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US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies. Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties. The 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%, and Beijing retaliated Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Watch: Leaders aim to ensure rebuilding of Baltimore bridge includes minority businesses | The Hill with April Ryan

This week’s edition of theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a deeper five into the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. On Friday, President Joe Biden will tour the site of the scene of the accident, which is in close proximity to the port of Baltimore – a major east cost hub for cargo vessels. Maryland Governor Wes Moore will join Biden for the Moore spoke to theGrio about the president’s financial pledge to rebuild […]

todayApril 6, 2024

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Founders of Black-Owned Startup Aim to Help Billion-Dollar Pharmaceutical Companies Diversify Their Research

Shawn Williams, Abiel Obanjo, and Dr. Elizabeth Jackson, the young African American founders of Divergent CRO, a leading Black-owned provider of clinical services to biotech and device companies, are pleased to announce the official launch of their firm's new Contract Research Organization (CRO). Based in Atlanta, Georgia, this new venture aims to revolutionize the research and development process by offering comprehensive and tailored clinical services to meet the unique diversity needs of the biotech and device industries.With an unwavering commitment […]

todayFebruary 3, 2024 1