World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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The auto industry was warned: Battery recycling was poisoning people
At Ford Motor Co. headquarters near Detroit, Phillip Toyne, a shy Australian lawyer, warned executives in 2005 that the lead inside car batteries was poisoning people.
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An auto holy grail: Motors that don’t rely on Chinese rare earths
Stunned by frequent shortages of essential materials from China, automakers in the United States and Europe are quietly trying to reduce or eliminate the need for materials that have become entangled in superpower rivalries.
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Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year
President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.
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US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel’s military and defense minister clash
The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, said Monday it would shutter operations.
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Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches.
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Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist
President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Pasta at twice the price? Some Italian producers face huge U.S. tariffs.
Each day, as many as 20 trucks of semolina arrive at Garofalo, one of Italy’s largest pasta exporters.
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Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices
President Donald Trump has announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities. This move comes amid pressure to address high consumer prices.
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BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there’s no basis for a defamation claim
The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion lawsuit threat.
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H-1B visa: Spouses on H-4 visa face new threat
Some spouses of foreign workers on H-1B visas may lose their work permits after the Trump administration changed employment rules.
