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President Biden will announce new tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports today. The goods affected include electric vehicles, semiconductors and medical products. The administration says the move is meant to protect key American sectors and adds that China is using unfair trade practices. Biden will also keep in place the tariffs that former President Donald Trump placed on China during his presidency.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv today. The unannounced visit comes less than a month after Congress passed a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine. Blinken is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and emphasize Washington's commitment to Ukraine as Russia steps up its attacks. Ukrainian troops are struggling to repel a new Russian offensive along the northeastern border.
Michael Cohen, the key prosecution witness in Trump's hush-money case, will undergo cross-examination today as he returns to the stand in New York. Cohen, formerly Trump's personal lawyer, confirmed two key details on the stand yesterday: That the former president knew about the $130,000 settlement negotiation to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels from revealing an alleged affair and that he directed Cohen to make that payment because of the 2016 election.
Life advice

How often do you rely on your GPS to get you where you need to go? I couldn't find my way out of a paper bag without GPS. People with no sense of direction like me can change, though. Plus, people who have a good internal compass may have a deeper connection to the world around them, according to neuroscience professor Hugo Spiers. Try some of this advice to boost your navigation skills:
Picture show

Flavor Flav's clock. Nicki Minaj's Barbie pendant. Slick Rick's crown and eyepatch. Ghostface Killah's eagle cuff. These famous hip-hop symbols are currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as part of an exhibit called "Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry."
See photos of some of the items on display and read about how hip-hop bling grew up and evolved with the genre.
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