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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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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers

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.

By Brady Dennis

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

By Ben Brasch, Kyle Rempfer and Shannon Osaka33 minutes ago

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

By Ben Brasch

Surge of homicides in D.C. leaves 13 dead in August’s first 5 days

By Peter Hermann and Jasmine HiltonUpdated 1 hour ago

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In an Atlanta suburb, American realities collide over Trump’s indictment

Former president Donald Trump has changed the lives of Jenny Peterson and Jerry Ramsey. But they inhabit opposite poles in a divided America.

By Sarah Ellison and Greg Jaffe

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‘The landscape is changing in front of my eyes’: California’s iconic Joshua tree faces an existential threat

For the Joshua tree — an internationally recognized symbol of California — fire has raised major concerns. When the trees burn, they burn fast, and they rarely survive.

By Reis Thebault

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