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Fireworks, a hallmark of July 4th celebrations, are feeling the impact of President Trump’s trade war with China. More than 95% of the fireworks sold in the U.S. come from China, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. And while sales of pyrotechnics have grown in past years as more states and counties loosen…
GE Appliances executive Lee Lagomarcino said U.S. trade policy was the driving factor in the company’s recent decision to accelerate a plan to move overseas jobs back to the U.S. “Any time we decide to move a factory or redesign a platform, it’s an expensive endeavor, so we have to think through the strategy and…
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Bridge work is set to begin after the July 4 holiday weekend on U.S. 31 over Pleasant Run Creek in Greenwood, the Indiana Department of Transportation said Monday. A $3.7 million bridge deck overlay project will begin on or after Monday, July 7, and is expected to be completed by mid-November, INDOT…
The Vatican Museums have completed a groundbreaking decade-long restoration of the Raphael Rooms, unveiling revolutionary discoveries about Renaissance art techniques. The newly restored Room of Constantine, the largest and most significant of the four spectacularly frescoed reception rooms in the Apostolic Palace, has revealed that Raphael pioneered an experimental oil-on-wall painting technique that was never…
Law enforcement authorities in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, are holding a news conference to share the latest on their investigation after a suspect allegedly ambushed firefighters on the job, killing two of them and critically injuring a third. The firefighters were responding to the Nettleton Gulch Fire on Sunday afternoon in a popular recreation area at Canfield…
Last week’s record-breaking heat wave is highlighting concerns about the potential health risks facing workers. At Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, Dr. Douglas Olson, the medical director for the emergency department, said he’s seen a roughly 20% increase in heat-related visits since last year across the hospital’s five systems. “Most of the time it’s related…
Tinder is testing out a new facial recognition feature as it seeks to reduce fraud and build trust among its customer base. The West Hollywood-based company, which is owned by online dating company Match Group, is now mandating that California users verify their identity through a feature called Face Check when setting up their accounts….
A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued by July 31, as the United States enters peak hurricane season, according to the already resource-strapped National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The federal agency, which includes the National Weather Service, initially said last week that it was going…
The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors. Toronto and Portland will…
A government cybersecurity contractor is being held in jail in Washington, D.C., for driving his Jeep near crowds on the National Mall, in what prosecutors have described as an “absolutely outrageous” crime on June 21. At a court hearing Monday, prosecutors argued Curtis Lear of Washington, D.C., off-roaded his vehicle onto the grass…