Trump Administration Considered Tariffs on Australia

  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce opposition from military officials and the State Department, according to several people familiar with the discussions. Some of President Trump’s top trade advisers […]

Robots find a new job: Skyscraper window washers

  The role, which can pay an upward of $27 an hour, often requires workers to hang hundreds of feet above the ground. The high wages and steep turnover rates have made the industry ripe for automation. Israeli startup Skyline Robotics wants to replace those […]

Assange shows symptoms of psychological torture, UN says

  Nils Melzer, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture, said Assange is displaying “extreme stress, chronic anxiety and intense psychological trauma” after being subjected to several years’ worth of “progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.” The Australian is battling multiple charges from […]

NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

  Texas-based Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, and a group called OrbitBeyond were each selected by NASA to deliver science and research cargo to the moon. The companies could complete their first missions within the next couple of years, executives and NASA officials said Friday. […]