NPR News: 05-04-2022 9PM ET

9PM ET 05/04/2022 Newscast

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NPR News: 05-04-2022 8PM ET

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates in an effort to curb rising costs across the economy. Then, Russian forces bombard eastern Ukraine, killing more civilians while the European Union proposes a possible ban on Russian oil. Plus, we visit one of the hundreds of cities nationwide fighting growing education inequality by offering free or reduced college tuition. PBS NewsHour is supported by – https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

8PM ET 05/04/2022 Newscast

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Ukraine says Russian forces have entered the city’s Azovstal complex. Also: French Left join forces to fight Macron, and Maradona’s “Hand of God” shirt sells for millions of dollars.

A Ukrainian commander says enemy troops have broken into the steel plant where Mariupol’s last defenders and hundreds of civilians are holed up. We’re getting new details on the fighting and whether it could be a final showdown in the besieged city. Also, CNN’s new poll shows most Americans are casting blame on President Biden as their view of the economy is worse than it has been in a decade.

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