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Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
China floods global markets with steel billet to dodge tariffs, ETInfra
Advt Advt Potential export tax Chinese steelmakers are bypassing tariffs in countries such as Indonesia and Turkey by exporting semi-finished products, a tactic that undermines barriers against a flood of cheap Chinese metal and is raising concern in Beijing over the surge in lower-value exports, industry sources steel exports from the world's largest producer have sparked a protectionist backlash globally with 38 anti-dumping investigations from various countries since January last year. Top trade partners Vietnam and South Korea have imposed tariffs, arguing domestic manufacturers are hurt by cheap Chinese response, Chinese exporters are turning to steel billet, semi-finished blocks of steel, that typically faces fewer tariffs. Exports between January and May were three times greater than the year before at a record 4.72 million metric tons, or nearly 10 per cent of all steel exports over the same period, customs data exporters need to find any opportunity they can to sell products that are hemmed in on all sides by tariffs and weak demand at home, said Tomas Gutierrez, head of data at consultancy Kallanish Commodities, who added the trend started last autumn."Whenever billet exports are profitable, they will be exported," Gutierrez top five export destinations for steel billet are Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Turkey, according to customs data. Indonesia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have tariffs on some finished steel products, but none on steel top export destinations for finished steel, including South Korea or Vietnam, similarly don't have tariffs on billet, which is processed into finished products then used in construction and relative lack of trade barriers for steel billet versus finished steel has helped fuel the rapid growth in exports, analysts at Mysteel said in a note last of that demand comes from trans-shipment, they added, with countries in Southeast Asia importing Chinese billet, processing it and then re-exporting it to Europe and the U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on steel imports have disrupted parts of the trans-shipment trade by making it far less lucrative for countries to ship to the United States. Underpinning the push for exports, whether billet or finished steel, is a weak Chinese economy and a battered property sector unable to absorb the huge amount of steel produced by a sector that has been toying with output cuts for surge in billet exports has sparked warnings from China's state-backed industry body, which wants steelmakers instead to focus on higher-value added China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) advised the government to limit billet exports so the industry would stay focused on exporting higher value steel products, according to a statement reported in local media last is considering imposing an export tax on steel billet, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on condition of anonymity as the discussions are about whether and how much tax may be imposed have not been finalised, the source Ministry of Commerce and the CISA did not respond to Reuters requests for value for steel billet is 400 yuan ($56) to 500 yuan lower than for finished steel products, according to consultancies Mysteel and Fubao.
The Hill
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Clarence Thomas's killer jurisprudence
Constitutional interpretation can sometimes seem abstract and disconnected from the fate of the people whose cases the Supreme Court decides. One could certainly get that feeling from reading the court's June 26 decision about whether death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez could get the state of Texas to test DNA in its possession. Gutierrez contends that such a test would show he should not have received a death sentence and be facing execution. But the 6-3 decision did not get to the merits of his request, focusing instead only on the highly technical question of whether judges could even hear it. Gutierrez claims that Texas state law creates a ' statutory entitlement ' to DNA testing. More than 50 years ago, the Supreme Court found that if a government establishes a benefit for a group of people, no member of the group can be denied the benefit without being afforded due process of law. Since then, millions of Americans who receive any kind of government benefit have been protected by the court's recognition of statutory entitlements. Neither that fact nor the fact that Guttierez's life was on the line received much attention from any of the justices. But the court's decision became another occasion for Justice Clarence Thomas to carry on his crusade to turn back the clock on modern jurisprudence, even if it meant that Gutierrez would be executed and Americans of all walks of life would lose crucial protections. Thankfully, Thomas's opinion did not prevail in this case. But that doesn't mean his desire is any less chilling. In 1986, the late Robert Cover, a justifiably famous Yale law professor, wrote an essay reminding readers that 'Legal interpretation plays on a field of pain and death.' As Cover explained, 'A judge articulates her