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1 Mexico And Canada Respond To Trump Tariffs Going Into Effect Tomorrow
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday that will put tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China into effect tomorrow. The orders are imposing 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and 10-percent tariffs on goods from China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that Canada will impose 25-percent tariffs of its own on $155-billion of goods from the US, and encouraged Canadians to buy “Canadian rye over Kentucky bourbon,” skipping Florida orange juice, and “changing summer vacation plans” to visit places in Canada. While not as specific, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed her government officials to implement Plan B, which includes both tariff and non-tariff measures. The US Chamber of Commerce criticized the tariffs in a statement on Saturday, saying they won’t solve any problems, but instead “will only raise prices for American families and upend supply chain.” There’s no word yet on if the tariffs being imposed by other countries could trigger an increase in tariffs from the US, something Trump had hinted at. The president said he’ll speak with Trudeau and Mexican leadership this morning.
2 Medical Jet Crashes In Philadelphia, Officials Identify 55 Of The DC Crash Victims
Washington D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said in a news briefing late yesterday that 55 of the 67 crash victims have been identified from the Potomac River next to Regan National Airport after last week’s deadly crash between a passenger jet and a military helicopter. The announcement came hours after ten charter buses transported the family members of the victims to the tarmac at the airport’s Runway 33 for a memorial service. Operations to remove the wreckage from the river are set to start today, which will lead to the recovery of more victims’ remains. Friday evening, another air disaster happened in Philadelphia when a medical transport jet down straight into the ground. The Learjet 55, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance and returning to Mexico after the child received treatment at Shriner’s Hospital, was in the air for less than a minute after taking off. The jet was carrying a child and her mother along with four other people, with all six dying in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board announced yesterday that the cockpit voice recorder from the plane was recovered from a depth of eight feet at the crash site. One person on the ground was also killed by the crash, with 22 people suffering injuries. Five of the victims remained hospitalized as of yesterday, and officials reported that 11 homes were damaged, along with some businesses.
3 USAID Security Leaders Placed On Leave After Trying To Keep DOGE Away From Classified Info
Two top security chiefs at the US Agency for International Development were placed on leave over the weekend. The two security officials, John Voorhees and deputy Brian McGill, believed the team from DOGE didn’t have high enough security clearances to access the agency’s information. Kate Miller, who serves on a DOGE advisory board, said that no classified material was accessed “without proper security clearances.” USAID’s website and X account vanished on Saturday without explanation. Talking to reporters last night, President Trump said of USAID “It’s been run by a bunch of radical lunatics, and we’re getting them out.”