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 |  | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024 · 4 min read |
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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
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| Good morning, folks. Where are Americans going on vacation as the weather warms up? This is the top U.S. summer travel destination. Now, on to the news. |
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 | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi | West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters |
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Need to know | President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran and the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, were confirmed dead after a helicopter crash yesterday. |
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| | What happened: The helicopter is believed to have crashed while crossing mountains in heavy fog and rain close to the border of Azerbaijan. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Raisi’s presidency: Raisi, who cracked down on dissent within Iran and helped support armed groups against Israel, had been seen as a potential replacement for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [CNN] |
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| | What’s next: Khamenei announced that Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will serve as acting president, and ordered elections for a new president within 50 days. [New York Times] |
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| | Dali is refloated | The Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore nearly eight weeks ago, was refloated this morning, and tugboats began moving it back to port. [AP] |
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| | Biden’s Gaza remarks | During a commencement speech at Morehouse College, President Biden called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and said he’s working on a two-state solution. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Senate border bill | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate will vote on a stand-alone border bill after a bipartisan deal fell through earlier this year. It isn’t expected to pass the chamber. [The Hill] |
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| | | Schauffele’s big win | Xander Schauffele won the PGA Championship, his first career major. He also now holds the lowest score to par in major championship history with 21-under. [Yahoo Sports] |
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| | In the WNBA, the Fever and the Sun take the court again at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. [USA Today] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for blue jeans. Davis, a tailor, first got the idea for denim after a customer said her husband needed tougher work pants that wouldn’t tear. [Fashionista] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Levi Strauss & Co. Archives, Getty Images |
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3 Questions... | about inflation | The Labor Department’s latest Consumer Price Index report dropped last week. I asked finance editor Molly Moorhead, whose team reported on the new inflation data, to break it down. |
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| | Refresh me: What does the Consumer Price Index measure? |
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| The CPI looks at price changes in an array of everyday goods and services. Think food, clothes, rent, medicine and more. |
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| | Are these newest numbers good or bad news? |
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| The CPI rose 0.3% in April from the previous month, lower than economists projected. I think the report is encouraging, but to be truly good news, we’ll want to see two or three months of inflation coming down. |
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| | So where is inflation cooling? |
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| My team found that consumers are getting some relief at the gas pump, and rent increases are finally slowing. Another plus: Airfares are stabilizing just in time for summer. |
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| How else has inflation affected prices? Read the full report. | |
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| | The 2024 Comedy Pet Photography Awards revealed its finalists for the funniest animal photos. Top contenders include a soaring cat, a snow-covered pup and a seemingly headless horse. [People] |
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Have a great day. See you tomorrow! |
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 The Yodel team
| The Yodel is written by Lily Herman and edited by Anthony Rivas. Today's edition was copy edited by Marla Miyashiro and Doreen Bentley. Emily Mahaney is our editorial director. |
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