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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France’s recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big U.S. technology companies. Press Release Distribution Service

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that France would proceed with taxing revenues of big technology firms and urged the United States not to bring trade tariffs into the debate on how to fairly raise levies on digital services. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02320-1 For more than 98% of the globe, the warmest period in 2,000 years has been in the past century. Plus, how virtual-reality mazes are unlocking brain mysteries and why opponents to a telescope in Hawaii are not anti-science. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02254-8 Overcoming my initial struggles after leaving China to start my PhD has been like riding a bike. Press Release Distribution Service

Rap superstar Jay-Z has pulled out of the troubled Woodstock 50 music festival that is supposed to take place next month, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. Press Release Distribution Service

Sweden on Friday dismissed an angry outburst from U.S. President Donald Trump after prosecutors charged U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky with assault, saying the country’s judicial system was independent of political interference. Press Release Distribution Service

Biochemists discovered a large-scale molecular movement associated with RNA catalysis that provides evidence for the origin of RNA splicing and its role in the diversity of life on Earth. Press Release Distribution Service

A device that eavesdrops on the quantum whispers of atoms could form the basis of a new type of quantum computer. Press Release Distribution Service

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/business/boeing-737-max-faa.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20542862 Points: 32 # Comments: 6 Press Release Distribution Service