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How tariffs could transform the auto industry

How tariffs could transform the auto industry

Apple News Today
Apr 8, 2025 15 min
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<p>Michigan&rsquo;s auto industry is at the forefront of the economic turmoil brought on by the Trump administration&rsquo;s tariffs. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2trNCKunT3Ojf3YCj_G7qQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Jeanne Whalen tells us about the impact on manufacturers and workers so far.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Flight attendants who work for the airline that&rsquo;s overseeing most of the federal government&rsquo;s deportation flights told <a href="https://apple.news/A3bhjejdRSdCF8pBoTs3AvA">ProPublica</a>&rsquo;s McKenzie Funk that they don&rsquo;t feel like they can treat passengers humanely &mdash; or keep them safe.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Johnson &amp; Johnson played a much larger role in the opioid crisis in America than many people realize. In his new book, &lsquo;No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson &amp; Johnson&rsquo; &mdash; </em>and in our latest episode of <a href="https://apple.news/ABaQLmZTwRGaar_38fqoiUA">Apple News In Conversation</a> &mdash; Gardiner Harris reports that the company&rsquo;s products have led to the deaths and injuries of millions of people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, Trump said the U.S. is in direct <a href="https://apple.news/AEJr8_8RKRYmAB7ue6YnHxg">talks</a> with Iran over Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear program, <a href="https://apple.news/AfYyr_0YUTCGGFRNHsei8-g">major storms</a> in parts of the Midwest and South killed at least 24 people across multiple states, Chief Justice John Roberts <a href="https://apple.news/ArDEQNoBIQ12GFufznT4hWA">paused</a> a court order to bring a mistakenly deported Maryland man back to the U.S., and how a <a href="https://apple.news/A2F6ll22nR8Wh5F5obROn3Q">social-media rumor </a>led to serious stock-market whiplash yesterday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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