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Lincoln Inspires Students Amid Rising Trade Tensions

4/1/2025

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Andrew Lincoln, the passionate owner of Lincoln Recycling in Erie, Pennsylvania, is inspiring students to embrace waste reduction as U.S. tariffs on foreign imports soar. Meanwhile, a YouGov survey uncovers significant European backing for retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., with Germany and France voicing worries about economic fallout. The European Commission is gearing up for countermeasures as trade tensions escalate.

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Andrew Lincoln, the passionate owner of Lincoln Recycling in Erie, Pennsylvania, is inspiring students to embrace waste reduction as U.S. tariffs on foreign imports soar. Meanwhile, a YouGov survey uncovers significant European backing for retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., with Germany and France voicing worries about economic fallout. The European Commission is gearing up for countermeasures as trade tensions escalate.