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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
What new tariffs did President Trump impose and which countries are affected?
President Trump is imposing a new set of tariffs that went into effect today, putting 10 to 12.5 percent tariffs on goods from dozens of the U.S. 's major trading partners. This as a temporary blanket tariff expires. NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben has more.
The new tariffs cover 59 countries and the European Union. According to the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, more than 99 percent of U.S. imports come from those economies. However, a broad swath of goods are exempted, including energy. The tariffs were created under a law that allows tariffs against countries with unfair trade practices. The administration says the new tariffs are on economies that import goods made with forced labor. The tariffs go into effect at the same time that a global blanket tariff of 10 percent expires. The administration has imposed tariffs using several laws after the Supreme Court ruled a raft of Trump's tariffs unlawful in February. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
The police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, says a police-involved shooting death of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz will be investigated as a homicide. At a press conference yesterday where protests broke out, John Patterson refused to identify the officer involved except to say the person is on administrative leave. 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.
Why does the administration say these tariffs target forced labor in supply chains?
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 were not wearing body cameras because the Madison Police Department doesn't use them, but police cars do have dash cam boards, dashboard cameras rather. Ruiz's family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them. Crump also represented the family of George Floyd as well as other police-involved deaths. Mortgage rates are the highest they've been in almost a year. And Pierre-Steven Passaha has more.
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage hit 6.58% this week, the highest since August last year. Rates were falling earlier this year and even fell below 6% in February, the first time in three and a half years. But then the war with Iran started. The uncertainty and inflation fears that came with the war shook the bond market, raised the cost of borrowing, and drove mortgage rates back up. Now the war is expanding and mortgage rates are rising again as pending home sales fall. Redfin reports pending sales this week are at their lowest level in three months. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Eleven people were rescued after their seaplane crashed and burned off the coast of Washington state last night. Four were injured, one critically. The Federal Aviation Administration says the de Havilland DHC-3 plane crashed near Tsukshala Island after making an emergency landing and then caught fire. That's a small island some four nautical miles from the U.S.-Canada maritime border. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash. Among the millions who saw the Odyssey this week were many high school English teachers. The summer blockbuster about Odysseus' 20-year journey home made them eager to get back to the classroom.
And Pierre 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 impose and which countries are affected?
0:04–1:27
3
Why does the administration say these tariffs target forced labor in supply chains?
1:27–4:32
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How is the Madison police-involved shooting of Corey Ruiz being described and investigated?
4:32–5:04