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  1. After stormy weather for parts of central Alberta a day earlier, Environment Canada issued rainfall warnings for a number of areas south and west of Edmonton on Thursday afternoon. “Rain, at times heavy, is expected,” the weather agency said on its website. “A slow-moving, low-pressure system is pushing a band of rain through central Alberta today. “This band of rain will remain over west-central Alberta through the day Friday.” Rainfall warnings continue west of Edmonton. Tornado warnings issued in SW Saskatchewan along with severe thunderstorm warnings. #abstorm #skstorm Environment Canada said by Saturday morning, some areas may have received as much as 75 millimetres or more of precipitation. “Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads,” the weather agency said, adding that visibility may be reduced for drivers at some points. Environment Canada issues rainfall warnings when significant rainfall is expected. At about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Calgary was issued a severe thunderstorm warning. “A line of thunderstorms have stalled over the Calgary region,” Environment Canada said. “The main threat with these storms is localized flooding within heavy downpours.” The warning issued for Calgary was lifted shortly before 10 p.m. On Thursday evening, a number of areas in southern Alberta were also under a severe thunderstorm watch. Alberta has recorded 5 confirmed tornadoes in 2019 season so far For a complete list of areas in Alberta that have been issued a weather alert
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  3. BMW’s fully electric Mini is to launch next month. Photograph: Bruno Bebert/EPA BMW is accelerating its push away from the internal combustion engine towards battery technology, as the German carmaker seeks to double the number of electric and hybrid vehicles it sells in the next two years. The company will have 25 electrified models on sale in 2023, two years earlier than previously planned, it announced on Tuesday. More than half of the vehicles will be fully electric. The step up in BMW’s electrification efforts comes as European carmakers face an unprecedented challenge to their profitable business model as major markets, from the UK to the rest of the EU to China, plan to decarbonise road transport. For German carmakers including BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler, the race to move away from fossil fuels is particularly urgent. Under strict EU rules due in 2021, manufacturers must ensure average emissions from new cars are below 95g of carbon dioxide per kilometre driven or face huge fines. BMW’s models averaged carbon emissions of 128.9g per kilometre in 2018, according to the data company Jato Dynamics. In response the BMW group plans to increase sales of electric or hybrid vehicles by more than 30% a year up to 2025, slashing average emissions across its three brands: BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. The carmaker launched a slew of models in Munich on Tuesday, including an all-electric concept sports car, the BMW Vision M Next. Harald Krüger, the BMW Group chief executive, said the accelerated push towards electric vehicles had been driven by the need to meet emissions regulations, as well as environmental sustainability. BMW has already announced multiple partnerships in which it will share the costs of research and development with rivals. It is working with German rival Daimler on driverless vehicles technology, and with UK-based carmaker Jaguar Land Rover on electric power technology.
  4. President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Washington. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit that accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause can move forward. U.S. District Judge Emmett G. Sullivan of the District of Columbia ruled against Justice Department lawyers who sought a mid-case appeal to a higher court and a stay on proceedings. The case brought by nearly 200 congressional Democrats argues that Trump has been accepting gifts from foreign governments without congressional approval. Trump, unlike modern presidents before him, has declined to fully divest from his businesses. The lawmakers say Trump’s unwillingness to ask permission is akin to denying lawmakers the right to do their jobs. The judge’s decision clears the way for the lawmakers to begin subpoenas for information. Tuesday’s ruling came as Trump was heading to a roundtable event and fundraiser with supporters at his namesake hotel in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomed the ruling. As the Trump administration largely stonewalls congressional investigations, House Democrats have increasingly turned to the courts for relief. It’s the latest of several recent court rulings in their favour. “No one is above the law – not even the president,” Pelosi said in a statement. “Once again, the courts have resoundingly reaffirmed our efforts to hold the President accountable for corruption, and ensure that the President acts in the public interest, not his own interest.” One of the lead lawmakers in the suit, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., tweeted, “This tremendous victory assures that President Trump will be held accountable to the Constitution & the American people _ a historic triumph for legally mandated transparency.” The