By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework announced last year.

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Trump said on social media that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15% to 25%. The U.S. president previously imposed the tariffs by declaring an economic emergency and bypassing Congress, while South Korea needed legislative approval for the framework announced in July and affirmed during Trump’s October visit to the country.

“Our Trade Deals are very important to America. In each of these Deals, we have acted swiftly to reduce our TARIFFS in line with the Transaction agreed to,” Trump said. “We, of course, expect our Trading Partners to do the same.”

The threat was a reminder that the tariff drama unleashed last year by Trump is likely to be repeated again and again this year. The global economy and U.S. voters might find the world’s trade structure constantly being subject to disruption and new negotiations as Trump has already sought to levy tariffs in order to bend other nations to his will.

Trump has in the past tied his tariffs to commitments by South Korea to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy over several years, including efforts to revitalize American shipyards. But the Trump administration’s relations with South Korea have at times been rocky with the raid last year by immigration officials at a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia that caused 475 people to be detained.

Monday’s announcement of new tariffs fits a pattern in which Trump plans to continue to deploy tariffs, possibly to the detriment of relations with other countries.

Just last week, the president threatened tariffs on eight European nations unless the U.S. gained control of Greenland, only to pull back on his ultimatum after meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump on Saturday said he would put a 100% tax on goods from Canada if it followed through with plans to bolster trade with China.

Trump has bragged about his trade frameworks as drawing in new investment to the U.S., yet many of his heavily hyped deals have yet to be finalized. The European Parliament has yet to approve a trade deal pushed by Trump that would put a 15% tax on the majority of goods made by the EU’s 27 member states.

The United States is poised this year to renegotiate its amended 2020 trade pact with Canada and Mexico. There are also ongoing Section 232 investigations under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, as well as an upcoming Supreme Court decision on whether Trump exceeded his authority by declaring tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday issued an executive order requiring weapons screening at the state Capitol following an advisory report released earlier this month recommending new security measures.

The order, which is set to go into effect starting the first day of the 2026 legislative session on Feb. 17, directs the Minnesota State Patrol to “put in place the equipment and trained personnel necessary” for the new requirement, though it leaves the exact choices up to the discretion of the state Department of Public Safety.

It’s based on the recommendations of an “independent security assessment” commissioned by the state public safety department, according to the governor’s office. The Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security approved the recommendations earlier this month.

Walz’s order does not mention specific security measures like X-ray machines or metal detectors. Minnesota was among 13 states that had neither, according to a 2021 review by the Council of State Governments.

The state Capitol was wired to support metal detectors during major renovations completed in 2017. The governor’s office referred questions about specifics to the Department of Public Safety, which didn’t have specifics on Monday.

“We are now working through the details to ensure screening is implemented in a way that is thoughtful, accessible and minimizes disruption for the public and those who work in the building. That includes entrance locations, staffing, accessibility considerations and clear guidance on what people can expect when they arrive,” said Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson. “Because those details matter, we want to take the time to get this right.”

Senate also will require weapons screening

The expense of new security measures will be covered by the State Patrol’s general fund dollars, according to the governor’s office.

In addition to weapons screening at the Capitol, the Minnesota Senate on Monday also announced plans to boost security. Starting on Feb. 17, the Senate will require members of the public to pass through a full-body scanner before entering the Senate Gallery, the observation area above the floor where members gather to vote.

Changes announced by Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, also include a ban on members of the public carrying firearms in the Senate Gallery.

“Minnesota has been an outlier state in the lack of protection we provide at the Capitol, one of only ten states that didn’t screen for weapons, and only six that didn’t regulate their possession,” Sen. Bonnie Westlin, DFL-Plymouth, said in a news release announcing the change. “Weapons screening was the top safety priority recommended by the Axtell Group report our committee adopted earlier this month.”

Changes come after killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman

While some lawmakers had called for more security and a ban on firearms from the Capitol for years, the issue took on a new sense of urgency in the wake of the June assassination of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and her husband, Mark, and the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, and his wife, Yvette.

“Government cannot function effectively when elected officials fear for their safety. In the last year, Minnesota has seen horrific acts of political violence,” Walz said in a news release. “This executive order will make the Capitol – the central seat of Minnesota’s state government – safer, ensuring the people’s house remains open, welcoming, and secure.

Last summer’s political violence — and a subsequent break-in at the Capitol by a nude intruder who guards found sitting in the Senate President’s Chair — increased political pressure to harden security. Before that break-in, state public safety leaders had told news media that they had already boosted security, though the intrusion highlighted ongoing vulnerabilities. An independent review by the private security firm Axtell Group followed.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security unanimously supported most of the independent review’s recommendations, though Republican lawmakers Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, and Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, declined to support the weapons screening. Legislative Republicans have largely opposed efforts to curb gun rights at the state Capitol.

Besides Nash and Limmer, members of the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security include DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who serves as chair, Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, Sen. Westlin and Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview.

Walz and the DFL-controlled Senate are boosting security measures, though the House, which is tied 67-67 between DFL and Republican members, has not announced any changes.

In a statement on the new security at the Capitol, House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson praised Walz’s executive order.

“This is personal for House DFLers,” Stephenson said. “While we are pleased with today’s action, we will continue to advocate for a full ban on guns at the State Capitol.”

