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El impacto del fin de la exención arancelaria a los 'minimis'

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The White House ends the $800 de minimis exemption, forcing taxes on small packages from China and Hong Kong.

1. La Voz de la Mañana, the N+ Univision 24-7 morning news podcast, covers the end of the de minimis import exemption and four other major US news stories. 2. Hosts Carolina Zarata and Paulina Zodi lead the program, joined by correspondents Edwin Pitti in Washington DC, Pedro Rojas in Minneapolis, Socorro Cruz in Los Angeles, Lorraine Cázares in Atlanta, and analyst Eric Cuesta. 3. The episode's central question is how the elimination of the de minimis rule—which previously allowed duty-free entry of packages under $800—will affect consumers, small businesses, and the broader economy. 4. Correspondent Edwin Pitti reports that the White House has put a final end to the exemption and expects to collect $10 billion annually from the new tariff regime. 5. The administration also argues that more than 80% of fentanyl and other narcotics entering the US arrive via small packages, making customs review a drug-interdiction tool. 6. Analyst Eric Cuesta names Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany as countries that have already suspended shipments in response, following China's suspension earlier in May. 7. Cuesta warns that tariff percentages vary by country of origin and that a package from Mexico would face roughly 10–15% additional costs on top of existing shipping fees. 8. He predicts a wave of price increases in coming months and singles out the Christmas season as a period of acute impact given the volume of cross-border packages. 9. In Minneapolis, Pedro Rojas reports that the two victims of the Catholic school shooting have been identified as Fletcher Merkle, age 8, and Harper Moiskey, age 10, with at least two other minors still hospitalized in critical condition. 10. Fletcher Merkle's father Jesse read a public statement asking people to remember his son for who he was, not for the act that ended his life. 11. Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara disclosed that the 23-year-old transgender shooter, identified as Robert Westmark and a 2017 graduate of the school, intentionally barricaded doors to trap victims. 12. In Los Angeles, correspondent Socorro Cruz reports that Border Patrol agents used tear gas for the first time during arrests at a Home Depot in the Westlake area, marking the fourth raid at that location. 13. Eight people were arrested, originally from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico; the Department of Homeland Security says three had criminal records including drug possession and final deportation orders. 14. Community leaders told Cruz that more than 50 officers appeared and that the level of force used was excessive. 15. The episode notes that vigils are forming across California, with more than 200 people gathering near a car wash in Pasadena where a prior raid detained 16 people. 16. On the CDC, reporter Lorraine Cázares explains that director Susan Monares was fired by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after she refused to dismiss medical experts and alter agency recommendations. 17. Four senior CDC officials resigned in solidarity with Monares, and dozens of employees staged a protest outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. 18. Technology investor and Kennedy ally Jim O'Neill was named interim CDC director, replacing Monares just weeks after her appointment. 19. The episode also covers a proposed Trump administration rule limiting foreign students to four years in the US and foreign media representatives to 240 days. 20. The format is a fast-paced Spanish-language news roundup with live field reports, making it suited to bilingual listeners who follow US politics and immigration daily.

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