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Canada Imposes 50% Tariffs on U.S. Goods

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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs as high as 50 percent on hundreds of American products, including steel, aluminum, railway locomotives, smartphones, dishwashers, and various fish. The move follows collapsed trade talks and President Trump’s earlier imposition of a 50 percent tariff on some imports, invoking a little‑known 1930 law that some lawyers call obsolete. The legal ambiguity could lead to further court battles. The escalation began after Canadians reached out to negotiate with the Trump administration last month, but talks devolved into a trade war. Meanwhile, political news includes South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary, Oklahoma’s governor race, and new research suggesting one in four N.F.L. players may develop C.T.E.

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