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Who is the new interim president of Venezuela and what challenges does she face?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. Officials in Venezuela are rallying around the South American country's interim leader. Delcy Rodriguez took over as acting president after Nicholas Maduro and his wife were arraigned on drug trafficking and other charges in New York. More from MPR's CarrieConn.
Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro's longtime vice president, was sworn in by her brother, who is the head of Venezuela's National Assembly. She pledged to bring Venezuela out of what she called these terrible times that threatened the peace and stability of the country. Maduro's son, also named Nicolas, gave an emotional pledge of support for the new leader.
Y pronto nos vamos a abrazar aquí en Venezuela.
The homeland is in good hands, papa, and we will hug each other soon here in Venezuela, he said.
How are U.S. oil companies and the stock market reacting to the Venezuela crisis?
The younger Maduro was also a named defendant in the indictment against his father and stepmother. A group of independent journalists say seven reporters were arrested outside the National Assembly.
Oil industry. З НПРС Мария Асман репорс задал closed up more than one percent.
Президен Трам с US military action in Venezuela will allow US компаніes to take over the country's oil production. And investors in those companies seem pretty excited about the potential payoff. Chevron is the last major US oil company operating in Venezuela. Its shares soared more than five percent and helped lift the overall market. Shares in ExxonMobil and Conoco Phillips also rose.
Why did Minnesota Governor Tim Walz drop his bid for a third term?
The US military's capture of Venezuela's president and his wife has stoked concerns about increased geopolitical instability. Prices of gold and silver, typically seen as hedges against uncertainty, rose. So did the shares of major weapons makers and defense contractors, Maria Aspen and PR News.
Minnesota Governor Tim Wall says he's dropping his bid for a third term in office. The decision comes amid fallout over a viral YouTube video suggesting that publicly funded Somali run daycare centers in Minneapolis are shell companies. Wool says that every minute he spends defending his political decisions is Takes time away from defending the residents of his state. We've got conspiracy
theorists right wing youtubers breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors.
What changes is the U.S. Health Department making to child vaccine recommendations?
and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on.
Wall says he leaves the governor's office with zero sadness or regret. He's suggesting that being governor is about service and not about a title. You're listening to NPR. The Department of Health and Human Services is reducing the number of vaccines that it's recommending for children. The changes affect widely recommended protection against flu, hepatitis, meningitis, and RSV. And it's effectively immediately. HHS says the change will not deprive families of access to the vaccines, but medical professionals say it will cause confusion and possibly an increase in preventable diseases. Coastal cities in Northern California are recovering from weekend flooding brought on by king tides and stormy weather.
How are coastal cities in Northern California coping with king‑tide flooding?
As KQED's Ezra David Romero explains, the floodwater surrounded hundreds of homes and businesses north of San Francisco.
A three foot tall line of grey sandbags and blue tarps blocks the entrance of Fitness SF in the Marin County City of Cortamandera. They're what mostly stops several feet of water from turning the gym into a pool. Ryan Davis is the gym's general manager. At least three feet of standing water surrounding the entire building that even with sandbags and plywood and tarps, it was still coming through. National Weather Service forecasters said the storm outperformed their forecast, resulting in additional storm surge on top of the extra high tides. Marin County officials are still calculating the extent of the damage. For MPR News, I'm Ezra David Romero in Courta Madeira.
US futures are flat and after hours trading on Wall Street following today's gains the Dow rose five hundred and ninety four points.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who is the new interim president of Venezuela and what challenges does she face?
0:02–0:54
2
How are U.S. oil companies and the stock market reacting to the Venezuela crisis?
0:54–1:45
3
Why did Minnesota Governor Tim Walz drop his bid for a third term?
1:45–2:42
4
What changes is the U.S. Health Department making to child vaccine recommendations?
2:42–3:32
5
How are coastal cities in Northern California coping with king‑tide flooding?
3:32–4:38