On Monday, March 3, Trump confirmed that the 25% tariffs on Mexico and most goods from Canada, along with an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products are going ahead, The Associated Press reported. A 10% tariff on Chinese goods has been in place since early February.

As China, Mexico and Canada prepare for Trump’s tariffs to go into effect, NC businesses could be affected by the additional tax.

New tariffs on Canada and Mexico have companies in North Carolina bracing for potential impacts, especially builders and their suppliers.

A Mexican citizen will spend the next three years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to smuggling more than a dozen people into the North Country.The Northern District of New York United States Attorney's Office said 26-year-old Francisco Montalvo-Grenada of Mexico was sentenced to 36 months in prison on Tuesday for alien smuggling.

Trump launched a trade war against America's three biggest trading partners, drawing retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that if hantavirus progresses to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, about 38% of people end up dying from the disease.

Trump is set to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday and double his levies on Chinese products to 20 percent. The tariffs, announced in a White House fact sheet, are part of Trump's broader strategy to curb the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration into the United States.