Trump Announces Trade Deal With Japan And Tributes To Ozzy Osbourne Pour In: Morning Rundown

Allegations of inhumane conditions astatine Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz prompts calls for nan center’s closure. Donald Trump announces nan U.S. has reached a waste and acquisition woody pinch Japan. And a look astatine nan life and bequest of Ozzy Osbourne.

Here’s what to cognize today.

Detainees astatine Alligator Alcatraz picture inhumane conditions

As allegations equine of quality authorities violations astatine Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center, ineligible advocates and relatives of those held successful nan centers are speaking retired to request its closure. While NBC News has reported connected akin allegations of hunger, nutrient shortages and sickness astatine facilities, concerns intensified this week pinch nan merchandise of a study from nan Human Rights Watch, which documented “abusive practices” astatine 3 Florida detention centers complete nan past six months.

Rafael Collado, who has been held astatine Alligator Alcatraz complete nan past 2 weeks, described his acquisition via a telephone telephone astatine a news convention extracurricular nan installation yesterday. His wife, Sonia Vichara, held her telephone up to a microphone arsenic Collado described successful his autochthonal Spanish nan conditions. “It’s for illustration a canine cage,” he said, adding that a operation of floodwater, constricted entree to showers and mediocre sanitation has caused him to get fungus successful his feet. Detainees are stripped naked each clip they are moved to a different cell, he said. And there’s not capable clip to return his humor unit medication.

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Other detainees person besides called nan conditions torturous, saying nan installation is afloat of mosquitoes and wherever fluorescent lights radiance agleam connected them astatine each times.

The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up migration arrests has led to overcrowding astatine ICE facilities. However, a DHS spokesperson denied each allegations of inhumane conditions astatine Alligator Alcatraz and astatine migration centers crossed nan country.

Read nan afloat communicative here.

Trump announces 15% tariff complaint connected Japan

President Donald Trump said his management has reached a woody pinch Japan to little its tariff complaint to 15% — little than nan 24% that Trump threatened nan state pinch connected April 2 and nan 25% he threatened successful a missive connected July 7. But earlier Trump’s existent term, nan effective U.S. tariff complaint connected Japanese imports was little than 2%, according to World Bank data.

As portion of nan agreement, Trump said connected Truth Social that Japan would besides “invest, astatine my direction, $550 Billion Dollars into nan United States.” Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba confirmed nan agreement. Read nan afloat communicative here.

Trump besides announced yesterday that he was lowering a planned tariff connected imports from nan Philippines from 20% to 19%, pinch U.S. firms capable to export their equipment tariff-free. Several hours later, Trump said he struck an statement pinch Indonesia that besides puts a 19% taxation connected products imported from that state and eliminates 99% of duties connected U.S. imports.

More authorities news:

• Former President Barack Obama’s agency issued a uncommon rebuke aft Trump accused him of having committed “treason” and rigging nan 2016 and 2020 elections.

• The House will break for nan summertime recess a time early because of nan ongoing conflict complete nan Jeffrey Epstein case.

• Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a national prosecutor connected nan aforesaid time nan charismatic was named to switch Alina Habba, nan interim U.S. lawyer for New Jersey and a Trump ally.

• Gubernatorial races successful Virginia and New Jersey are offering an early test of really Republicans and Democrats are talking astir Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” connected nan run trail.

• Increased right-wing talk astir stripping New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship is sparking fears astir really acold nan Trump management could go to target its opponents.

Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, dense metal’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

Ozzy Osbourne, who took nan “Crazy Train” from a bleak puerility successful working-class England to dense metallic stardom, has died. He was 76 years old. “It is pinch much sadness than specified words tin convey that we person to study that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed distant this morning,” his family said successful a statement. “He was pinch his family and surrounded by love.”

Osbourne has been unfastened astir his battles pinch Parkinson’s illness and repeated spinal surgeries. His wife, TV characteristic Sharon Osbourne, revealed this twelvemonth that nan illness near Osbourne incapable to locomotion but it “doesn’t impact his voice.”

Black Sabbath, nan set that began Osbourne’s travel to rock-and-roll royalty, posted a elemental two-word tribute connected its Facebook page: “Ozzy Forever.” Just a fewer weeks ago, nan rocker reunited pinch his original bandmates for a triumphant last show astatine a stadium successful Birmingham, England, packed pinch thousands of fans. “You’ve sewage nary thought really I feel,” Osbourne told nan crowd. “Thank you from nan bottommost of my heart.” Read much here from elder newsman Alexander Smith’s dispatch from nan concert.

Early successful Osbourne’s career, critics were not kind, pinch immoderate dismissing Black Sabbath arsenic “Satanic claptrap.” But astatine nan last performance, it was clear Osbourne had agelong garnered nan respect from critics and different naysayers who underestimated him. Read nan afloat communicative here.

More connected Ozzy Osbourne’s life and legacy:

• Musicians from Elton John and Rod Stewart to Flavor Flav and T-Pain posted their ain heartfelt tributes to “The Prince of Darkness.”

• Kiss frontman Gene Simmons recalled his longtime relationship pinch Osbourne. Watch nan afloat interview.

• See Osbourne’s life successful photos.

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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s podcast question and reply pinch nan Nelk Boys, a group of influencers known for their vlogs and prank videos, has drawn wide criticism.

• A man who authorities said intentionally drove a car into a crowd of group extracurricular of a Los Angeles nightclub was charged pinch 37 counts of attempted murder.

• The Covid pandemic sped up encephalon aging moreover among those who didn’t get nan virus, a caller study suggests.

• The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee updated its policies to opportunity it would comply pinch Trump’s executive bid banning transgender athletes from competing successful women’s sports.

• Coca-Cola said it will motorboat a type of its signature soda made pinch cane sugar aft Donald Trump’s urging.

Staff Pick: The state nan MLB is scouting for caller talent — and fans

Baseball is already a immense woody successful nan U.S., Japan, Korea and crossed Latin America but MLB has its sights group connected a caller location: India. With 1.46 cardinal group successful nan country, it’s a imaginable hotbed for some fans and players. It’s already disconnected to a awesome start, pinch 19-year-old Arjun Nimmala, nan apical imaginable for nan Toronto Blue Jays.

Producer Sam Siegel said pinch MLB about its plans to summation nan fame of baseball successful a state already obsessed pinch different athletics involving a bat and ball. “If we tin get shot to nan standard of cricket, it would beryllium a immense penetration into that market,” said Chris Marinak, MLB Chief Operations and Strategy Officer. “It would look a batch for illustration what you spot successful Japan (and the) United States. It tin beryllium done.” — Greg Rosenstein, sports editor

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