Red Cross declares nationwide emergency due to critically low blood supply
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The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage, saying patients are at risk of not getting lifesaving transfusions.
The Malandrino family of Arlington, Virginia, knows firsthand the critical impact donations can make. Jack Malandrino, 12, required a blood transfusion shortly after his birth. He and his twin sister were born months prematurely and faced serious health complications.
"His heart would stop, and he would stop breathing routinely," said mom Susan Malandrino. "It was just terrifying."
The Trump administration on Saturday imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while adding an additional 10% levy on goods from China. The salvo, which President Trump had threatened even before returning to power earlier this month, underlines his willingness to use trade policy even against some of the U.S.' largest economic allies.
Dee Warner disappeared on a Sunday morning in the spring, just as the first crops were being planted in the farmland of Lenawee County, Michigan. Warner, 52, was living on a farm with her second husband, Dale Warner, and their one child together, then 9. The Warners ran three main businesses from their farm, and Dee Warner had four adult children from her first marriage — all living on their own.