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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 Dave Mattingly. Leaders of the G7 meeting in Canada have issued a joint statement on the fighting between Israel and Iran, declaring Israel has a right to defend itself.

They went on to say they're hoping a resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East. The statement was released shortly before President Trump cut short his attendance at the G7 to return to the White House. NPR's Danielle Kurzleben has more from Calgary. Trump departed Calgary, leaving the leaders of six other advanced economies to finish the gathering without him. The president had posted a dire warning on social media saying, quote, everyone should

evacuate Tehran. Trump had also said that Iran has indicated that it wants to deescalate the conflict. Before he left, Trump signed on to a G7 joint statement saying that Israel has a right to defend itself and calling Iran, quote, the principal source of regional instability and terror. Separately, Trump had met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and signed a trade deal with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump had been scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mexican President

Claudia Schoenbaum. Danielle Kurtzleben in PR News, Calgary. Officials in Kyiv say the latest Russian missile and drone attacks in Ukraine have killed at least 15 people and injured more than 100 others. The vast majority of those injured and killed were in Kiev. Explosions echoed in the city for hours overnight. Former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey is scheduled to report to prison today.

As Bruce Convisa reports, the 71-year-old former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee resigned from Congress last year after being convicted on federal bribery charges. Menendez is due to begin serving an 11-year prison sentence after being convicted in a 16-count indictment that included corruption and bribery charges. Last week, a U.S. court of appeals denied his request to remain free on bail pending his appeal. His criminal trial was a riveting case that revolved around bribes, including gold bars, clothes stuffed with cash, and a luxury car.

Menendez is also the first U.S. Senator to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent, in this case for Egypt. Two of his co-defendants were sentenced to eight and seven years respectively, and his wife Nadine, who was tried separately, was also convicted. She is due to be sentenced in September. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Convicer in New York. A federal judge in Boston says the National Institutes

of Health acted illegally when it terminated about 800 research grants. Those grants focused on issues related to diversity, transgender issues, and other areas of research not in step with the Trump administration's priorities. Judge William Young called the grant terminations arbitrary and capricious. This is NPR News from Washington. Members of the National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing are among those helping investigators in India to analyze the black boxes recovered from last week's crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It went down in a residential area of Ahmedabad moments after takeoff, killing all but one of 242 people aboard

and dozens of others on the ground. College Baseball's World Series has its first no-hitter in 65 years and its third in tournament history. As NPR's Giles Snyder reports, it happened yesterday when Arkansas faced off against Murray State. Arkansas right-handed pitcher Gage Wood struck out 19 batters on the way to shutting down Murray State. Arkansas right-handed pitcher Gage Wood struck out 19 batters on the way to shutting down Murray State's offense, powering Arkansas to a three to nothing elimination game victory. Wood is now part of an exclusive group. He is only the third pitcher to throw a no-hitter in

CWS history. The others are Oklahoma State's Jim Wixson in 1960 and Texas's Jim Erler in 1950. Wood threw 119 pitches in the game against Murray State, 83 of them for strikes. Plus he took a perfect game into the eighth inning before allowing a baserunner when one of his pitches struck a Murray State batter on the foot. The College World Series tournament being played in Omaha is working its way toward the best of three championship beginning this Saturday. Trial Snyder, NPR News. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a win away from an NBA title. The Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers last night 120 to 109 to take a three games

to two lead in the NBA Finals. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.