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Trump says US economy in ‘transition’ as trade war escalates  BBC.com

WARREN, Mich. — Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn. He’s facing several hundred ecstatic voters huddled outside a suburban Detroit high school—the group that did not fit inside the high

Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada  The New York Times Who will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader? Here’s what you need to know  CNN Trump, on Air Force One, voices optimism about Ukraine negotiations  Yahoo Liberal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia is set to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House.

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

Progressive and moderate Democrats criticized a protest by Representative Al Green as a distraction, and the party leadership tried to refocus attention on economic issues.

More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.

China returns fire in Donald Trump’s trade war  Financial Times China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  The New York Times Chinese tariffs on US agricultural goods take effect  Financial Times China has a message for Trump: the US won’t stop its

China hits US farm goods with tariffs as trade war escalates  Financial Times China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  The New York Times China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live  The Guardian

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattles Los Angeles County  CNN 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Los Angeles area  KTLA Los Angeles Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. region sees an uptick in moderate temblors  Los Angeles Times Westlake Village quake  LAist 4.1 earthquake rattles Westlake