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The head of the European Parliament trade committee calls President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on European Union automobiles “unacceptable.” Committee Chair Bernd Lange says the Trump administration “keeps breaking its commitments,” including on import taxes for steel and aluminum products. Trump said Friday he'll increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the EU next week to 25%, which could jolt the world economy. The Republican president says the EU is not complying with a fully agreed to trade deal, though he hasn't fleshed out his objections. Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had agreed to the trade deal last July. It set a 15% tariff on most goods.

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PARIS (AP) — Activists worldwide are holding May Day rallies, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions. Many workers are struggling with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war. May 1 is International Workers’ Day, marked by rallies focusing on wages, pensions, and inequality. In Manila, protesters demanded higher wages and lower taxes. In Jakarta, workers called for stronger protection from rising prices. Tens of thousands of people joined marches across France including in Paris, where brief scuffles with police broke out. In the U.S., activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s policies also held marches and demonstrations. Arrests were made in front of the New York Stock Exchange as protesters gathered outside.

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The SPLC Revelations Are Causing the Left to Panic

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Leftist Narratives About the War are Wrong

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Anti-Semitism Has Taken Over the Democrat Party

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SCOTUS' Redistricting Ruling, Congress Reauthorizes FISA, & The WHCD Shooting

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MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and close friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela’s socialist government during the first Trump administration. Jurors found Republican David Rivera and an associate guilty on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of its work for former President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The seven-week trial offered a rare glimpse into Miami’s role as a crossroads for foreign influence campaigns aimed at shaping U.S. policy toward Latin America.

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The Relief Factor Pain of the Week!

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Stay tuned for the Live M and M Extra Podcast with Mike Gallagher and Mark Davis, a unique and deliciously unstructured session each day where these two iconic hosts summarize the day’s news and compare notes on countless other matters, large and small.

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WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the White House had given Spirit Airlines and its creditors a final proposal to try to rescue the bankrupt airline, even as the budget carrier makes preparations to shut down if no deal is reached. "We're looking at Spirit. If we can help them, we will, but we have to come first," Trump told reporters. "If we could do it, we'd do it, but only if it's a good deal." Trump added he expected an announcement later on Friday. Two people familiar with the matter confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that Spirit is preparing to cease operations after hitting an impasse in talks with some creditors on a $500 million government bailout plan. The White House has reached out to other airlines to discuss how to accommodate people who have Spirit tickets and could be stranded if the airline stops operating. United Airlines said it was preparing to support Spirit customers if the rival shuts down. Trump said last month his administration was looking to buy the embattled carrier at the "right price." Sources later said the administration had proposed $500 million in financing in exchange for warrants equivalent to 90% of Spirit's equity. There had been disagreements inside the Trump administration over whether and how to fund the bailout, the Journal report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Not all Spirit bondholders were on board with the deal, the report added. A rescue hearing scheduled for Thursday did not take place after talks over the terms of the government bailout continued. A company spokesperson declined to comment on ongoing discussions, adding, "Spirit is operating as usual." The carrier's demise would mark the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war. Spirit had earlier reached a deal with its lenders that would have helped it emerge from its second bankruptcy by late spring or early summer. Those plans were derailed after the war triggered a spike in jet fuel prices, upending Spirit's cost projections and complicating its bankruptcy exit. The carrier built its turnaround plan on jet fuel costs averaging about $2.24 per gallon in 2026 and $2.14 in 2027, according to March disclosures. By the end of April, prices had climbed to around $4.51 a gallon, double the level assumed in its projections.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral studen t from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag, discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. The positive identification on the decomposed body was eventually made using DNA and dental records, he said. The body of her friend, fellow USF doctoral student Zamil Limon, was in another garbage bag that was found two days before that on a bridge over the bay. Limon’s roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, was taken into custody the same day and faces two charges of murder. Chronister said the suspect showed no emotion when investigators presented him with details of the killings. “He was nonreactive,” Chronister said. “He was callous and showed no emotion when we showed him the information we had.” The two students were murdered around the same time and place, though detectives need to investigate further before they can decide that conclusively, the sheriff said. The sheriff said detectives didn’t yet know a motive for the killings.

