New tariffs against China, deadly roof collapse, robot recruiters & more

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

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President Donald Trump is ramping up his tariff threat against China in an escalating trade war. The White House scored its latest Supreme Court win. Rescuers are searching for survivors after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. We’ll tell you what Ukraine’s president is calling “a clear signal” that Russia doesn’t want to end the war. Plus, how AI is working both sides of the hiring process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.1	From CNN, I'm a phoma-DK with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, April 8th.
0:37.9	A White House official says the Trump administration is prioritizing tariff negotiations with Japan and South Korea.
0:45.2	White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that administration is managing, quote,
0:50.9	a massive number of requests for negotiations from nations before U.S. tariffs
0:55.6	are set to go into effect at midnight tomorrow.
0:59.0	Today on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said the U.S. and South Korea have, quote,
1:03.6	"...confines of a deal."
1:05.4	After speaking with the country's acting president today.
1:08.6	Trump spoke with Japan's prime minister yesterday. The White House says Trump's tariffs across all Chinese imports are set to rise tomorrow to at least
1:16.6	104 percent, since Beijing missed a noon deadline today to drop its promise to increase its tariffs
1:22.6	on U.S. imports by 34 percent.
1:24.6	U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson also weighed in on CNBC.
1:29.3	I think it was a big mistake this Chinese escalation because they're playing with a pair of twos.
1:35.3	We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us.
1:40.3	So that is a losing hand for them.
1:43.3	The European Union says it's ready to negotiate with the U.S. over buying more U.S.
1:48.2	liquefied natural gas.
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