Tariffs Battle, Travel Restrictions & Spotify Stations - Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, June 5th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about why you may be surprised to hear who's against President Trump's plan for more tariffs, and what to know about the new travel restrictions that go into effect today.
Plus: get ready for yoga at CVS drugstores, the future of furniture and Spotify's new app.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Mexico Tariffs Battle: Washington Post, CNBC, WSJ
Deputy Arrested in Parkland: Reuters, CNN, NYT
Virginia Gun Control: AP, Washington Post, NPR
Restricted Cuba Travel: ABC News, NYT, Washington Post
19th Amendment Anniversary: CBS News, VOA
CVS Health Hubs: CNBC, Reuters
Cat Declawing in NY: US News, AP
Ikea Robotic Furniture: The Verge, TechCrunch
Bird Cruiser: Engadget, Gizmodo
Spotify Stations: Engadget, The Verge
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, June 5th. |
| 0:03.0 | While you may be surprised to hear who is against President Trump's plan for more tariffs |
| 0:07.0 | and the new travel restrictions that go into effect today. |
| 0:10.0 | Plus, get ready for yoga at CVS drugstores. |
| 0:12.8 | The future of furniture is robotic, and Spotify's new app. |
| 0:19.1 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:21.0 | All the day's news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica |
| 0:26.4 | Mandy, thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:30.4 | President Trump is facing pushback from his own party. |
| 0:36.0 | It's over his plans to put tariffs on goods from Mexico. |
| 0:40.0 | Remember, the President wants Mexico's help to stop illegal immigration. |
| 0:43.6 | So he's putting pressure on the country with a 5% penalty on all goods coming into the US |
| 0:48.1 | from Mexico. |
| 0:49.1 | And that extra tax on Mexican imports will go up pretty much monthly until it hits 25% by October. |
| 0:56.0 | The top Republican senators say they actually don't like the plan. |
| 0:59.9 | They hope Trump will change his mind, but if not, they're at least thinking about blocking it. |
| 1:04.6 | They say tariffs are ultimately a tax on Americans. |
| 1:07.4 | U.S. businesses and consumers usually end up footing the bill for tariffs because it causes prices |
| 1:12.0 | for the goods that come from Mexico to go up. |
| 1:14.4 | So if President Trump uses his executive power to put those tariffs in place, the Washington Post |
| 1:19.2 | reports Congress could then vote to block it. |
| 1:22.3 | Then even if Trump vetoes that bill, Congress could override that veto if enough lawmakers want to stop it. |
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