TARIFFS on Canada, Mexico and China may be coming (Shutterstock).

Wednesday has been proclaimed as “Liberation Day” by President Donald Trump, the start of “freeing” the United States from reliance on foreign goods.

According to the Associated Press, that’s when Trump says he will impose “reciprocal” tariffs on nations to match what those countries are charging the U.S.

The specific details won’t be made known until Wednesday and will be announced by the president.
Critics argue that tariffs can raise prices to consumers and fuel inflation and make American goods less attractive to overseas consumers.

Wall Street responded by showing declines in the morning and modest increases in the afternoon. The S&P 500 closed up 0.6 percent and the Dow Jones saw an increase of 1 percent. The Nasdaq slipped by 0.1 percent.

Overseas markets showed reversals. Japanese stocks fell 4 percent, Korean stocks 3 percent and in France, the decline was 1.6 percent.

Religious issue before Supreme Court

UNITED STATES Supreme Court building (Flickr/Geoff Livingston).

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments on whether a Catholic charity in Wisconsin deserved a tax exemption that had been denied by a state court.

According to The New York Times, the Wisconsin Supreme Court had decided that the charity were “primarily charitable and secular” and therefore not focused on the Catholic faith.

Based on the questions asked by liberal and conservative justices, it appeared – according to The Times – that the court was going to overturn the Wisconsin judgment.

Angels rally to beat Cards, 5-4

The Los Angeles Angels scored twice in the top of the 10th inning and held on for a 5-4 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis. It was the Halos’ third win in a row and puts their record at 3-1, good for first place in the American League West.

Kyren Paris tripled in the tying run in the seventh inning. Mike Trout was hitless but drove in two runs and Paris scored twice and walked twice. Nolan Schanuel singled twice and drove in a run.

Ty Anderson turned in a solid start, pitching five innings and yielding six hits and three earned runs. He struck out four batters and walked two.

The Angels will face the Cards (3-1) again on Tuesday.

Glasnow shines in Dodger win over Braves

Tyler Glasnow pitched five shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-1 Monday night and extended their hot streak to a 6-0 record.

That tied the record for the best start for the Dodgers since they moved to L.A. They matched the mark set by the 1981 Dodgers.

Glasgow struck out eight batters and didn’t yield a hit until four and a third innings were gone.
At bat, Teo Hernandez hit a two-run homer, had two hits and scored three times.Will Smith had two hits also and raised his batting average to .467.

The Dodgers face the Braves (0-5) again on Tuesday.

Weather: Good variety this week

The “outside” offers a nice range of conditions in our West Orange County area in the coming days. Tuesday is expected to have a daytime high of 66 with an overnight low of 48. There will be morning clouds and afternoon sun. Wednesday may warm slightly to 67 with a low of 50, with some sun. Thursday will be cooler at 64 (48) with partly cloudy skies. Friday will be warmer at 68 (49) with mostly sunny skies.