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Putin Visits China, Credit Card Users Max Out, Canadian Wildfires Spread

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says people under 30 and lower-income families are the most likely to be maxed out and fall behind on their credit card bills. And the Canadian wildfire season gets underway as fires prompt evacuations and threaten towns in Western provinces.

Putin Visits China, Credit Card Users Max Out, Canadian Wildfires Spread

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Russia's New Ukraine Offensive, New Tariffs On China, Fentanyl Smuggling Increases

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv as Ukrainian troops struggle to push back a new Russian offensive. President Biden is set to announce new tariffs on Chinese imports targeting electric vehicles, semiconductors and solar cells. And criminal gangs from China and Mexico continue to flood the U.S. with fentanyl at an unprecedented rate despite billions of dollars in spending to keep the deadly drug out.

Russia's New Ukraine Offensive, New Tariffs On China, Fentanyl Smuggling Increases

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Haitian Gang Leader, Michael Cohen Testifies, Israeli Artillery Strikes Gaza

More than two months after toppling the prime minister of Haiti, gang leaders control most of the country's capital city Port-au-Prince. Michael Cohen will take the stand today to testify in the New York election interference trial of former President Donald Trump. And as Israel expands its attacks in the Gaza Strip, it also marks Memorial Day.

Haitian Gang Leader, Michael Cohen Testifies, Israeli Artillery Strikes Gaza

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The Sunday Story: Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Former Up First host Rachel Martin joins us to discuss her new podcast. Wild Card from NPR is part-interview, part-existential game show in which Rachel rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to play a game about life's biggest questions. We ask her what prompted this new direction and then, Rachel turns the tables and puts Ayesha in the guest seat to play the game. Get more Wild Card here.

The Sunday Story: Wild Card with Rachel Martin

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Red Lines in Gaza, a Senator on Trial, Geomagnetic Storm

The State Department releases a highly critical report on Israel's conduct in Gaza. The trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey begins next week. And a solar storm is creating beautiful auroras in the sky but may also disrupt the power grid.

Red Lines in Gaza, a Senator on Trial, Geomagnetic Storm

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U.S. Asylum Rule Change, Gaza Aid Pier, Haiti Update

The Biden administration has proposed a change to immigration laws meant to discourage people from crossing the border illegally. An American-built floating pier off the coast of Gaza is nearly ready — and U.S. officials say it will help increase the flow of aid into the war zone. And two months after armed gangs took control of the capital of Haiti the country may finally be starting to stabilize.

U.S. Asylum Rule Change, Gaza Aid Pier, Haiti Update

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Biden Warns Israel, Democrats Save Speaker Johnson, House Anti-Semitism Hearing

President Biden says he'll stop the shipment of U.S. military aid to Israel if it launches a major offensive in Rafah. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has survived a leadership threat, thanks in part to Democrats. And when House Republicans questioned public school leaders about antisemitism, the superintendents pushed back.

Biden Warns Israel, Democrats Save Speaker Johnson, House Anti-Semitism Hearing

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Israel-Rafah Latest, Stormy Daniels Testifies, TikTok Sues U.S.

The Biden administration is weighing how hard to push back on Israel's conduct of its war against Hamas. Stormy Daniels testifies in Donald Trump's New York trial about an affair that the then-presidential candidate is accused of covering up in 2016. And TikTok wants a federal court to throw out Congress's new "sell-or-be-banned" law.

Israel-Rafah Latest, Stormy Daniels Testifies, TikTok Sues U.S.

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The Gaza Ceasefire That Wasn't, Putin's Fifth Inauguration, House Speaker Vote?

After seven months of war and nearly 35,000 deaths, a pause in the fighting in Gaza seemed in sight — and then it wasn't.

The Gaza Ceasefire That Wasn't, Putin's Fifth Inauguration, House Speaker Vote?

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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall, Xi In Europe, Boeing Starliner Launch

The Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas appear to have hit a roadblock. China's president heads to France for a state dinner — hoping to drive a wedge between Europe and America. Boeing is hoping it has better success in space than it's lately had inside the atmosphere.

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall, Xi In Europe, Boeing Starliner Launch

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