US-China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes
Craig TaylorThe president hits back at Beijing’s plans by hiking tariffs on Chinese imports by another 5%. BBC News – US & Canada
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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou not a bargaining chip, says Pompeo
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers argue her arrest is politically motivated, quoting President Trump’s remarks. BBC News – US & Canada
US moves to abolish child migrant custody limits
Migrant families crossing the southern border of the US illegally could now be detained indefinitely. BBC News – US & Canada
Judge In Mexico Allows People Recreational Cocaine Use
jordonc ✅A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use; the first ruling of its kind. The court said it would allow both claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime. MUCD called the ruling a “historic step”. Despite this, the decision still…
Jeffrey Epstein ‘signed will two days before death’
bethkent ✅US media reports have said Jeffrey Epstein signed his will two days before killing himself in New York. Court papers were filed last week in the US Virgin Islands, they valued Epstein’s estate at more than $577 million but listed no details of an inheritor, the Associated Press reported. Epstein died whilst awaiting his trial…
Eric Garner: NY officer in ‘I can’t breathe’ death fired
The decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo came five years after Eric Garner’s death during his arrest. BBC News – US & Canada