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Trump is on edge about the Israel-Iran ceasefire, but markets are celebrating

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Management   来源:Startups  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters her administration would not tolerate “violence or hate in our city”.

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters her administration would not tolerate “violence or hate in our city”.

What are critics saying?Step inside a typical home in the United States, and you will quickly find that much of what fills it, from the fruit and vegetables in the kitchen to the bicycle in the garage, is produced elsewhere.

Trump is on edge about the Israel-Iran ceasefire, but markets are celebrating

As President Donald Trump pushes forward with hispolicy to bring manufacturing back to the US, steep import taxes will drive up prices for consumers, affecting everything from clothing to appliances as businesses adjust to the new cost structure.So, how much of each room in the house relies on imports, and what would it look like without those foreign-made products? Join us on a journey through a house, where we explore the impact that global trade has on everyday life.

Trump is on edge about the Israel-Iran ceasefire, but markets are celebrating

Starting in the kitchen, we see a mix of US-made and foreign-made products.Here's a breakdown of where some of the most common foods and drinks are sourced from:

Trump is on edge about the Israel-Iran ceasefire, but markets are celebrating

While the large majority of apples (95 percent) and oranges (80 percent) are grown domestically, especially in the states of Washington, California and Florida, tropical fruits like bananas (1 percent domestically grown), pineapples (10 percent), and avocados (10 percent) are primarily imported from countries like Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico.

Similarly, the majority of common vegetables, including corn (99 percent), potatoes (95 percent), pumpkins (95 percent) and beans (80 percent), are predominantly produced in the US, particularly in states like Iowa, Idaho, Illinois and Nebraska.When the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, was taken into custody, he began chanting: “Free, free Palestine,” Police Chief Smith said.

Mohamad Elmasry, professor of media studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, said the attacks were “awful” and were rightfully being condemned regardless of political ideology.He said: “You have the Trump administration, Israel and some of their supporters coming out and saying that this is an act of anti-Semitism … and that could be the case, that it is just an act of naked anti-Jewish hatred, which obviously should be condemned,” Elmasry told Al Jazeera.

“But it’s also possible that Mr Rodriguez carried this act of vigilante violence out against the State of Israel, or that he’s taking out his frustrations over the genocide [in Gaza] or Israel’s apartheid policies, on these embassy staffers. That’s an important distinction, because if that’s the motive, then it requires a different course of action.”What has been the reaction to the shooting?

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