The EU has learnt its lesson on China, according to former European trade commissioner Karel De Gucht. The bloc is ramping up pressure on Beijing over its ballooning bilateral trade deficit, and, De Gucht said, its policy must be influenced by the outcome of a previous bout of trade tensions. Back in 2013, De Gucht…

Family Sues VW After Its Car-Net Service Refused To Help Police Track Abducted Child | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Volkswagen’s Car-Net reps wouldn’t provide any information until someone paid them $150 to reinstate service November 18, 2023 at 20:04 <!––> <!– –> Months after a terrifying ordeal surrounding an abducted child, a stolen car, and…

Living behind the Redwood Curtain makes most holiday visits a trek. Traveling out of the county to visit family or friends can be a day-long adventure no matter what mode of transportation is used. Those who plan to visit family or friends for the holidays have the typical options available for travel — planes, trains…

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza’s largest hospital Saturday, with one describing a panicked and chaotic evacuation as Israeli forces searched and face-scanned men among the evacuees and took some away. Israel’s military has been searching Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for traces of a Hamas command center that…

Law enforcement is recruiting the assistance of downtown business owners, asking for access to their camera footage to better solve crimes. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) WILMINGTON — In the wake of a shooting downtown in mid-October local law enforcement is enlisting the assistance of business owners to help with investigations and public safety. READ MORE:…

One of the most significant features found on the iPhone 14 and 15 series is the ability to contact emergency services in remote regions without cellular service. Emergency SOS via Satellite, which Apple announced in 2022, has been critical for helping people stranded reach emergency services without a phone signal. This past summer it helped a…

Most travelers have never visited a place like Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.  “People, I think a lot of times, they’re like, ‘Oh, hot springs! I’ve been to hot springs in Colorado’ or ‘I’ve been to hot springs in Washington,’ and you soak outside, right in the forest, and it’s glorious, and you feel…

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Winter-blooming indoor plants are a welcome way to take the edge off the chill and gloom of winter and make delightful gifts for the holidays. The choices go beyond traditional poinsettias and amaryllis. Colorful African violets, gloxinia, cyclamen, orchids, ornamental peppers and Christmas cactus are blooming and readily available. Dress them up…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Chicago Friday to look into a horrific crash on a CTA Yellow Line train that left everyone onboard hurt. As CBS 2’s Noel Brennan reported, passengers and CTA workers were still recovering from injuries Friday afternoon while investigators were on the ground.…