« Although the administration has hinted at niche market exemptions, it has reiterated that no country will be exempt, » Currie added. « This analysis points to three downstream industries as being potentially vulnerable: motor vehicle and trailer parts, can manufacturing, and to a lesser extent soft drink manufacturing. » To be sure, some on Wall Street remain optimistic…

Remy Smidt / BuzzFeed News A mom, a dad, two little brothers, a soccer team, a desk, a box of nail polish, cleats, a silver dress she wore on her bat mitzvah: These are some of the things Alyssa Alhadeff left behind when she was killed on Valentine’s Day. On Sunday night, her mother, Lori…

Image copyright Yulia Skripal/Facebook Image caption Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei are critically ill in hospital The UK would respond « robustly » to any evidence of Russian involvement in the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal, Boris Johnson has said. Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are critically ill in hospital after being…

Uber’s autonomous trucks are now doing actual work for customers via Uber Freight, Uber’s commercial cargo shipping on-demand app. The first runs are being done in Arizona, with regular hauls operating with both human drivers and autonomous trucks working in tandem. How it works is that Uber will load up the freight on a conventional,…

Lionel Messi saves Argentina from an embarrassing group stage draw against Iran, scoring a winner in the dying moments of stoppage time.

See you in court. The state of Washington became the first state to pass its own net neutrality legislation after the Federal Communications Commission last year repealed its own rules barring discrimination against online sites and content. The battle has just begun, however, as another two dozen states are pursuing a similar course—a course that…

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North and South Korean leaders have agreed to meet next month at the truce village of Panmunjom, on the North-South line 40 miles north of Seoul, for the third inter-Korean summit, a top South Korean official has announced. The sudden announcement of talks between North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in…