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(L) This aerial view shows a treated wastewater river heading to the Pacific Ocean near Real Del Mar in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on August 12, 2025. Despite the work of a wastewater treatment plant, residents in Mexico's Tijuana see no difference in the quality of the water running through the Tijuana River. "Nothing has changed. The smell is intense," says local resident Marino Castro, "the water is brown and cloudy". The river is the subject of a common projet with the United States, seeking to end a longstanding transboundary sewage crisis. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) US President Donald Trump takes part in a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) This aerial view shows sewage at the Endho dam, in Tepetitlan, Hidalgo state, Mexico on August 5, 2024. The Endho Dam, in the state of Hidalgo, is highly polluted as the Tula River, which receives sewage from Mexico City through the Central and the Eastern Discharge Tunnels, industrial waste from the Thermoelectric Plant, the Pemex Refinery, and other companies in the area, flows into it. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump demands Mexico ‘take care of its water and sewage problem IMMEDIATELY,’ labeling it a ‘true threat’

In a somewhat ominous post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump accused Mexico of posing a cross-border sewage contamination issue hazardous to the United States, branding the nation a “true threat” to Texas and California residents due to its water and sewage problem.

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 22: Marlo Ramirez carries slabs of beef to be prepared for a customer in a grocery store on July 22, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Beef prices are hitting records, rising almost 9% since January, according to the Department of Agriculture. Industry experts say the increase in prices are due in part to drought conditions across the country that have caused herds to shrink, while the demand for beef continues to increase. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump announces DOJ investigation into meat-packing companies, accusing them of artificially inflating beef prices

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an investigation into the United States’ top meat-packing companies, accusing them of engaging in “collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation” to artificially inflate the price of beef.

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BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between both countries. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump strikes major deal with China as Beijing agrees to resume rare earth exports, assist fentanyl crisis and purchase U.S. products

President Donald Trump announced the results of his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which Beijing agreed to help “end the Fentanyl Crisis,” purchase American oil, and continue the flow of rare earth minerals, while also mutually agreeing to roll back steep tariffs.

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