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July 1, 2020

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Historical Context for July 1, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]

Historical Events

United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

2020The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.[†]

The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) is a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada, in effect from July 1, 2020. It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implemented in 1994. Further, it is sometimes characterized as "NAFTA 2.0", or "New NAFTA", since it largely maintains or updates the provisions of its predecessor. The region including Canada, Mexico, and the United States is one of the world's largest free trade zones, with a population of more than 510 million people and an economy of $30.997 trillion in nominal GDP – nearly 30 percent of the global economy, and the largest of any trade bloc in the world.

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Headlines from July 1, 2020

Meet the Supporters Trump Has Lost

By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Nate Cohn

A significant majority of people who voted for him in 2016 are planning to do so again. What is different about those who’ve had a change of heart?

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