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Yesterday — 11 July 2025Main stream

As Trump Sows Tariff Confusion, Rules of Global Commerce Give Way to Chaos

11 July 2025 at 22:57
Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

After President Trump unveiled tariff numbers at the White House in April, a rapid volley of negotiations began.

RFK Jr. Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel

11 July 2025 at 06:34
The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also recently fired 17 members of the advisory committee on immunization to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying that the move would restore the public’s trust in vaccines.

F.D.A. Posts Collection of Letters Outlining Concerns About New Drugs

The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner.

US-Brazil Tariffs: What to Know About Trump’s History With Bolsonaro

The fight is rooted in years of political history between President Trump and the last two presidents of Brazil.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Then-President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil with President Trump during a visit to the White House in 2019. In Mr. Trump’s first term, few world leaders were a more reliable ally than Mr. Bolsonaro.
Before yesterdayMain stream

New Details on Camp Mystic, and Trump’s Retribution Campaign

Plus, where curry meets quesadillas.

© Carter Johnston for The New York Times

Damage around the cabins at Camp Mystic, the Texas youth camp where 27 people died after flash floods.

Why Forecasting Thunderstorms Is Still So Hard

10 July 2025 at 04:12
Even with advances in technology, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where and when some of the most severe weather will occur until just before it happens.

© The New York Times

What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.

9 July 2025 at 05:14
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

In a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump used the term “deal” to refer to arrangements that other countries had not consented to at all.

The Mexican Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs

A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.
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