Brown University Makes Deal to Restore Federal Funding ; U.S. Announces Multiple Trade Deals | NTD Good Morning (July 31)

Brown University will regain hundreds of millions in federal funding under a new deal with the Trump administration. The school agreed to end DEI-based hiring, adopt anti-Semitism safeguards, and pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce groups. The settlement ends federal investigations—though with Brown admitting no wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Duke University’s research grants have been frozen over alleged race-based discrimination.

The Trump administration has announced multiple new trade deals. Trump said South Korea will pay a 15 percent tariff and invest $350 billion in the United States. Deals with Cambodia, Thailand, and Pakistan have also been reached. Meanwhile, the president imposed a 50 percent tariff on Brazil and on some copper imports.

Twenty-five people were taken to the hospital on Thursday after severe turbulence on a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam. The plane was diverted to Minneapolis where it landed safely, and medical personnel evaluated everyone on board. The Airbus jet was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew.