Thursday, May 1, 2025

Economy Shrinking, Ukraine Deal Signed & Draft Night Pranks

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Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. Economy Contracts: Bloomberg, WaPo, CNBC, WSJ
Trump Downplays Tariff Concerns: AP, ABC News, Axios
Senate Rejects Bill to Rein in Tariffs: CNN, Fox News, Reuters, CBS News

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, WaPo

Arrested Columbia Protest Leader Freed: NY Times, AP, Fox News, ABC News

FBI Agents Kneeling in 2020 Photo Reassigned: WaPo, NY Times, CNN

May Day Protests Planned: The Hill, Axios, Fast Company, Scripps News

Severe Storm Damage: Axios, AP, ABC News, NY Times

Visa's AI-Powered Shopping: TechCrunch, PYMNTS, Bloomberg, AP

UPS to Cut 20K Jobs: Bloomberg, CBS News, Fox Business, WaPo
Amazon’s Rural Investment: Amazon, Reuters, WSJ, PYMNTS

Falcons Punished Over Sanders Prank Call: CBS Sports, ESPN, ABC News
Other Draft Prospects Pranked: AP, Fox News, CBS Sports

Kangaroo on I-85 in Alabama: ABC News, Fox News, AP, NY Times

Thing To Know Thursday: 50 Years Since Vietnam War Ended: WaPo, The Guardian, NY Times, Bloomberg, Reuters