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UPI
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- UPI
Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam; says deal with Japan unlikely
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal with Vietnam, under which Vietnamese imports to the United States will be subject to a 20% tariff while the United States will have tariff-free access to Vietnamse markets. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo July 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal with Vietnam a day after he said a similar deal with Japan is unlikely. Trump announced on his Truth Social social media platform that the deal will see Vietnam pay a 20% tariff on "any and all goods" imported to the United States, while the United States will be granted tariff-free trade with Vietnamese markets. "In other words, they will 'OPEN THEIR MARKET TO THE UNITED STATES,' meaning that we will be able to sell our product into Vietnam at ZERO tariff," Trump wrote. "It is my opinion that the SUV or, as it is sometimes referred to, Large Engine Vehicle, which does so well in the United States will be a wonderful addition to the various product lines within Vietnam." Under the deal, Vietnam will also pay a 40% tariff on goods that are transshipped, meaning they originated in another country and were then sent to Japan before being ultimately shipped to the United States. Trump credited the deal as the result of a meeting with To Lam, general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party. "Dealing with General Secretary To lam, which I did personally, was an absolute pleasure. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote. The deal comes after Trump said Tuesday that trade negotiations with Japan aren't going well and called the country "spoiled." "We've dealt with Japan. I'm not sure if we're gonna make a deal, I doubt it, with Japan," he told reporters on Air Force One on Tuesday. "They and others are so spoiled from having ripped us off for 30, 40 years that it's really hard for them to make a deal." The 90-day pause on tariffs ends July 9. Trade partners are scrambling to get trade deals with the U.S. Japan's tariff rate was 24% beginning April 2, when Trump launched his tariff assault. On social media Monday, Trump said Japan refuses to buy American rice, despite a shortage in the country. "They won't take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage. In other words, we'll just be sending them a letter, and we love having them as a Trading Partner for many years to come," he said in a post on Truth Social. Japan bought $298 million of rice from the United States last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This year, Japan has spent $114 million on American rice. He said it again on Tuesday, adding a claim about auto imports. "They need rice so badly, but they won't take rice," he said. "We didn't give them one car in 10 years." But Japan imported 16,707 units of American vehicles last year, according to the Japan Automobile Importers Association.. Both sides vowed to continue talks. "We dealt with Japan. I'm not sure if we're going to make a deal. I doubt it with Japan - they're very tough. You have to understand, they're spoiled. I love Japan. I really like the new prime minister, too. Abe was one of my closest friends, as you know," he said on Tuesday. Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in 2022. Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said, "Japan will continue to engage vigorously in sincere and honest discussions toward the realization of an agreement that will benefit both Japan and the United States." Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Ryosei Akazawa, his close aide and Japan's top tariff negotiator, stressed that the government will not rush a deal at the expense of the country's interests. They emphasized protecting the agricultural sector. Trump said if talks break down: "What I'm going to do is, I'll write them a letter to say, 'We thank you very much, and we know you can't do the kind of things that we need, and therefore you pay a 30%, 35% or whatever the number is that we determine,'" Trump said.
