
News Wrap: Walmart says it is raising prices due to tariffs
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News Wrap: Walmart says it is raising prices due to tariffs
In our news wrap Thursday, Walmart is planning to raise prices in the coming weeks citing President Trump's policies as a driving factor, a judge in Wisconsin pleaded not guilty today to federal charges over accusations she helped a man evade federal immigration agents and Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people across Gaza.
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News Wrap: Walmart says it is raising prices due to tariffs
Clip: 5/15/2025 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Thursday, Walmart is planning to raise prices in the coming weeks citing President Trump's policies as a driving factor, a judge in Wisconsin pleaded not guilty today to federal charges over accusations she helped a man evade federal immigration agents and Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people across Gaza.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAmna Nawaz: We start the day’s other headlines# with the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.
The## nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, is planning# to raise prices in the coming weeks, citing## Trump’s policies as a driving factor.
Walmart’s# head said today “given the magnitude of the## tariffs.we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure# given the reality of narrow retail margins” Walmart posted strong quarterly sales today,# but declined to give a profit outlook due to## economic uncertainty.
In the meantime, consumers# are growing increasingly uneasy.
New government## data shows that the pace of retail sales# slowed sharply in April from the month before.
A judge in Wisconsin pleaded not# guilty today to federal charges## over accusations she helped a man# evade federal immigration agents.
Milwaukee county circuit judge Hannah Dugan# allegedly escorted the person out the back door## of her courtroom last month as agents sought# his arrest for being in the US illegally.
Man: Get angry, get loud!
Amna Nawaz: Dozens of demonstrators gathered# outside the courthouse ahead of today's hearing.
Dugan's arrest has been a flashpoint in# the broader tensions over President Trump's## sweeping immigration crackdown.
She could# face up to six years in prison if convicted.
A federal judge has dismissed charges against# dozens of migrants who had been detained for## trespassing in a newly-designated militari... at the southern border.
The Trump administration## recently transferred oversight of a 180-mile strip# of land in New Mexico to the military.
Entering## the area unauthorized carries a potential# sentence of at least a year in prison.
But today, a U.S. district court judge ruled# the government had provided “no facts from## which one could reasonably conclude that the# defendant knew he was entering” the zone.
The migrants could still face other# misdemeanor charges and deportation.
Turning overseas, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens# of people across Gaza overnight and into today.# Hospital officials in the southern# city of Khan Younis say at least## 54 people were killed in a series# of attacks, while in the north -- [Explosion] Amna Nawaz: Explosions reverberat.. where Gaza's civil defense# says 13 people were killed.
It all comes on the anniversary of the "nakba"# -- arabic for "catastrophe" -- when, in 1948,## hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were# forcibly displaced from what is now Israel.
One woman who lived through that experience# says today's violence is even worse.
Ghalia Abu Moteir, displaced Palestinian# (through interpreter): Today, we’re in a## bigger nakba than the nakba we saw before.#.. no children, no people, no food or drink.
How long## must we remain like this?
Where can we go?
Amna Nawaz: Today, U.S. Secretary of State## Marco Rubio told reporters he is troubled# by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
He also spoke with Israeli prime# minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- who,## earlier this week, vowed to 'complete# the mission" by 'destroying Hamas".
Back here at home-Florida Governor Ron DeSantis# signed a measure today that blocks local## governments in the state from adding fluoride to# their water.
During a bill signing event in Dade## City, DeSantis said that forcing the mineral into# the water supply is "basically forced medication".
Florida is now the second state to implement such# a ban, after Utah.
State lawmakers approved the## bill last month, despite concerns from# dentists and public health advocates,## who say it could have long-lasting health# consequences.
Florida's ban takes effect July 1st.
On Wall Street today, stocks drifted a# bit following the latest economic reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average added about 270## points on the day.
The Nasdaq gave# back some ground after recent gains,## losing more than 30 points.
The S&P# 500 rose for a fourth straight day.
One of the architects of America's hydrogen bomb# has died.
Richard Garwin was only 23 when he built## the world's first fusion bomb.
He later advocated# for arms control, worked on early technologies## that led to things like touch-screen monitors, and# advised presidents from Eisenhower to Obama.
In the fall of 2016, it was Obama --# who awarded him the medal of freedom,## the nation's highest civilian award.
Richard Garwin was 97 years old.
And, a discovery of note: historians# at Harvard University say a document## in their archives -- long believed to be a# copy of the Magna Carta -- is actually one## of the earliest versions of the medieval# text... dating back to the year 1300.
The university purchased the tattered# piece of parchment in 1946 for less than## $30 dollars -- which would be about 500 dollars# today.
it was wrongly cataloged at the time.
After## coming across it on the law school library's# website, professors noticed the smallest of## details -- certain letters capitalized, quirks# in penmanship, and realized what they had found.
David Carpenter, Professor, King’s College# London: They bought it for peanuts,## in 1946 from an auctioneer Sweet and Maxwell, who# equally seemed to have no idea what it was-Harvard## Law School had indeed, unbeknownst to them,# got an original of the 1300 Magna Carta.
An## original therefore, of one of the most famous# documents in world constitutional history.
Amna Nawaz: until now, there# were only six known editions## of the 1300 Magna Carta -- issued# by britain's King Edward the First.
The document was first issued in 1215, and# established the principle of "the law of## the land", which influenced the framers of# the U.S. constitution, among many others.
Harvard estimates their version is worth millions# of dollars -- but has no plans to sell it.
Still to come on the "Newshour"...We examine# the causes behind a significant drop in opioid## overdose deaths, Retired Army General Stanley# McChrystal discusses his new book "On Character,"## and one chef leads the movement to bring# traditional Lao food to diners across the country.
A Brief But Spectacular take on a birthright to capital
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 3m 45s | BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR (3m 45s)
Chef inspires others to embrace their heritage through food
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 6m 39s | Lao and Proud: Chef inspires others to embrace their heritage and history through food (6m 39s)
Judge whose son was murdered urges leaders to end rhetoric
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 7m 16s | 'Lives are at stake': Judge whose son was murdered urges leaders to end hostile rhetoric (7m 16s)
Retired Gen. McChrystal on current Pentagon leadership
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 7m 19s | Retired Gen. McChrystal on current Pentagon leadership and his new book 'On Character' (7m 19s)
Supreme Court hears Trump's birthright citizenship challenge
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 8m 39s | Supreme Court hears Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship and judicial constraints (8m 39s)
Trump wraps Mideast tour with UAE pledging new investment
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 5m 30s | Trump wraps Mideast tour with UAE pledging new investments in U.S. (5m 30s)
What's behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths
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Clip: 5/15/2025 | 5m 44s | What's behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths (5m 44s)
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