Trump lands trade deal with EU. And, Pete Buttigieg on what’s next for Democrats

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At present’s high tales

President Trump introduced yesterday that he struck a commerce take care of the European Union after talks with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. Below the settlement, most EU exports to the U.S. will face 15% tariffs, which is down from the 30% tariff that was not too long ago threatened. The president says the EU agreed to simply accept imports from the U.S. with out tariffs.

• 🎧 A small group of supporters and lots of protesters gathered outdoors of the golf course the place the 2 leaders met, NPR’s Lauren Frayer tells Up First. She noticed some protesters lining Trump’s motorcade route with images of intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, many Palestinian flags and signage criticizing the president’s perceived inaction on the struggle in Gaza. Frayer met protester Janet MacLeod-Trotter, a distant relative of Trump’s mom, Mary MacLeod. Janet said that quite a lot of the MacLeods are upset with Trump as a result of he involves Scotland and makes use of his energy to purchase up golf programs and become profitable.

The Republicans’ massive tax-and-spending invoice has been signed into regulation, and with it come new hurdles for tens of millions of People who depend on Medicaid. The brand new regulation has a provision that, in most states, low-income adults will, for the primary time, have to satisfy work necessities to maintain their well being protection. Some states have tried enacting this earlier than, however presently solely Georgia has an energetic system utilizing work necessities. This is a have a look at how it’s going for the state.

Israel’s navy has paused preventing for 10 hours every day in main inhabitants facilities in Gaza. This enables for extra meals support to enter besieged areas. This main change in Israel’s offensive in Gaza comes after rising worldwide criticism over Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian support. Israel took a gaggle of journalists, together with NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley, right into a small portion of Gaza yesterday.

• 🎧 Beardsley says she was behind a navy car and was taken to a location that had clearly been an entry level for support. However that space was desolate and the warmth was searing. There have been no Palestinians or destruction in sight — simply barbed wire fencing, trash in all places, ravenous stray canines and the sounds of sporadic gunfire. The navy vans took them to a car parking zone the place support was seen baking within the solar. Israel says that is proof that the United Nations is not doing its job of distributing support. The state of affairs in Gaza is dire as many starve. Assist teams say issues progressed up to now as a result of Israel reduce off support for 2 months, from March to Might.

At present’s hear

Pete Buttigieg, the previous U.S. Secretary of Transportation, poses for a portrait at NPR’s workplace in New York on Wed., July 23.

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Republicans received the 2024 election with a method that included quite a few podcast appearances. Now, Democrats like former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are engaged on a sport plan for future elections. When Democrats took energy in 2021, they seen it as a restoration mission to repair the establishments that Trump had damaged. Buttigieg not sees that as a completely practical and even fascinating purpose. He says Democrats have been “too connected to a establishment that has been failing us for a very long time.” In an all-platforms interview with NPR, Buttigieg makes his personal pitch to Democrats. Take heed to the interview or learn and watch a video of the dialogue Buttigieg had with Morning Version host Steve Inskeep.

Life recommendation

David Nayfeld, chef and the creator of the cookbook Dad, What’s for Dinner?, makes a recipe known as ‘stressed-out weekday pancakes’ collectively along with his daughter.

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Skilled chef David Nayfeld says cooking along with his daughter is an effective way to take advantage of their treasured time collectively. Issues can get messy, however he says it is “definitely worth the worth of admission.” In his new cookbook, Dad, What’s for Dinner?, Nayfeld shares simple methods to incorporate youngsters of all ages in meal prep, and each recipe even has a large number score. These are a few of the suggestions he shared with Life Package:

• 🍝 For those who wouldn’t have confidence in your cooking expertise, the secret’s to have a humorousness about it. Having the ability to giggle may also help you make it by way of even the hardest meals.
• 🍝 Among the best methods to get little ones concerned are by getting them so as to add components to a bowl or cracking eggs. If you really feel they’re prepared, they will transfer to a unique step, like grating cheese.
• 🍝 To cut back the mess, attempt portioning the components and being specific together with your instructions. For instance, inform them precisely the place to place the sauce and even information their fingers.

Now that you just’re an skilled at cooking with youngsters, do this meatball recipe. For extra steering on make a household meal with the youngsters, hearken to this episode of NPR’s Life Package. Subscribe to the Life Package e-newsletter for skilled recommendation on love, cash, relationships and extra.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Silver medalist workforce United States pose after the ladies’s 4×100-meter freestyle ultimate on the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday.

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1. Members of the USA Swimming workforce are recovering from acute gastroenteritis, also referred to as a abdomen bug, as they compete within the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The sickness can result in diarrhea, nausea, abdomen ache and vomiting.
2. An estimated 20% of NASA’s workforce has been reduce after practically 4,000 workers opted to depart the company by way of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program.
3. Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who discovered fame within the Fifties and ’60s, died at age 97 on Saturday.

This text was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.