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USA Today
a day ago
- Business
- USA Today
Trump's trade talks intensify with tariff deadline fast approaching
TACO or tariffs? An August 1 deadline looms after the European Union became the latest of the top US trading partners to reach a deal with Trump. WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump's Aug. 1 tariff deadline fast approaching, countries whose exports are facing stiff fees have been in a scramble to ink trade deals with the United States that preserve as much access as possible to American markets. The European Union and its 27 member nation bloc became the latest of the United States' top trading partners to come to an agreement with Trump over the weekend, joining the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia in announcing deals during July. The United Kingdom and Vietnam have also reached agreements with Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week that his country was in the "intense phase" of the complex negotiations, as it sought to avert a promised 35% tariff on imports that fall outside of an existing trade pact with the United States. More: Trump's trade deal with the EU: What it means for your wallet "There is a landing zone that's possible but we have to get there. We'll see what happens," Carney told reporters during a July 28 news conference. 'No more extensions,' Trump administration warns A baseline tariff of 10% is currently in place for most countries, some two dozen of which received letters from Trump this month informing them that higher rates are on the way. They include Brazil, which Trump says he'll hit with a 50% tariff, and India, which he said he'll apply a 26% rate to, as well as Canada, at 35%, and Mexico, which faces a 30% tariff. Mexico, Canada and EU are the the largest exporters of goods to the United States along with China, which is in separate trade talks with the Trump administration and faces a later deadline in August. First announced on April 2 by Trump in the Rose Garden, the implementation of the so-called 'reciprocal tariffs' were twice extended to stabilize the markets and give the president's team more time to conduct negotiations. The constant deadline shifting has given birth to an acronym: TACO, for Trump Always Chickens Out, mocking the second-term president's on-again-off-again tariff policies. More: Trump threatens 35% tariff for Canada amid flurry of letters threatening hikes But countries hoping for another reprieve won't be so fortunate, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on July 27. 'No extensions, no more grace periods. Aug. 1, the tariffs are set, they'll go into place. Customs will start collecting the money, and off we go,' Lutnick said on 'Fox News Sunday.' EU latest to strike trade deal with Trump Just ahead of the deadline, on July 27, the European Union struck a deal with Trump. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump finalized the agreement in person while the U.S. president was in Scotland. The deal includes a 15% tariff on most European exports to the United States, a reduction from the 30% Trump threatened to impose earlier in July. 'We just had a very big trade deal, the biggest of them all yesterday,' Trump said during a bilateral meeting in Scotland on July 28 with U.K. Prime Minister Kier Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf course. The agreement includes $600 billion in EU investments in the U.S. and the purchase of $750 billion worth of U.S. energy. Tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain at 50%. On July 22, Trump also announced a 'massive deal' with Japan under which the United States would impose a 15% tariff on Japanese imports. Trump had previously threatened a 24% tariff on Japan. He said Japan would invest $550 billion in the United States and America would receive 90% of the profits, without offering any details. Trump's announcement also said Japan had agreed to open its markets to imports of vehicles, rice and other agricultural products from the United States. The U.K. was the first country to reach a trade agreement with the United States in May. A reciprocal tariff of 10% remains in effect, in keeping with the baseline tariff rate. More: Trump considers 'rebates' to US taxpayers from tariff income Under the deal, the first 100,000 vehicles imported into the U.S. by U.K. car manufacturers each year are subject to the reciprocal rate of 10% and any additional vehicles each year are subject to 25% rates, the White House says. The U.K is one of the only countries with whom the U.S. has a trade surplus. Trump has also announced deals with Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. 'We've made the big ones,' says Trump Pakistan's foreign minister said on July 25 after a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country was "very close" to reaching a deal with the United States and one could emerge in days. South Korean officials were also in Washington on July 25, for negotiations with Lutnick and other Trump administration officials. Trump signaled during his meeting with Starmer on July 28 that he'd landed most of the deals he expected to and his patience was waning for individual talks. "We're going to be setting a tariff for essentially the rest of the world and that's what they're going to pay if they want to do business in the United States. Because you can't sit down and make 200 deals," Trump declared. "But we've made the big ones." One of the last outstanding agreements of significance is an unfinished deal with China. After rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs that saw the U.S. hike fees on imports to 145% and China put tariffs of 125% on U.S. goods, the nations two called a truce in May, agreeing to a 90-day suspension of the levies. Negotiators from both countries met in Stockholm on July 28 for another round of discussions, with the clock ticking toward the Aug. 12 expiration of the temporary truce between the top economies. "We have a good relationship with China, but China is tough," Trump during his meeting with Starmer in Scotland.
