President Trump’s trade war is about to hit home for millions of American consumers and small businesses that will pay higher prices for Chinese products starting Sept. 1, when $112 billion worth of imports will be subject to 15 percent tariffs. …
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‘Comic Con of beer collectors’ marks 49th meeting
It’s “CANvention” time for hundreds of beer aficionados. Collectors from around the world began buying, trading and selling containers of brews Thursday at the 49th annual gathering of members of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America. (Aug. 29)
Fallout from Tennessee coal ash spill continues
A massive coal ash spill outside a Tennessee power plant in 2008 has had long reaching consequences, workers who cleaned up the ash spill say they are suffering from illnesses that include cancer. (Aug. 28)
Charges: Ex-Google engineer stole self-drive tech
A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets that he later sold to Uber as the ride-hailing service scrambled to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles. (Aug. 27)
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Epstein accusers pour out their anger in court
One by one, more than a dozen of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers stood before a judge and poured out their anger toward the financier Tuesday, taking advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to be heard in court after Epstein’s jailhouse suicide. (Aug. 27)
Stars sparkle on VMA red carpet
From a red hot Lizzo in a fiery Moschino gown to Taylor Swift in a sparkling Versace blazer, stars went all out for a glitzy night on the VMA red carpet. (Aug 26)
Chocolate skews marijuana potency tests
Pot brownies may be stronger than you think. A new study finds chocolate appears to interfere with the ability to measure THC, the high-inducing chemical in marijuana. That means THC levels on some cannabis product labels may not be accurate. (Aug. 26)…
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Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 24th: Emmanuel Macron hosts G7 leaders dinner; Protesters and riot police clash in Hong Kong; Huge fires continue to rage in the Amazon; Coffee growers help reforest Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa.
Trump, Macron speak in meeting ahead of G7
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron had a private lunch before the start of the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz on Saturday. (August 24)
Paradise HS preps for 1st football game since fire
A high school in a Northern California town that was mostly destroyed by a wildfire is preparing to play its first football game since the blaze. (Aug. 23)