5.8.2018

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Trump to Announce Decision on Iran Deal.
President Trump is set to make a decision on the future of US engagement in the Iran nuclear deal today, according to reports. The decision would come four days ahead of a May 12th deadline to determine whether to remain in, pull out, or seek to modify the multilateral deal. In its current form, the 2015 deal - officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see 101) - lifts sanctions on Iran's central bank and oil exports in exchange for the near elimination of the country's medium and low-enriched uranium stockpiles. Pulling out would mean that the US reapplies the sanctions, which would essentially cause the deal to fall apart. Other countries involved in the deal -  China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the European Union - have pushed Trump to remain in while expanding the deal to cover development of ballistic missiles. Germany and France have vowed to stay in the deal regardless of the decision. 

Oil prices hit a three-year high over anticipation that the US may withdraw. 

New York Attorney General Resigns.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned yesterday after being accused of physical abuse by four women with whom he had been romantically involved at various points. Two of the four women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, went on the record with The New Yorker to share their accounts. Schneiderman's office - which oversees legal actions and proceedings on behalf of the state - has taken a prominent role in the #MeToo movement, including filing a lawsuit against the Harvey Weinstein Co. for creating a 'pervasive' atmosphere of sexual misconduct. Schneiderman, who was elected to a second term as AG in 2014 and was up for election this year, implied any physical abuse took place during consensual sexual activities. 

Calorie Counts.
Obama-era rules requiring chain restaurants to clearly provide calorie information to customers went into effect yesterday. The requirements also extend to grocery stores, movie theaters, and vending machines. The rules, which are actually part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act and are just now going into effect, apply to any chains with more than 20 stores nationwide. They were supposed to be applied in 2011, but were delayed due to lobbying by various food industries - large chains like McDonald's and Starbucks began putting labels on their menus in recent years anyways. The labels are meant to nudge consumers towards healthier decisions, thereby countering the country's obesity epidemic.

Studies have shown restaurants with labels offer items with an average of 140 less calories than restaurants without labeling. 
 

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Historybook: HBD Phillis Wheatley (1753); HBD Harry S. Truman (1884); HBD Sonny Liston (1932); V-E (Victory in Europe) Day after Germany’s surrender (1945); Smallpox is eradicated (1980).
 

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- Harry S. Truman
 

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