Vogue
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
With a New Pop Record—and New California Lifestyle—Indigo De Souza Finds Clarity
Vogue: Has writing always been a salve for you? Or can it be the opposite, where writing becomes difficult because it's how you process things, and…sometimes you don't want to process things. Indigo De Souza: Oh, both, absolutely. Sometimes it feels really easy to process emotions through music, and it's flowing out of me. And then I can be quite stubborn about writing, because of how much it makes me face what I'm feeling. I don't really know how to write from anywhere that isn't a deeply emotional space. Sometimes I can feel hesitant to pick up the guitar. I force myself to do it. I'll be very, very emotional about something and I'll know that it would help to play guitar and write. With what you've been through, I wonder how you relate to your previous body of work now? All of my past albums are really special to me in different ways, and the music is very close to my heart. Every album that I make feels very different from the last one, and it feels like I'm always moving through different modalities of writing. So when I listen to past music, sometimes it's almost mystifying to me how it even happened. Sometimes I can't even remember writing a song, or how I was trying to present the emotions within that song. I was thinking about 'Always': It's so intense, and the way that we play it live is really specific—there's a lot of screaming. How I wrote it and what I wanted to do with it is a blur. I'm very present with the songs I'm making, but the ones I've made in the past are like ghosts. 'Not Afraid' was the first song that was written for Precipice. What were those emotions you were using? Honestly, I was just trying to connect with Elliot and impress him. Within the first hour, I knew he was special. I liked his energy and way of working. I'd never done a blind session before, but we just clicked in every way. I wanted to put my best foot forward, with my boldest lyrics and way of being. He made me feel comfortable enough to do that too.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump announces EU trade deal that sees 15% flat tariff for products coming to US
Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with the European Union Sunday that will cut tariff rates down to 15 percent on imports from the trade bloc, while US exports will be tariff-free. The president spoke alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland as he announced the news. 'All of the countries will be opened up to trade with the United States at zero tariff [for U.S. exports],' Trump told reporters, shaking Von der Leyen's hand. 'We are agreeing that the tariff straight across for automobiles and everything else, will be a straight across tariff of 15 percent. So we have a tariff of 15 percent; we have the opening up of all of the European countries, which I think I could say [those markets] were essentially closed,' said the president. He also touted a number of impending EU investments, including a purchase of military materials. Von der Leyen confirmed: 'It is 15 percent tariffs across the board.' 'We have a trade deal between the two largest economies in the world, and it's a big deal. It's a huge deal. It will bring stability. It will bring predictability. That's very important for our businesses on both sides of the Atlantic,' said the European Commission president. The announcement comes ahead of the Trump administration's planned August 1 deadline for enforcement of the president's so-called 'reciprocal' tariffs. Trump had threatened to hike that rate to 30 percent in a letter this month. Asked about U.S. concessions in the deal, and the apparent imbalance of the U.S.-E.U. tariff rates going forward, Von der Leyen cast the agreement as meant to address existing issues, and told one reporter: 'The starting point was an imbalance, a surplus on our side and a deficit on the U.S. side.' In April, the president announced a slew of new 'reciprocal' tariff rates with individual countries and trading blocs, including the European Union. That announcement sent markets into a spiral, and the resulting furor on Wall Street led Trump to call for a 90-day pause. His decision was then met with mockery by some in the financial sector who came up with a derisive nickname for Trump: 'TACO' — Trump Always Chickens Out. That pause ended in July. Possibly incensed by the criticism, the president announced that he was forging ahead with his intended reciprocal tariff plans. The administration told reporters ahead of its conclusion that the president