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even more extra tariffs on Canadian autos and steel, starting this January. Talks to avoid
“tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian exports collapsed as NPR's Emily Fang reports.”
Writing that Canada has been "ripping off the U.S., Trump says he'll raise the current 25% on Canadian autos in steel to 50% next year. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney blamed the collapse of trade talks with the U.S. last week. On last minute demands he said the U.S. made of Canada. Gary Huffbauer is a fellow of the non-partisan Peterson Institute for International Economics, who tracks tariffs. And he says anti-American sentiment is building in Canada.
"The Canadian public doesn't like what the U.S. you're doing, you're regarded as bullying." Polls show public opinion in Canada is overwhelmingly in support of rejecting compromise with the U.S. over tariffs, Emily Fang and peer news Washington. The Trump administration is calling this "d-day" for the Iranian economy and warning countries. They could face U.S. sanctions if they continue to do business with Iran.
“But as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, the U.S. is giving Iran's trading partners a bit of a”
reprieve. Unlike the "d-day" landing in France during World War II, the U.S. is giving countries some time to choose between doing business with Iran or with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson put it this way after laying out the financial sanctions that could come. "We are giving everyone the opportunity, the to remedy bad behavior. Why would I want to blow up the global financial system?" Besson would not spell out the timeline of when Iran's
biggest traders, including China, could face secondary sanctions. The Treasury Secretary Secretary says countries know the consequences of continuing to do business with Iran. Michelle Kellerman and P.R. News, Washington. "Cruise have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foot hills that have destroyed more than 30 homes." Richard Edwards is the fire chief with the trucky-mount
“Meadows Fire Protection District. "The fire is a little over 15,000 acres right now,”
but I am happy to announce that right now the fire is at 27 percent containment."
She fadwards called the fire human caused, but added it is not yet known if it was intentional or unintentional. The number of residents under evacuation orders and warnings have been reduced to about 63,000. Let's down for more than 90,000 over the weekend. The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case involving President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting. Although it remains unclear if it can be implemented
before the November mid-term elections. The U.S. Postal Service is already laid out its plan for implementing the order, but time is running short on delivery of mail-in ballots only to people on federal government-created lists. You're listening to NPR. NPR has gotten rare inside into how some members of the National Guard of Feeling about President Trump's ongoing deployment to Washington, D.C. And P.R.'s Cat Lawn Storef has more.
"Three guard members who each spent many months on the D.C. mission spoke to NPR candidly on the condition of anonymity as they're not authorized to speak publicly. They had concerns about the cost stretching into the billions, worries about the constant patrols normalizing the presence of armed military and the damage they feel Trump's deployments are causing to the reputation of a National Guard." I will say very frankly that the bad taste that this mission left in my
mouth, it actually embarrasses me to be involved in any way." Another said quote, "It feels like the guard is being exploited. The White House responded by reiterating how safe D.C. is now without providing evidence the guard has decreased crime. Cat Lawn Storef, NPR News, Washington. Thousands of armed uniform troops have been patrolling in Washington, D.C. for more than a year." The Federal Trade Commission has settled a claim
against Zillow and Redfin that accused the real estate listings companies of suppressing competition in online rental advertising. The FTC claimed Redfin agreed to exit the apartment advertising
business for up to nine years and exchange for $100 million dollars and other compensation from
rival Zillow. Under the settlement, Redfin will relaunch its rental housing listings business so that competition can be restored, the settlement followed litigation which was brought by a attorney's general in several states. I'm Linda Kenyan and PR News in Washington. For the past 25 years, a rare Pacific ecosystem has been undisturbed. Now, the Trump administration is opening nearby waters to commercial fishing. This week on the Sunday Story, we discuss what's
at stake for this wild ecosystem. Listen now to the Sunday Story from the up-first podcast on the
