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Trump exempts some Canadian imports from tariffs to help Collins

The White House exempted twenty-two products worth 5.1 billion dollars but added one hundred new ones worth 2.6 billion, effective October thirtieth; shampoo and coffins are on the list.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe White House exempted twenty-two Canadian products from its fifty percent tariffs, and Susan Collins of Maine is getting the credit she wants.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCorrugated boxes, plastic sacks and seaweed are all on the exempt side of the ledger.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut one hundred new products were added, including shampoo, carpets and window air conditioners. The AP says the changes take effect October thirtieth.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWooden coffins are on the new list. Tariffs on the one thing you can't shop around for.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeaweed gets out free, and coffins get taxed. The ocean has better lobbyists than the dead.

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