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President Trump has updated tariff rates on nearly 70 countries and the European Union in an executive order signed on Thursday.

The president is also raising tariffs on

Canadian goods beginning today. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports the new rates come after

months of White House announcements, walkbacks, and delays. The new tariffs range from 10 to 41 percent,

depending on the country sending the goods. President Trump initially announced tariffs on most countries in April, but those were delayed twice as Trump tried to negotiate with other nations, then sent letters announcing tariff rates. Rather, they are set to take effect in a week. In addition, Trump set tariffs on Canadian goods at 35 percent, up from 25 percent%. However, goods compliant with the USMCA trade deal

are exempt from that. Last year, that was almost 40% of U.S. imports from Canada.

Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News. Residents in Texas Hill Country are demanding answers after last

month's deadly flooding killed more than 130 people. In Kerrville,

one of the hardest-hit areas people turned out to speak before a special committee of the Texas

legislature on Thursday. Blaise Ganey from member station, KUT, reports nearly a month after the storm. Some people are

still displaced, and many say the response

fell short. Walking around, you can pick up on some conversations. There are people who are

very frustrated and unhappy with how things were handled. Some of them still displaced to this day.

Mind you, this happened on July 4th. But yeah, a lot of people here lined up ahead of the meeting starting

just to tell lawmakers what they experienced. That's Blaise Ganey from Member Station, KUT, reporting.

Israel says it will allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza amid concerns that a worst-case scenario

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