Trump’s Tariff Escalation & Texas Flood Catastrophe – 7/7/25

A sweeping 25% tariff on Japanese and South Korean goods has reignited global trade tensions, with former President Trump drawing criticism both domestically and abroad. Meanwhile, catastrophic floods across Central Texas have left over 80 dead, raising questions about local preparedness and sparking bipartisan calls for infrastructure reform.

United States

  • Charlie Kirk exposes DC insiders urging Trump to grant mass amnesty for illegal immigrants
  • ICE must detain 7,000 daily to address illegal immigrants released under Biden, says Border Czar Homan
  • Amazon Prime Day to drive 28% surge in U.S. online spending to $23.8 billion, per Newsmax
  • DOJ releases 11-hour video showing no one approached Epstein’s cell before his death, per The Daily Beast
  • Over $6 billion in federal education grants withheld, impacting after-school and language programs, per Newsweek
  • US children’s health declines sharply, with higher death rates than peers in high-income nations, per CNN
  • Judge allows Kilmar Abrego’s wrongful deportation lawsuit to proceed despite his return to face charges, per Reuters
  • Google faces potential divestiture of Ad Manager after federal judge rules it holds ad monopoly, per theinformation
  • US job losses to Chinese imports grow, threatening advanced manufacturing, warns MIT economist, per technologyreview
  • Device detects drugs and explosives faster than dogs, aiding US drug trafficking fight, per newscientist
  • Trump signs budget funding drone batteries despite opposing EV support, per theinformation
  • TikTok develops US-only app to replace current version for American users, per cnet
  • US funds innovation to reduce nuclear waste and radioactive sludge, per ieeespectrum
  • TikTok builds new US app ahead of planned investor sale, per theinformation
  • Musk and Trump clash over Epstein files, escalating ideological rift, per gizmodo
  • Data centers may raise utility bills, threaten grid reliability (USA), per FOX5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Democrats, Republicans vie for 7th Congressional District seat (USA), per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Man’s body recovered after drowning in Huntington Reservoir (USA), per KUTV2 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Clippers trade Norman Powell to Heat in three-team deal (USA), per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness

Western States

  • Central Texas floods claim 81 lives, including 28 children, with dozens still missing, per The New York Times
  • Central Texas floods k-ll 81, including 28 children, dozens missing, per NY Times, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Central Texas floods k-ll 78, destroy Camp Mystic, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Cruz calls for flood prevention review, urges no partisan blame, per News Nation, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Central Texas faces new flood alerts after catastrophic flooding k-lled over 80 people, per News Nation Now
  • Kerr County lacked flood warnings, rejected system as costly, per NY Times, TheNextGenBusiness
  • 43 dead in Texas floods, search efforts face scrutiny (Kerr County), per KOIN 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Armed man k-lled at Texas Border Patrol facility after sh–ting; two officers, one employee injured, per USA TODAY
  • Border Patrol agents k-ll man who sh-t, injured officer at Texas airport, per News Nation, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Gunman, 27, k-lled after ambushing Border Patrol agents (Texas), per KUTV2 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Jeffrey Brady, 51, drowns saving juveniles in Colorado River (Yuma), per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Tempe food pantry aims to feed thousands of families this summer (Tempe), per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Tipping Point raises $500M in 20 years, aims to double in 10 (San Francisco), per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Antioch BART station reopens after sh–ting investigation (Antioch), per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Teen arrested after group fight involving girls (Gilbert), per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness
  • One dead in Mesa house fire on July 7 (Mesa), per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Woman found sh-t to death in Phoenix park (Phoenix), per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Car crashes into Glendale store after two-car collision (Glendale), per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Motorcyclist hospitalized after early morning crash (East Valley), per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Semi-truck driver k-lled in I-70 collision (Grand County), per KUTV2 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Man found dead in motel, death investigation underway (Bell), per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Remains of seven recovered after pyrotechnics explosion (Northern California), per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness

International

  • Trump to slap 25% tariffs on Japanese and South Korean goods effective August 1
  • Elon Musk claims some Republicans enabled NGOs, hindering DOGE-led shutdown efforts
  • Netanyahu to meet Trump Monday to discuss Gaza, Iran, and Middle East priorities, per The New York Times
  • Trump imposes 25% tariffs on South Korea, Japan goods, effective August 1, per WSJ, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Trump’s BRICS tariff threat sparks global trade concerns, per WSJ, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Trump targets Harvard’s China ties in broader crackdown, per NY Times, TheNextGenBusiness
  • South Africa’s Ramaphosa rebukes Trump’s BRICS threats, saying “might should not be right,” per Bloomberg News
  • India’s language diversity challenges AI model development, but government pushes forward, per technologyreview
  • Psychedelic users combine AI chatbots with high drug doses for trip processing, per wired, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Orcas may show altruism by gifting rays and fish to scientists, suggesting theory of mind, per newscientist
  • Astronomers investigate possible first-ever impact on Saturn, seeking more images, per newscientist
  • Material absorbs more radiation than it emits, potentially boosting energy devices, per newscientist
  • Fans rewrite Squid Game ending using AI due to dissatisfaction, per gizmodo, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Napster relaunches, focusing on holographic avatars for users, per fastcompany, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Windows 11 surpasses Windows 10 as most-used OS globally, per pcmag, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Microsoft cancels shooter game by Doom co-creator amid gaming cutbacks, per pcmag, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Apple’s 5th Ave store vandalized to protest alleged climate hypocrisy, per verge, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Apple appeals €500M EU fine over App Store payment restrictions, per techcrunch, TheNextGenBusiness

Europe

  • Germany, Poland, Serbia burn high levels of polluting brown coal, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Eurozone retail sales plummet amid US trade tension fears, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Jury views footage of brothers allegedly assaulting police at Manchester Airport, per Sky News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Man in 30s stabbed to death in Dublin, murder probe launched, per Virgin Media News Ireland, TheNextGenBusiness
  • International experts aid mass grave excavation at former Irish mother and baby home, per Sky News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Ozzy Osbourne performs final show for 40,000 fans (UK), per ABC15 Arizona, TheNextGenBusiness

Middle East

  • Houthi rebels strike ship in Red Sea, first attack since Trump’s May truce, per Wall Street Journal
  • Netanyahu to meet Trump Monday to discuss Gaza, Iran, and Middle East priorities, per The New York Times

Africa

  • South Africa’s Ramaphosa rebukes Trump’s BRICS threats, saying “might should not be right,” per Bloomberg News

Russia

  • Russia’s ex-transport minister Roman Starovoit found dead in apparent s-icide after Putin’s dismissal, per AP News
  • Russia’s ex-transport minister found dead, appears s-icide, per Virgin Media News Ireland, TheNextGenBusiness

Latin America

  • Mexico City protests against mass tourism turn violent, businesses looted, per Fox News, TheNextGenBusiness