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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is threatening to up tariffs on China by
another fifty percent if that country doesn't get rid of
retaliatory tariffs on US goods. In a post on True
Social Trump set today is the deadline for China to
undo its thirty four percent duties that were put in
place to the reciprocal tariffs announced last week by the

(00:29):
White House. Jenis Mackie Freyer this morning in Beijing.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
If President Trump goes through with what he has vowed,
this additional fifty percent tariffs on all Chinese goods going
into the US. That's one hundred and four percent on
anything consumers buy from China. Clothing, shoes, car parts, toys, tech,
household stuff. The list goes on and on. Adidas has
eighty two factories in China. Eighty percent of all toys

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in the US are made in China, twenty nine percent
of clothing, of footwear, base, everything you use in daily life.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
The Supreme Court is weighing in on the high profile
case of a mistakenly deported Maryland man. Chief Justice John
Roberts issued in order yesterday and definitely blocking the deadline
for Helmar Abrego Garcia to be returned home to the
US from Al Salvador. A federal judge had ordered the
Justice Department to bring Garcia back from Al Salvador by midnight.

(01:25):
His lawyer, Simon Sandoval Mashenburg says, even if the government
thinks Abrego Garcia has committed a crime, it should prosecute
him in the US.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
We are ready to face those charges on the merits
if they really believe that.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
What they should have done is bring a case against
him an immigration court, not just bundle him onto an airplane.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
In court filings, White House attorneys said Abrego Garcia was
deported over an administrative error, but they said they can't
bring him back due to him being in Salvador in custody.
The Florida Gators are on top of the men's college
basketball after their sixty five to sixty three win over
Houston national championship at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.
It's a first title win in nearly two decades. O

(02:06):
Michael Kassner. Four Virginia students have created an app to
identify oral cancer. More from Rossio Rivera.

Speaker 5 (02:14):
Four students from Fairfax County have created an app called
O c Radar. Annikith ban Lamoody, Vishal Menicandan, Malik Swilim,
and Lauren Camp have teamed up to create the app,
which uses a smartphone to take a picture of a
person's mouth. It then scans the image and produces information
on whether or not there's a cancerous tumor inside. The
app uses AI and compares the person's picture to images

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of hundreds of others that are healthy or have benign
and malignant tumors. Students say they're working on getting FDA
approval to get the app onto the App Store and
Play Store. They also plan to make the app free.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Aside from gathering relevant documents, tax experts say first time
tax filers should make sure they know the rules and
obey them. More from Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
Tax experts say, if you're a first time tax filer,
make sure you obey the rules because pleading ignorance won't
cut it with the IRS or A Nadler, a certified
public accountant in Fairlawn, New Jersey, says, forget about trying
to gain the system, because the IRS will find out.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
When you get a W two ten ninety nine. Those
documents are also sent to the government and they make
sure that your information is reported properly. So it's very
important to be compliant, but to also use the tax
code to minimize your taxes.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Adler also says first time filers should make sure to
take all the deductions they're entitled to take.

Speaker 4 (03:32):
If you're a teacher, there's deductions you can take for
the money you spend for our goods in the classroom
charity that you can deduct. Paying down your student loans,
child tax credits, and earn income tax credits also come
into play.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
He also recommends filing electronically and says refund checks are
often issued in less than a week.

Speaker 2 (03:51):
Steven A. Smith could potentially be running for president in
twenty twenty eight. The TV Sports personality says he's leaving
all doors open in regards to a presidential bid. He
says he hates the thought of being a politician, but
he's sick of this mess. I'm Michael Kassner