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A fuming President Trump ‘orders’ U.S. companies to move out of China

President Donald Trump points to the crowd after arriving on Air Force One at Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Trump is in town to speak at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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A fuming President Trump “ordered” U.S. companies Friday to start moving out of China, after the Asian superpower announced plans to impose additional tariffs of $75 billion on U.S. products.

A surge of students from China is leading U.S. universities to confront the challenges of integrating them more into American campus life. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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United States Attorney General William Barr, waves to the crowd, after addressing the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police's 64th National Biennial Conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Convention Blvd. in New Orleans, La. Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP) ** FILE **

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a flag as he arrives to a campaign rally at the University of Northern Colorado, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in Greeley, Colo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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The Rev. Jerome Starling, left, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, second from left, Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes, second from right, and Miami Assistant Police Chief Jorge Colina, right, look over rifles that were turned into Miami police during a gun buyback program held at the Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Miami. The event was organized by Starling in response to continuing gun violence in the city. Over 100 firearms were collected. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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