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13:44โ‡ขInflation Surges as Oil Tops $120

Editors focus on the Iran war's economic impact, with inflation spiking to a 3-year high and oil prices surging above $120 a barrel (AP, NYT, WaPo, HuffPost, Fox, CNN). The Janet Mills Senate campaign suspension also draws multiple outlets (Boston Globe, USA Today, Daily Wire, Washington Examiner).
President Trump is expected to receive a high-level briefing on new military options targeting Iran as his blockade continues. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper will reportedly outline plans that include a "short and powerful" wave of strikes against key infrastructure. The development comes as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a defiant warning, saying the only place Americans belong in the Persian Gulf is "at the bottom of its waters." [Fullย Story]
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Iranโ€™s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset.
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Trump is expected to sign an order that would broaden access to retirement savings for workers whose employers donโ€™t offer 401(k)-type plans.
14:28
The U.S. economy revved up in the first three months of the year, despite a spike in energy prices caused by the war with Iran.
14:16
Wednesday on CNNโ€™s โ€œOutFront,โ€ Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) claimed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had committed war crimes.
14:02
Nuchem Yasir Ebethโ€™s mutilated remains were discovered inside the abandoned closet after it was dumped on a street in Bogota on Sunday โ€” just days after his family had reported him missing.
13:42
The term prosecutors said constituted a death threat against Trump is "probably the most overused word in hospitality," said one person.
13:29
A platform backed by Amazonโ€™s Jeff Bezos lets day-to-day โ€œinvestorsโ€ become landlords, twice removed, by buying shares in rental homes. Itโ€™s the app-ification of investment in the building blocks of social life.
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Oil prices surged above $120 a barrel before pulling back in volatile trading on concerns that the war could escalate. Gasoline in the U.S. hit $4.30 a gallon.
12:35
At the White House, the president embraced the idea that the nation is an Anglo-Saxon one.
12:21
After decades of social isolation, people are realizing proximity is a resource.
12:15
SCOTUS Narrows the Reach of the Voting Rights Act
12:15
SG Sauer argued that the law governing TPS bars courts from reviewing a presidentโ€™s decision to designate or terminate TPS status for groups of foreign nationals.
12:09
DESPERATE U.S. EYES WORLD'S HELP WITH HORMUZ
12:08
The president has an unwise pick for the next project he wants to name after himself.
10:26
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
10:12
โ€œAhmad Vahidi is the one calling the shots,โ€ expert Kamran Bokhari told Newsweek of the now-IRGC chief he once met 15 years ago.
08:24
A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board โ€” but it wonโ€™t work in the Senate.
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