## US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal

Authored by theguardian.com

The US government has already paid back tens of billions of dollars in tariffs it collected before the supreme court ruled them illegal, according to budget figures released on Monday.

Tariffs – taxes on imported goods – have been a key part of Donald Trump’s economic plan since he took office again last year.

In February the supreme court shut down a big chunk of the extra tariffs Trump had ordered, forcing the government to return money to the companies that had paid them.

A Treasury department official said the spike was almost entirely because of the supreme court decision, with most of the refunds happening in May and June.

Trump had pitched the tariffs as a catch-all fix for the economy, bringing factories back to the US, getting better trade deals and closing the deficit in the federal budget.

But the deficit, which had become a little smaller last year thanks to the tariff income, is now growing again.

Last month Trump also threatened a 100% tariff on European countries, including the UK, that pursue a tax on the biggest US tech companies. »

### Lake Powell reaching critically low elevation levels, nearing 'dead power pool,' experts say

Authored by abcnews.com

Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., is nearing critically low water elevation levels, the latest data shows.

As of Monday, water levels at Lake Powell measured at 3,524.3 feet above sea level, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation tracker.

Elevation at Lake Powell is currently about 34 feet above the minimum power pool. »

### North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall

Authored by theguardian.com

“I stayed away from the dark side of the whole situation because once you go down there – how do you get out?”

Hours passed, then eventually days – and she knew she needed to drink if she was going to survive the ordeal.

She had been transferred to a rehabilitation facility in Waynesville, North Carolina, by the time her Mountaineer interview was published on 7 July. »

### ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety,' agency says

Authored by wandtv.com

Immigrant rights groups identified the man who was killed in Biddeford as a 26-year-old native of Colombia.

When asked about the contrasting statements, King told CNN that that's what the investigation is all about.

“Did this young man actually try to run over an ICE agent or was he in danger of running over other people in the street?" »

### Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay

Authored by apnews.com

Federal prosecutors turned over key evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against an immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year, state prosecutors announced Monday.

Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

Moriarty on Monday declined to provide details on what prompted the federal government to turn over the evidence. »

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