LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cloud of uncertainty hung over Los Angeles on Tuesday, as Mayor Karen Bass issued a curfew for a small portion of the city to stop the vandalism that some local business owners and residents have grown weary of.

City officials say opportunists have come in to smash storefronts and loot businesses after peaceful protesters leave.

Questions remained over the role that Marines and National Guard troops would play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the area.

The 700 Marines arrived in the Los Angeles area, but they hadn't been called to respond to the protests as of Tuesday afternoon and were only there to protect federal officials and property, the Marine Corps commandant said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who obje

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