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Automakers paying customs duties are not charged to other taxes, such as steel or aluminum.President Donald Trump will ease some taxes imposed on foreign auto parts intended for use in US-made vehicles, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday.Lutnick said he will “build a key partnership” with US automakers through transactions that will help Trump reduce the impact of tariffs on the domestic auto industry.”The contract is a major victory for the President’s trade policy by rewarding companies that manufacture domestically, and at the same time provides a runway for manufacturers who have expressed their commitment to expanding investment in the…

AP Business Writer May Anderson New York (AP) – Major orders have been cancelled. Product containers are stuck abroad. There is no roadmap for what comes next. The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who have relied on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they witness inventory and surge invoices. President Donald Trump seemed to have retreated somewhat last week when he said he expected tariffs to fall “effectively.” It helped to launch a meeting in the stock market. However, for small businesses operating…

Members of the Hubei Association, linked to the main institutions of foreign influence in Beijing, were allegedly told to support Senator Thiel.The Australian Election Commission (AEC) introduced issues that include questionable political support for Teal MP Mony Cryan for further investigation.The move comes after a video emerged showing two volunteers in China, Jessica and Stephen, wearing campaign shirts and holding flyers for potential Teal.Jessica tells the interviewer that her “friend” recommended that she support Ryan and that Koyon’s wealthy elected lawmakers did a “very good” job.The pair then talks in Mandarin. This is when Jessica dropped her name on the…

Video above: FHP Trooper saves dogs while tied to poles during Hurricane Milton Osteen, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman was accused of abandoning a home full of animals during Hurricane Milton last year. According to a report by NBC affiliate WESH, Calcy Volkers, her boyfriend and two children evacuated the area but left their pets behind. Milton is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, according to the NHC Report According to Volsia County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, six dogs, five cats and a turtle were left in deplorable condition for more than a week. The house was…

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) – A bandit who loves freshness is accused of stealing it from a family dollar store in Florida last week. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an unidentified man who entered a store on 3500 Avenue D in Fort Pierce, carrying plastic trash Thursday afternoon. US Post Office Distribution Centers Partially Collapse in Tampa For the next 22 minutes, the thieves took modestly two bottles of Febreze Ustoppable Touch Fabric Spray, two bottles of Febreze Downy Fresh Fabric Softener, three cans of A/C car refrigerant, and a Vaultz personal lockbox. St. Lucy County…

By Christopher Lugerber, Economics writer for the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – American confidence has plummeted to its lowest level in the fifth month since the onset of the Koibed-19 pandemic, as anxiety over the impact of tariffs has hit consumers’ expectations of future growth. The Conference Committee said Tuesday that the Consumer Trust Index fell 7.9 points to 86 points in April, the lowest reading since May 2020. Nearly a third of consumers expect employment to slow down in the coming months, roughly coinciding with the level in which the economy fell into the Great Recession in April 2009.…

Nothing captures Ron DeSantis, like the Florida hope scandal. It tells everything about how our governor thinks and acts. Now, what we see as a tool to create a family dynasty in Tallahassee might oppose it.This is the background:The Desantis administration deserted $10 million from its settlement with vendors last year to state-created charities. The funds were part of the $67 million state recovered from a claims dispute with Florida’s biggest Medicaid contractor. But instead of repaying all $67 million to taxpayers, the administration challenged $10 million to the funding division of Hope Florida, a charity led by First Lady…

MIAMI — David Nezevich, a Fort Lauderdale man accused of killing his estranged wife in Spain early last year, claimed his life Monday morning while in custody at a federal jail in Miami, defending his lawyers said.Knezevich, 37, awaiting trial in Miami federal court in Madrid with accusations of kidnapping and murder, was found dead in his cell from an obvious suicide.His defense attorney Jayne Weintraub said she learned about the client’s death from federal prosecutors on Monday morning, and made a Zoom call with them and US District Judge Kathleen Williams to discuss it later that day. The FBI…

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — Amazon’s first internet satellite rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the megaconstellation market, currently dominated by thousands of Starlinks on SpaceX.The United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V Rocket carried the 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite, named after the frigid edge of the solar system beyond Neptune. Once released in orbit, the satellite will eventually reach an altitude of nearly 400 miles.Two test satellites were launched in 2023 by Atlas V. Project officials said there was a major upgrade to the latest version. Modern satellites are also coated with mirror films designed to scatter reflected…

A federal court previously ruled that she was unable to prove her claims under two federal anti-discrimination laws.On April 28, the Supreme Court appears to be sympathetic to the families of epilepsy students suing Minnesota school districts, alleging that the school illegally refused special accommodations.AJTv. The verbal debate at Osseo area schools grew fierce when she subsequently retracted when district lawyers accused other lawyers of hearing her asserted position.The U.S. Attorney General’s Office argued in favor of the family’s position.The student, known as AJT and her name Ava, is suing parents whose GT AVA has been identified as suffering from…