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BEREA, Ky. (AP) — A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shootings of two bank employees during a robbery, a Kentucky state trooper said Friday. The person is “believed to be involved” in the bank robbery in Berea on Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney posted online. A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee on Thursday, state police said. Law enforcement officials went door to door in search of information and surveillance video, as well as using helicopters, drones and dogs. The Lexington Police Department and county sheriff’s offices took part in the search, along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “This was a team effort,” Kearney posted Friday morning. He did not provide further details. Area schools went into lockdown for a while Thursday until campuses were deemed safe. Students were not allowed to go home on buses and had to be picked up by their parents, state police said. U.S. Bank said it was working closely with law enforcement and committed to supporting the victims' families and bank colleagues. “We’re deeply saddened by the tragic event that took the lives of two of our employees at our Berea, Kentucky branch earlier today,” the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, our colleagues and the entire Berea community.” Berea is about 36 miles (58 kilometers) south of Lexington.

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Five people were killed late Thursday when a small plane crashed near Austin, Texas, local authorities said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash of a Cessna 421C in Wimberley, Texas, around 11:25 p.m. Thursday. The site is about 40 miles from Austin. The Hayes County Homeland Security and Emergency Management office said emergency personnel responded to the scene and added preliminary information indicates the aircraft was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of impact. The agency said a second aircraft traveling in the vicinity around the time of the crash landed safely in New Braunfels.

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday (May 1) that he was not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal for resolving the conflict and that negotiations were taking place by phone. "Iran wants to make a deal because they have no military left, essentially, and they want to make a deal. But I'm not satisfied with it. We have great respect for Pakistan and Islamabad and tremendous respect for the prime minister and the field marshal. And they're working with us. They continue to work with us. But the trip is a very long one. And we're doing everything in terms of negotiating, right now, in terms of the negotiation telephonically. They've made strides, but I'm not sure if they ever get there. There is tremendous discord. There's tremendous, they're having a tremendous problem getting along with each other in Iran. The leadership is very disjointed. It's got two to three groups, maybe four. And it's a very disjointed leadership," said Trump. Trump's administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had "terminated" hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president can wage military action for only 60 days before ending it, asking Congress for authorization or seeking a 30-day extension due to "unavoidable military necessity regarding the safety of United States Armed Forces" while withdrawing forces. The war began on February 28, when Israel and the U.S. began airstrikes on Iran. On Friday, Iranian state news agency IRNA said Tehran had sent its latest proposal for negotiations with the U.S. to Pakistani mediators.

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Josh begins today's show by explaining how the lack of accountability and justice is a guaranteed societal death knell. This includes the lack of accountability for the Left's debilitating, anti-American lawfare, but it is an older tale that goes back at least far as the 2016 Russiagate hoax. A free society cannot remain free unless there is accountability and justice when things go terribly wrong. Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, joins Josh to discuss. Also on today's show: More redistricting fallout, how the GOP's biggest benefit is that the Democrats have gone utterly mad, the end of Spirit Airlines, and what a new op-ed harrowingly refers to as the emerging "Islamo-Christian Right."

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In this episode of the Carl Jackson Show, Carl dives into the recent Supreme Court decision ending race-based gerrymandering. He discusses how this ruling will impact the Democrat Party's strategy, particularly in states like Florida and Virginia. Carl also touches on the implications of this decision for black Americans, citing a shift in the Republican Party's approval ratings among African Americans. He shares his thoughts on how Democrats will need to adapt and focus on policy rather than relying on skin color to win elections. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.com Visit our Store https://CarlJacksonStore.com

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DeSantis Fires Back At Hakeem Jeffries

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Faith & Freedom 250 - Episode 36: WW1 & The Power Of Prayer Courtesy of The Herzog Foundation.

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Emergency crews responded to a school stabbing this afternoon in Tacoma, Washington. Authorities say at least 5 students, including a suspect, and a security guard were injured in a stabbing at Foss High School. Those injured were transported to local hospitals. Tacoma police say the suspect is a student and is in custody.

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