2026-07-21
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Andy Burnham, Britain's new prime minister, began appointing his cabinet.
He unexpectedly picked John Healy to be chancellor.
Mr. Healy resigned from Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet last month over a shortfall in military spending.
Ed Miliband was named foreign secretary while Shabana Mahmood will remain home secretary.
Both had been considered frontrunners for chancellor.
Donald Trump will impose a new 50% tariff on many Canadian goods for, quote,
discriminatory treatment of American products.
These will come into effect in 30 days and be applied using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
an obscure provision that has not been used before to set levies.
Products that are already subject to tariffs such as steel will be exempt.
A federal judge in California temporarily blocked Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Brothers' discovery.
Last week, 12 states sued to stop the $110 billion merger, which was already approved by the Department of Justice,