribed and mailed abortion medication to another woman in the state, this time located in the city of Shreveport. The Shreveport woman was 20 weeks pregnant when she took the abortion medication and subsequently went into labor, Attorney...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:U.S. to lift sanctions against Syria, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria during trip to the Gulf on Tuesday.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:CΓ©line Dion appears at Eurovision, as Sweden qualify for the final
The singer sends a good luck message to Switzerland, as 10 countries qualify for Saturday's final.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:CΓ©line Dion sends message to Eurovision as favourites Sweden qualify
The singer sends a good luck message to Switzerland, as 10 countries qualify for Saturday's final.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Van Hollen: 'No bottom' to GOP support of Trump 'regardless of grift or corruption'
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Monday that there appears to be no limit for Republican support for President Trump, "regardless of the grift or corruption involved.β βWhat we've seen as a pattern where Republicans may, you know, grumble about some of these things, but at the end of the day, there seems to be...
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