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Trump announces 35% tariffs on Canada starting Aug. 1

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64% Informative

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting Aug. 1 .

Trump cites that Ottawa retaliated with tariffs against Washington .

The 35% tariffs will be separate from all sectoral tariffs, Trump says.

He attributed fentanyl as a reason for the rate in the letter.

VR Score

64

Informative language

60

Neutral language

34

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

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possibly offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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