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Believers of the hype? Will the Slate live up to the Internet’s desire for a low-cost, bare-bones pickup? Slate announced in April 2026 that 160,000 individuals had placed a $50 refundable deposit for a Slate. This week, that number was updated to 180,000. Now those individuals will have to make a decision. Will they add an additional $250 to that deposit, making it non-refundable? Those who have not already placed a deposit will have to pony up $300 for a non-refundable deposit. You can see the replaceable dash panels here. Credit: Roberto Baldwin You can see the replaceable dash panels…

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Bird was also asked about this on the Matt Chorley show.With a hint of sarcasm she said that she was “flattered” by the level of interest in her voice in the same week that the prime minister announced his resignation.She told the programme: “You know, my mum’s English, my dad’s Scottish. “I grew up in Angus, outside of Kirriemuir. But I lived in London for a few years and picked up a bit of an accent.”And, you, know, that comes out a wee bit stronger when I’m in England and the Scottish accent comes up a wee bit stronger, when…

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Szeged Mayor Laszlo Botka C visits BYD’s new energy passenger vehicle factory in Szeged, Hungary, April 21, 2026. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua via Getty Images)Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesA second worker has died at the construction site of BYD’s electric vehicle factory in Szeged, Hungary, CNBC has learned.The fatality — which follows a death at the site in February — comes after BYD executive vice president Stella Li earlier this month denied allegations of labor abuse at the site, and told CNBC the automaker welcomed labor inspectors. Shenzhen-based BYD did not immediately respond to requests…

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One-ounce gold bars at the Valcambi SA precious metals refinery in Balerna, Switzerland, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2025. Valcambi SA, Switzerland’s largest refiner, processes up to 2,000 tons of precious metals a year at its site in Balerna on the border with Italy. Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndian authorities uncovered multiple accounting and operational irregularities at one of the country’s largest gold companies, Rajesh Exports, according to an investigation released Wednesday, weeks after market regulators raised concerns over the company’s reported revenue.The Bengaluru-based company, which also owns Switzerland-based major gold refiner Valcambi, reported consolidated…

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Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty ImagesBitcoin dropped on Wednesday to its lowest level since October 2024 amid a pullback in tech stocks, as the crypto bear market drags on.The price of bitcoin slid more than 4% to $59,548.19. Earlier, it hit a low of $59,023.98, its lowest level since Oct. 10, 2024. This is the third time this year that bitcoin has traded below $60,000.The flagship cryptocurrency, in roughly its eighth month of a bear market, is being squeezed from both macroeconomic and industry-specific headwinds. Capital has been rotating into AI stocks, hot IPOs and prediction markets. Meanwhile, inflationary…

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Families are expected to get cheaper access to theme parks, zoos and museums as well as kids’ meals as a temporary VAT cut comes in to force on Thursday for the school summer holidays.Ticket prices at various attractions are among the activities where VAT will be reduced from 20% to 5% in what the goverment said would help with the cost of living.The cut begins on 25 June, in time for schools breaking up in Scotland at the end of this month, followed by Northern Ireland, England and Wales in July, until 1 September.But families, charities and firms said the…

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to deploy U.S. resources to earthquake-stricken Venezuela after back-to-back tremors of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck near the country’s northern coast, flattening buildings in the capital Caracas and prompting a state of emergency. “The U.S. stands ready, willing, and able to help,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Wednesday evening stateside. The president added…

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The report of Bell’s review, which was obtained by Jeremy Faust of Inside Medicine, shows Bell firmly sided with Florida. “Based on the foregoing, in my professional judgment, I recommend that the Federal Amended Quarantine Order be rescinded to allow Ms. Perryman to return to her home for the remainder of the 42-day quarantine period, if the Florida Department of Health agrees to accept responsibility for Ms. Perryman’s continued public health monitoring, to include remote symptom monitoring once daily,” Bell concluded. He wrote that it was “a reasonable and efficient approach that is consistent with the level of transmission risk…

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