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What to Actually Buy (or Skip) Before the Aug. 19 Tariffs Hit

  Pulished August 15, 2026 Four days out, the "stock up now" advice making the rounds is mostly aimed at exporters, not shoppers. Here's what genuinely moves the needle on your car, wine, and grocery bill — and what's just noise. At 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, a new round of U.S. tariffs is set to hit roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian exports — dairy, alcohol, and vehicles among them — unless Ottawa and Washington reach a deal first. As of this weekend, the signals are genuinely mixed. Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, told a government advisory group Friday that there's still "a significant amount of work to do," with talks expected to run through the weekend. At the same time, industry executives following the negotiations told the Washington Post the two sides are inching closer to an arrangement that would pair Canadian concessions on autos, alcohol, and dairy with commitments on energy, defence, and critical minerals — in e...
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Gaza Aid Resumes After Pause: Cypriot Ship Carries Food to Besieged Palestinian Enclave

 

Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus have resumed after a temporary pause. According to a Cypriot source, a ship carrying food departed from the port of Larnaca late on Friday. This resumption comes after Israel’s killing of seven aid workers, which had prompted a review of aid activity in the territory by the World Central Kitchen NGO. The United Arab Emirates donated the aid, and it will be delivered to the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has resulted in a dire humanitarian situation for the enclave’s more than 2 million inhabitants. The U.S. has also initiated the construction of a floating jetty on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, which will facilitate aid deliveries pre-screened in Cyprus with Israeli oversight. However, even after reaching Gaza, the aid will still need to pass through Israeli checkpoints on land.


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