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Trump doubles India's tariffs to 50% as penalty for importing Russian oil

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USA TODAY

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4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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New tariffs take effect on Thursday after a new tariff announcement from President Donald Trump penalizing India for importing Russian oil. Plus, Apple announces $100 billion in new U.S. investment.

A U.S. Army sergeant is in custody after a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses the potential legacy of President Trump's new White House ballroom.

USA TODAY Breaking News Reporter Karissa Waddick breaks down how climate change is revealing archeological treasures.

A new species of 'Jurassic sea monster' has been identified in an old fossil.

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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Thursday, August 7th, 2025. This is USA Today's The Excert.

0:44.8

Today, new tariffs take effect, plus what will be the legacy of Trump's bowlroom and what climate change is doing to archaeological treasures?

1:11.5

Higher tariff rates of 10 to 50% on dozens of U.S. trading partners kick in today. That comes after President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on imports from India as a penalty for the country importing oil from Russia. The additional levy doubles India's U.S. tariff rate to 50%. It marked the first time Trump has deployed so-called secondary

1:16.1

tariffs on Russian training partners that he threatened if Russian President Vladimir Putin

1:20.3

did not agree to a ceasefire to end his country's war in Ukraine. The additional 25% Indian

1:25.8

tariff goes into effect in 21 days under the order. Trump is

1:29.7

expected to meet Putin in person as early as next week, according to multiple reports. Meanwhile,

1:34.6

tech giant Apple announced $100 billion in new U.S. investment, bringing its total investment

1:39.9

to 600 billion in the latest move by the company to boost domestic production to protect its popular

1:45.1

iPhones from Trump's deed tariffs.

1:51.2

A U.S. Army Sergeant is in custody after allegedly opening fire at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia yesterday, injuring five.

1:59.4

Military officials said the suspect was subdued by fellow

2:02.0

soldiers and taken into custody. The shooting occurred shortly before 11 a.m. local time at the

2:07.2

suspect's workplace, the second armored brigade combat team, according to officials. The incident

2:12.5

prompted the base to be briefly placed under lockdown, and they said the suspect used a personal

2:17.1

handgun,

2:17.7

not a military firearm. All five people shot were in stable condition and expected to recover.

2:24.2

Yesterday's shooting is the second in recent years to occur in the second armored brigade

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