understanding of a text, and as a result, somebody loses his freedom, his property, his children, even his life.' Cover wanted judges to keep the consequences of what they do front of mind, and the rest of us not to get lost in the weeds of the opinions that judges write. Gutierrez has been on death row since 1999, after he was convicted of robbery and murder. The victim was repeatedly stabbed as intruders searched her mobile home for cash. As the Supreme Court explained, under Texas law, a defendant can be sentenced to death if they 'actually caused the death,' 'intended to kill' or 'anticipated' that someone would be killed. Gutierrez has always argued that he did not do any of those things and that DNA will show he was not at the crime scene. He is trying to take advantage of a provision of Texas law, but he has a problem. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor notes in her majority opinion, the law allows DNA testing when a convicted person can show that they 'would not have been convicted if exculpatory results had been obtained through DNA testing.' Therein lies Gutierrez's problem. He is seeking DNA testing to establish not that he is innocent, but rather that the state had no basis for seeking a death sentence in his case. Gutierrez claims that because the statute does not allow for post-conviction DNA testing where the sentence is at issue, it violates the Constitution's 14th Amendment. In his view, refusing access to that testing violated his 'liberty interest' recognized in that amendment. But the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said that Gutierrez's litigation should not go forward because there was nothing the courts could do to make the local prosecutor 'reverse course and allow testing.' Sotomayor's majority opinion said that his suit could proceed because Article 64 established what she called a 'state-created right.' That right went beyond the literal language of the law and entailed 'other procedures essential to realizing the state-created right.' Enter Justice Thomas. In his view, the very idea of a state-created right is utter nonsense. As he bluntly put it, 'that premise cannot be squared with any principled reading of the Due Process clause.' Thomas grounded his dissent in what he claimed was the original understanding of the word 'liberty' in the 14th Amendment. At that time, he said, liberty 'referred only to physical restraint. It did not include entitlements to state-created benefits' like access to DNA testing. Looking to undo the past 50 years of Supreme Court precedent, Thomas invited his colleagues to 'correct the error' the court made when it first recognized state-created rights. Death penalty or no death penalty, Thomas used the Gutierrez case to carry on his crusade of constitutional purification. And it shows the depth of his commitment to turning back the jurisprudential clock, even if it means that someone will die as a result. But it is not just Gutierrez's fate that is on the line — so is the fate of millions of people who receive public assistance, student or small business loans, and other government benefits. That is why his colleagues on the Supreme Court should continue to reject Justice Thomas's effort to turn back time.
Eater
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Welcome to the Jungle Bar
is a journalist and longtime Las Vegas resident who has been covering entertainment and following trends within the city's restaurant and bar scene for the better part of two decades. The crew behind the popular dog-themed shipwreck bar Stray Pirate is trading pups for cats — big cats. On Thursday, June 12, they unveiled Prowl right next door, a new jungle-inspired cocktail lounge with shadowy rock walls and adventurous cocktails — all under the watchful gaze of a black panther that stalks silently across the screens behind the bar. Chris 'Tater' Gutierrez, general manager and cocktail creator at both Stray Pirate and Prowl, saw an opportunity when the T-shirt shop closed next door. But he didn't want to disrupt the cozy, chaotic vibe he fostered at Stray Pirate. 'So we wanted to do something else and create an entirely different bar, a bit the same, but more refined,' he says. Inspired by Elvis's Jungle Room at Graceland, Gutierrez leaned into the kitsch: a moss-covered lava rock wall with a carved Olmec face, a crystal-lined cave hallway, and two standout bathrooms — one with an overhead butterfly display and the other with twinkling fiber optic 'fireflies' dangling from the ceiling. The 1,200-square-foot room seats just under 50 and features a retro feel with booths of burnt orange and avocado green beneath glowing glass orbs. Prowl. Louiie Victa Prowl's cocktails follow the same inventive playbook Gutierrez developed next door at Stray Pirate — housemade syrups, fresh fruit, and unexpected flavors, all anchored by top-shelf spirits. Think ingredients like mashed sugar snap peas, honeydew, and housemade orgeat made from roasted pepitas, and a ginger beer infused with makrut lime leaf and hibiscus. It's a style Gutierrez has honed over the years behind the bar at the likes of Corduroy, Oak & Ivy, and Atomic Liquors. The drinks at Prowl are cheeky by design. Gutierrez describes the Jungle Spirits menu as 'playfully raunchy,' with irreverent names and cult movie references. There's Sex Panther, a blend of reposado tequila and Oaxacan rum served in a ceramic panther head and teased on the menu as containing 'bits of real panther.' For a Good Time Call includes an actual phone number that patrons can dial for entertainment. 