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European stocks traded lower on Wednesday, with markets struggling to maintain the positive momentum of the previous session as the U.S.’ country-specific tariffs started taking effect. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 3.08% lower at 9:42 a.m. in London, with all sectors and major bourses firmly in negative territory. Regional healthcare, mining and oil and…

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The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing their preferred pronouns in email signatures, calling it a symptom of a misguided “gender ideology.” Some White House officials are taking a similar approach with the journalists who cover them. On at least three recent occasions, senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters’…

Two big law firms that have come under attack by the Trump administration filed court papers on Tuesday seeking to permanently block executive orders that threaten their businesses and ability to represent clients in matters involving the federal government. The firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, filed the papers in federal court in Washington a…

People standing in front of an electronic display showing the Hang Seng Index in the Central district of Hong Kong on July 26, 2021, after stocks plunged as tuition firms were hammered by China’s decision to reform the private education sector by preventing them from making profits. Isaac Lawrence | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific…

Risks from “forever chemicals”—a term for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of industrial chemicals that are extremely difficult to break down—are accumulating. It’s estimated that the drinking water of 200 million people in the United States contains them in quantities above the safe limit and that 99% of Americans have them in our…