Sep 18, 2018 - Economy & Business

China says it will respond to latest round of Trump tariffs

Spokesman of China's Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng at a press conference. Photo: Li Huisi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

China's Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that it will respond to the latest round of President Trump's tariffs, imposing its own import taxes on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods at a rate of up to 10%. They will take effect on September 24th — the same day U.S. tariffs on Chinese products are scheduled to begin.

The big picture: A statement released earlier by the Chinese ministry of Commerce said nothing about Beijing's participation in proposed trade talks with Washington, though reports over the weekend indicated that China was considering skipping the discussions.

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Alexi McCammond
40 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Biden releases plan to strengthen coronavirus supply chain

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Joe Biden's campaign released a three-part plan Tuesday to rebuild U.S. supply chains in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's centered around the idea that the country is more vulnerable to global disruptions in spite of President Trump's "America First" rhetoric.

Why it matters: Biden is proposing a way to make sure the U.S. doesn't rely on other countries for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other related medical supplies. That's another way of acknowledging that we're not getting over this health crisis anytime soon.

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Orion Rummler
Updated 41 mins ago - Politics & Policy

The major police reforms that have been enacted since George Floyd's death

NYPD officers watch a George Floyd protest in Manhattan on June 6. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images

Nationwide Black Lives Matter protests sparked by George Floyd's killing have put new pressure on states and cities to scale back the force that officers can use on civilians.

Why it matters: Police reforms of this scale have not taken place in response to the Black Lives Matter movement since its inception in 2013, after George Zimmerman's acquittal for shooting Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.

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Updated 3 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 1:30 p.m. ET: 11,679,808 — Total deaths: 539,764 — Total recoveries — 6,348,785 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 1:30 p.m. ET: 2,953,423 — Total deaths: 130,546 — Total recoveries: 924,148 — Total tested: 36,032,329 — Map.
  3. States: Arizona reports record 117 deaths in 24 hours.
  4. Public health: Trump administration invests $2 billion for drug treatments.
  5. Business: Breaking down the PPP disclosure debacle
  6. World: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive— India reports third-highest case count in the world.
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