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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Karson Yiu |Mason Leib
China is cracking down on U.S. films amid the escalating tariff standoff between the two nations. China's National Film Administration announced on Thursday that it will begin reducing the number of American films allowed to be shown within China. President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, which includes the earlier fentanyl-related levies of 20%.
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1 month ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Mireya Villarreal |Max Zahn |Karson Yiu
(RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS) -- Emily Williams Knight, president and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, represents 58,000 restaurants that employ 1.5 million Texans. That breaks down to 11% of the state's workforce that could potentially be impacted by the 25% tariffs on Mexican imports that just went into effect. All Tuesday morning she was on calls and in meetings, calming fears because people believe Texas will feel the brunt of this first -- And, after that, the domino effect will be fast.
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1 month ago | 
abc7.com | Karson Yiu |Ellie Kaufman |Max Zahn |Kevin Shalvey
America's closest neighbors and allies, Canada and Mexico, excoriated President Trump for slapping historic tariffs on goods from their countries.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Karson Yiu |Ellie Kaufman |Max Zahn
President Donald Trump's broad tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada went into effect on Tuesday, along with increased duties on goods from China, a move that prompted a swift retaliation from Beijing. "President Trump continues to demonstrate his commitment to ensuring U.S. trade policy serves the national interest," the White House said in a statement.
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1 month ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Max Zahn |Karson Yiu |Ellie Kaufman
(NEW YORK) -- The stock market fell in early trading on Tuesday, just hours after the Trump administration’s long-promised tariffs took effect. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 800 points, or 1.8%; while the S&P 500 also fell 1.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 1.6%. The policy taxes imports from Mexico, Canada and China -- the three largest trading partners of the United States -- meaning that it could raise prices for everything from gasoline to avocados to iPhones.
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2 months ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Karson Yiu |Aaron Katersky |Julia Reinstein
(HONG KONG and LONDON) -- Select American goods imported into China will be subject to tariffs of up to 15%, Chinese officials said Tuesday, as they rolled out a series of retaliatory measures to counteract U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs. China said it would on Feb. 10 impose a 15% tariff on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas, along with a 10% tariff on other products, including crude oil, agricultural machinery and pickup trucks.
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2 months ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Aaron Katersky |Karson Yiu |Julia Reinstein
(APPLETON, WI) -- A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, suffered from asthma, a chronic disease, that he treated with an Advair Diskus inhaler that allegedly cost him no more than $66. That cost changed last year when OptumRx, a subsidiary of United Health Group, stopped coverage for the inhaler Schidtknecht used for a decade, the lawsuit alleges. On Jan.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
abc7ny.com | Leah Sarnoff |Will Gretsky |Morgan Winsor |Karson Yiu
At least 126 people were killed and more than 188 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet's holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local time with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. More than 3,600 houses had collapsed, state media said.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
abc7.com | Leah Sarnoff |Will Gretsky |Morgan Winsor |Karson Yiu
ByLeah Sarnoff, Will Gretsky, Morgan Winsor, Karson Yiu and Kevin ShalveyTuesday, January 7, 2025 10:23AMChinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.At least 95 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet's holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
abc7ny.com | Leah Sarnoff |Will Gretsky |Morgan Winsor |Karson Yiu
At least 95 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet's holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, according to China Earthquake Networks Centre. The U.S. Geological Survey placed the earthquake's magnitude at 7.1, pinpointing the epicenter in Xizang, China, the local name for the Tibet Autonomous Region.
