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U.S. imposes 17 percent tariff on Mexican tomatoes after withdrawing from agreement
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 15, 2025
Published: 15 Jul. 2025, 13:33 Containers are loaded to wait for shipment at a terminal, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on Aug. 1, south of Berlin,...
U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The Globe and Mail
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July 14, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The U.S. Supreme Court's action enables the Trump administration to resume work on winding down the Education Department, one of Donald Trump’s biggest campaign promises.J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press The...
U.S. Tourism Is Losing Its Big-Spending Tourists To Its European Allies
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
The U.S. has always been a premier destination for high-spending international tourists. But recently, a noticeable shift has taken hold. Just as America is losing its big-spending tourists from Europe to Canada, other North American travelers,...
U.S. dairy industry presses Canada for changes to quota
The Globe and Mail
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July 14, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. dairy exporters want more access to the Canadian market.Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press U.S. dairy exporters are demanding Canada rewrite its rules around who can import cheese, milk and other products as...
Claudia Sheinbaum says the U.S. is not doing enough to combat fentanyl
The Yucatan Times
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July 15, 2025
12 On Monday, July 14th, Claudia Sheinbaum hit back at U.S. criticism that her government was not doing enough to combat fentanyl, calling for the United States to do more to arrest drug traffickers on its own turf and stop the flow of weapons...
Rodrigo Chaves points out that the U.S. does not cancel visas on a whim
Q Costa Rica
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July 15, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Following the announcement of new U.S. visa revocations for several high-ranking officials and public figures in the country, Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves asserted that these decisions are not arbitrary, but rather respond to...
Nvidia to resume H20 sales in China — says U.S. government has promised to grant licenses, deliveries to start soon
Tom's Hardware
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July 15, 2025
The White House plans to allow Nvidia to sell its H20 AI GPUs to China once again, signaling a significant victory for the company after it suffered a $5.5-billion write-off when they were banned for export to China in mid-April. The company...
SD Chamber of Commerce meets with U.S. ambassador to Mexico in wake of new tariffs
Times of San Diego
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July 15, 2025
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico speaks at Monday’s meeting. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce) In the wake of new tariffs, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that its senior leadership met with...
Judge ordered end to months-long refugee freeze. A family in that lawsuit just arrived in the U.S.
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 15, 2025
A refugee family has arrived in the U.S. as part of a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to restart the resettlement program in cities across the U.S. – including in Arizona. President Donald Trump shut down refugee admissions...
EU delays tariffs, seeks trade deal with U.S. by August
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 14, 2025
The Blueprint EU delays new tariffs on U.S. goods to allow trade talks. Trump plans 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico imports starting Aug. 1. EU exploring closer trade ties with China and Indonesia. PARIS — The European Union suspended retaliatory...
Black Oil And Green Energy In Mega Bill Will Boost Oil But Cost U.S.
Forbes
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Workers extracting oil in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas. Getty Images Energy policy in the U.S. has changed dramatically since OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) has been signed into law. This will affect energy markets significantly. In...
Mexico Urges U.S. to Take Responsibility in Drug Trafficking Fight
teleSUR
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July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025 Hour: 2:46 pm On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. government must take responsibility in the fight against drug trafficking in the same way Mexico has fulfilled its part. RELATED: Critical 30% Tariff Threat:...
Copper Tariffs: A Risky Gamble for U.S. Industry
Oil Price
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July 14, 2025
The mainstream news media has already figured out that the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on imported copper of 50 percent would dramatically hike copper prices for American industry and raise the price of products containing copper for...
“No Request Made” for Liberia to Take U.S. Deportees
Liberian Observer
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The Government of Liberia has denied reports that it has agreed to a U.S. request to receive deported migrants from the United States, amid growing concern following a Reuters report that President Donald Trump pressed five African nations,...
United Airlines Is Turning Heads After Banning Two Domestic U.S. Routes Without Explanation
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
United Airlines continues to make popular changes, while adding perks for its passengers. Take its MileagePlus program, unlocking points for free flights continues to be easier than ever. In addition, United Airlines continues to expand routes,...
SCHWARZ | U.S. Universities in Crisis: The Implicit and Explicit Threat of Nationalization
Cornell Daily Sun - New York
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Using the threat of withholding research funds and taxing endowments, Trump and his acolytes are trying to nationalize universities. Under the guise of fighting antisemitism, they want to put universities under the auspices of various kinds of...
Proposed U.S. tariffs could cut Brazil's GDP by as much as 0.8%
United Press International (UPI)
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July 14 (UPI) -- The 50% tariffs proposed by Donald Trump could cut Brazil's gross domestic product by between 0.3 and 0.8 percentage points in 2025, according to Brazilian economists and consulting firms. The final impact will depend on how Luiz...
S. Korea needs to make strategic decision on agriculture issues in tariff negotiations with U.S.: trade minister
The Korea Times USA
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July 14, 2025
South Korea needs to make a strategic decision on agricultural issues and other pending negotiation items before holding another round of trade talks with the United States, Seoul’s chief trade negotiator said Monday, as the country is expected to...
Ishiba eyes talks with U.S. treasury chief possibly on Fri. in Japan
Kyodo News+
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July 15, 2025
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking to hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, possibly on Friday, during his visit to Japan for the World Exposition, government sources said, as the deadline for the imposition of steep...
China 2nd-quarter GDP growth slows to 5.2% amid trade friction with U.S.
Kyodo News+
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July 15, 2025
BEIJING - China's pace of real economic growth slowed to 5.2 percent year-on-year in the April-June period from 5.4 percent in the previous quarter amid trade tensions with the United States, official data showed Tuesday. But the...