Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s Wednesday’s news:
Nicole Fallert and Jane Onyanga-Omara here, Happy National Dog Day! 🐾
Dolly Parton had been battling cancer before her death at age 80, her representatives confirmed Tuesday to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. The country music icon died at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville after being hospitalized there Aug. 21. Parton’s representatives described her illness as a brief battle with cancer but did not disclose what type she had. Tributes to the icon poured in, including from Taylor Swift.
Tennis
Sip your honey deuces: The semifinals and championship take place Wednesday night in the revamped U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament featuring a star-studded field including Serena Williams and Taylor Fritz.
Here’s the background: In a matter of days, President DonaldTrump’s administration reignited a trade war with Canada (and threatened to rename Lake Ontario), pledged to bring about an “economic D-day” for Iran and spooked representatives from the U.S. cattle industry with its plans to import 300,000 metric tons of beef.
What this means: Americans will likely pay more for items imported from Canada and face higher costs at the gas pump. They could, however, see lower beef prices given the proposed imports, though details of that plan remain unclear.
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