内容摘要：The Catholic Benefits Association serves more than 9,000 Catholic employers and has about 164,000 employees enrolled in member health plans, according to its website.

The Catholic Benefits Association serves more than 9,000 Catholic employers and has about 164,000 employees enrolled in member health plans, according to its website.

That’s because companies that buy products made abroad pay the tariffs imposed on them — and, as a result, face higher costs that are typically. Trump has argued that his new duties will bring manufacturing and money back to the U.S. But since so much of what we buy today relies on a global supply chain,

that such sweeping tariffs will mean more expensive prices fromMany businesses (and their customers) are already facing that reality. Here’s some big-name retailers that have recently announced or anticipate price hikes amid the ongoing trade wars:Walmart became the latest to join the list on Thursday — when the nation’s largest retailer

due to higher costs from tariffs.While Walmart has built in hedges against some tariff threats, with two-thirds of its merchandise sourced in the U.S., it still isn’t immune. Higher prices began to appear on Walmart shelves in late April and accelerated this month, company executives said Thursday. However, a larger sting will be felt in June and July, just when the back-to-school shopping season goes into high gear.

John David Rainey, the company’s chief financial officer, emphasized that prices are going up on many necessities. The price of bananas, imported from Costa Rica, went up to 54 cents per pound from 50 cents per pound, for example. And he thinks that China-made car seats, which currently sell for $350 at Walmart, will likely go up another $100.

“We’re wired to keep prices low, but there’s a limit to what we can bear, or any retailer for that matter,” Rainey told The Associated Press.Fossil “trackways are beautiful because they tell you how something lived, not just what something looked like,” said co-author John Long, a paleontologist at Flinders University in Australia.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.Despite the chance of rain in the forecast, colorful plumed hats are again a fashion staple at Churchill Downs for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.

The tradition of wearing hats to the Derby began with its first running in 1875. They began taking on a life of their own in the 1960s, growing larger and more ornate so the people wearing them could be spotted on television.The hats are just one of the features among the 150,000 fans jammed under the Twin Spires for a fashion show mixed with an all-day party that is heavy on traditions like mint juleps, singing “My Old Kentucky Home” while they wait for the 2-minute drama to see the winning horse get a garland of red roses draped on its back.