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Against the backdrop of an energy crisis from the Iran war, the United Arab Emirates says it is dropping out of the OPEC cartel and plans to gradually increase its production of crude oil.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the announcement has had little effect on oil prices, which are hovering around $100 a barrel.

President Trump welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House for the first state visit by a British monarch since 2007.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports a key goal of the visit is to ease tensions between the two governments.

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel's pushing back against first lady Melania Trump's appealed ABC to fire him for making a joke she says was hateful and violent.

Last night, Kimmel said he agreed with dialing back hateful rhetoric and said Mrs. Trump's conversation about it should start with her husband.

CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter talks about the fallout from Kimmel's, quote, the glow of an expectant widow during a parody of the White House Correspondents Center two days before there was a shooting at that event.

That's Stelter speaking with NPR's Here and Now.

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Consumer confidence appears stronger than it was last month, despite the Iran war's impact on energy prices and the hit to people's wallets.