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Yellen to Visit China in Bid to Steady Economic Ties

The trip to Beijing will be her first as Treasury secretary and is intended to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies.  » mehr lesen

Large Crack in Carowinds Roller Coaster Prompts Its Shutdown in North Carolina

A visitor to the North Carolina amusement park recorded a crack in a pillar of the ride, Fury 325, which is billed as one of the tallest of its kind.  » mehr lesen

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Go on Strike

The strike is part of a wave of recent labor actions in the nation’s second-largest metropolis, where high costs of living have made it difficult for workers to stay afloat.  » mehr lesen

Tesla’s Second Quarter Sales and Deliveries Rise as Tax Credits Fuel Demand

Incentives and price cuts made Tesla electric cars cheaper than comparable gasoline models. But the company faces growing competition in China, a key market.  » mehr lesen

Frank Field, Who Brought Expertise to TV Weathercasting, Dies at 100

The first meteorologist to forecast the weather on New York television, he later became known for, among other things, publicizing the Heimlich maneuver.  » mehr lesen

Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business

Ford, General Motors and others are striking deals with mining companies to avoid raw material shortages that could thwart their electric vehicle ambitions.  » mehr lesen

New Uncensored Chatbots Ignite a Free-Speech Fracas

A new generation of chatbots doesn’t have many of the guardrails put in place by companies like Google and OpenAI, presenting new possibilities — and risks.  » mehr lesen

‘American Made’ T-Shirts Are Having Their Best Year Yet

Flag-themed apparel and other Americana are always July Fourth favorites, but it now may matter more where those stars and stripes were stitched.  » mehr lesen

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