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San Diego Small Business Expo 2024

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President Trump is imposing 25% tariffs on most imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% tariffs on imports from China. Mexico supplies more than a quarter of the fresh fruits and vegetables in the U.S., including avocados popular in Super Bowl guacamole.

Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China in new phase of trade war

Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff.

Clarksville Fire Rescue members perform water rescues to evacuate trapped people during flooding on Sunday in Clarksville, Tenn.

Deadly storms sweep through the South, leaving at least 12 dead

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said all of the state's 120 counties were impacted by the storm. "The biggest challenge of this event is it's everywhere."

San Diego Sheriff Department helicopter executing a water drop on a hillside in Mission Valley during the Friars Fire on Jan. 21, 2025.

Wildfires in San Diego: Essential steps for affected renters

Nearly half of San Diegans are renters and have certain legal rights if their home is destroyed by natural disasters like wildfire.

"Our problem is not with Israel," Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan, appointed by the new administration in Syria, tells NPR. "We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security or any other country's security."

New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.

GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance

The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.

Commuters cross London Bridge. Maybe some of them have a four-day workweek.

200 U.K. companies have opted for a four-day workweek, latest data shows

The industries most represented among the group include marketing and PR, charities and nonprofits, and technology.

Russel Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, attends a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capital Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025.

Why independent agencies were created to be independent

President Trump claims power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, a law professor at Temple University, why independent agencies were created to be independent.

Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, on Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md.

Status of Oceanside Social Security office in doubt amid DOGE cuts

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website says a Social Security Administration office in Carlsbad was closed. However, the office is not in Carlsbad, it's in Oceanside.

Crowds outside the New York Stock Exchange during the Wall Street Crash in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, Oct. 1929.

Did tariffs contribute to the Great Depression? Here's what to know

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

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