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China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

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BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for [...]
Associated Press

Joe Vollmer (2025)

1 week 2 days ago
Joe Vollmer helped lead the board through the criminal conviction of three of its members, and oversaw the drawing of the map that cut its numbers from 28 to 14.

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6 including Spanish family and pilot

1 week 2 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager [...]
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and TED SHAFFREY, Associated Press