Trump Brazil tariffs could raise coffee prices

President Donald Trump‘s proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports is bad news for coffee drinkers. Brazil, the largest U.S. supplier of green coffee beans, accounts for about a third of the country’s total supply, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Coffee beans need to grow in a warm, tropical climate, making Hawaii…

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Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ cuts SNAP for millions of families: Report

People shop at a grocery store in Manhattan, New York City, on April 1, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Republicans’ “big beautiful” reconciliation package includes tax cuts that policy researchers have found primarily benefit the wealthy.  To help pay for that, the legislation also includes “substantial” cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…

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