'We're trying to make the menu lighthearted and fun to read,' Gutierrez says. But for him, it's still all about what's in the glass. Monstera Mash combines Capurro Quebranta Pisco with savory sugar snap peas, citrus, mint, elderflower, cardamom, and egg white. The Cougar is a light grapefruit-and-rose vodka drink, while the Morning Wood blends Vesta coffee with Woodford Reserve Bourbon, maple, Italian amaro, and sherry for something bold, balanced, and a little bit naughty. Prowl. Louiie Victa Prowl's opening is the latest sign of the cocktail bar revolution that's happening in the Arts District. It joins other new arrivals like Natalie Young's Echo Taste and Sound, James Tree's Petite Boheme, Corner Bar Management's Doberman, and Nocturno from Milpa's DJ Flores — all run by bartenders with deep roots in Vegas and serious culinary chops. Together, they're redefining the Las Vegas cocktail bar: serving elevated drinks in high-concept spaces built for bar-hopping nights in a walkable, fast-evolving neighborhood. 'This is the area where people's dreams are coming true,' Gutierrez says about the Arts District. 'You can go into a spot and see somebody's dream come together within four walls.' Louiie Victa Prowl. Louiie Victa Prowl. Louiie Victa
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Miami Hurricanes pitcher Hugus picked 91st in MLB Draft by Mariners
Good things happen to good people. That was University of Miami pitching coach Laz Gutierrez's reaction to Sunday night's news that Hurricanes right-hander Griffin Hugus was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the third round. 'I'm glad someone like 'Griff' gets rewarded — not just because of his talent but because of the type of person he is,' Gutierrez said. 'He is ultra-athletic and an amazing athlete.' Hugus, who has already agreed to terms with Seattle, was selected with pick No. 91, and he is one of two players with South Florida ties taken in Sunday's first day of the 20-round draft. The other player is UCF shortstop Antonio Jimenez, who led Southwest Ranges Archbishop McCarthy to a state championship in 2021. On Sunday, Jimenez was selected by the New York Mets in the third round, pick No. 102. He started his college career at Miami before transferring to UCF, where he made second-team All-Big 12 in 2025. Jimenez 'crushes fastballs but struggles with softer stuff,' according to MLB Pipeline. Meanwhile, Hugus — a Wellington native — struggled in his first two years at the University of Cincinnati, going 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA as a freshman and 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA as a sophomore. At Miami this past season, Hugus gave up hitting and concentrated on pitching, earning second-team All-ACC honors. He went 6-7 with a 4.16 ERA. Better yet, Hugus pitched two complete games in an era where those efforts are rare, and one of them was in the Hattiesburg Regional, won by Miami. 'During the season, he would get mad at us when we took him out of games early,' Gutierrez said. In the regional, however, the Hurricanes needed Hugus to save their bullpen, and he delivered. On MLB Network Sunday night, the analysts touched on Hugus' 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, his 3.4 walks and his 'eye wear and 'stache.' Beyond that, MLB Network's Carlos Collazo said Hugus did a good job last year of repeating his arm slot and separating his slider velocity from his curve to be able to fool more hitters. 'He is solid across the board,' Collazo said, 'but nothing plus or overwhelming.' On MLB Pipeline, Hugus' highest grade on a 20-80 scale is a 55 for his slider. His lowest grade was a 45 for his changeup and also his control. Hitters don't often square up Hugus, whose fastball sits mostly in the low 90s. Hugus said his agent called him at about pick No. 85, letting him know that Seattle wanted to pick him at 91 if he agreed to terms. The deal was made, but Hugus kept it from the friends and family members who gathered to watch the draft with him. 'I let them enjoy the moment my name was announced, the suspense and the full experience,' Hugus said. 'It was awesome, fun and surreal. Everyone was on the edge of their seats.' Hugus said he is grateful to the Hurricanes for taking a chance on a player with a thin resume at that time. 'This is a testament to the Miami coaches who allowed me to be a workhorse,' Hugus said. 'They molded me into the pitcher I knew I could be.' THIS AND THAT ▪ Norberto Lopez, UCF's recruiting coordinator and assistant coach, is proud of how much Jimenez improved since his freshman (2024) season at Miami, when he hit just .182 with a .613 OPS. This past season with UCF, Jimenez hit .329 with a .982 OPS. Jimenez also improved defensively, according to Lopez. 'When he first got here, on defense, his body was positioned toward first base,' Lopez said. 'He wasn't seeing the ball well. We fixed his posture and stance so that now both his eyes are on the baseball. 'Antonio is super talented and one of the hardest workers around.' ▪ The 2025 MLB Draft was set to continue with the final 17 rounds on Monday.
