The United States and Mexico said on Friday that they have reached an agreement for a partial closure of the border.
The USDA will distribute the surplus food through nutrition assistance programs such as The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which is then delivered to food banks, social services and child nutrition programs.
The US also threatened tariffs on 0 billion worth of Chinese imports following its Section 301 investigation of China's intellectual property policies and practices. In return, China has proposed retaliatory measures and vowed to fight to the end.
The US recorded more than 213,000 new cases Tuesday, and there were 104,600 patients hospitalized with the virus, a record for the third consecutive day, according to the Covid Tracking Project. There have been more than 286,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The United States saw its largest trade deficit in nine years in 2017, news that is likely to increase the anxiety of the Trump administration for reasons that many economists disagree with.
The United States recalled a substantial part of its diplomatic and consular staff in Havana in September 2017 and stopped issuing visas of almost any type over alleged "acoustic attacks." The source of the attacks remains unclear and Cuba has accused the United States of "political manipulation" of the incidents.
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The US Federal Reserve signaled an open attitude toward rate cuts this week, as factors including the escalating global trade tensions added to the anxiety over the sustainability of US economic expansion.
The U.S. northwesternmost state of Alaska exported .93 billion of goods in 2017, with over .32 billion going to China, and "disparaging our customers shrinks our economy at a time when we desperately need growth," they asserted.
The UN official listed four major objectives to tackle the crisis and mitigate impacts from COVID-19: striving to save lives, boosting investments, improving human capital and putting the commitment to universal social protection into action.
The US Transportation Department declined to comment. It said on Thursday in its determination that federal law preempts state and local regulation of vehicle fuel economy, including California's greenhouse gas vehicle emissions rules that are followed by about a dozen other states.