Inflation hits 3-year high, official says Reflecting Pool liner was cut

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Welcome back. In the news today: A key inflation gauge jumps to a three-year high; how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Syrian and Haitian immigrants could affect 1.3 million immigrants; and an official says that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner was cut. Also, maybe you’ve seen online claims that Norway’s World Cup team brought its own food because it doesn’t trust the quality of what’s available in the U.S. Well, that’s false. Our Fact Focus has the real story below.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near. Read more.

What to know:

Consumer prices rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The increase was largely driven by more expensive gas, as well as pricier semiconductors and other computer equipment that are in high demand for the AI buildout.Oil and gas prices have fallen substantially since Trump agreed to a peace deal with Iran earlier this month, according to AAA. But gas prices are still more than 20% above prices at this time last year.

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The decision exposes TPS holders from Haiti and Syria to potential detention and deportation. It could also pave the way for hundreds of thousands of other beneficiaries with pending asylum claims or other immigration relief to be forced to leave the country. Many have lived and worked in the United States for decades and have American children.

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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

The cut caused damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, said Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service. Read more.

Why this matters:

Lands made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the Trump administration’s work on the project. His statement does not say when exactly the damage occurred or whether it was a suspected case of vandalism and does not identify anyone who might have been involved. This is the first time the Republican administration has offered specifics for when and how the Reflecting Pool may have been damaged after work on the project was substantially completed.

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So, about those false claims that Norway’s team doesn’t trust American food. The team did bring in some of their own food, including 660 pounds of Norwegian salmon and trout, as well as 176 pounds of Norwegian brown cheese. (No, I haven’t had it either, but my editor says that cheese tastes way better than it sounds.) But the team’s head chef Aron Espeland says it’s not a rejection of American food. The grocery haul is to maintain consistency in players’ diets and provide a taste of home. Lots of teams do the same thing, including at past tournaments. The chef said he’s also enjoying using American ingredients. Players, in fact, start the day with fresh juice squeezed from American oranges. Well, I’m hungry now. Time for breakfast.

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