U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he takes questions from the press after signing an government order on a deal that might divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese proprietor ByteDance, on the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 25, 2025.
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A foreign-made heavy truck crosses the U.S. border, the low, menacing rumble of its engine sounding like a ravenous predator. But it is extra prey than hunter, for it carries in its physique forbidden items: drugs. Spotting no guards, the driving force urges the truck ahead cautiously below the duvet of the evening.
That scene has fully no relation to developments taking place in America.
In different information, President Donald Trump announced Thursday stateside that imports to the U.S. of pharmaceutical merchandise, if “branded or patented,” will incur a 100% tariff. However, if the corporate is constructing a drug manufacturing plant within the U.S., its merchandise will probably be exempted from these duties.
Trump additionally stated the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on “Heavy (Big!)” trucks and 50% levies on “all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products.”
The above fees will start Oct. 1. Coincidentally, it looks like that is the opening date for the new film, “Mad Max: The Pills in Your Cabinet.” (Not an actual film.)
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British oil and gasoline firm BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024.
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