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Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik initially ruled last year that the railway deliberately violated the terms of a 1991 easement with the Swinomish Tribe north of Seattle that allows trains to carry no more than 25 cars per day. The judge held a trial earlier this month to determine how much in profits BNSF made through trespassing from 2012 to 2021 and how much it should be required to disgorge.
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China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars
The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Commerce Ministry didn't mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday that it is opening an anti-dumping investigation into pork from Europe, but the move is widely seen as a response to the EU move on electric cars.
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28 Famous Actors With Their Own Production Companies (And What Each Is Called)
Actors quickly learn that the real money is in production, so here are the companies some have started to get in on it. The top actors in Hollywood make a lot of money, but anyone will tell you that the real money is in production. Here is a list of many of the actors with their own production companies, along with the name of the company to look out for.
The Guardian
BYD: China’s electric vehicle powerhouse charges into Europe
Threat of EU tariffs may not be enough to slow carmaker in its attempt to challenge Tesla on global stage
Sky News
China targets EU pork as threat of trade war escalates
China may target the European Union's pork producers in retaliation for EU tariffs on its electric cars. The world's second largest economy revealed on Monday that it had launched an investigation into imports of pork for human consumption from the bloc. The Commerce ministry inquiry was in response to a complaint by Chinese pork producers earlier this month.
INSIDER
Disney is mailing checks after a $9.5 million class action settlement. Here's how to know if you are owed any money.
Disneyland guests who paid nearly $1,400 for a Dream Key annual pass can expect a settlement check soon. But it amounts to less than a one-day ticket.
The Telegraph
Questor: enthusiasm for this American soft drink giant is showing no sign of going flat
As an investment, you could say it’s the “real thing”. Coca-Cola may not be your drink of choice, but for those on the lookout for quality and value over the longer term, the shares of the American consumer giant have a good deal to commend them.
Watford Observer
Restaurant ordered to change name by global burger chain
The independent Bushey restaurant Smash and Wings has been ordered to change its name by the global fast food chain Smashburger.
Reuters
Musk plans stock option grants to Tesla's high-performers, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees on Monday that the electric vehicle maker is working on stock-based compensation for high-performing employees, according to two people who reviewed an internal memo. The plan comes just days after Musk won shareholder approval for his $56 billion pay plan consisting of stock options and two months after he announced job cuts affecting more than 10% of Tesla's global workforce in the face of slowing demand for EVs and intensifying price competition from Chinese rivals. "Over the next few weeks, Tesla will be doing a comprehensive review to provide stock option grants for exceptional performance," Musk said in an email, according to the two people who reviewed it and are based in China and the U.S., respectively.
CityAM
Spain’s immunity challenge is back in an English court
The Kingdom of Spain is at the Court of Appeal as it seeks sovereign immunity over a long-running battle over violation to a provision of the Energy Charter Treaty
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McDonald's Abandoning AI-Powered Drive Thrus After Embarrassing Failures
Fast food chain McDonald's is giving up on its AI-powered drive-thru bots, following a string of hilarious, albeit embarrassing failures that resulted in unlucky customers ending up with over $250 worth of chicken McNuggets and unwanted packs of butter. According to industry publication Restaurant Busniess, McDonald's is terminating its drive-thru AI test, a joint […]
Reuters
US sues Photoshop maker Adobe for hiding fees, making it difficult to cancel
(Reuters) -The U.S. government sued Adobe on Monday, accusing the Photoshop and Acrobat maker of harming consumers by concealing hefty termination fees in its most popular subscription plan, and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the San Jose, California, federal court, the Federal Trade Commission said Adobe buries the fees, which sometimes reach hundreds of dollars, and other important terms in its "annual paid monthly" subscription plan in the fine print, or behind textboxes and hyperlinks. According to the complaint, Adobe calculates early termination fees as 50% of the remaining payments when consumers cancel in their first year.
South China Morning Post
German firms hope EU-China tariff talks can help dodge shake-up in EV business
German firms in China have yet to revise their business plans in response to the European Union's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and potential retaliation from Beijing, as they wait for the outcome of political negotiations, according to a business advocacy group. The European Union's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles cannot offer protection to German carmakers or increase their competitiveness, said Maximilian Butek, executive director of the German Chamber of Commerce in East Chin
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London gold body drops jurisdictional challenge in Tanzania labelling case
The London Bullion Market Association is being sued over how it certified gold sourced from a Tanzanian mine.
Reuters
China increases EV market share in Germany despite import slump
Chinese electric vehicle imports to Germany declined in the first four months of the year, but Asia's economic powerhouse still managed to increase its EV import market share in Germany during the period, the German statistics office said on Tuesday. Imports of Chinese EVs to Germany fell by 15.7% to 31,500 vehicles between January and April, Destatis said. Last week, the European Commission said it would impose extra levies of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric cars from July to contrast an influx of cheap cars in its market spurred by robust state subsidies at home.
USA TODAY
Wells Fargo employees fired after fake-work claim turns up keyboard sim, Bloomberg reports
More than a dozen Wells Fargo employees were terminated for using keyboard activity simulation to fake working online, Bloomberg reported.
Reuters
Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Pork suppliers from South America and the U.S. could gain market share in China if Beijing restricts imports from the European Union in response to escalating trade tensions, traders and analysts said. Russia, increasingly a close trading partner of China that started exporting pork to China in February, could also step up meat shipments. China's commerce ministry said on Monday it had opened an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork and its by-products from the EU, after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric cars.
The Telegraph
‘Punk’ former BrewDog boss launches app paying users for product reviews
The self-styled “punk” founder of BrewDog is launching a new app for social media influencers, a month after stepping down from the controversial beer brand.
South China Morning Post
The US wants to decouple its military supplies from China - but can it?
China's central role in the global supply chain has prompted the United States to initiate a series of measures to de-risk its relationship with the world's second largest economy as relations worsen. For the US defence industry, it seems inevitable that Washington will want to go further and seek to cut out China completely. China now plays a central role in the global economy as a leading producer of everything from the raw materials used to make basic equipment and rare earth metals to the hi-tech equipment that is vital to the production of some of America's most advanced weapons.

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