Thursday, August 1, 2019

Evening Edition: Trump says he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports

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Trump says he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports
Once the 10 percent import penalty is imposed Sept. 1, almost all goods sent to the United States from China will face tariffs. Those tariffs could push the cost of many consumer products higher in the second half of the year.
After Trump cites Amazon concerns, Pentagon reexamines $10 billion cloud-computing contract process
The 11th-hour Oval Office intervention comes just weeks before the winning bid was expected to be announced and has now left a major military priority up in the air.
 
'A horrifying step toward extinction': 2% of the world's North Atlantic right whales died in two months
Eight deaths in Canadian waters since the start of June is alarming those who thought they had been making progress in protecting the endangered species.
 
Facing Trump, Democrats turn on another president: Obama
Democratic presidential contenders have opened a surprising new front in their effort to retake the White House — calling into question the legacy and leadership of former president Barack Obama, the party's most beloved leader.
 
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Analysis: Here comes the clamor for the necessary Warren-Biden showdown
If anyone can put a dent in Biden, it's Warren. Yet they haven't shared a debate stage.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
For the Democratic field, the path to nomination goes through Joe Biden
Amber Phillips analyzes the liberal-moderate divide on display at the Democratic debates. Plus, Beth Reinhard details President Trump's history with Jeffrey Epstein. And Elahe Izadi on the politicization of the word "squad."
 
Senate passes two-year budget deal, sending it to Trump
The deal increases military and domestic spending by $320 billion and suspends the debt ceiling through July 31, 2021, eliminating the threat of a default until after the 2020 election.
 
The Greenland ice sheet poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone
Greenland has lost so much ice from its surface alone that it has raised global sea levels by a measurable amount, researchers report.
 
Trump officials pitch immigration deal to skeptical Guatemalans with talk of visas, investment and aid
Under the deal signed with the Guatemalan government, the United States would reroute large numbers of asylum seekers to Guatemala.
 
'How the hell is this not inciting violence?:' Gun store erects billboard with minority lawmakers' faces
The sign in North Carolina drew rebukes from the women pictured — four freshmen Democratic congresswomen known as "The Squad" — and anti-gun-violence advocates.
 
Perspective
'Jane the Virgin' got the heartfelt ending it deserved
Despite its soapy twists and turns, the CW series, which concluded Wednesday, was always about finding strength through love.
 
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How to store peaches, corn, melons and other summer produce
Stop wasting summer's best gifts.
 
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