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Trump's trade war targets island full of penguins, Russia faces no new tariffs

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The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also prominent.”

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  1. Salon

    "Trade war with penguins": Trump places 10% tariff on uninhabited Antarctic islands (opens Salon)

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    Tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands.

  2. The Daily Dot

    'No one is safe': Trump's tariffs accidentally ensnare penguin colony (opens The Daily Dot)

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    There's no shortage of memes after Donald Trump announced a tariff on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands—home to only penguins.

  3. The Guardian

    Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica (opens The Guardian)

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    Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president

  4. Newsweek

    Donald Trump puts tariffs on islands inhabited only by penguins (opens Newsweek)

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    The tariffs are part of a new plan announced by President Donald Trump yesterday on what he dubbed "Liberation Day."

  5. Rolling Stone

    Trump Launches Trade War With Penguins, Not Putin (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Donald Trump’s new global trade war declaration will place tariffs on America’s economic allies and Arctic waterfowl, but not Russia.

  6. Glamour

    The Trump Tariffs on Penguins, Explained (opens Glamour)

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    The Trump tariffs announced Wednesday were enacted on dozens of nations, including a group of islands inhabited entirely by penguins.

  7. NBC New York

    Trump's trade war targets island full of penguins, Russia faces no new tariffs (opens NBC New York)

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    The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also prominent.”

  8. AL.com

    Tariffs on penguins? Trump’s announcement hits Antarctic islands (opens AL.com)

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    The Trump Administration’s tariffs also affect uninhabited islands.

  9. NBC News

    Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs (opens NBC News)

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    Aside from climate change and pollution, penguins are now facing one more threat from humanity: President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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