Nick Reed 05.07.25 - Media Downplaying U.S. Rescuing 5 Hostages Held By Maduro In Venezuela

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Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: 

• Prime Minister Mark Carney visited President Trump yesterday. 
• On Tuesday night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States had rescued all the hostages kept by the socialist Venezuelan Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas.
• The media is downplaying this. The BBC has the word rescued in quotes, and the AP downplayed it to the point where they said the Venezuelan opposition members were able to leave.
• KOLR 10 has a story about how tariffs will impact the cost of flowers this Mother's Day. Do you know what's missing from the story? How much flowers will actually go up.
• A new analysis has found California gasoline prices could rise to $8.44 per gallon by the end of 2026 after the pending closure of two refineries — one-fifth of the state’s refining capacity — and the onset of new state regulations. 

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