A dramatic shift in current US trade policy

USA Today

03-04-2025

A dramatic shift in current US trade policy
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Take a look at Thursday's news:
What to know about Trump's long-awaited tariffs
U.S. stock futures pointed to a sharply lower opening on Thursday after the Trump administration announced 10% tariffs on imports from all trading partners outside Canada and Mexico, plus additional reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries.
Trump says his new tariffs will punish other countries for unfair trade practices. But some economists predict Americans will feel the pain.
National Weather Service in Memphis: 'This isn't routine'
The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, issued a dire warning to residents in the path of the major spring storm, urging them to prepare for major flooding and widespread travel disruptions. "This isn't routine. This is a rare, high-impact, and potentially devastating event," the statement said. The epicenter of the rain and floods is expected to be in the mid-South, forecasters said, with some of the heaviest rain is projected to fall along the Ohio River between Kentucky and Illinois. Here's where forecasters are warning of "catastrophic" flooding.
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Who could buy TikTok?
Saturday, April 5 is the new deadline for TikTok to be sold off or face a ban, after President Donald Trump extended the January deadline set by a 2024 law that passed with bipartisan congressional support. Lawmakers have sought to find a non-Chinese buyer for the app over national security concerns. Amazon was among the suitors that submitted a bid on Wednesday, according to Reuters and the New York Times. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency foundation Hbar and Zoop, a startup co-led by the founder of OnlyFans, jointly submitted to the White House a plan to buy the app, company representatives confirmed to USA TODAY Wednesday. Here are the other potential buyers as the clock ticks on TikTok.
Your pineapple vape in the nation's highest court
The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a lower court's decision that the Food and Drug Administration incorrectly blocked companies from selling fruit and candy-flavored vaping products. The decision is a win for the FDA and for public health groups concerned about the appeal of sweet-flavored e-cigarettes to teens. But vaping companies hope they'll find a friendlier regulatory environment under President Donald Trump, who has promised to 'save' flavored vaping. But the decision did not resolve the companies' complaint that the FDA didn't consider its proposals to keep its products out of the hands of minors.
Today's talkers
These police started a cold case podcast. Then they found a woman's remains after 42 years.
In January, the Elgin Police Department began airing its podcast, 'Somebody Knows Something,' and highlighted the case of a woman who went missing more than four decades ago. Hosts Cold Case Unit Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian spoke to friends of 23-year-old Karen Schepers, who was last seen around 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983. After weighing multiple theories, the detectives thought it'd be a good idea to search the Fox River since it's along the route she may have taken home in 1983. Investigators later found skeletal remains inside a car, which turned out to be a match for the missing woman, police said. Here's how to listen to the department's podcast.
Photo of the day: I think we know that guy?!
A Virginia family's cherry blossoms photoshoot in Washington D.C. didn't go as planned after a bystander walked into a frame meant only to include their two toddlers. The photobomber in question was former President Barack Obama.