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Fishermen arrive at the port in Cumana, capital of Venezuela's Sucre state, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
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U.S. Military Strike Off the Coast of Venezuela Disrupts Life In Impoverished Fishing Communities
Few details are known about the deadly strike early this month.
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An Uber Eats package on a Flytrex drone.
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Uber Partners with Flytrex to Launch Drone Delivery
Investment underscores Uber’s first step into autonomous aerial logistics.
September 18, 2025
China's Long Fa fishing vessel is followed by flocks of seabirds in the Southern Ocean off the coast of the South Orkney Islands, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, on March 10, 2023.
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Long-Wrought WTO Agreement Aimed at Reducing Overfishing Takes Effect
In order to ensure sustainability of wildlife, countries must reduce subsidies doled out to fleets.
September 16, 2025
James Rich maneuvers a bulging net full of northern shrimp caught in the Gulf of Maine, Jan. 6, 2012.
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New England's Shrimp Industry Struggles as Fishermen Catch Few in 2025
A sampling and data collection program last winter didn't find much.
September 15, 2025
A container ship departs from the port of Santos in Brazil, April 1, 2025.
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Shipping Companies Support a First-Ever Global Fee on Greenhouse Gases
U.S. shipping companies have endorsed it — but the Trump administration is opposed.
September 15, 2025
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Coca‑Cola Joins MIT AI Consortium
Coke, the owner of Simply and Minute Maid, highlighted its Project “Save the Orange.”
September 11, 2025
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How to Grow More Nutritious Rice with Less Fertilizer
September 24, 2025
Mpho Parks Tau, mayor of Johannesburg, launch the first State of City Climate Finance report at COP21 in Paris, Dec. 4, 2015.
South African Officials Talk Tariffs in Washington
September 22, 2025
The Ig Nobel Prize for biology is accepted by Tomoki Kojima, Kazato Oishi, Yasushi Matsubara, Yuki Uchiyama, Yoshihiko Fukushima, Naoto Aoki, Say Sato, Tatsuaki Masuda, Junichi Ueda, Hiroyuki Hirooka and Katsutoshi Kino, Boston, Sept. 18, 2025.
Researchers Who Painted Cows Win 'Ig Nobel' Prize
September 19, 2025
Shipping containers at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2025.
Trump's Tariffs Cutting into U.S. Companies' China Sales, Survey Finds
September 19, 2025
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Amazon Business Seeks ‘Deeper Integration’ With Manufacturing Operations
September 19, 2025
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, presents Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with an official World Cup soccer ball before they meet at the Palacio National in Mexico City, Thursday, Sep 18, 2025.
Leaders of Canada, Mexico Vow Closer Economic Ties in Face of Trump Trade Uncertainty
September 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers opening remarks at the Liberal caucus in Edmonton, Sept. 10, 2025.
Canada's Carney Heads to Mexico to Discuss Trade Before a Review of Their U.S. Trade Deal
September 18, 2025
The west front of the Capitol, Washington, Sept. 11, 2025.
Unemployment, Inflation, GDP Growth to Be Worse than Projected, Budget Office Says
September 15, 2025
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Endangered Shark Found in U.S. Grocery Stores, Study Fines
September 12, 2025
A Mexican flag hangs at the National Palace, where a portrait of former Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hangs, as President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers her first state-of-the-nation address in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.
Mexico Proposes New Import Taxes on 1,400 Products to Boost National Production
September 12, 2025
A shopper pushes a cart loaded with paper goods through the parking lot of a Costco warehouse, Aug. 12, 2025, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Supply Chain Prices Unexpectedly Fell 0.1% in August
September 10, 2025
The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017.
Supreme Court to Quickly Consider Trump's Power to Impose Sweeping Tariffs
September 10, 2025
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September 1, 2025
President Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 5, 2025.
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Trump's Job Market Promises Fall Flat as Hiring Collapses and Inflation Ticks Up
New data exposed a widening gap between the economy Trump promised and a more anemic reality.
September 8, 2025
The Supreme Court building in Washington on March 28, 2017.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Tariffs Case, Reverse Ruling
Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to hear arguments in early November.
September 8, 2025
Chairman of European Parliament's Committee on International Trade Bernd Lange attends a news conference in Jakarta, April 16, 2025.
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Head of EU Trade Committee Has 'Doubts' About Deal with U.S.
The deal could be amended during the legislative approval process.
September 8, 2025
Expedition 501 members look down from the Liftboat Robert platform, to the approaching Gaspee, a crew transport vessel, in the North Atlantic, Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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Scientists Tap 'Secret' Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes for a Thirsty World
A massive, hidden aquifer is believed to stretch from New Jersey to as far north as Maine.
September 5, 2025
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China to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on EU Pork
The duties, which would range from 15.6% to 62.4%, are set to take effect next week.
September 5, 2025
President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025.
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If Tariffs Get Thrown Out, Companies Could Get a Refund — but Consumers Won't
Two courts have now ruled that Trump's biggest and boldest import taxes are illegal.
September 5, 2025
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Tariffs Affecting Profits and Likely to Lead to Increased Prices, Survey Shows
More than 90% of pricing leaders reported fearing the impact of tariffs over the coming months.
September 4, 2025
President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Aug. 26, 2025.
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What Happens to Trump’s Tariffs Now That a Federal Appeals Court Has Knocked Them Down?
The ruling could put Trump on shaky ground in trying to impose tariffs going forward.
September 3, 2025
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The Hidden Costs of Tariffs
A typical multinational spends 1,000 working hours per week dealing with tariff uncertainty.
September 3, 2025
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ISM Reports August Manufacturing PMI of 48.7%
Production and employment also contracted.
September 2, 2025
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How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change the Global Coffee Trade
Under the "EU Deforestation Regulation," companies will be required to trace coffee to its origin.
September 2, 2025
Chiquita brand bananas for sale at a grocery store in Zelienople, Pa., Sept. 10, 2014.
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Banana Giant Chiquita to Resume Operations After Strike
The company agreed to hire back 3,000 workers in the initial stage.
September 2, 2025
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Court Finds Trump's Tariffs an Illegal Use of Emergency Power
But they did not strike down the tariffs immediately — allowing for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
September 2, 2025
This Feb. 21, 2018, file photo shows a display of Heinz Ketchup on display in a market in Pittsburgh.
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Kraft Heinz to Split a Decade After Megafood Merger
Changing consumer tastes are leaving little appetite for big food companies.
September 2, 2025