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North Carolina and Ohio adopted laws governing third-party litigation funding, adding momentum to the debate over the role of outside investors in civil lawsuits.

The U.S. is expected to delay the announcement of new tariffs over allegations of trading partners’ excess manufacturing capacity at least until after next week’s planned summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 15 approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a program that aims to retrofit or replace older diesel trucks and engines.

A group of retired military commanders and leading business executives are asking Congress to keep Chinese connected vehicle technologies from entering the U.S.

The port in Santa Teresa, N.M., is the second to reopen, after the U.S. in late 2024 stalled livestock shipments from Mexico in order to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm. 

The plant has been idle since late 2023 and Stellantis reversed Jeep Compass production plans after tariff threats on foreign-made vehicles.

Brent crude traded 2.3% lower to $103.38 a barrel Sept. 17. Saudi Arabia’s closure of a key oil pipeline also adds to oil supply pressure as it moves to repair the pipeline.

Skyrocketing diesel prices are jolting the trucking industry amid a global energy crisis that also threatens freight movement.

The growing availability of Costco on third-party delivery apps increases the competition for rival Instacart, which was one of Costco’s first third-party partners. 

The Port of Los Angeles identified intrusion, network exploitation, credential harvesting and malware attacks, among other efforts.