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President Trump has despatched extra letters to international leaders informing them of the tariff charges he intends to impose on their nations’ items on Aug. 1. Among the many targets is Mexico, one of many U.S.’ most necessary buying and selling companions. Trump has criticized Mexico for not doing sufficient to fight the fentanyl commerce. The president additionally issued a letter to the European Union, promising a tariff and demanding modifications to European commerce insurance policies. Here is a listing of Trump’s tariff letters and threatened charges up to now.
🎧 European leaders had been shocked by Trump’s announcement, NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley tells Up First. The EU-U.S. commerce is value round a trillion {dollars} a yr. This might be upended if 30% tariffs go into impact. Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. items had been scheduled to take impact right now, however have been suspended in hopes of reaching a commerce deal by the tip of the month. Beardsley has been talking with winemakers in Burgundy, France, who say they’ve had zero tariffs for many years. Winemaker Pierre-Vincent Girardin says his relationship with the U.S., his greatest market, might quickly be over as a consequence of Trump’s actions.
NATO’s secretary-general is anticipated to satisfy with Trump right now in Washington. The assembly comes because the president has expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the continued battle in Ukraine. Trump said that he reduce a deal wherein NATO will buy American weapons for Ukraine, together with Patriot Missile Techniques, to assist Ukraine defend itself.
🎧 Trump appeared satisfied earlier than that he might leverage his private relationship with Putin to safe a peace settlement. However Putin needed extra, rejecting Trump’s efforts for even a brief ceasefire, says NPR’s Charles Maynes. Moscow is doubtlessly ready to search out out whether or not the U.S. arms deliveries by means of NATO embrace extra offensive weapons that would strike inside Russia. It’s also awaiting whether or not the U.S. consists of new sanctions in an announcement anticipated from Trump right now.
Officers suspended the seek for extra victims from the floods in Kerr County, Texas, yesterday due to one other flash flood emergency alongside the Guadalupe River. At the moment, the demise toll from the July 4 floods has reached a minimum of 132 folks, with over 160 folks listed as lacking.
🎧 Yesterday’s storms dumped as much as 10 inches of rain on elements of the Texas Hill Nation — a stark reminder of what simply occurred there, says NPR’s Frank Morris. Kerrville County Fee is anticipated to satisfy this morning with so much on its agenda, together with the water provide. Kerrville will get most of its ingesting water from a reservoir on the Guadalupe River. Former Kerrville Mayor Judy Eychner says the flood dumped all types of stuff within the lake, and it’ll finally must be dredged.
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NPR’s Sam Sanders helps Chloe Schofield, a busy particular schooling trainer, rework her weekend into a calming mini-vacation at Huntington Canine Seashore in Huntington Seashore, Calif.
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