CBS News
18 minutes ago
- CBS News
Gender identity no longer among Iowa's civil rights protections as new law takes effect
Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from discrimination in their job, housing and other aspects of life. The law also explicitly defines female and male based on reproductive organs at birth and removes the ability for people to change the sex designation on their birth certificate. An unprecedented take-back of legal rights after nearly two decades in Iowa code leaves transgender, nonbinary and potentially even intersex Iowans more vulnerable now than they were before. It's a governing doctrine now widely adopted by President Donald Trump and Republican-led states despite the mainstream medical view that sex and gender are better understood as a spectrum than as an either-or definition. When Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's new law, she said the state's previous civil rights code "blurred the biological line between the sexes." "It's common sense to acknowledge the obvious biological differences between men and women. In fact, it's necessary to secure genuine equal protection for women and girls," she said in a video statement. Also taking effect Tuesday are provisions in the state's health and human services budget that say Medicaid recipients are no longer covered for gender-affirming surgery or hormone therapy. Iowa's state Capitol filled with protesters as the law went through the Republican-controlled Legislature and to Reynolds' desk in just one week in February. Iowa Republicans said laws passed in recent years to restrict transgender students' use of bathrooms and locker rooms, and their participation on sports teams, could not coexist with a civil rights code that includes gender identity protections. About two dozen other states and the Trump administration have advanced restrictions on transgender people. Republicans say such laws and executive actions protect spaces for women, rejecting the idea that people can transition to another gender. Many face court challenges. About two-thirds of U.S. adults believe that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by biological characteristics at birth, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in May found. But there's less consensus on policies that target transgender and nonbinary people. Transgender people say those kinds of policies deny their existence and capitalize on prejudice for political gain. In a major setback for transgender rights nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court last month upheld Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors. The court's conservative majority said it doesn't violate the Constitution's equal protection clause, which requires the government to treat similarly situated people the same. Not every state includes gender identity in their civil rights code, but Iowa was the first to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ+ rights think tank. Iowans will still have time to file a complaint with the state Office of Civil Rights about discrimination based on gender identity that occurred before the law took effect. State law requires a complaint to be submitted within 300 days after the most recent incident of alleged discrimination. That means people have until April 27 to file a complaint about discrimination based on gender identity, according to Kristen Stiffler, the office's executive director. Sixty-five such complaints were filed and accepted for investigation from July 2023 through the end of June 2024, according to Stiffler. Forty-three were filed and accepted from July 1, 2024, through June 19 of this year. Iowa state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, a Democrat and the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, fears the law will lead to an increase in discrimination for transgender Iowans. "Anytime someone has to check your ID and they see that the gender marker doesn't match the appearance, then that opens up hostility, discrimination as possibilities," Wichtendahl said, naming examples such as applying for a job, going through the airport, buying beer or getting pulled over in a traffic stop. "That instantly outs you. That instantly puts you on the spot." About half of U.S. states include gender identity in their civil rights code to protect against discrimination in housing and public places, such as stores or restaurants, according to the Movement Advancement Project. Some additional states do not explicitly protect against such discrimination, but it is included in legal interpretations of statutes. Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ people are protected by a landmark federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace. But Iowa's Supreme Court has expressly rejected the argument that discrimination based on sex includes discrimination based on gender identity. The months between when the bill was signed into law and when it took effect gave transgender Iowans time to pursue amended birth certificates before that option was eliminated. Keenan Crow, with LGBTQ+ advocacy group One Iowa, said the group has long cosponsored legal clinics to assist with that process. "The last one that we had was by far the biggest," Crow said. Iowa's Department of Transportation still has a process by which people can change the gender designation on their license or identification card but has proposed administrative rules to eliminate that option. Wichtendahl also said she has talked to some families who are looking to move out of state as a result of the new law. "It's heartbreaking because this is people's lives we're talking about," Wichtendahl added. "These are families that have trans loved ones and it's keeping their loved ones away, it's putting their loved ones into uncertain future, putting their health and safety at risk."
