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[ad_1] The European Union on Wednesday said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it found benefit “heavily from unfair subsidies” and pose a “threat of economic injury” to EV producers in Europe. On a preliminary basis, the EU Commission, the executive arm of the E.U., …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil, recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky said via email that her 95-year-old husband is in a Sao Paulo hospital, where she took him …

[ad_1] A Seattle man was sentenced to eight months in prison for groping a teen girl on a flight from Paris to Washington state in 2022, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Milan Edward Jurkovic, 36, was convicted in December of abusive sexual contact following a three-day jury trial, according to a …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s argument about the “weaponization” of the justice system just ran smack into a Delaware jury’s conviction of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The result, according to some Republicans, is a major blow to one of Trump’s favorite talking points — and a boost …

[ad_1] LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States will be heard next month, court officials in London said on Tuesday. The Australian-born Assange, 52, is fighting extradition to the U.S. where he is wanted on 18 charges, nearly all under the Espionage Act, relating …

[ad_1] HONG KONG — Four American instructors from a small Iowa college were injured in a stabbing attack while on a teaching trip to China, their school and U.S. officials said. The four instructors from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were injured “in a …

[ad_1] Nearly 19,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Chicago in January, more than three times as many as last year, as the city struggled to manage the thousands of newly arrived migrants in its shelter system.  An annual city survey released Friday — a snapshot of estimated homelessness in Chicago …

[ad_1] Closing arguments began Monday in the federal gun case against Hunter Biden as the first criminal trial of the son of a sitting president nears an end. “The evidence was personal, it was ugly, it was overwhelming,” prosecutor Leo Wise told the jury, recounting the evidence special counsel David …

[ad_1] Céline Dion is further opening up about her health and why she decided to publicly share her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome. The music legend spoke candidly in an interview with Hoda Kotb that will air in primetime on Tuesday. “You said not telling the truth was too much to carry,” Kotb …

[ad_1] BOSTON — Jrue Holiday provided scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown contributed, too — with their passing and defense. The Mavericks can stop worrying about who Boston’s best player is. Everyone the Celtics put in the game is helping them close in on an …