The U.S. and Canada are embroiled in a full-scale trade war, with both nations imposing $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs, while domestic issues including immigration crackdowns, campus drug investigations, wildfire evacuations, and a surging measles outbreak dominate the news cycle. The
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