Black Americans are over three times more likely than white people to experience kidney failure. Of the roughly 89,000 people currently on the waiting list for a new kidney, about 30% are Black.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January determined to overturn decades of American policy and build a tariff wall around a U.S. economy that used to be pretty much wide open to foreign products.In the process of making that a reality, he has rattled financial markets and worried consumers with an ever-changing lineup of import taxes. The
goes something like this: He’ll announce new tariffs, then suspend them, then come up with new ones. The uncertainty has paralyzed businesses who don’t know what to expect. And economists worry that the tariffs will push up prices and hurt economic growth.Trump says the tariffs will protect American industry, lure factories back to the United States and raise money for the federal government.has raised doubts about how far he can go in asserting his power to tax imports.
The Associated Press asked for your questions about Trump’s tariffs. Here are a few of them, along with our answers:The U.S. Constitution gives
. That includes tariffs, which are just a tax on imports. Over the years, however, Congress has ceded some authority to impose tariffs to the president under various laws.
For example, Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 allows the president to slap taxes on imports that he says pose a threat to national security. Trump used Section 232 to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum in his first term and on cars and auto parts in his second. But Section 232 requires a Commerce Department investigation, which takes time.Buturovic is one of many animal owners in Los Angeles who scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of
homes and other structures this week. It has overwhelmed shelters, whose leaders have implored people, if they’re able, to find friends or family to foster their pets.Wendy Winter and her husband decided Tuesday evening that they should buy some cat carriers so they could evacuate their Altadena home with their felines Purry Mason and Jerry. Less than two hours later, it was clear they needed to leave. The next morning, they learned the house they lived in for more than seven years was gone along with the rest of their street.
“There’s fear and loss and you just don’t even know,” she said. “You’re in shock.”They’re hoping to find friends to foster their cats for two months while they figure out what they’re going to do next. Winter said she and her husband are disoriented, and they aren’t sure they can provide their cats an environment where they will feel safe and comfortable right now.