New York Post
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Beautiful inside and out: Air Force vet who donated two organs poses for pin-up calendar
She's got a heart — and other organs — of gold. Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez, aka Miss March in the 2026 Pin-Ups For Vets calendar, went from the military to modeling — and in between, became a double organ donor, a title only 280 people in the US can claim. The 42-year-old Oklahoma native spent six years in the military, was deployed to Qatar and Djibouti, earned an Air Force Achievement Medal and was crowned Miss Veteran America in 2017. Advertisement After being honorably discharged, she saw an ad for the nonprofit Donor Outreach for Veterans and decided to continue her service. In 2022 she gave a kidney to a fellow vet at Mount Sinai Hospital on Memorial Day Weekend. 'They allowed me the opportunity to choose the date that I wanted to donate. And because I was donating to a veteran, I wanted it to be around a memorable holiday,' Gutierrez, now a social worker at the Department of Defense, told The Post. 5 Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez is featured as Miss March in the 2026 Pin-Ups For Vets calendar. Shane Karns Photography/ Pin-Ups For Vets Advertisement 'Funny enough, I kind of selfishly got on the Yankees' schedule just to see whenever they had a home game and it happened to be around the same time as Memorial Day weekend and I was like, 'Well, that's perfect.'' A week after the surgery, she met her kidney's recipient, Army vet Reggie Robinson, and his wife. 5 The Oklahoma native said it was 'so inspiring and empowering to be around other women veterans.' Pin-Ups For Vets 'I gained a new family. It's just been a fantastic reunion once we were able to finally meet each other,' said Gutierrez, who lives in Maryland while pursuing a doctorate in social work. Advertisement Last year, she donated 40% of her liver to an anonymous recipient, who recently surprised her by sending a thank you letter. 5 Gutierrez met the recipient of her kidney, Reggie Robinson. Courtesy of Lindsay Gutierrez 'It's the very first communication we've had in 15 months. I'm writing her back and I hope one day we can meet,' she said. Gutierrez, who hiked Mount Kilimanjaro in 2023, less than a year after her kidney donation, said she is 'completely healthy' after her double donation. Advertisement 'I'm 100 percent back to normal. There's nothing that I can't do. There's no medicine I have to take. I really just watch what I eat and stay hydrated more,' she said. 5 In 2024, she donated 40% of her liver, and has a 10-inch scar from the surgery. Courtesy of Lindsay Gutierrez The brunette beauty felt this year was the right time to pose for the nonprofit Pin-Ups For Vets, whose '40s pin-up calendar, which raises money for veteran and troop initiatives, features 13 vets with a combined 118 years of serving the country. 'It felt like I have a great platform and story to be able to share about why I should be a part of this,' she said. She was also thrilled to meet the other calendar girls at the photoshoot, which was held at Galleano Winery in Mira Loma, CA. 'It's just so inspiring and empowering to be around other women veterans.' 5 Gutierrez met her husband, Anthony, when they were both stationed in England. Courtesy of Lindsay Gutierrez Advertisement Gutierrez, who met her husband, Anthony, who is on active duty in the Air Force, through her service, said her other half approved of her pin-up pics. 'He loves it. He was so supportive. He was so excited when I told him what I was I doing.'
