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Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands

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The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump’s tariffs hit even remote islands. One is mainly home to penguins. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    There was a flurry of online searches for an Australian territory, the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, after it made the list of places facing import taxes under Trump’s plan.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Trump tariffs target remote, uninhabited islands with no U.S. trade (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s far-reaching new tariffs are going farther than many expected – far enough to reach remote islands where no one lives.

  4. CNN

    An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets (opens CNN)

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    The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no economy, and no people, at all.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Targets of Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs include tiny islands but not Russia and Iran (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Trump's new set of tariffs impact friends and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.

  6. CBS News

    Trump (opens CBS News)

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    The Trump administration hit the remote Australian territory Heard Island and McDonald Islands with a 10% tariff, but no humans inhabit the islands.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    These bizarre locations have been hit by Trump's tariffs — including an uninhabited island (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive and far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” were signed into effect on Wednesday, hitting over 180 countries.

  8. Forbes

    Trump Imposes Tariffs On Uninhabited Heard And McDonald Islands—‘Remotest Places On Earth’ (opens Forbes)

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    The islands are located in an exceptionally stormy and remote region north of Antarctica.

  9. Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Tariffs Hit Even Remote Islands (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    The sweeping levies announced Wednesday will reach unexpected corners of the world.

  10. Digital Journal

    US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands (opens Digital Journal)

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    The world's remotest corners couldn't hide from US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught Wednesday -- even the uninhabited Heard and McDonald

  11. Reason

    Trump's tariffs target uninhabited islands, economic dead zones, and individual regions of France (opens Reason)

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    The nonsensical list of territories subject to the White House's new "reciprocal" tariffs shows how amateurish the administration's new trade policy is.

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