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Trump's tariffs pause, martial law & Peter Navarro

Trump's tariffs pause, martial law & Peter Navarro

Plus: Luigi Mangione may receive death penalty, while white supremacist who killed 23 at Texas Walmart won't

Izz LaMagdeleine
April 10, 2025

THURSDAY EDITION

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Trump has paused tariffs plan for most countries. Here's context

Hours after sweeping tariffs developed by President Donald Trump took effect on Wednesday, he unexpectedly announced on Truth Social a 90-day pause on most of the new rates, while increasing China's levy to 125%.

In reaction, stocks soared. The S&P 500 stock index jumped 9.5% after Trump's announcement, The Associated Press reported. Those gains followed days of a market rout around the world that worsened with an ongoing escalation of a trade war between the U.S. and China. Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz explained how the tariffs — and Trump's subsequent pause on most of them — came to be.

A white man is pictured next to text that says, "Message from the Sackets Harbor Principal," "As the principal of these students, I need to speak plainly. Our three students who were taken by ICE were doing everything right. They had declared themselves to immigration judges, attended court on their assigned dates, and were following the legal process," "They are not criminals. THey have no ties to any criminal activity. They are loved in their classrooms. Their family has worked at the nearby "Old McDonald's" petting zoo and dairy farm for 15 years," and "When I think of my third grader's experience my stomach twists and it is hard to breathe." "Doing everything right," "not criminals" and "hard to breathe" is highlighted.

This letter by a school principal about ICE detaining her students is real

ICE agents detained three students, including a third grader, in Sackets Harbor, New York, sparking protests among the local community.

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Investigating rumor Trump will declare martial law on April 20 after invoking Insurrection Act of 1807

Online users in April shared a blogger's ominous predictions about Trump's purported future plans. Here's what we know.

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No proof Obama charged Biden administration $18M per year for 'consulting'

A satirical article about Obama's alleged earnings was full of unsubstantiated claims.

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Trump adviser Peter Navarro and 'economics expert Ron Vara' are same person, NYT reported in 2019

"Ron Vara" happens to be an anagram of "Navarro."

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Luigi Mangione may receive death penalty, while white supremacist who killed 23 at Texas Walmart won't

Prosecutors' decision to forego seeking the death penalty in the Texas case reportedly had to do with the victims' families' wishes.