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The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of a yearAccording to data released by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday. U.S. GDP shrank at a price of 0.3% in the first quarter of this year. Consumer confidence has been falling to its lowest levels since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, with stock prices falling sharply in stocks, and many fear a recession may be imminent. The new data is just before thousands of protesters are expected to protest across the country against the Trump administration’s streets in May and May.
The U.S. economy has an annual rate of 0.3% in the first three months of the year as President Trump’s tariffs sparked concerns about a recession. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Closed subtitles
The United States and Ukraine sign a comprehensive agreement to jointly invest in key Ukraine's mineralsraw materials and natural resources. Both sides call the deal a victory. The mineral deal is intended to provide the White House with economic motivation to sustain its investment in Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction as the Trump administration attempts to end the war with Russia.
A pursuit was underway last week after a radical attack died in India's controlled Kashmir 26 people. India accused Pakistan of being linked to the attack. The organization claiming responsibility is considered as an agent of the Pakistani army. Pakistan denies any link to the shooting and tensions between the two countries are growing.
Financial literacy and education concept. Human hand and graduation cap with dollar sign. Collage. Yulia Romashko/Getty Images Closed subtitles
Republicans on the House Education Committee announced Tuesday a plan to restructure the federal student loan system. The proposal aims to eliminate graduates plus loans, impose strict restrictions on parents plus loans, and establish a system where colleges must repay part of their debt to the federal government if students fail to repay the loan. The plan is expected to reduce more than $330 billion in federal spending, which will help offset the cost of expanding President Trump’s tax cuts. The proposal is part of a settlement plan that can be passed through Congress. Here are some of the key changes that Republicans outline:
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On Monday, I went to a prison in St. Albans, Virginia. I walked past a barbed wire, through a series of locked doors, met with a Columbian student, who was imprisoned there despite being charged with no crime. The Vermont public has made important and in-depth coverage of the case. They also helped us get court documents and generously opened the studio for our broadcast.
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Mohsen Mahdawi enters his prison uniform with a calm feeling. He told me that he drew on many things to find peace inside: the spirituality of Buddhism, the sense of injustice against his imprisonment and the inspiration of his own people- Palestinians lived through the devastating violence in Gaza and tried to survive the weeks of aid being blocked, as well as less than a year and half of the attacks.
The government is trying to expel him and several other students from their advocacy, citing a rarely used immigration bill, saying their presence would have a negative impact on U.S. foreign policy.
In our conversation, the legitimate permanent resident made a lot of comments about his love for America and his commitment to freedom. He said he had never been free until he arrived here about 10 years ago. He grew up in a refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He lost friends and family, and had no revenge on freedom of movement or speech.
He said that here, he was finally free to speak out his thoughts. Therefore, he protested the Gaza war on campus. These protests are chaotic and have anti-Semitism accusations. Now, the government accuses Mahdawi of claiming anti-Semitism, even though he has been condemning and opposing this paranoia when he demands peace.
Mahdawi told me that what he chose to protest was to let him go into the prison where we spoke. The second day of our conversation airing Morning version As the case continues, he is released by a federal judge in Vermont. He still has the risk of being deported, but he told me he has hope for the judicial system, the principles of the constitution and the hope that “this country will fulfill its promise.”
Listen to the full conversation here.
A bill that would ban Florida's public drinking water fluoride is heading to the governor's table. Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Closed subtitles
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