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  "id": 1734984,
  "title": "Midnight showdown looms as US and Canada meet to sidestep Trump’s tariff blitz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/midnight-showdown-looms-as-us-and-canada-meet-to-sidestep-trumps-1734984",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:51:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/18/midnight-showdown-looms-as-us-and-canada-meet-to-sidestep-trumps-tariff-blitz"
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  "summary": "The US and Canada are locked in last-minute talks to prevent a fresh wave of tariffs from striking at 00:01 ET on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump has vowed to slap 50% duties on $20 billion (€17.2bn) worth of Canadian products if a deal is not reached in time.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump’s 50% tariffs are set to hit Canada in hours. There’s still no deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/trumps-50-tariffs-are-set-to-hit-canada-in-hours-theres-still-no-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:08:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Midnight showdown looms as US and Canada meet to sidestep Trump’s tariff blitz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/midnight-showdown-looms-as-us-and-canada-meet-to-sidestep-trumps",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:51:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}