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Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. (Melina Mara/The Post)

U.S. imports from China plummet as relations remain tense

Such imports during the first five months of the year were down 24 percent from the same period last year, according to the Census Bureau. Mexico is now the United States’ top trading partner.

By David J. Lynch

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Mines for EV metals in Congo strain workers’ health and families

After revelations of child labor and dire conditions in Congolese cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they’d adhere to international safety standards.

Story by Katharine Houreld | Photos by Arlette Bashizi

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As climate change worsens, military eyes base of the future on Gulf Coast

After Tyndall Air Force Base was leveled by Hurricane Michael, those overseeing its reconstruction hope it becomes the “test bed” for bases to defend against the perils posed by a warming atmosphere.

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U.S. lab says it repeated fusion energy feat — with higher yield

By Ben Brasch, Kyle Rempfer and Shannon Osaka

Record glacial flooding sweeps away 2 homes in Alaska’s capital

By Ben Brasch

Over 11,000 L.A. workers plan to strike, hoping to ‘shut down’ city

By Anumita Kaur

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‘Tomorrow’s martyrs’: Inside a Palestinian militant cell in the West Bank

Hundreds of Palestinians have jumped into the fight as a result of recent raids. Many say they were compelled to take up arms because the Palestinian Authority has stayed on the sidelines.

By Steve Hendrix and Lorenzo Tugnoli1 hour ago

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