Tariffs, Grammys, and Punxsutawney Phil

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A New Tariff in Town

The US will apply broad 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods following an executive order from President Donald Trump signed Saturday. The levies kick in tonight—12:01 am ET Tuesday—with an exemption for Canadian energy products, which will see a 10% tariff. 

The countries are the three largest trading partners for the US, accounting for more than 40% of imports last year (see data). Canada, the largest export market for 36 US states, said it would apply a 25% tariff on more than $100B in goods in the coming weeks. Mexico said it would apply retaliatory tariffs but did not specify details. 

Trump has argued the tariffs are needed to force the countries to address the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs across borders (read executive order). Declared a national emergency, the order is the first use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to apply tariffs. 

Tariffs are typically paid by the importer, with costs often passed to the consumer. See how they work here.

Philadelphia Plane Crash

At least seven people died and 22 others were injured when a midsize medical transport plane crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening. Officials categorized the incident as an accident. 

The Mexico-registered Learjet 55—chartered by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance—took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport shortly after 6 pm local time, set to return 11-year-old Valentina Guzman Murillo to Mexico after four months of care at Shriners Children’s Hospital in the city. The craft was unresponsive to air traffic control and descended steeply less than a minute after departure, immediately killing Murillo, her mother, four crew members, and a car driver and leaving a five-block debris field. Workers identified the plane's black box 8 feet deep within the impact crater late Sunday. See videos here (warning: sensitive content). 

The incident occurred two days after a passenger plane and Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, claiming nearly 70 lives (see profiles).

Music's Big Night

The 67th annual Grammy Awards were held last night, with Beyoncé taking home the show's top prize of album of the year for "Cowboy Carter." The win is Beyoncé's first in the category after she was previously nominated four times. She also nabbed an award for best country album, becoming the first Black female artist to win in the category.

Kendrick Lamar dominated the Grammys and won five awards, including record of the year and song of the year for "Not Like Us"—a diss track aimed at fellow rapper Drake. Other notable winners included Doechii, who became the third woman in history to win best rap album ("Alligator Bites Never Heal"); Sabrina Carpenter, who won best pop vocal album ("Short n’ Sweet"); and Chappell Roan, who won best new artist. See the full list of winners here. 

The awards were hosted by former "Daily Show" comedian Trevor Noah for the fifth year in a row. See photos from the red carpet here, along with a list of the biggest snubs and surprises. 

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