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Updated August 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM CDT Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will initiate retaliatory tariffs against U.S. imports starting Sept. 8. The move came hours after the Trump administration began enforcing 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian goods. Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for the 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products.

100 years ago, Edward Bear — also known as Winnie-the-Pooh — also known as Pooh — went bump, bump, bump down the stairs for the first time. Though he made an earlier appearance in the 1924 book of poems When We Were Very Young — "Our Teddy Bear is short and fat, Which is not to be wondered at" — 1926's Winnie-the-Pooh was author A.A. Milne and illustrator Ernest H. Shepard's first collection of stories about the honey-loving bear.

There's a moment a few minutes into the first episode of the new HBO superhero series Lanterns that neatly carves out a corner of the DC universe and stakes a claim on it. John (Aaron Pierre) is angry. His would-be mentor Hal (Kyle Chandler) has just endangered his life while refusing to actually train him — and not in the classic Mr. Miyagi "wax on, wax off, I'm-training-you-without-you-realizing-I'm-training-you" way.

Updated August 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM CDT Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart on Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products.

Around the world, kids are going crazy for a set of characters collectively known as "Italian brainrot." These memes are generated using artificial intelligence, and they're appearing on social media and YouTube, as well as in video games. Now their popularity has sparked a fight over who, if anyone, owns them.

Updated August 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM CDT Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart on Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products.

WASHINGTON — The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump's import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by Regina Barber and Nate Rott from the show. Hey to both of you. NATE ROTT, BYLINE: Hello. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. CHANG: Hey. OK, so, as always, you guys have brought us three science stories that caught your attention recently. What is in store for all of us? BARBER: Exploring what the heck is a black hole star. ROTT: Why not all exercise may lower your dementia risk.

John Leguizamo is one of the stars of Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster, . And he's also out with a new children's book this summer, called .