would begin sending letters to foreign leaders informing them of tariff rates that would apply on August 1, in addition to the flat 10 percent across-the-board rate implemented earlier. European automakers were set to be one of the biggest losers in a situation where Trump and the EU did not reach a deal. But, now they will pay a 15 percent tariff instead of a 25 percent fee. The U.S. also imports pharmaceuticals from Europe to the tune of $130 billion a year. Consumers typically pay for the cost of tariffs as manufacturers pass on the increased fee. Some economists have warned that Trump's plan will lead to more inflation. Also on Sunday, the president briefly answered questions from reporters, though he claimed not to hear one about his deputy attorney general (and former personal attorney)'s meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein. He also claimed to have told the respective leaders of Cambodia and Thailand that the two countries needed to cease armed clashes along their respective borders in order to secure trade agreements with his administration. The president would go on to complain that the U.S. was not sufficiently praised for its investment in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an Israeli-led effort to provide aid in Gaza that appears to have utterly failed to avert widespread famine and has long been labeled an effort by the Israeli government to save face by its critics. Further information about the agreement was not immediately released by the White House, either to pool reporters or through other media channels. The news was met with mixed reactions in the U.S., given that the tariff rate remaining in place after August 1 will still be higher than it was when Trump took office. But some industry groups celebrated the news as the best many were hoping for, given that rates were set to be hiked even further if a deal hadn't been struck. Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council, was one voice touting the news as progress on Sunday. American liquor producers represented by his group were among the businesses likely to be targeted by specific EU tariffs in the event of a US-Europe trade war. 'This is great news for U.S. and EU relations and we greatly appreciate President Trump's leadership,' said Swonger. 'We are optimistic that in the days ahead this positive meeting and agreement will lead to a return to zero-for-zero tariffs for U.S. and EU spirits products, which will benefit not only our nation's distillers, but also the American workers and farmers who support them from grain to glass.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Buzz Feed
18-07-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
21 Target Home Products That Somehow Feel Indulgent *And* Practical
A recycled glass beverage pitcher you'll reach for all day long because you can fill it with flavored water, teas, or your fave at-home lemonade concoction. Promising review: "Love it! I think it's a great size and feels very study. Great to use to hold flowers or use for drinks!" —KatyPrice: $15.99 A Kitchenaid hand mixer so you can give all those recipes you've saved on TikTok a go without having to haul out the big stand mixer. (Plus, look at its perfectly indulgent GREEN color!) Price: $84.99 (originally $109.99) A mug tree that'll make you smile every time you see your fave mugs on proud display and will help keep your cupboards from making an avalanche of your mug collection. Promising review: "Saw this online first and had it in my cart, but then ran to the store and luckily I found it to hang my adorable mugs on. It's perfect looks more rustic in person which I was happy about." —IslandgirlPrice: $22 A Simplehuman touch-free soap dispenser to give your bathroom a futuristic ~touch~ while keeping you (and your fam) as sanitary as possible. This one runs off a rechargeable battery, too, so no bulky cord out on your counter at all hours! Promising reviews: "I like that you can rinse it off in the sink. I bought a cheap one on amazon and it stopped working once it got wet from falling in the sink. So definitely recommend this brand." —Spoilmybaby"Love it. We're using it in the kitchen. It's easy to use hands free and just the right size. Plan to get another for the bathroom." —BarbcsPrice: $69.99+ (available in three styles) An Our Place ceramic nonstick Always pan if you're short on cabinet space. I can PERSONALLY attest this pan can do it all because I'm ~obsessed~ with mine and am slowly building an Our Place empire. Easy to clean, cute, cute, cute, and the kind of item that makes you EXCITED to cook because of how easy it is