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At least 600 people have died since violence first broke out nearly a month ago. The U.N. estimates around 200,000 people have fled to neighboring countries.
A high court in Pakistan granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-week reprieve from arrest after days of deadly protests. The opposition leader left a courtroom today surrounded by security and media. He claims the corruption charges leveled against him are made up.
Back in this country, Twitter will soon have new leadership once again. Elon Musk named Linda Yaccarino as his successor. The NBC Universal advertising executive will take her new post in about six weeks. Musk acquired Twitter last October. The Tesla billionaire will now serve as Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. faces a — quote — "significant risk" of running out of cash within the first two weeks of June without a debt limit increase. The warning reinforced Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's estimate of when a possible default could occur. It comes as the White House and congressional leaders postponed a meeting planned for today to break the impasse. They will now meet early next week.
Concerns about the U.S. economy pushed stocks lower on Wall Street today. The Dow Jones industrial average lost nine points to close at 33300. The Nasdaq fell 44 points. And the S&P 500 slipped 6.
And a passing to note. Journalist Hodding Carter III died Thursday at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was the State Department spokesman under former President Jimmy Carter — no relation — and he briefed the country throughout the Iran Hostage Crisis. A former newspaperman who championed civil rights, he often appeared on a number of news programs, including this one.
Hodding Carter was 88 years old.
And still to come on the "NewsHour": the public health questions that remain as the official COVID emergency comes to an end; David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines; and Tom Hanks talks about his newest credit as a novelist.
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