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Hola, it's Sarah Gonzalez. At Planet Money, when we say we want you to understand the economy, sure we mean tariffs and global supply chains and interest rates, cosas así, but also we shot a satellite into space. We made our own vodka, became a record label, made a comic book, all to help you make better sense of the world around you. Listen to the Planet Money podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. Reports from Los Angeles say the city has been quieter overnight following days of peaceful protests and some violent clashes with police.

Faith leaders have called for nonviolent resistance to federal immigration raids in the area. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared an overnight curfew for a specific part of downtown LA. She says while the whole city encompasses a little more than 500 square miles, the curfew applies to one square mile of downtown LA. It is extremely important to know that what is happening in this one square mile is not affecting the city. Some of the imagery of the protests and the violence gives the appearance as though this is a citywide crisis and it is not. LA officials say there's been a torrent of misinformation published online about the protests, much of it aimed at immigrants and political leaders. President Trump has sent

thousands of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to LA. California officials are suing to stop their deployment. The president visited Fort Bragg in North Carolina yesterday. He gave a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. NPR's Tamara Keith reports Trump zeroed in on the unrest in downtown LA. Before a large crowd of uniformed soldiers, President Trump said the protests in Los Angeles were proof that uncontrolled migration leads to chaos and disorder, describing the nation's second largest city as a trash heap.

Generations of army heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion and third world lawlessness here at home like is happening in California. As Commander in Chief, I will not let that happen. Trump also decried protesters flying Mexican flags and said he wants Congress to pass a law to put anyone who burns an American flag in prison for a year. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

Billionaire Elon Musk is lamenting statements he made about President Trump last week. It's an apparent easing of their public feud. The two traded insults after Musk criticized the multi-trillion dollar tax and spending bill that Trump backs. NPR's Rylan Barton has more. In a two-sentence post on X, Musk said he regretted some of his posts about Trump, saying that they, quote, went too far. A week ago, Musk called Trump's mega-bill a disgusting abomination.

In response, Trump threatened to slash federal subsidies and contracts to Musk's companies, and then Musk claimed, without evidence, that Trump appears in government files about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Musk deleted that post and some others on Saturday. Trump said last week his relationship with Musk was over and warned of serious consequences. Ryland Barton, NPR News. On Wall Street in pre-market trading Dow futures are lower. This is NPR. The government will release its latest report on May's consumer prices this morning. Some forecasters expect consumer inflation on an annual basis grew last month by 2.5%.

Negotiators from the US and China say they have agreed on a framework for a potential trade consensus. NPR's Emily Fang reports they've spent several days talking in London. Details on what the framework is are scarce but representatives from the US and China said it was a way to implement what the two countries already agreed on during the last round of trade talks in Geneva. Following those talks in Geneva the US imposed more export controls and semiconductor software to China and said it was revoking some student visas for Chinese students.

China then started restricting more exports of rare earth minerals, which European and American tech and defense companies rely on. Both President Trump and China then accused the other of violating that trade truce in Geneva. But after a phone call between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the two sides sat down to talk this week in London and appeared to be going back to what they said they would do in Geneva. Emily Fang and Peer News. New Jersey held a primary election yesterday. Republicans picked former state representative Jack Cicciorelli as their gubernatorial candidate. Democrats selected Congresswoman Mickey

Sherrill. The two will compete in November's general election. The launch of a private space mission has been scrubbed. NASA says the mission by axiom has been postponed because of a rocket fuel leak. No new date for a launch has been set. The mission is commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.

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