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U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged despite pressure from Trump administration
Xinhua News Agency
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 30, 2025. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25 percent to 4.5...
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 10 people from sailboat east of Vancouver Island
CHEK
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July 30, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people who were on a sailboat that ran aground east of Vancouver Island on Sunday. The USCG responded to a mayday call near Stuart Island, Wash., roughly 10 kilometres northeast of Sidney, B.C. on July 27. The call...
U.S. Treasury Dept. sanctions judge overseeing case against Bolsonaro
United Press International (UPI)
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Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes participates in a June 9 hearing on the criminal case against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the judge. File Photo by Andre...
U.S. excludes key Brazilian exports from tariffs amid political tensions
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 30, 2025
By Carla Espinoza Gutiérrez U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing "an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 40%" on a broad range of Brazilian exports. However, the latest tariff announcement notably excludes several key...
U.S. sanctions hit Indian companies over Iran oil trade
The Hindu
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July 30, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has imposed sanctions on at least half a dozen Indian companies accused of trading in Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals as part of broader action...
U.S. Policy Changes’ Impact on Tourism Could Be Far Reaching, CSUN Prof Says
San Fernando Valley Sun - California
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July 31, 2025
Social media around the world is filled with images of immigration and border enforcement officers violently rounding up people in Los Angeles and other major cities across the United States. These images, coupled with tales of foreign tourists...
U.S. Sanctions Brazilian Judge Who Set Precautionary Measures to Bolsonaro
teleSUR
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Judge Alexandre de Moraes. X/ @crushdobbb20 July 30, 2025 Hour: 1:43 pm On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) list of Specially...
United States Added to CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist for Eroding Civic Freedoms
El Periodico - Texas
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July 30, 2025
Johannesburg/Washington, D.C. — The global civil society alliance CIVICUS has placed the United States of America on its Monitor Watchlist today, citing “sustained attacks on civil freedoms” during the first six months of President Donald Trump’s...
U.S. Embassy accuses Nigerian govt. officials of “fiscal irresponsibility”
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
The United States Mission in Nigeria has drawn public attention — and sparked controversy — after it accused some Nigerian government officials of fiscal recklessness amid widespread economic hardship in the country. In a post made Tuesday on its...
U.S. echoed our criticisms against Tinubu; Nigeria suffering leadership failure: Peter Obi
Peoples Gazette
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July 30, 2025
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and Labour Party chieftain, on Wednesday, said the U.S. Mission in Nigeria amplified criticisms against President Bola Tinubu and governors, adding that Nigeria is suffering from leadership failure. In a...
U.S. lawmakers meet with Sheinbaum ahead of tariff deadline
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 30, 2025
Two U.S. lawmakers are meeting with Mexico’s president Wednesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff deadline. Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska and Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California are in Mexico in the days...
U.S. cuts Korea's tariffs to 15% for $350B investment package
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 30, 2025
Published: 31 Jul. 2025, 07:44 Updated: 31 Jul. 2025, 08:48 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the East Room of the White House, Feb....
U.S. stiffens sanctions against judge at center of U.S.-Brazil feud
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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RIO DE JANEIRO - The Trump administration announced new sanctions Wednesday against a Supreme Court justice in Brazil, dramatically escalating its feud with the Brazilian government over the prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro for his...
U.S. Role in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Corridor Sparks Controversy
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Tensions linger between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a proposed transit route, better known to many as the Zangezur Corridor, through Armenia that would restore a Soviet-era connection between Azerbaijan and its exclave of...
U.S. GDP rebounds 3% despite cloudy economic outlook
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 30, 2025
The Blueprint U.S. GDP rose 3% in Q2, surprising economists. Drop in imports boosted growth amid tariff concerns. Consumer spending grew modestly at 1.4%. Inflation pressures eased as core PCE fell to 2.5%. WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded...
(2nd LD) Trump says U.S. agrees to 15 pct tariffs on S. Korea, summit with Lee will occur in 2 weeks
Yonhap News Agency
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July 31, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS more details, info in paras 8-11, 13-14) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, July 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration has agreed to lower "reciprocal" tariffs on South Korea to 15 percent from the...
(LEAD) Trump says U.S. agrees to 15 pct tariffs on S. Korea, summit with Lee will occur in 2 weeks
Yonhap News Agency
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July 30, 2025
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, July 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration has agreed to lower "reciprocal" tariffs on South Korea to 15 percent from the...
North Korea’s Kim dismisses Trump’s overtures and demands the U.S. accept it as a nuclear power
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 30, 2025
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the U.S.’s intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart...
Donald Trump’s latest tariff deadline is approaching: Here are the trade deals the U.S. has announced so far
The Hindu
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July 31, 2025
The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of August 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reached since his last tariff deadline of July 9 came and went, trade...
Trump Administration Revokes All U.S. Offshore Wind Zones
KEYT - California
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July 30, 2025
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — On Wednesday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rescinded all designated federal Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, rolling back more than 3.5 million acres previously set aside for...