⭘ One of the highest tariffs threatened by President Trump so far is against Brazil, with the president citing a criminal prosecution against Jair Bolsonaro.
⬤ Tensions between the United States and Brazil have suddenly burst open. Brazil's president promised to reciprocate against President Trump's tariffs.
⬤ Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil's prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil vowed to retaliate.
⭘ President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.
⬤ Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
⭘ Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.
⭘ Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump administration, that kind of funding is drying up.
⭘ The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.
⭘ "I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.
⭘ Raynor Winn's bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed?
⭘ The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
⭘ New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic, where over two dozen died in the Texas flood. And, U.S. measles cases hit the highest level in over three decades.
⭘ The United States said it was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N.'s special rapporteur who has been very critical of Israel's war in Gaza.
⬤ At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed in the strike near a Project HOPE clinic in Gaza, officials said. Malnutrition rates are rising in the Strip.
⭘ Before University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned, the Justice Department pressured him over U.Va's handling of an alleged antisemitic hate crime.
⭘ Before University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned, the Justice Department pressured him over U.Va's handling of an alleged antisemitic hate crime.
⬤ Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a conflict with Taiwan or the United States.
⭘ A member of Columbia University's Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration's demands regarding alleged antisemitism on campus.
⭘ Kevin O'Connor cited doctor-patient confidentiality and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in deciding not to answer questions from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.
