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NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate ...

Here's a timeline of how we got here: Trump launches a trade war during his first term in office — taking particular aim at China. The two countries exchange a series of tit-for-tat levies ...