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General Motors profits fall on tariffs
General Motors profits fall on tariffs
Economy
by  AFP

General Motors reported Tuesday that second-quarter profits tumbled by more than a third due to tariffs as it confirmed its full-year forecast. Profits overall fell 35.4 percent to $1.9 billion year-on-year, with a $1.1 billion hit from tariffs accounting for much of the drop.

Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns
Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns
Economy
by  AFP

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday. "The influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts," the report said, adding that the trend was "putting lives at risk."