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U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Jamieson Greer, said that the European Union had “persisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. companies.
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White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment

The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.

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The White House insisted on Tuesday that the economy remained strong under President Trump’s watch.
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Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.

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A tributary of the Kugaaruk River in northern Alaska turning orange from elevated heavy metal concentrations.
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Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies

“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.

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The director Rob Reiner, in 1989, on the set of “When Harry Met Sally …”
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Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban

A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.

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Electric vehicles at a BMW factory in Munich. Premier automakers like BMW will benefit if an emission ban in Europe is rolled back.
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