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comes at a challenging time for the U.S. economy, raising concerns about the cost of living
“among American households, and PR's Raphael Nam has more.”
The White House frames the sweeping new tariffs ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent as a matter
of human rights and market fairness. Although they are not significantly higher than the temporary ones they were placing, the economy's caution that we likely have a negative economic impact. The budget lab at Yale University estimates it could drive up consumer inflation by 0.7 percentage points, and will be equivalent to a tax of nearly $1100 a year on American
households. That, at a time when many families are already struggling with high gas prices and paying more at the grocery store, and they will continue the uncertainty being felt by American businesses. Raphael Nam, NPR News, Canadian officials are celebrating a new U.S. Canada bridge over
the Detroit River. The span is expected to improve trade on both sides of the border and give travelers another route between the neighboring countries.
“U.S. and Michigan officials were not invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony after President”
Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods this week.
It's only saying, "Oh, Canada, but the Star Spangled Banner was not performed. Main Democrats officially choose a new Senate candidate tomorrow to replace Graham Platner, the former nominee, ended his Senate bid after being accused of rape on alligation he denies, and P.R.s a lane of more reports on the former state Senate president and logger that main Democrats appear poised to nominate."
Not long after Platner dropped out, the main Democratic Party laid out a path forward, announcing a last-minute party convention in Bangor Main, where 601 elected delegates will vote on a new nominee. Now it's time to do just that. Former state Senator Troy Jackson goes in as the clear favorite, given nearly all of his
primary rivals have already dropped out. He's known as a champion of labor interest, single-payer health care, and tribal sovereignty. If Jackson does win Saturday, he still faces a challenging road ahead in defeating long-time incumbent Republicans, Susan Collins.
“A later more, and P.R. News, Bangor Main.”
A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Appalachy High School in Georgia, 16-year-old Colt Gray entered the plea without having reached a deal with prosecutors. He'd previously pleaded not guilty in the shooting that killed two students and two teachers and left several others wounded his sister, Alana Sharmer Horn, Wallace testified
during the plea hearing. If you're thinking of taking out all year paid and anger on all these innocent people, I feel like you shouldn't, he shouldn't deserve to be here. Gray faces a minimum sentence of life in prison. This is NPR News.
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military. Officials hope they can replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who've lost their licenses in a crackdown this year. A new program will allow veterans who recently drove large military vehicles to skip the skills test to get a commercial driver's license.
Other soldiers can attend a commercial driving school during their last six months of active duty. This summer has been so hot that Marine ecosystems in Florida are being impacted. Sean Kenan, from member station W.M.N.F. reports there's evidence of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys.
Bleaching occurs when corals lose the algae that live within their tissues that happens when corals are stressed. For example, by high ocean temperatures, bleached corals can recover, but if the stress lasts long enough, they could die. Cori credit, a professor of marine science and biology at Eckhart College in St. Petersburg,
says this year's El Nino is causing warmer than usual ocean waters near Florida. But it's likely that the rest of the summer that water will continue to warm, and unfortunately the future predictions for bleaching is elevated credit says it is difficult for corals to recover from repeated threats, including pollution, disease, and bleaching. For NPR News, I'm Sean Kenan in Tampa.
Brazilian investigators are using gold finger printing to tackle illegal mining in the Amazon. The method can precisely trace the origin of gold in samples, mining's a top threat to the rainforest and indigenous communities as it's accelerated deforestation and mercury contamination.
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