Auto tariff exemptions, Harvard’s rejection, Zuckerberg takes the stand & more

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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President Donald Trump is looking into tariff exemptions for a key industry. Billions in Harvard University’s federal funding could be at risk. An earthquake brought widespread shaking across Southern California. Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand on the first day of Meta’s antitrust trial. Plus, a man suspected of setting the Pennsylvania governor’s home on fire is in court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.8	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:07.4	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:10.8	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:17.2	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.1	Now that's term time working.
0:24.5	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.8	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.0	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:29.8	Conditions apply.
0:37.4	From CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Monday, April 14th.
0:38.3	President Donald Trump says he's considering a short-term tariff exemption for auto companies.
0:43.3	This comes after a federal notice said last week that electronics imported into the U.S.,
0:48.3	like smartphones and computer monitors, were exempt from reciprocal tariffs,
0:52.3	and that he was pausing reciprocal tariffs
0:55.1	on most countries for 90 days except China.
0:57.7	I'm looking at something to help some of the car companies where they're switching to
1:03.0	parts that were made in Canada, Mexico, and other places.
1:07.0	And they need a little bit of time because they're going to make them here.
1:11.1	Shares of the Big Three automakers, Ford General Motors, and Stalantis went up after Trump's comments.
1:17.4	While some cars are made in the U.S. with parts from Canada and Mexico,
1:21.5	there is no car with 100% of its car parts made in the U.S.
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