Ella Gonzales

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Coffee prices are higher than ever — and that was before President Donald Trump’s 10% base global tariff went into effect. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, an average cup of coffee cost $7.20 in February 2025. This is almost double the price during Covid in September 2020, when the average was $4.40. Trump last week paused his sweeping reciprocal tariffs for 90 days (except on China), but kept a 10% base global tariff in place.

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Illustrations by Rachel Handley and Sohail Al-Jamea If your head hurts from trying to follow all the news about tariffs, and what they might mean for your wallet, you’re not alone. While it remains unclear what President Trump’s administration will ultimately do, and which countries’ imports might be the most heavily taxed, one thing is certain — we’ve all been thinking more about how many of the things we rely on every day come from abroad.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brayden Garcia |Ella Gonzales |Matt Leclercq |Jake Harris

If President Trump proceeds with his proposed tariffs on imports, potentially making those products more expensive for U.S. consumers, can we stick with American-made brands to avoid price hikes? You may be surprised by how many of the things you use every day came from abroad, including many familiar American brands. Here’s a look at an average North Texan family’s day, and which items may become much more costly. 6 a.m.: From the moment you wake up... Illustration of toothbrushes and toothpaste.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ella Gonzales

Ella GonzalesSat, April 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM UTC2 min readA dumpster sits in front of a Phoenix woman’s home in February 2023. Dumpster diving happens across the country, but the laws are not the same everywhere. Whether you want to dumpster dive or you have people diving in your dumpster, is it legal to pick through trash here in the Lone Star state? Well, dumpster diving, despite one’s feelings on it, is legal at the federal level across all 50 states.

2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Ella Gonzales

DNA testing company 23andMe announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 23. Customers send vials of their saliva to 23andMe for results on ancestry and health. The company can run customers’ ancestral reports, see if they are related to another 23andMe customer or if they have genetic health conditions. Luckily, the California-based company promises that this restructuring process will not impede on any customers’ privacy.