Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil; federal firings; L.A. tunnel collapse; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 10 July 2025
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Thursday, July 10. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | Federal employees are trying to figure out if they're getting fired. |
| 0:07.9 | Dozens of workers were rescued after a tunnel collapse in Los Angeles, and France has a new |
| 0:14.2 | national hero. That's some of what we'll get to on The 7 from the Washington Post. |
| 0:19.3 | I'm Rennysfernoanovsky in for Hannah Jewell. |
| 0:21.9 | It's Thursday, July 10th. |
| 0:23.8 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:30.4 | Number one. |
| 0:32.0 | President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff to punish Brazil. |
| 0:37.3 | Yesterday, the president brought his trade war to Latin |
| 0:40.3 | America's largest economy. Until now, Brazil had largely avoided Trump's trade measures, |
| 0:46.6 | but Trump said a massive tariff would take effect on August 1st. Trump cited what he called |
| 0:52.8 | a witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president. Bolsonaro |
| 0:57.9 | faces decades in prison over his alleged role in a plot to retain power by military force |
| 1:04.3 | following his election loss in 2022. The current Brazilian president rebutted all of Trump's claims on Wednesday and threatened to retaliate against any new tariffs. |
| 1:16.2 | Meanwhile, Trump hosted a lunch with African leaders at the White House yesterday. |
| 1:21.2 | After a presentation by Liberia's president, Trump responded with this. |
| 1:26.4 | Well, thank you. It's such good English. |
| 1:28.1 | Such beautiful. |
| 1:29.6 | Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? |
| 1:32.4 | Where? |
| 1:32.8 | Were you educated? |
| 1:34.3 | Where? |
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