President Trump on Friday slashed tariffs on a handful of Canadian products that are used widely by Maine’s agricultural industry, a move cheered by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is facing a tough reelection battle in the New England state. The items that are no longer subject to 50% tariffs include corrugated boxes, crates, plastic…
New York City officials have released thousands of previously unseen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. The city launched its public online portal on Tuesday with more than 170,000 pages of documents from across government agencies dealing with post-9/11 air quality and health risks. The documents provide more evidence that concerns about…
Canada’s steep retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods took effect just after midnight ET on Tuesday, extending the trade war between the two countries. The Canadian government announced the planned tariffs two weeks ago, after trade negotiations broke down and the Trump administration followed through on a threat to impose 50% duties on…
Three lions at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high humidity. Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees Celsius in recent weeks, qualifying for the…
