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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 Amy Held. President Trump is set to travel to Canada for the G7 summit where world leaders are gathering in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Trump has imposed tariffs on all of them and threatened to annex the host, Canada. Protesters

in the US say Trump is acting more like a king than a president. They mobilized en masse yesterday with more than 5 million people demonstrating across the country according to organizers. Noel Ananen of member station WBHM reports from Birmingham, Alabama. Marchers spread out across city blocks carrying and sometimes wearing American flags and pride flags. Most carried handmade signs with crossed out crowns or objecting to any so-called king of the United States. Protester Jordan Price explained. The United States is quickly descending and has made it into fascism and we will not stand for that. Marchers were concerned about Trump's immigration policies and federal

funding cuts to science research. For NPR News, I'm Noelle Annenin in Birmingham. NPR's Alana Wise reports at the same time Trump was presiding over a rare military parade in Washington. The Army had been planning for at least a year to hold a public celebration in honor of its 250-year anniversary. The date of the Army commemoration coincided with the president's birthday, leading critics to wonder if the parade was still purely about celebrating the armed forces. Thousands of protests across the country accused Trump of politicizing the military. But the Washington, D.C. event went off without any major interruptions.

More than 6,000 service members marched in the National Mall, highlighting the Army's growth over the years. Towards the end of the event, Trump was gifted a folded American flag, which is a tradition usually reserved for the family of fallen soldiers. Fireworks lit up D.C.'s night sky, marking an end to the contentious celebration. Alana Wise, NPR News, Washington. Iran and Israel continue firing missiles at each other following Israel's widespread attack on Iranian nuclear sites Thursday.

The BBC's Hugo Bachega has more on the spiraling conflict. For a second night, sirens sounded across Israel as air defenses tried to intercept Iranian missiles. In Tamra, in the north of the country, a mainly Palestinian town, a house partially collapsed after being hit. Hours later, in a second wave of attacks, a building in the central city of Bat Yam was badly damaged. As morning broke, emergency teams were still searching for the missing.

In Iran, there were fresh Israeli airstrikes. The targets included the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites Israel says were linked to the country's nuclear program, including a Nile depot in what appeared to be the first attack on Iran's energy infrastructure. The BBC's Hugo Bachega reporting. You're listening to NPR News. As world leaders seek to avert a wider regional war, the president of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, says Iran asked him to convey a message to Israel. He agreed and has scheduled a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. That's according to a report in the Cyprus

Mail. Seven people are dead after their helicopter crashed in northern India today. Officials say it happened within minutes after takeoff and poor weather may have contributed. They were headed to a Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, what was meant to be a short flight. It comes as Indian investigators continue to piece together what happened to the Air India flight that also crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad Thursday, killing at least 270 people. A woman accusing a founding pastor of child sexual abuse is now suing the megachurch

Gateway. As KERA's Penelope Rivera reports, at the same time, Robert Morris's criminal case is playing out in Oklahoma. The lawsuit filed by Cindy Klemishire and her father claims Morris, his wife, Gateway and its elders all benefited financially from hiding the sexual abuse claims. Klemishire accuses them of defamation, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other claims. The suit is seeking civil damages in excess of $1 million. Robert Morris also faces a criminal case in Osage County, Oklahoma.

The megachurch pastor is charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child. His next court date is scheduled for September. For NPR News, I'm Penelope Rivera in Fort Worth. This is NPR News. Do you ever look at political headlines and go, huh? P. Rivera in Fort Worth. This is NPR News.