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A new U.S.-Canada tariff fight is escalating after Washington imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods and Ottawa promised retaliation. North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles as questions grow over its nuclear arsenal and a possible Trump-Kim meeting. China is expanding seasonal Arctic shipping through Russia, while Ukraine’s President Zelensky rejected calls for elections during the war. At home, the Trump administration moved to increase tariff-free beef imports in an effort to lower prices. The DSA Liberation Caucus rejected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a future presidential standard-bearer, saying she has moved away from its socialist agenda. Federal authorities also charged a New York woman with plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the state Capitol, while senators demanded answers from TikTok over an experiment that withheld a safety feature from millions of users. Get the essential facts from today’s biggest stories. Listen now.
