Double steel prices; Public distribution funds: NPR

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Today, President Trump doubles prices on steel and aluminum imported from 25% to 50%. This is the last decision of the president’s trade war, aimed at protecting interior workers from steel and aluminum. However, criticism argues that this action will increase costs for businesses and consumers based on steel.

• 🎧 Ho Woltz, which has a company in North Carolina which twists the steel wire in cables for reinforced concrete, says that the implementation of prices will not eliminate The fact that China stimulates the whole world market. Woltz told Scott out of the NPR that he fears that prices can push the cost of building materials so high that he could suspend certain construction projects. Steel and aluminum are used in many products, from automotive parts to cans for soup. They will all be subject to an increase in taxes. Increases would be transmitted to the consumerWho is an unusual strategy for Trump, who campaigned to reduce the cost of the grocery store, said out of leley.

The Trump administration officially asked the congress to cancel the $ 1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasters Over the next two years. This reduction in the financing of public broadcasting would have a minimum impact on the national debt of $ 36 billions of dollars, but it represents all of the financing levels for the public distribution company until September 2027. The congress had approved this funding in March as part of a bill on the STOPGAP expenses that the president signed. By law, Trump’s request initiates a Period of 45 days for the congress to consider it.

• 🎧 This decision is part of Trump’s wider confrontation with cultural institutionsThe Fatma Tanis of NPR tells First. The president and his allies accused the NPR and PBS of a partisan bias. The two organizations are contest the order before the court. The CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher, said that the administration punished public media for coverage that it does not like. In addition to money for public broadcasting, the White House wishes to return money to control the spread of diseases such as HIV / AIDS, women’s health programs and gender problems, and the environment and climate change research.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private American group that directs food distribution in Gaza, has suspended its operations today After another fatal shooting near his site yesterday. Twenty-seven Palestinians died during the shooting, according to hospitals and health officials in Gaza. Israeli military officials say that strokes were fired by troops near a few individual suspects, but they did not shoot crowds. The air strikes continued during the night in Gaza while Israel widens its military campaign and continues to restrict aid to the enclave.

• 🎧 Health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed By Israeli shots near sites almost every day since the start of operations a week ago. The organizers said that the break Help them prepare logistically With the Israeli army to cope with the size of the crowd, because they did not expect 15,000 people in an hour yesterday. The Hadeel Al-Shalchi of NPR says that it is obvious that the GHF did not know how many Palestinians were ready to go for kilometers for food due to despair. The Palestinians have been under a total aid blocking for almost three months.

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Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Bill’s” Big and Beautiful Bill house includes net cuts for tax credits designated to encourage purchases of electric vehicles. Former President Joe Biden has promoted policies to reduce carbon emissions by stimulating sales of electric vehicles, but Trump has long reported the desire to retreat them. If the Senate embraces the EV cuts, new car buyers would be assigned next year. The bill could reshape the future of the availability of cars.

• 🚗 The consumer tax credit for electric vehicles, of up to $ 7,500, would be deleted after 2026. It would become unavailable for most vehicles by the end of this year.
• 🚗 Legislators are considering new annual costs of $ 250 for electric vehicle drivers. It is hypothetically intended to correct the fact that electric vehicle drivers do not pay for gas taxes.
• 🚗 According to a Princeton study, if tax credits are eliminated and federal regulations on emissions are reduced, sales of electric vehicles in 2030 could be 40% lower than they are under current policies. This change would hamper progress in the reduction of transport related to transport and weaken the ability to compete with Chinese companies in the VE innovation market.

Life advice

Life is full of great decisions. There is a simple tip for making difficult choices: spending less time thinking about it. Decision coach Nell Wulfart says that, according to his experience, “most people take too long to make decisions. They are bothering in the analysis.” If you are struggling with indecision, Wulfart shared some advice with Rescue kit has help you make choices quickly and with confidence.

• 🤔 Make a list of values ​​- The things that make your daily life good – and put them in order of importance. When you make a decision, go down the list and see which one of your options check the most boxes from the list.
• 🤔 Sketch your ideal life in one year, five years and 10 years old. Then take the options you decide and see if you can draw a line of the option to the life you want.
• 🤔 discuss only major decisions with three to five people. Consider your past experiences with each person and if it has provided you with useful advice.

For more advice on how to make difficult choices, Listen to this NPR episode Rescue kit. Subscribe to THE Rescue kit bulletin For advice from experts on love, money, relationships and more.

3 things to know before leaving

1. Ms. Rachel, the YouTube personality that is popular among toddlers, recently received backlash for talking about children living inside Gaza. In an interview with NPR and Wbur‘s Here and nowShe says she is Ready to “risk your career” to defend them.
2. Dollar General, the largest chain of stores to a dollar in the United States, has seen a Increase in sales. This increase is due in part to what buyers opt for cheaper options.
3. This week, the White House unveiled a new portrait of the president, replacing the photo taken in January which made comparisons with a mugshot.

This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.