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China Strikes Back After Trump Imposes 10% Tariff on Goods

China Strikes Back After Trump Imposes 10% Tariff on Goods

Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products. Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl …

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U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

Treating H.I.V. across dozens of nations. Stopping the forced labor of Chinese workers. Training Mexican and Colombian police in anti-narcotics enforcement. Those are just a tiny sample of aid programs around the world operating with grant money from the U.S. government that could be permanently shut down under an executive order President Trump signed last week to halt foreign aid. …

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Trump Plans to Order U.S. Exit From World’s Main Climate Pact

Trump Plans to Order U.S. Exit From World’s Main Climate Pact

The White House on Monday said that President Trump would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the pact among almost all nations to fight climate change. By withdrawing, the United States would join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only four countries not party to the agreement, under which nations work together to keep global warming below levels …

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