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August 22: U.S. Tariffs on Canada and Colorado River Water Cuts
In the U.S. West
The Bureau of Reclamation says California, Nevada and Arizona must reduce their combined use of Colorado River water by 1.25 million acre-feet a year for the next two years. The agency says deeper cuts may be needed if conditions on the river continue to deteriorate.
U.S.-Canada trade
A new 50 percent U.S. tariff on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods has taken effect after bilateral talks collapsed. The affected imports account for about 5 percent of Canada’s annual exports to the United States, and Canada says it will impose retaliatory tariffs.
On Britain’s roads
Seven people, including two Cleveland Police officers, were killed in an early Saturday collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough. Police say a marked patrol car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way. The police watchdog has opened an investigation.
In transport regulation
Chinese authorities have ordered recalls covering more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns, largely involving door handles. Tesla accounts for nearly 3 million of those vehicles.
Dutch data protection regulators have fined Uber nearly $1 billion over automated driver suspensions that could permanently remove people from the platform without human review. The regulator says the system did not provide an adequate way to catch errors before it affected drivers’ livelihoods.
In southwest Syria
Several people were injured in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in southwest Syria, according to Syrian authorities. Syria described the vehicle as civilian and condemned the attack as a violation of its sovereignty and international law.
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