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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
What did President Trump announce about new global tariffs and forced labor?
President Trump announced a new round of global tariffs on Friday as Catherine Osborne reports the new levies are getting sharp blowback from around the world.
The Trump administration put new tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on more than 80 countries, saying they didn't do enough to fight forced labor. Brazil rejects that claim. It says it's ratified more treaties on the issue than the United States at the International Labor Organization. Trump has often tussled with Brazil's left-wing government. But other South American countries with more pro-Trump presidents also got the higher 12.5% tariff level. They include Chile, where one official says the U.S. accusations do not match the facts. For NPR News, I'm Catherine Osborne in Rio de Janeiro.
Gasoline prices remain high across the country because of the instability in the Middle East. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gas in the country right now is $4.10. In Pennsylvania, it's a little higher at $4.22. That's up $1 from this time last year. Angela Runciman is heading to Binghamton, New York this weekend. She says she's definitely noticing the difference.
Well, I just topped off the tank in PA. It was $4.09 around St. Clair. Driving up, there's a variety of different prices, you know, ranging like between $4.09, $4.29 and so forth.
How are South American countries responding to the U.S. tariff accusations?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says a third person has died in this month's devastating floods as recovery continues along the Nueces River in South Texas.
Texas Public Radio's Corey Cook has our story. Governor Abbott says a third flood-related death has now been confirmed from this month's floods.
On July the 20th, there was a report that in Val Verde County, a report of a death of someone who was driving through high waters and got swept away and lost their life.
Abbott made the announcement after visiting flood-damaged LaSalle County, Texas, where he praised local leaders for warning residents days before the Nueces River surged through the town of Cotulla. The river crested at more than 29 feet and remains above flood stage as floodwaters slowly moved downstream. Previous fatalities were reported in Kerr and Uvalde counties. I'm Cory Cook in San Antonio.
Health officials say declining vaccination rates in the U.S. are most likely contributing to large measles outbreaks in Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina. The CDC says it has logged more than 2,300 cases so far this year, which is more than all of last year. And they say the cases are likely much higher because of underreporting. Cases have been reported this year in 43 states as well as the District of Columbia. U.S. Central Command says the military fired on a merchant vessel Friday that was attempting to breach the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. It's the second commercial ship to be disabled since the blockade was reestablished. Forces from Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, struck targets in Yemen after Houthi rebels attacked Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.
You're listening to NPR News. A police boat responding to a report of a person in the River Thames in London crashed Friday into Westminster Bridge in the central part of that city. Officers were sent flying into the river. Five of them received injuries and four of them remain in the hospital. But officials say all are expected to survive. A slate of popular peptide therapies has won the backing of a key advisory panel to the federal government. It's a step that could eventually open up broader access to the experimental drugs.
Why are U.S. gasoline prices still high and how are drivers reacting?
NPR's Will Stone reports.
The panel of advisors recommended the Food and Drug Administration reclassify almost all of the compounds under consideration so that specialized pharmacies in the U.S. could begin offering them. The outcome represents a win for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has publicly supported peptide therapies, and the broader wellness and longevity industry, which stands to profit substantially. The yes votes run counter to the FDA's own position. Scientists repeatedly cautioned there was limited data on safety and efficacy in humans.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What did President Trump announce about new global tariffs and forced labor?
0:04–1:19
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How are South American countries responding to the U.S. tariff accusations?
1:19–3:28
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Why are U.S. gasoline prices still high and how are drivers reacting?
3:28–5:02