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Few car buyers have heard of Nexperia. But this Dutch company makes chips that are essential for making cars — and now, it’s at the center of a trade dispute that could shutter global auto plants and send already-record-level car prices even higher. The dispute is just one part of wider trade tensions between the United States and China. The …

European carmakers fear for production in dispute over chipmaker Nexperia  Reuters The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China  The New York Times Carmakers Push to Secure Chips as China Trade Spat Escalates  Bloomberg.com How U.S. Pressured Netherlands to Oust CEO of Chinese-Owned Chip Maker  The Wall Street Journal The Dutch seize control of Nexperia from …

Indiana University has fired its director of student media amid growing tension between the school and the student newspaper over what content was allowed in the print edition. Director of student media Jim Rodenbush, an adviser to the Indiana Daily Student, confirmed to NBC News that he was fired on Tuesday. His firing came hours before the school instructed IDS …

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to revive a lawsuit brought by two Colorado families who alleged their parental rights were violated when their children attended school-sponsored club meetings that included discussions of gender identity and sexuality and were allegedly discouraged from telling their parents about it. Though the high court turned away the case, Justices …

Beijing has announced sanctions against a US ally over its alleged role in constraining China’s maritime and shipbuilding industries – marking an escalation in tensions in the strategic sector. The move came as Washington enforced port fees targeting China-built or operated vessels on Tuesday, and follows a commitment made in a previous regulatory update. China placed five US-based subsidiaries of …

In a move that could dent China’s relations with the European Union, Chinese technology company Wingtech said control of its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia has been effectively frozen, following an intervention by a government ministry and court in the Netherlands. In a corporate filing dated October 13, lodged with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Sunday, Wingtech said semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is …

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters and who sought their removal from youth shelves will be paid $700,000 after settling a lawsuit. Terri Lesley was fired as the library system …

The Shutdown Dispute Over Health Care Subsidies, Explained  The New York Times Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.  USA Today Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal  The Hill Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader  NPR Jeffries rejects one-year extension …

City attorneys from around the nation, including Los Angeles and Chicago, joined together to side with Oregon and its request for a federal appeals court to keep in place a judge’s order barring the Trump administration’s mobilization of National Guard troops to Portland. Forty-two cities and counties signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief by the Oakland-based Public Rights Project late Monday. …

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had reached a deal with Harvard and that the school would pay $500m to settle the dispute between the federal government and the university. “Linda is finishing up the final details,” Trump told reporters at an event in the Oval Office, referring to Linda McMahon, the education secretary. “And they’ll be paying …