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Tariffs’ impact on ports, US drug overdose deaths, flooding rescues & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start with the potential impact of US and China’s tariff de-escalation on America’s ports. The nation could be at risk of rolling back on progress made with drug overdose deaths. We’ll tell you about the latest shakeup within the Trump administration. Dangerous flash flooding forced search and rescue operations in multiple states. Plus, a rock climber’s dramatic survival story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From CNN, I'm AfomaDK, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 14th.

0:38.3

A dramatic de-escalation in tariffs between the U.S. and China is now in effect for 90 days.

0:45.3

CNN's Vanessa Yerkevish breaks down what this could mean for America's ports.

0:49.3

Hi, Afoma.

0:50.3

For weeks now, U.S. ports have been seeing a dramatic slowdown in cargo, but that could

0:54.5

change as tariffs on some Chinese exports are now 30%, not 145%. Cargo vessels leaving China

1:01.7

today will carry that lower tariff, and some analysts believe larger retailers who can afford

1:07.2

the tariff will now take advantage of that lower rate and stockpile key

1:11.6

back to school and holiday items that they put on pause. But U.S. ports won't see that possible

1:16.9

surge in cargo until late June or July, as it takes three to six weeks to get to the U.S. from

1:22.7

China. May's imports, however, will still be down 8 to 30% at West Coast ports.

1:29.3

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they've been in five years.

1:36.3

That's according to a new CDC estimate released today.

1:39.3

But federal cuts could threaten the momentum.

1:42.3

Siena and St. Deja McPhillips explains.

1:45.5

Hi, Afoma.

1:46.3

So drug overdose deaths surged to record levels

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