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A view of the ball of Stewart Cink in a bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic 2024 at The Country Club of Virginia on October 20, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia.

Photographer: Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

Welcome to the weekend!

It’s August second, do you know where your tariffs are? This week Trump announced numerous exceptions to the 50% tariff levied on one of the largest economies in the Western Hemisphere. Good news for orange juice and airplanes, bad news for coffee and beef. Do you know the country? Find out with this week’s Pointed quiz.