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Nov 19, 2019

The view of the trade war from the water

The Port of LA handles about half of all the shipping container trade between the U.S. and China. Today, we see how business is going amid the trade war.

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Misleading charts are everywhere. Here’s how to spot them.
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
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A view of the trade war from “America’s Port”
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles
At the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in nation, tariffs are taking a toll.
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The church has helped over 20 people pay off $100,000 in credit card debt. The secret lies in treating credit card debt as a community problem, rather than an individual one.
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