It wasn’t immediately clear on Monday how the new security orders might brush against the public’s right to carry weapons in the state Capitol.

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, a prominent state gun rights group with a history of success in challenging firearms restrictions, said it was aware of the governor and Senate’s decision and was reviewing legal options.

“Permit to Carry holders will still be able to carry at the Minnesota State Capitol Complex,” Gun Owners Caucus Chair Bryan Strawser said in a post to X. “We will work with state officials to ensure that the statutory right of MN Permit to Carry holders at the state capitol is not infringed.”

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Tangles, cuyo actual propietario es PenLink Ltd, permite a las autoridades analizar grandes cantidades de datos disponibles en el mercado, incluida la información histórica sobre la ubicación de los teléfonos móviles.

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En Texas, la policía ha gastado millones de dólares en una nueva herramienta para rastrear teléfonos. No se trata de una escucha telefónica. Además, no se necesita una orden judicial para hacer el rastreo. Se trata de un sistema de vigilancia poco conocido que se basa en datos comerciales recopilados discretamente de las aplicaciones cotidianas de los teléfonos inteligentes.

Si bien la herramienta de vigilancia y rastreo telefónico, conocida como Tangles, ha sido usada por años, las autoridades se niegan a revelar cómo ha contribuido, o no, a adelantar investigaciones, revela una investigación del Texas Observer.

La investigación revela que varios departamentos de policía han adoptado discretamente el software. Sin embargo, a pesar del dinero invertido y los años que han pasado, es poco lo que se sabe sobre su uso.

Tangles, cuyo actual propietario es PenLink Ltd, permite a las autoridades analizar grandes cantidades de datos disponibles en el mercado, incluida la información histórica sobre la ubicación de los teléfonos móviles. 

Además, a la herramienta se le puede agregar una extensión llamada WebLoc, que permite rastrear los movimientos de los dispositivos móviles mediante una función denominada «geofencing» (un área virtual seleccionada). 

El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) está aumentando su vigilancia para impulsar la agenda migratoria del presidente Donald Trump y también ha contratado para usar la herramienta Tangles.

El año pasado, la agencia firmó contratos para adquirir nuevas tecnologías, como una aplicación de escaneo del iris, software que espía los teléfonos y software de localización que puede rastrear la actividad telefónica.

Y a pesar de los años de uso y el dinero gastado, las agencias no han dado muchos detalles sobre su uso. Así que para hablar sobre el aumento del rastreo telefónico sin orden judicial, las empresas tecnológicas que hay detrás y las dudas que genera esta vigilancia, invitamos a la autora de la investigación, Francesca D’Annunzio, quien acaba de terminar su fellowship con el Texas Observer.

Más detalles en nuestra conversación a continuación.

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A jury has found an Apple Valley man guilty of unintentional murder after prosecutors said he set up a Bloomington marijuana deal and then hit and dragged the seller with his SUV while speeding off with the drug.

Lamont Eugene Williams Jr., 22, was convicted Friday in Hennepin County District Court of second-degree unintentional murder in connection with the hit-and-run killing of 21-year-old Alexif Loeza Galvan near his home on Bloomington’s east side on March 6.

Alexif Loeza Galvan (Courtesy of GoFundMe)

Williams, who posted bond five days later and was released from custody, is jailed ahead of his sentencing, which is scheduled for Feb. 24.

Galvan died of blunt force trauma at Hennepin County Medical Center. His injuries included a brain bleed, skull fracture, broken collarbone, rib fractures and cuts and bruising on the lower back and elsewhere consistent with road rash, according to the criminal complaint.

Police were called to the 8300 block of 11th Avenue about 8:45 p.m. on a report of the man lying in the street with broken bones and difficulty breathing. Officers found Galvan on the ground near a snowbank, gasping for breath. He was pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Lamont Eugene Williams Jr. (Courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office)

One of Galvan’s family members told officers that Galvan had told him that “Monty,” who was later identified as Williams, had contacted him and that he agreed to sell marijuana to Williams, the complaint said.

Galvan’s mother reported she was sitting on the couch when he told her he was going outside to sell something. About two minutes later, she heard yelling. She looked outside and saw him leaning into the passenger side of a small, dark-colored SUV. He appeared to be halfway in the vehicle.

She said she could see Galvan and someone inside the SUV pulling a backpack back and forth. As this was happening, the SUV accelerated and she shouted to her other children. They went outside and found Galvan lying in the street a few houses from their house.

Williams was arrested the next day near his home; he’d been driving a grey Jeep Renegade registered to his mother, the complaint said. Officers found in the SUV a 9mm handgun on the front passenger seat and a black Coach backpack with plastic bags of marijuana that totaled about 264 grams, or more than 9 ounces.

A search of Williams’ phone showed the two men exchanged messages through Facebook about Galvan selling him “smoke.” Galvan sent Williams his home address.

Williams wrote to Galvan at 8:31 p.m., “Here.” Four minutes later, Williams wrote, “I’m in this Jeep.” Location data of Williams’ cellphone showed it moved east from the area of Galvan’s home at 8:37 p.m. Six minutes later, Williams messaged him: “My fault gang I had to.”

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