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of tariffs 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 contemporary ones that we're placing, economists 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 percent-age points, and will blew equivalent to a tax of nearly $1,100 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. President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelinski next week at the White House, according to an official not authorized to talk on the record, as NPR's Danielle
“Kurt Slaven reports the meeting would be one of several between the two leaders this year.”
The meeting will happen Tuesday, according to the White House official. The men also met at the G7 Summit in June, as well as at the NATO Summit in Anchor Attorney earlier this month. At that Turkey Summit, Trump said the U.S. would give Ukraine a license to make patriot air defense systems. That was considered a win for Ukraine as it continues defending itself against Russian missile strikes. The Russian war in Ukraine is now more than four years long.
Trump and Zelensky have had a rough relationship at times with an early 2025 oval office meeting that devolved into a heated argument in front of the news media. Danielle Kurt Slaven and PR News the White House.
For the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases.
According to the latest data from the CDC, the count is up 2,318, as NPR's Maria Cadoy reports
“that's the highest number in 35 years. The resurgence of measles comes amid falling”
vaccination rates and rising rates of non-medical exemptions to school vaccine requirements. Some 70% of infections have been in children and adolescents. Last year, two unvaccinated children died of measles. Pediatric infectious disease specialists doctor Adam Ratner says to turn things around, the country needs to raise vaccination rates. measles is our most contagious disease. I don't want to go back to a time when every year
we had children dying of measles in the U.S. Meanwhile, many local health departments are grappling with staff and funding cuts from the federal government, including two immunization programs, Maria Cadoy and PR News. The NBA's all-time scoring leader LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. In a statement, he says he strongly considered retirement after
his last team, the L.A. Lakers, were eliminated in the second round of this year's playoffs.
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 have 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. There was a ceremony today honoring the impending opening of a new bridge linking the U.S. and Ontario as Russ McNamara of Detroit Public Radio reports it was a Canada only affair. The Trump administration next to ribbon cutting ceremony last month and with the president threatening new tariffs, Canadian officials threw their own party for the Gordi how international bridge without American involvement. However, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is treating
the sourd relations between the two allies is a bump in the road. I know Canadians love Americans and I know Americans love Canadians and that bond will last for another over 200 years. The bridge will open to traffic Monday afternoon. For NPR News, I'm Russ McNamara and Windsor, Ontario. Brazilian investigators are using gold fingerprinting to attack a legal mining in the Amazon. The method can precisely trace the
origin of gold and samples mining is a top threat to the rainforest and indigenous communities as it has accelerated deforestation and mercury contamination. Investigators say criminals use schemes to insert illegally mined gold into legal markets as a way of laundering the gold. It's NPR. You notice feeling you see a new story during a busy workday and think, I'll catch up later. Make a consider this from NPR part of your daily news diet. This week,
we break down the new Pentagon request for war funding, the U.S. nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, and the case against the tape brothers. Short episodes, clear takeaways, every afternoon. Consider this, listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