on the eyes and the cleanup. Set includes an Always Pan 2.0 in original nonstick, a modular, steam-release lid, a nesting beechwood spatula that slots right onto the handle for easy holding, and a steamer basket and colander.I truly can't say enough nice things about the Always pan. I have a Very Fancy pan that has been living in the cabinet since I got this one because the Always is a joy to use and such a breeze to clean up when finished. Just be sure to let the pan TOTALLY cool before washing to extend the non-stick life, and you'll be just as obsessed as I am!Promising reviews: "Evenly cooks and easy clean up. Purchased on sale so I feel pricing was good." —JPrice: $129 (available in five colors) A brass-footed and handled tray perfect for catching your mail, holding your fave succulent plant, or anything else you can imagine! That antiqued brass color looks amazing no matter what you stack on it, so rest assured it'll find a cozy spot in your current home decor! Promising reviews: "It's so beautiful in person! Especially for a bar." —momof3j"Heavy and durable, doesn't look or feel cheap. Really beautiful and subtle antique brass color." —JMartinPrice: $25 A wood-top kitchen island your friends and fam will love to sit, lean, and gather around while they watch you whip up the perfect charcuterie board. (Plus, it's on wheels. So if you ever need it to be, say, a craft board in another room, that's an option!) Promising reviews: "We purchased this to use as a coffee cart, and it's such a great addition to our kitchen/dining area. It helps expand our space without being bulky. We use the top surface to place our espresso machine, hot water kettle, coffee grinder, and espresso tools. The drawer fits tea bags, additional tools, and coffee filters, with plenty of room to spare. And the lower storage/cabinet space fits plenty of additional items like mugs, containers, and a french press. We love this cart!" —joshb"I love this island! It's so pretty and really helped add storage and counter space to my kitchen." —KatherinePrice: $435 Matter compostable lidded hot cups which are a win for you and the planet. (AND your plants if you use your compost to nourish those!) Don't you want to bother fishing your thermos from the dishwasher on a Monday morning? Snag a 10-pack of these, so you always have an ecologically friendly grab-n-go-n-toss option! Matter is a company all about making compostable products from plants which is obviously so much better for the environment without sacrificing the convenience we love to have in our homes. I ~personally~ also love their earth-friendly sandwich baggies for lunches and snacks if you're looking to green-ify another daily habit! Promising review: "They were great and they didn't leak!" —KayPrice: $5.99 for 10 A microgel down alternative pillow if your old pillow is looking (and feeling!) a little worse for wear. This one is medium firm and the microgel will hold its shape over time so that you can come back again and again to your new perfect neck setup. Hell-o excellent sleep! Promising review: "Some of the best pillows I've owned so far. I love how the packaging has a meter on it as well. These pillows bounce back unlike any other pillow. I've slept on. For $15 each this is definitely a bargain." —oreofox22Price: $20+ (available in standard and king sizes) A beautiful floral quilt to help welcome sunny days with open arms and keep you at a perfectly pleasant temperature all year long. Promising reviews: "Love the colors! Love how lightweight it is!" —Sarah T"It's been a while now since purchasing and it's still holding up well. No piling and it does provide great coverage with it not making us super hot or cold." —AlexaPrice: $69+ (available in sizes full/queen and king and in three styles) A Nex Playground Active Play System that's ~supposedly~ designed for the small human crowd, but adults also LOVE this thing. If you remember the Xbox Kinect times, THIS IS THE SUPERIOR, CHEAPER, MORE COMPACT VERSION. With games like Fruit Ninja, Whac-A-Mole, and dancing galore, this handy size-of-your-hand device plugs directly into your TV or projector with an HDMI cable and is ready to go. Check out this TikTok of parents enjoying it just as much as the kids! We've had this in our home for about two months, now, and it is an INDISPENSABLE HOME GOOD. Need to tidy the house but don't want your kiddo staring at their 1000th hour of Bluey for the day? The Nex has GOT YOU. This genuinely requires kids to move in order to play the games, and it keeps them entertained while you get some stuff done. It is now a feature of our living room and everyone asks "What's that little colorful box?" when they visit. (We're very happy to convert them.)Promising reviews: "I bought this as a Christmas gift for my kids and wanted to try it out first, so my coworkers and I tried it and it was so much fun! It's a quick and easy setup and gets you moving! I can't wait to play with my kids. I'm highly satisfied with my purchase." —Ashley H"I have four kids (8 and under), and Nex Playground is saving my life in these indoor months. My 4- and 7-year-olds love to play these games, and my 7-year-old has no problem navigating through the games and playing. There is a great selection of games, and it can be played solo or multiplayer — which I love, and they are adding games to the library, which is so fun!" —MJPrice: $249.99 A Keurig K-Cafe smart single-serve coffee, latte, and cappuccino maker, I can testify, is the bougiest (and most affordable!) caffeine deliverer around. IT COMES WITH A MILK FROTHER. I can't emphasize what a game-changer this is. Plus, it's *actually* smart. It can read the barcode on the K-Cups and give you recipe options to fully personalize your morning brew. Promising review: "Great coffee maker with WiFi ability to start my cup of coffee while I get up." —VIPrice: $199.99 A framed vintage lemon print because when life gives you lemons, frame them and hang them on your wall. Got a couple spots on your walls where nails used to hang? COVER THEM UP WITH ON-TREND LEMON CUTENESS. Seriously, lemons are everywhere this year, and I'm not mad about it!Promising reviews: "Super cute picture. Picture and frame are well made. Overall the quality is great and the price is reasonable." —Meg"Love the bright yellow color on this art piece. Looks great in my living room." —VinksPrice: $32 Some solar LED outdoor string lights to bring a touch of whimsy to your outdoor nights. Just look at those little rattan light hats. And if you've been wondering how you're going to enjoy your dark outdoor space after the sun goes down, these will give you just enough light to vibe outside. Promising review: "Great addition to my balcony seating area. Gives off a nice soft light in the evening. The solar charge does wear off overnight, but recharges daily. I've had these up throughout the spring, summer, and fall with no problems." —Always ShoppingPrice: $20 A queen size pillow top air mattress with a headboard because your floor never looked so good as a guest spot. If you've got a full house (or just want the most EPIC of movie nights in front of the living room flatscreen), this luxurious air mattress wants to be a part of all your sleepovers. Promising reviews: "I like the fact that I can actually use the pillow headboard as a back support while doing my work and homework in bed." —QueenChi"I have had several different ones over the past several years. The headboard was such a bonus. It was easy to get in and out, too." —LoriPrice: $79.99 A 6-inch Kindle that's a new TikTok fave and Amazon's lightest, most compact e-reader yet. Have your link ready to share because there's LOTS of buzz in the cozy book world about how this is the perfect additional companion to your Paperwhite, so you (and those you influence!) will get a lot of use out of both! (I would say ask me how I know, Just trust me.) Here is one of my most FAVORITE cozy creators on TikTok talking about why she loves her new lil' Kindle!Plus, this little guy is EXTRA practical if you've been thinking about cleaning out some of the stacks of physical books you've got in every corner of your house. Promising review: "I love physical books, but as a working mom of four ( one being a baby), I wanted something I could throw into my bag and go. That was compact and charged well. I absolutely love my new Kindle. I'm on my fifth book this week!!!" —MamaoffourPrice: $109.99 (available in two colors) A Costway electric fireplace stand you'll love on those cooler nights and for the loads of extra storage it brings to your space. Promising reviews: "We are certainly enjoying our new fireplace. It looks really good in our living room and looks warm and cozy. It is just exactly what we wanted for our room." —Wade"It's is so beautiful and I've gotten compliments on the unit. It help heat our living room, as our house is poorly insulated. I love it! Nothing bad to say about it at all." —JamiePrice: $349.99+ (originally $699.99+, available in four styles) A curved wooden bookcase not only perfect for holding all those books you still want to read this year, but ALSO, it's laddered design is PERFECT for holding flower stems to give you the Bookstagram setup of your dreams. Promising review: "My daughter purchased