Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: The stock market had a rough day, with the S&P 500 dropping 2.7% and the Dow plunging nearly 900 points—the worst day of the year—thanks to Trump’s shifting tariff policies. Tesla stock also took a 15% dive, hitting its lowest price since October. Meanwhile, DHS detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil over alleged Hamas ties, but a judge has temporarily blocked his deportation. The Supreme Court is set to review Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, a case that could affect similar laws across the country. And in health news, a measles case was reported in Maryland, while the NIH is cutting funding for vaccine hesitancy research.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• AP News: Stocks' sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
• AP News: Tesla tumbles again as investors bail on Elon Musk's suddenly struggling electric vehicle company
• WSJ: ICE Arrests Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia Student Who Helped Lead Pro-Palestinian Protests
• CNN: Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests 
• Axios: Harvard, Yale among 60 colleges warned of fund cuts over antisemitism claims
• Axios: Supreme Court will hear challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban 
• WA Post: Md. confirms measles case; Dulles Airport travelers may have been exposed 
• WA Post: NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake 

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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