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Trump Signs Off on US Metals Tariffs, Exempts Canada and Mexico

Trump Signs Off on US Metals Tariffs, Exempts Canada and Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed companion proclamations slapping 25 percent tariffs on steel coming into the country and...

Judge to Weigh Whether Trump’s Twitter Blocks Violate Free Speech

Judge to Weigh Whether Trump’s Twitter Blocks Violate Free Speech

A federal judge is expected to hear arguments on Thursday about whether President Donald Trump violated Twitter users’ free speech rights under...

European Central Bank: Trump Tariff Move ‘Dangerous’

European Central Bank: Trump Tariff Move ‘Dangerous’

Europe’s top monetary official criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to put tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as a...

Trump Stands Firm on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Despite Pushback

Trump Stands Firm on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Despite Pushback

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to go ahead with his plan to impose tariffs of 25 percent on foreign...

AP Fact Check: Trump Citing Wrong Information on Trade

AP Fact Check: Trump Citing Wrong Information on Trade

President Donald Trump is presenting a skewed picture of the decline of manufacturing in making his case for import penalties...

Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Competition Finalists Announced

Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Competition Finalists Announced

Nine teams with members from 25 countries entered the final phase of the $7 million Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition for...

Canada, Mexico to Be Temporarily Spared From US Tariffs on Metals

Canada, Mexico to Be Temporarily Spared From US Tariffs on Metals

Canada and Mexico could be temporarily spared from tariffs on some metals that will be part of a proclamation that...

Despite Widespread Pushback, Trump Finds Some Support for Tariff Plan

Despite Widespread Pushback, Trump Finds Some Support for Tariff Plan

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum has met...

FBI Chief: Corporate Hack Victims Can Trust We Won’t Share Info

FBI Chief: Corporate Hack Victims Can Trust We Won’t Share Info

The FBI views companies hit by cyberattacks as victims and will not rush to share their information with other agencies...

FOMO at SXSW: How to Conquer Fear of Missing Out in Austin

FOMO at SXSW: How to Conquer Fear of Missing Out in Austin

The South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, starts Friday. It’s grown from a grassroots event to a phenomenon that...

Australia’s Central Bank Chief Slams US Tariffs

Australia’s Central Bank Chief Slams US Tariffs

The head of Australia’s central bank is upbeat about domestic economic growth despite a disappointing end to last year, but...

UK Researchers Building 3D Visualizations of Classic Children’s Books

UK Researchers Building 3D Visualizations of Classic Children’s Books

Classic children’s books are getting a 21st century upgrade, as British researchers have begun testing a project that would bring...

Drought-hit Kenyans Find Gold in Tea Trees – But for How Long?

Drought-hit Kenyans Find Gold in Tea Trees – But for How Long?

At Sweet Waters, a village in central Kenya, Veronicah Nyambura stands under the hot sun between two fields. One is...

EU Tax Haven Blacklist Set to Shrink Further

EU Tax Haven Blacklist Set to Shrink Further

European Union states are set to remove Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia from a list of tax havens...

Facebook, Twitter Urged to Do More to Police Hate on Sites

Facebook, Twitter Urged to Do More to Police Hate on Sites

Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are taking steps to police terrorists and hate groups on their sites, but more...

Porsche Says Flying Cab Technology Could Be Ready Within Decade

Porsche Says Flying Cab Technology Could Be Ready Within Decade

Porsche is studying flying passenger vehicles but expects it could take up to a decade to finalize technology before they...

Trump Says He’s Committed to New ‘Fair’ Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico

Trump Says He’s Committed to New ‘Fair’ Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico

The White House says that President Donald Trump, in a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has emphasized...

BMW CEO: Car Tariffs Would Hurt US Jobs

BMW CEO: Car Tariffs Would Hurt US Jobs

Tariffs on car imports in the United States, if implemented, would hurt jobs in the world’s second-largest car market, the...

Smart Shoes Provide the Right Beat for Health and Safety

Smart Shoes Provide the Right Beat for Health and Safety

Shoes that promote health and safety were featured last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Faith Lapidus reports....

Preventing Unauthorized Use of Face Recognition

Preventing Unauthorized Use of Face Recognition

Every day, billions of photos uploaded to the Internet contain faces. Experts say sophisticated algorithms can collect these images, compare...

Kenyan Coffee Risks Losing Significance as Production Struggles

Kenyan Coffee Risks Losing Significance as Production Struggles

Kenyan coffee has an international reputation for good quality. But Kenya’s coffee industry is struggling as production levels have dropped...

Washington Becomes First State to Approve Net-neutrality Rules

Washington Becomes First State to Approve Net-neutrality Rules

Washington became the first state Monday to set up its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules that...