Is Washington DC a 'safe zone' for businesses?

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  Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Roger Hearing, and on this edition,

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  as Donald Trump decides to send National Guard troops into Chicago,

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  how successful has his previous deployment to Washington been for business there?

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  Google wins a major case to avoid being split up,

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  but it must now share data with competitors to open up competition in online searches.

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  Russia announces a major new gas pipeline deal with China.

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  and no spend September, the trend that's catching on to try to save your money.

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  But first, the troops are going into Chicago.

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  President Trump's announced he will send the National Guard into that city to deal with crime.

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  He's been threatening to expand his federal crackdown on Democrat-led US cities,

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  and he's already deployed troops into Washington.

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  In the past hour, the governor of Illinois, J.B.

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  Pritzker, said Chicago does not want National Guard troops on its streets.

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  None of this is about fighting crime or making Chicago safer.

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  None of it.

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  For Trump,

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  it's about testing his power and producing a political drama to cover up for his corruption.

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  J.B.

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