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Trump did not say when the hike in import taxes would take effect, but he said they would be raised on South Korean auto, lumber, and pharmaceutical drugs.

Despite President Trump's threat to hike tariffs on South Korea, the regional stock markets in Asia are largely advancing.

Shares in South Korea hit a new peak in Tuesday trading, up by more than 2%.

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei closed higher, boosted by technology stocks.

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White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says Tom Holman, the Trump administration's border czar, is taking over in Minneapolis, replacing the Border Patrol's Gregory Burvino, who's become the public face of the White House's immigration crackdown.

The Homeland Security Department is disputing reports that Bovino has been demoted.

Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said on social media.

that Bovino has not been relieved of his duties.

Bovino provoked anger when he referred to Border Patrol agents as the victims in Saturday's fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Preddy.

The Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Rand Paul, is calling for immigration and Border Patrol officials to testify in the aftermath of the killing of Alex Preddy by immigration agents in Minnesota.

And NPR's Claudia Grisales reports that Senate Democrats are also moving to block a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

States affected by that deadly weekend storm clearing roads and restoring power.

Curtis Tate from member station W.E.K.U.

Reports are also bracing for more days of below freezing temperatures.

According to PowerOutage.us, hundreds of thousands remain without power.

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Thousands of nurses and other employees at Kaiser Permanente plan to stay on strike across California and Hawaii.

The health provider serves more than 12 million people.