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Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds or talk among yourselves. Enjoy what’s left of the weekend and stay safe.
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Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here’s How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electricity.
As thousands of Gary, Indiana, residents enter a second week without electricity after deadly storms, Chicagoans are stepping in to help with some basic necessities families are struggling to access.
A trade war between Canada and the US further ruptures a once-close and durable alliance
For decades, Canada built much of its prosperity on privileged access to the United States. Now, after the collapse of trade talks, one of the world’s closest and most durable alliances has been fundamentally altered, with both countries facing the risk of a full-scale trade war.
Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledged the break after last-ditch negotiations failed Friday, saying Canada had recognized that “America has changed” and that the countries would “not return to our old relationship.”
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods early Saturday. Carney said Canada would retaliate dollar for dollar beginning Sept. 8, targeting sectors including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics.
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