by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Sep 18, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
AP/ Paul Wiseman/ September 18, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — By imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered the likelihood of price increases for many American...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Sep 10, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
Time/ Edith Lederer/ September 10, 2018 (UNITED NATIONS) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change.” The...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 26, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The New York Times/ Cecilia Kang/ August 26, 2018 WASHINGTON — Technology companies have taken plenty of hits on privacy this year. In May, Europe began enforcing a sweeping new law that lets people request their online data and restricts how businesses obtain and...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 19, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The Independent/ Naomi Braithwaite/ August 19, 2018 A staggering 235 million items of unwanted clothing were expected to be dumped in UK landfill in 2017 and the average American is estimated to bin 81lb (37kg) of used clothing annually. Overconsumption and the...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 16, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The New York Times/ Liz Robbins/ August 16, 2018 The federal government said it had seized enough counterfeit Gucci bags, Hermes belts and Tory Burch purses to fill 22 shipping containers, in a six-year investigation into the importation and sale of fake luxury goods...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 13, 2018 | Fashion+Tech In the News
AP/ Joyce M. Rosenberg/ August 13, 2018 NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners have gotten more information about a new tax break many will get, with the IRS issuing proposed regulations that explain the deduction for qualified business income and which company owners...
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