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Today we celebrate the incredible teachers in our lives for Teacher Appreciation Day (and all week long — there are special deals to check out!).

• After college, I spent three years working in education — one of them as a fourth-grade teacher. From lost teeth to friendship troubles to Eureka Math, my classroom of 25 little humans (and just me!) during the COVID pandemic marked one of the most challenging and rewarding chapters of my life.

As a thank-you to teachers and in support of everything they do, we're giving our readers the opportunity to nominate the teachers, faculty, school staff, or homeschool educators in your life to receive one year of free Mo News Premium access.

To nominate someone (or yourself!), email us at [email protected] with the subject line "Teacher Nomination." Please include the nominee’s name, email address, location, and the subject or grade they teach.

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🚨 ONE IMPORTANT THING

Trump, Carney Strike Friendlier Tone in Oval Office Despite Major Differences

President Donald Trump met with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday, taking a slightly softer tone on his calls to annex Canada and make it the 51st state. Trump conceded that "it takes two to tango," but insisted that if Canada were to join the U.S. it would mean "a lot of advantages" like a massive tax cut for the Canadians and a free military.

Carney replied pretty politely that Canada is “not for sale,” and will “never” be for sale. Trump responded: “Never say never.”

TRADE DEAL BREWING
Trump previously accused Canada of taking advantage of the U.S. and has said he hopes to make it America’s 51st state. Just minutes before the meeting, Trump posted on Truth Social that Canada needs “EVERYTHING” from the U.S. while Americans “don’t need ANYTHING they have.”

• Once inside the Oval Office, Trump struck a far friendlier tone, saying the only “concession” he wants from the nation is “friendship.” The two leaders smiled for the cameras, suggesting there might be a reset in cross-border relations — at least publicly for now.

• As for tariffs, Carney maintained Liberal party control of the country by promising to be tough on Trump’s 25 percent tariff on some Canadian goods in March, including steel.

DEAL OR NO DEAL
It comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted Tuesday that the U.S. could announce a trade deal with some of America’s largest trading partners as early as this week.

• Before the House Appropriations Committee, Bessent shared that the U.S. was in negotiations with 17 of 18 “very important trading partners” on tariffs, though he did not specify which ones.

  • He did clarify that the U.S. has not started talks with China, which the US has imposed a 145% tariff on.

Bessent said about 98 percent of America’s trade deficits are with 15 countries, most of whom are major U.S. trading partners. He predicted that as much as 90 percent of those trade deficits will be resolved by the end of the year - some as soon as this week.

Canada is one of those nations, with a trade deficit with the U.S. totaling more than $60 billion in 2024, with more than $400 billion worth of Canadian goods imported to the U.S. That makes Canada the U.S.’s second-largest trading partner last year — behind Mexico.

🚨 ONE THING TO UPDATE

Radar and Communication Failure at Newark; Traumatized Air Traffic Controllers On Leave

Air traffic controllers responsible for traffic at Newark Airport briefly lost radar and communications with planes under their control last Monday, April 28 for 60-90 seconds, according to multiple reports. In response to the stress of the incident, five air traffic controllers have gone on leave.

• The FAA confirmed that the air traffic controllers are taking special government 45-day leave for traumatic situations to recover from the stress.

  • Most ATC staff nationwide already work grueling six-day weeks with 10-hour shifts due to chronic understaffing.

Fewer controllers on the job has meant the airport has had to slow air traffic. And, with no quick fix in sight, delays are expected to continue.

INSIDE THE EVENTS
Over the weekend, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby alleged that air traffic controllers at Newark had “walked off the job,” leading to the flight delays and cancellations, but the National Air Traffic Controllers Association denied that in a statement saying, “The controllers took absence under the Federal Employees Compensation Act. This program covers all federal employees that are physically injured or experience a traumatic event on the job.”

• On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the incident from the week prior on Fox News, but said there was no immediate danger of plane collisions thanks to onboard GPS and communication devices that allow the pilots to monitor air traffic.

• However, he noted that the system is “frail” and said a plan to overhaul it will be announced Thursday.

  • “We’re going to build a brand-new air traffic control system — from new telecom, to new radars, to new infrastructure. We’re bringing on new air traffic controllers,” the former Fox News personality said.

In the week since controllers lost contact with planes in their control, hundreds of thousands of customers have had travel plans disrupted. The thousands of delays and cancellations have shed light on nationwide air traffic controller staffing shortages and the aging systems airports use.

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme court to implement Trump’s ban on transgender people in military (NBC)

📌 Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop (ABC)

📌 Dave Portnoy rescinds free Auschwitz visit to students who wrote “F*** The Jews” in antisemitic sign incident (AP)

📌 Columbia University fires 180 staff members after Trump administration revokes grants (FOX)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 India says it has launched military strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (NBC)

📌 Ukraine drone attack on Moscow ahead of Russian World War II “Victory Day” Parade (ABC)

📌 Israeli official says Gaza will be "entirely destroyed," Palestinians "will start to leave in great numbers" (CBS)

📌 Israel strikes main airport in Yemen (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Big bucks for Barbie. Mattel CEO confirms price raise on American toys (FOX)

📌 Rite Aid files for bankruptcy for 2nd time in less than two years (YAHOO)

📌 D.O.J. seeks breakup of Google’s ad-tech products after judge finds illegal monopoly (THE VERGE)

📌 A Soviet spacecraft launched 53 years ago is plunging back to Earth (CBS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Rihanna shows off “baby bump,” debuts pregnancy at last night’s Met Gala (NBC)

📌 Billionaire Barry Diller, 83, comes out as gay after 24-year marriage to Diane von Furstenberg (PAGE SIX)

📌Jeffrey Seller, Broadway producer of RENT and Hamilton, releases memoir (WMYD)

📌 Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star in new exorcism horror film, The Ritual (INDIEWIRE)

ICYMI FROM THE 📲

In case you missed it… A man from Wisconsin has been letting venomous snakes bite him over 200 times for a greater medical good. Scientists say they have identified antibodies in the blood of Tim Friede, 57, that are capable of neutralizing the venom of multiple snake species: a step towards creating a universal anti-venom.

If only one of those snakes were radioactive and laced with superpowers…then we could finally have a real-life Snake-Man!