Mounting questions over how police responded to Tuesday's horrific school shooting. NRA members meet in Houston. Holiday travel - high gas prices. CBS News Correspondents Jim Krasula in Uvalde, TX, and Steve Kathan have today's World News Roundup.
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We're talking about new anger, frustration, and confusion about what went on during this week's school shooting. Police released more information that made parents have more questions.
Also, a lot of public support is coming for both gun rights and gun reform.
And we'll tell you what you need to know about this Memorial Day weekend: from the events to the weather to the travel forecast.
Plus, Twitter shareholders are suing Elon Musk, the "greatest spectacle in racing" is this weekend, and a teen athlete who realized the power of his mind is helping other kids do the same.
What does someone’s skin color have to do with who he or she is? “Not a whole lot,” Dr. Ben Carson says.
Carson, a renowned brain surgeon, experienced racism as a child and even early on in his celebrated medical career.
But Carson says he never has considered the color of someone’s skin to be a defining factor of who they are.
“As a brain surgeon, obviously, when I open somebody's head, I'm operating on a thing that makes them who they are,” Carson says. “It's not their hair or their skin that makes them who they are. It's their brain that makes them who they are. ... So obviously, I'm not going to sit around and blame somebody for something that their forefathers did to my forefather.”
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"The Hash" team discusses USDC stablecoin issuer Circle advising against the launch of a digital dollar, Ethereum beacon chain's longest "reorg" in years and MetaMask's plan to help victims of crypto scams.
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This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
This is a fragile moment for the U.S. economy. Many people are feeling the steep rise of the cost of gas and groceries, and some are having to decide whether to buy food or fill up their tanks. Food banks and local non-profits are seeing more people than ever. And experts worry that the Federal Reserve's efforts to combat inflation by raising interest rates could tip the economy into recession.
NPR's Scott Horsley covers the big-picture economy, Chris Arnold covers housing and Brittany Cronin covers energy. They explain what sectors are feeling the most impact and how it's playing out for different people.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW explores the macro set-up, including Fed unanimity on two 50 basis point rate hikes in June and July followed by optionality at the September FOMC meeting. He also looks at the housing market and retail sector to see how the real economy is responding.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “Catnip” by Famous Cats and “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: Franziska Uhlmann/EyeEm/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
Microsoft's global ubiquity gives its cybersecurity experts a unique window into the Russian cyberwar against Ukraine. The software giant is involved in both monitoring and combatting attacks.
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its fourth month, European countries are scrambling to wean themselves off of Russian gas. The Baltic nation of Lithuania has become the first to do so.