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Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.European buyers are trying to reduce their reliance on China and the EU is stepping up scrutiny of products from the world’s top exporter, procurement executives said.Brussels has launched an investigation into Chinese government subsidies to manufacturing, and the European Commission is expected to announce additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports soon. “The big trend among companies right now is to reduce their reliance on China,” said Richard Laub, CEO of Belgium-based Dragon Sourcing, adding that while the U.S. has led the…
Sam Hill / Digital Trends connection is the newest puzzle game from The New York Times. In this game, you sort 16 words into four secret groups (for now) by finding relationships between the words. The puzzles reset every night at midnight, and each new puzzle has a different difficulty level. Wardletrack your winning streak, and compare scores with your friends. Some days are harder than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s problem, connection To solve the puzzle, check out our hints and tricks below, and if you still can’t figure it out, we’ll give you today’s…
Sam Hill / Digital Trends Do you love crossword puzzles but don’t have the time to sit down and solve a full-sized newspaper puzzle all day? Then The Mini is for you! A simplified version of the famous New York Times crossword puzzle, The Mini is an easy way to test your crossword puzzle skills every day in a much shorter amount of time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). The Mini is smaller and simpler than a regular crossword puzzle, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easier – stumbling over a single clue…
The real winner in this Indian Lok Sabha election was democracy. And I personally couldn’t be happier. On both sides of the divide there were campaigns trying to undermine democracy. From the Indian side there was endless talk about how unfair the election was and how the Election Commission and the Election Commission were trying to ensure another stunning victory for Narendra Modi. Modi himself campaigned as if he was a man sent by God to save India, not an ordinary politician seeking mandates. The choice before the voter was between bad and even worse.On the night of the results,…
The Texas Tech women’s track and field team concluded its season on Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.The Tech women’s team placed seventh at the national tournament with 26 total points, the third-best final score in team history, according to Tech Athletics.Freshman Temitope Adesina finished the season in third place in the girls high jump final with a personal best of 1.97 meters. Adesina tied with the top two finishers in the event but made more mistakes than the top two, which resulted in her third place finish. Adesina was named a first-team…
While Texas Tech’s women’s track and field team has been competitive for many years, it has ceded the spotlight to the school’s men’s team, which has won eight Big 12 championships and two national titles.But Saturday was the day for women.Led by third-place individual finishes from Rosemary Chukwuma and Temitope Adesina, the Texas Tech women’s team finished tied for seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. This was the team’s third-best indoor and outdoor finish, with their best results being a fifth-place finish at the 2008 outdoor meet and a solo seventh-place finish at the…
Recent surveys have shown that business confidence among European companies in southern China is lower than in other parts of the country, and analysts say the gap is a direct result of capacity relocation and Hong Kong’s declining re-export role.The China-European Union Chamber of Commerce, which conducted its annual survey earlier this year with consulting firm Roland Berger, found that member companies in southern China saw a more pronounced decline in sales and profitability.Survey results released last week showed that about 40% of respondents in the South reported a clear decline in revenue in 2023 compared to 2022, and 17%…
Bailee Ann Kennedy became the first transgender woman to win the title of Miss Maryland USA. Kennedy, 31, made history when she was crowned at the end of the pageant in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday, June 1. She is also the first Asian American and military wife to win the title, according to local outlet DC News Now. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, June 4, the pageant queen opened up about how her identity has affected her career and got candid about how she deals with detractors. “Not everyone has to agree with the space you take up and…
Josh Maravich followed his father into Louisiana State University. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)Josh Maravich, a former Louisiana State University basketball player and son of legendary Pete Maravich, died Friday at age 42, the Tigers announced.The cause of death has not been released, but he reportedly died at his home in Covington, Louisiana.Josh was one of two children Pete had; the other was his older brother, Jason. Josh was just 5 when the NCAA men’s all-time leading scorer died of heart failure during a pickup game at age 40, leaving the boys in the care of their mother, Jackie.Despite his father’s…
CNN — Narendra Modi has done more to elevate India’s standing on the global stage than any other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. The prime minister, who was elected to an unprecedented third term in power this week, has positioned India and its fast-growing economy as a key player on global challenges such as climate change and development, while also firmly establishing India as a key security partner for the United States and an aspiring leader in the global south. Modi’s victory gives the 73-year-old and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) another five years to…