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Chapter 1: What is the current situation in Gaza?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will allow a, quote, basic quantity of food into Gaza and control all aid distribution there. He also said Israel will hold on to territory seized by ground forces and what he says will be a plan to, quote, taking control of all of Gaza.
Chapter 2: What actions is Israel taking regarding aid to Gaza?
Intense shelling and airstrikes in northern Gaza has forced Palestinians to flee like 50-year-old Wael al-Kilani, who walked for hours with his wife and seven children. He says the bombing was intense, with planes striking, artillery fire and tanks. Hamas and Israel are currently holding indirect talks in Doha. Israel demands Hamas lay down its arms.
Chapter 3: How are Hamas and Israel negotiating?
Hamas wants international guarantees for a negotiated end to the war. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the spending package proposed by House Republicans?
House Republicans have voted to advance a multi-trillion dollar spending package out of a key committee and to the full House for a vote. Democrats oppose the bill. They say it will deeply cut social programs that Americans need. The CEO of Walmart has warned that the Trump administration's tariffs will soon force price increases at the nation's largest retailer.
Chapter 5: How are tariffs affecting Walmart and consumers?
Over the weekend, President Trump told Walmart to eat the tariffs and to avoid passing on price increases to customers. And Piers Luke Garrett reports the White House is in contact with Walmart's CEO.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is in direct talks with the Walmart CEO. He tells CNN consumers could see price hikes.
Chapter 6: What strategies are being discussed regarding tariffs?
Walmart will be absorbing some of the tariffs. Some may get passed on to consumers.
The Treasury Secretary also defended the whiplash of the on-again and off-again reciprocal tariffs. Besson called it strategic uncertainty. He also threatened that the Trump administration will bring back high reciprocal tariffs if certain countries don't come to the table.
President Trump has put them on notice that if you do not negotiate in good faith, that you will ratchet back up to your April 2nd level.
Vessen said this goes for 18 important trading partners, but he did not say which ones or how quickly these tariffs would return. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Train engineers for New Jersey Transit have reached a tentative contract agreement to end their strike. That started last Friday morning, disrupting commutes for many. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says rail transit service is going to resume.
Starting Tuesday. May 20th, NJ Transit will once again provide rail service to the more than 100,000 riders who depend on it every single day.
The engineers' union says they had not had pay increases in six years. The deal includes raises. It's NPR. Former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, according to his office. In a statement, Biden's office says the cancer has spread to the bone But the report says it is sensitive to hormones. That indicates there are options for effective disease management.
Exit polls are in from yesterday's first round of presidential elections in Poland. These say the frontrunners are the liberal mayor of the capital, Warsaw, and a conservative historian. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports they're on track to face off in two weeks for a second round of voting.
Exit polls show Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski barely edging out Karol Nowrocki, a member of the right-wing Law and Justice Party, by around two percentage points, suggesting a June 1st runoff could be closely contested. Trzaskowski is a center-left politician aligned with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who speaks foreign languages and holds pro-European Union views.
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