one first, and I fell in love with hers. Such a great eclectic design — it blends seamlessly with any style from boho to mid-century. Absolutely love how it looks in my home. Despite what some have said in the reviews, I found it quite easy to assemble all by myself in about two hours. Very nice quality for the price." —BohomamaPrice: $375 A tufted shower curtain if your bathroom could use the quickest (and most effective!) of rebrands. I'm going to hold your hand gently when I say this, but if you still have a holiday-themed curtain up in July... it's time for a seasonal change. Promising reviews: "I love this shower curtain. It's so pretty. Much nicer in person. Brings out my guest bathroom." —F Schultz"This is a beautiful and classic fabric shower curtain. The neutral creamy texture adds character to our Guest bathroom. I highly recommend to anyone contemplating whether or not they should purchase." —SaavyOCShopperPrice: $29.99 A tiered Bentgo snack cup perfect for bringing your yogurt parfait on the go or simply giving yourself the freedom to add multiple different snacks in one cup without them cross-pollinating. (Nobody wants their pretzels all up in their cheese cubes' business, thank you very much.) Price: $19.99 (available in five colors) An Our Place knife trio as useful as it is eye catching. (And with colors like that, you know people will be 👀) Price: $145
Indian Express
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
I Know What You Did Last Summer movie review: A slasher sequel that can't escape its past
I Know What You Did Last Summer movie review: Clearly the men and women behind this slasher flick didn't think ahead. For, before this franchise ran out of steam, it ran out of words to add to its title. So you had I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997; I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, 1998; and a straight-to-video sequel in 2006 that didn't feature the original's characters, I Will Always Know What You Did Last Summer. What comes after 'Always', and a TV series adaptation? This film, where 28 years after the 1997 serial killings, we are back to where – and how – it all started. In Southport. With a road incident leading to a death. And with a group of teenagers who look very, very groomed before they end up very, very dead. For old time's sake, Prinze Jr and Hewitt reprise their roles (even Sarah Geller gets a cameo), as the wizened survivors of the first film, here to offer their advice to their counterparts – for whatever it's worth, given that this is a killer who doesn't show mercy, explanation, face or discernment in either victims or weapons (but mostly a hook). Cline, Wonders, Hauer-King and Pidgeon have all done notable work in different TV series, but are not really required to do much here. If they actually were, a film of this kind probably would not survive the cold light of logic. Their characters along with Withers's Terry were involved last summer in a car accident caused more by silliness than any real malice. A year later, Cline who plays 'Croaker Queen' Danica has moved on from rich fiance Terry to another rich fiance. The new one is dispensed with by the killer quickly enough to not matter, though he dies in a manner that is the most blood-curdling (the film never comes close to that again). Back in Southport, Danica and Terry's friends-of-that-night Ava (Wonders), Milo (Hauer-King) and Stevie (Pidgeon) find themselves being haunted by the killer, who is out for revenge. Guessing who dies first, in what sequence, and who does not, may keep you hooked – no pun intended. Though clearly the killer hasn't spent much thought on planning, given how many times the victims fight back and get away. For the new audiences, there are some references to new-age therapy, particularly that provided by a 'claircognizant empath'. Also Read | Saiyaara movie review: Aneet Padda-Ahaan Panday show spark, but this is no Aashiqui 3 And then there is an interesting true crime podcaster, who is determined to peel the bandaid off the 1997 grisly killings, which could be bad for business for the now gentrified and tourist-friendly Southport. Rushing headlong into forbidden territory, she is just the kind of crazy this film needs. And not the cloaked, hooded crazy it would have us fear, who hasn't improvised in nearly 30 summers. I Know What You Did Last Summer movie director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson I Know What You Did Last Summer movie cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Freddie Prinze Jr, Jennifer Love Hewitt I Know What You Did Last Summer movie rating: 1.5 stars
