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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
What new tariffs did President Trump announce and which countries are affected?
President Trump today imposed sweeping new tariffs on 59 countries plus the European Union, and that's drawing criticism from the countries affected, including China, which says trade wars don't serve either side. Jay Karmansandh Broomby has more from Taiwan.
China's comments come after the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 12.5% on Chinese goods. Speaking at a press conference, Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said, quote, we oppose all forms of unilateral tariff measures. Adding, quote, a tariff war or trade war serves the interests of no one. Washington accuses China of detaining people from the Uyghur ethnic minority group in work camps, a claim Beijing denies. The new tariffs come just as a previous temporary global tariff of 10 percent expired. Last year, both China and the U.S. engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war that was brought to a close after a meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping last October. For NPR News, I'm Jan Cummins in Brimby, in Taipei.
A landmark federal nutrition program, around for decades, will end in a matter of weeks. NPR's Joe Hernandez has more.
SnapEd is an offshoot of SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It funds everything from cooking classes to farmers markets in low-income neighborhoods. Nutrition advocates say it's a key public health initiative and are confused about why it was cut as part of the spending and policy package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill. In a statement, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly touts sweeping changes made to SNAP food benefits as a whole, saying the president is strengthening the assistance program for future generations. The Department of Agriculture, which oversees the roughly $500 million SNAP-Ed program, says it will continue to provide nutrition education through other initiatives.
State and local organizations have until the end of September to spend any remaining SNAP-Ed money. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
How did China and Beijing officials respond to the new 12.5% tariffs?
The police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, says the police-involved shooting death of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz will be investigated as a homicide. But John Patterson refused to identify the officer involved. Wisconsin Public Radio's Sarah Lear has more.
Here's what Madison police say happened. They responded to a report about a man checking car doors. That man was Corey Ruiz. Ruiz fled from police on a bike. Eventually they caught up to him and there was a struggle. They say Ruiz pulled a knife. The police used a taser on him. They say it didn't work. And they say at some point, an officer was injured by the knife, and that was the same officer who shot and killed Ruiz. Bystander video appears to show Ruiz on the ground at the time this officer fired what sounded like three shots.
Sarah Lear reporting. The officers weren't wearing body cameras because only some of the officers in the Madison Police Department used them. Ruiz's family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. European Commission says TikTok didn't adequately protect children's privacy rights by allowing adults to view their accounts. The commission says that exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact, and predatory behavior. ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, says it will review the findings. TikTok's U.S. operations are managed by a majority U.S.-owned entity. Among the millions who saw the summer blockbuster The Odyssey this week were many high school English teachers.
And here's Sequoia Carrillo has more.
Casey Crowhurst has taught high school English for the past 16 years and getting his students at Monticello High School in eastern Illinois to care about a story written thousands of years ago. has always been a challenge. Even though The Odyssey is a favorite of English teachers, it takes a bit of convincing to sway some students. Many teachers use clips from past adaptations, like the 1997 Hallmark miniseries, a great teaching tool, but one that Crowher's students find, quote, silly.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What new tariffs did President Trump announce and which countries are affected?
0:04–1:57
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How did China and Beijing officials respond to the new 12.5% tariffs?
1:57–4:52
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Why is the SNAP-Ed nutrition program ending and what will happen to its funding?
4:52–5:03