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Soon, one doll became two, and then the island was flooded with hundreds of these dolls as Julián began collecting discarded dolls and hanging them here. He also claimed he heard footsteps, cries and whispers at night. He said he heard the dead girl cry and in a bid to make her happy, he continued to hang more dolls, believing …

Robin Thicke, April Love Geary tie the knot in Mexico Robin Thicke and April Love Geary have officially exchanged vows after six years of engagement. As per People magazine, the lovebirds tied the knot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Friday. April shared several photos and videos from her big day on her Instagram Story. The model, 30, wears an all-white dress, …

Mexico City’s small urban farms — known locally as chinampas — practice a sort of agriculture in reverse: instead of bringing water to land as most farms do, chinampas bring land to water. The chinampas in use today go back about a thousand years, to when Aztec farmers began building rectangular fields on top of vast lakes and growing food …

Volkswagen, the German automaker, has told its car dealers that it plans to add an import fee later this month to the price of imported cars sold in the United States. The company’s move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and …

Ford Motor said on Thursday that it was lowering prices on most of its vehicles to the same levels it charges employees in a bid to boost sales as President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars took effect. The tariffs began on Thursday on vehicles imported from Mexico, Canada, Japan, Germany and other countries. The duties — 25 percent of the …

President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on America’s trading partners has widened the rift between the United States and some of its closest allies while reconfiguring the global economic order. Mr. Trump’s plan, which he unveiled on Wednesday and is calling “reciprocal,” would impose a wave of tariffs on dozens of other countries. Among major economies hardest hit were the …

Automakers can respond to President Trump’s new 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts in several ways. But all of them cost money and will lead to higher car prices, analysts say. Manufacturers can try to move production from countries like Mexico to the United States. They can try to increase the number of cars they already make here. …

There is no doubt the tariffs that President Trump said he would impose on imported cars, trucks and auto parts next week will raise prices by thousands of dollars for consumers. What is not clear is how soon those increases will kick in, how high they will go and which models will be affected the most. The tariffs — 25 …

As he prepares to introduce new tariffs on foreign metals this week, President Trump has vowed not to grant the types of exclusions and exemptions that were common during his first trade war. But he has already undercut that tough position on other tariffs. After lobbying from automakers, farmers and other industries, Mr. Trump quickly walked back the sweeping tariffs …

As President Trump puts new tariffs on goods from China and threatens a trade war with allies like Mexico and Canada, one global company is likely to suffer less than most of its competitors: Tesla. But the electric car maker led by Elon Musk, which accounts for a third of the billionaire’s wealth, is also vulnerable if relations with China …