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On the Planet Money Podcast, the economic world we've been living in for decades was built on some basic assumptions. But the people who built that world are long gone. And right now, those assumptions are kind of up in the air. Like the dollar as the reserve currency. Is that era over? If so, what could replace it? And what does that mean for the rest of us? Listen to the Planet Money Podcast from NPR wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. An Ovenart curfew is in effect for a small part of Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass declared the curfew for one square mile of downtown LA.

There have been some violent clashes with police and some looting, along with many peaceful protests. For several days, demonstrators have been protesting federal immigration raids in the Los Angeles area. President Trump has deployed thousands of U.S. troops to L.A. He says he has saved the city from burning down. California Governor Gavin Newsom has given a speech saying Trump is abusing his power. Steve Futterman reports. During an eight-minute address, Newsom said the president is undermining due process rights and is pulling a military dragnet across L.A. He specifically criticized the deployment of 700 Marines. We honor their service. We honor their bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized

by our own armed forces, not in L.A., not in California, not anywhere. He said Trump is choosing theatrics over public safety. Newsom said California will continue fighting. In federal court, the state is challenging the use of the Marines and the National Guard. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. It's not just in Los Angeles. Protests against federal immigration raids have been held in many major cities in recent days. They include New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, Seattle, and more.

In Chicago, thousands of protesters turned out to demonstrate against immigration raids. No violence, no violence, no violence, no violence. Chicago police say that at one point a car drove into that crowd of protesters. It's not clear if anyone was hurt and it's not clear if the driver has been arrested. Several U.S. allies have imposed sanctions on two Israeli officials accusing them of inciting violence against Palestinians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is criticizing the sanctions as NPR's Michelle Kelleman reports. Secretary Rubio is condemning the U.K., Canada, Norway, New Zealand and Australia for their

sanctions on two sitting members of the Israeli cabinet, Itamar Ben-Gavir and Betzalil Smotrich. Rubio says in a statement that these sanctions do not advance U.S. efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. The British government says its sanctions are meant to pressure the Israeli government to stop expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank. It accuses the two far-right cabinet members of inciting, quote, extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Billionaire Elon Musk has issued an apology to President Trump. and human rights. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department. Billionaire Elon Musk has issued an apology to President Trump. He and Trump traded insults last week that grew very personal. It started when Musk began criticizing the multi-trillion dollar tax cut and spending bill backed by Trump. Musk now says his postings about Trump went too far. This is NPR. Medical groups and public health leaders are criticizing a decision by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. NPR's Will Stone reports Kennedy fired every member of a panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccines.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes recommendations to the CDC on who should get vaccines and when. Kennedy has the authority to replace anyone, but his move flies in the face of precedent and has alarmed many in the medical and public health establishment who worry this could clear the way for future decisions that undermine vaccine policy. Dr. Jonathan Temte at the University of Wisconsin was chair of the committee from 2012 to 2015. Getting rid of 17 members and replacing them. Are we just looking for a rubber stamp for an unscientific, uninformed approach? Kennedy says the firings were necessary to restore confidence in vaccines and eliminate conflicts of interest.

But Tempe and other experts point out the committee has strong ethics rules. Will Stone, NPR News. The government will release its latest report on May's consumer prices today. Some forecasters expect consumer inflation on an annual basis grew last month by 2.5 percent. That would be bigger than April's report. The volatile categories of food and energy are pulled out. Forecasters think the core rate of inflation rose by 2.9 percent.

Negotiators from the U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve trade disputes. Few details have been released, but officials from both sides say it's progress toward implementing agreements made during talks in Geneva last month. Disputes included mineral and technology exports. I'm Kruva Coleman, NPR News.