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California ports see new wave of freight containers as ships try to beat China tariff hike
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California ports see new wave of freight containers as ships try to beat China tariff hike

A truck passes by shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. Mark Ralston | Afp | Getty Images A new wave of ocean freight from China is beginning to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, an increased flow of shipping containers aiming to beat potential tariff increases. President Trump imposed […]

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Trump deploys additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles
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Trump deploys additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles

A man faces members of security forces outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal building after days of protests against federal immigration sweeps and the deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 10, 2025. David Ryder | Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration is ordering an additional 2,000 […]

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Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed after forced removal from DHS press conference
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Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed after forced removal from DHS press conference

Police handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and pushed him to the ground Thursday after forcibly removing him from a press conference Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was holding in Los Angeles. Padilla had entered the room and interrupted Noem as she was speaking about her department’s plans to continue deportation efforts in California, even as […]

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Trump says D.C. military parade protesters will be met with ‘very heavy force’
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Trump says D.C. military parade protesters will be met with ‘very heavy force’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that protestors at his upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., will be met with “heavy force.” “We’re going to be celebrating big on Saturday,” Trump said […]

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Trump deployment of National Guard, Marines to LA will cost 4 million: Pentagon official
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Trump deployment of National Guard, Marines to LA will cost $134 million: Pentagon official

Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations, June 10, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles as immigration-enforcement protests continue will […]

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Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during LA protests as company cuts service
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Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during LA protests as company cuts service

A row of Waymo vehicles burn on a street during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. Benjamin Hanson | Afp | Getty Images Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were set ablaze in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday amid widespread protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A spokesperson for the […]

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Investors assess their U.S. exposure as uncertainty creates concerns — and opportunities
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Investors assess their U.S. exposure as uncertainty creates concerns — and opportunities

As investors assess whether the U.S. is still a good place to put their money, the list of events in the country making global headlines just keeps growing. Front of mind for investors is both U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime — with much anticipated talks between the U.S. and China taking place in London […]

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Trump to deploy National Guard in response to Los Angeles immigration protests
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Trump to deploy National Guard in response to Los Angeles immigration protests

U.S. Border Patrol and protesters clash after a raid was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement near a Home Depot of illegal immigrants in Paramount, California on June 06, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday night signed an order to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response […]

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Here’s exactly how unaffordable today’s housing market is — and where it’s getting worse
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Here’s exactly how unaffordable today’s housing market is — and where it’s getting worse

Ever since the epic run on housing in the first years of the pandemic, fueled by record-low mortgage rates, the market has been plagued by low supply and high prices. Prices in March were 39% higher nationally than they were in March 2019, pre-pandemic, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. While prices continue to […]

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First Chinese freight ship goods hit with Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs arriving at U.S. ports
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First Chinese freight ship goods hit with Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs arriving at U.S. ports

Container ships sit docked at the Port of Los Angeles on May 06, 2025 in San Pedro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The first shipping containers carrying Chinese products that are subject to President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs have begun arriving in U.S. ports. Seven ships carrying upward of 12,000 […]

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