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HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Apple is putting its trust in a Kentucky plant singled out to become the exclusive producer of the cover glass meant to safeguard every iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide by the tech giant. Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Friday it plans to triple production capacity at its plant in Harrodsburg and increase the workforce …

A massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the US will delay its opening by at least two months, according to the company. The raid has raised tensions between the US and South Korea, where many of those detained were from, with the South Korean president warning that it will discourage foreign investment into the US. South Korean officials …

ATLANTA (AP) — Can Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp be tough on immigration and still encourage foreign investment? Kemp has courted foreign investment to his state but also once offered to use his own pickup truck to round up “criminal illegals.” Those two stances collided this past week when immigration authorities raided a battery plant and detained foreign workers, putting Kemp …

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — After more than 300 South Korean workers were taken into custody during a raid on an electric battery plant in Georgia, the country’s foreign minister traveled to the U.S. this week in hopes of bringing them home. The Koreans were among some 475 workers detained during the raid Thursday’s raid at the battery factory under construction …

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fifty-seven people in the country illegally were detained after a raid on an upstate New York snack bar plant last week, according to federal prosecutor who warned Tuesday that employers can expect more large-scale workplace enforcement actions. John Sarcone, acting U.S. Attorney for northern New York, said five of the people detained after the raid Thursday …

South Korea to send plane for workers detained in US raid at car battery plant  Reuters Nearly 500 workers were taken in a raid at Hyundai’s battery plant. In a quiet Georgia town, the silence is deafening  CNN Hyundai ICE raid in Georgia leaves Asian executives shaken by Trump’s mixed signals  Los Angeles Times South Korea readies plane to bring home workers detained …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. on Monday to finalize steps for the return of several hundred South Korean workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia, a spectacle that has caused confusion, shock and a sense of betrayal among many in the U.S.-allied nation. The Sept. 4 raid on a battery …

A team in Canada is exploring whether biochar, made from crop waste, can make concrete both greener and stronger. Credit: Stock Researchers at USask have discovered that incorporating biochar into cement produces concrete that is both stronger and more environmentally sustainable. In Canada, it often feels as though the year is divided into just two seasons: winter and construction. From …

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policies. READ MORE: South Korea reaches deal with U.S. …

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policies. The detention of 475 workers, more than 300 …