CNN
21 minutes ago
- CNN
Paramount settles Trump's ‘60 Minutes' lawsuit
Paramount settles Trump's '60 Minutes' lawsuit CBS News parent Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve an extraordinary lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over a '60 Minutes' news report last fall. CNN's Chief Media Analyst Brian Stelter explains. 02:07 - Source: CNN Vertical Top News 17 videos Paramount settles Trump's '60 Minutes' lawsuit CBS News parent Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve an extraordinary lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over a '60 Minutes' news report last fall. CNN's Chief Media Analyst Brian Stelter explains. 02:07 - Source: CNN Latino influencers stick by Trump Tony Delgado and Gabriela Berrospi, entrepreneurs and founders of multimedia brand Latino Wall Street, helped rally the Latino vote for President Donald Trump in 2024. As the administration has escalated ICE raids and deportations this year, they visited Washington D.C. and the White House to advocate for their community and immigration reform. 02:27 - Source: CNN Tillis gives fiery speech about Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) warned President Trump and Republicans that the Senate version of the sweeping "big, beautiful bill" will break a promise Trump made to not cut Medicaid. Tillis also announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. 01:18 - Source: CNN Idaho residents line streets to honor slain firefighters Residents of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, lined the highway to honor two firefighters killed in an ambush while responding to a fire. The procession transporting the firefighters from Kootenai Health to Spokane, Washington, drew a large turnout from the community. 00:32 - Source: CNN Idaho suspected shooter intentionally set fire, police say Two firefighters were fatally shot while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Another man found dead with a firearm on Canfield Mountain is believed to be the only shooter in Sunday's attacks, according to Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris. 01:09 - Source: CNN Multiple shot while responding to brush fire in Idaho Two people, believed to be fire personnel, were fatally shot and others injured while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and at least one active shooter continues to fire at law enforcement with high-powered rifles, according to Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris. 00:58 - Source: CNN Severe heatwave hits Europe Heatwaves have pushed temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in countries across Europe, including Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy. Firefighters battled a wildfire near Athens late last week, and regions of Portugal were under high alert on Sunday. According to experts, the extreme weather is linked to climate change. 00:57 - Source: CNN Jury begins deliberations in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial 01:10 - Source: CNN Beyoncé's 'flying' car prop tilts midair A technical mishap led to Beyoncé's 'flying' car prop to tilt during a Cowboy Carter concert in Houston, with fans capturing the moment on video. The singer was quickly lowered down and without injury, according to Beyoncé's entertainment and management company. 00:57 - Source: CNN Video shows woman clinging to tree as immigration agents try to detain her A bystander captured on video the moment immigration agents in street clothes chased a woman across the street trying to detain her outside of a Home Depot where she had been selling food in West Los Angeles just moments prior. 02:07 - Source: CNN Key lines from UVA president's resignation letter University of Virginia president James Ryan announced his resignation amid pressure from the US Department of Justice to dismantle the university's diversity, equity and inclusion programs. CNN's Betsy Klein reports. 01:09 - Source: CNN Minnesota lawmaker and husband lie in state at State Capitol Mourners and lawmakers gather to pay tribute to former Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were killed in a targeted attack. The couple is joined by the family's golden retriever, Gilbert, who also died after being shot during the attacks. 00:41 - Source: CNN Sean 'Diddy' Combs' son escorted out of courtroom A judge removed Sean Diddy Combs' son, Justin Combs, from the courtroom and apparently asked him to change his clothing after Combs' son arrived wearing a shirt that says 'Free Sean Combs' to the defense team's final closing arguments. The controversy comes nearly two weeks after Diddy's son Christian 'King' Combs was also removed and spoken to by the judge for wearing a similar slogan in sight of the jury. 01:28 - Source: CNN Trump reacts to win at the Supreme Court President Trump thanked conservative Supreme Court justices and explained what he plans to do next after the Court backed his effort to curtail lower court orders that have hampered his agenda for months. 00:46 - Source: CNN Supreme Court backs parents who want to opt out of LGBTQ+ curriculum The Supreme Court on Friday backed a group of religious parents who want to opt their elementary school children out of engaging with LGBTQ books in the classroom, another major legal win for religious interests at the conservative high court. 00:52 - Source: CNN Supreme Court limits ability of judges to stop Trump The Supreme Court backed President Donald Trump's effort to curtail lower court orders that have hampered his agenda for months. However, it signaled that the president's controversial plan to effectively end birthright citizenship may never be enforced. 01:32 - Source: CNN See moment suspect lights fire on Seoul subway CCTV footage released by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office captures the moment a man lit a fire on a busy subway in the South Korean capital last month. The footage, from May 31, shows passengers running away after the suspect doused the floor of the train carriage with flammable liquid before setting it alight. Reuters reports that according to the prosecutors' office, six people were injured. The prosecutor's office says it charged the 67-year-old man with attempted murder and arson. 00:48 - Source: CNN