case argues that the president has received foreign government favours, such as Chinese government trademarks for his companies, payments for hotel room stays and event-space rentals by representatives of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and proceeds from Chinese or Emirati-linked government purchases of office space in Trump Tower. Unlike prior presidents, Trump chose not to divest from his assets and he remains the owner of the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire with 550 entities in more than 20 countries that include branded hotels, golf courses, licensing deals and other interests. His Washington, D.C., hotel is near the White House and has become a magnet for foreign governments, previously hosting groups tied to Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
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  6. Airbus A320 (A320-200) jetliner, belonging to Air Canada, as seen in this file photo, was diverted back to Vancouver on Sunday. An Air Canada flight travelling from Vancouver to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted mid-flight due to what the airline called an “engine shutdown.” Air Canada flight 538 left Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with 112 passengers on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. PT. The Airbus 320 plane had been flying for just under an hour when it diverted back to Vancouver at about 2:11 p.m., while travelling at around 26,000 feet, according to FlightAware, a plane-tracking site. The plane encountered an “engine shutdown” and “landed normally,” Air Canada said. The flight then took off once more with another aircraft. “Aircraft are designed to fly on one engine and Air Canada’s pilots are highly skilled professionals who are trained for such situations,” Air Canada said in a statement. “The aircraft is currently out of service and being inspected by our maintenance professionals.” Brandon Edwards was flying to Anchorage for the American Ornithological Society’s annual meeting and conference when the plane was diverted. He said flight attendants were about three-quarters of the way through serving food when they “quickly put the carts away.” Then they were called to the front of the plane for a meeting, he added. Later, the captain came on the intercom and informed passengers that they were turning around. “I personally didn’t notice anything ‘wrong’ save for some odd, repetitive noises,” he said.
  7. Today’s Renault Zoe is one of the most affordable electric cars on sale, but its replacement brings additional tech, a more sophisticated interior and a 236-mile range... On sale August Price from Around £22,000 (before gov’t grant) When the current Renault Zoe was launched, it addressed two of the most common complaints about electric cars: the paltry range and high price. But with competition now a lot stiffer, this new version has to push up the former again while keeping down the latter. Sure enough, while the battery is no larger to ensure it doesn’t eat into passenger space, its energy capacity is up from 41kWh to 52kWh. That results in a 20% improvement in official range, to 236 miles. Putting that into perspective, the long-range, e+ version of Nissan’s Leaf can travel just three miles farther, despite costing almost £40k. And the upcoming Peugeot e-208 and Vauxhall Corsa-e both manage only 211 miles. A full charge of the new Zoe from a 7kW home wallbox takes nine hours and 25 minutes. Or if you’re out and about, 30 minutes plugged into a 50kW public charger gives enough juice for about 90 miles of driving. As with the current car, you can have a 107bhp motor. However, Renault is also offering a 134bhp variant, which can get the Zoe from 0-62mph in less than 10 seconds. And whichever you choose, there a new B mode that is intended to make stop-start city driving easier. This increases the regenerative braking that you get with all electric cars, where the energy that is usually lost when you lift off the accelerator is instead directed back into the battery, with the side effect that the car slows noticeably. So, when B mode is selected, you should barely need to touch the brake pedal at all. You can also have a wide range of driver aids that are designed to improve safety, including automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance, traffic sign recognition and blindspot monitoring. What’s more, the lights are now 100% LEDs no matter which spec you choose, for improved visibility, both in terms of allowing the driver to see and the car to be seen by other road users.
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  9. Soldiers forming part of Mexico's National Guard board a truck to patrol back roads used to circumvent a migration checkpoint, in Comitan, Chiapas state, Mexico, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Mexican authorities stepped up revisions along well-travelled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants. The National Migration Institute said 1,000 immigration agents had been deployed in the north and south of Mexico. The deployment comes as Mexico faces heightened pressure from the U.S. to reduce the surge of mostly Central American migrants through its territory. Mexico plans to position 6,000 National Guard troops by Tuesday to its southern border with Guatemala. The Associated Press saw nearly 10 armed soldiers at a checkpoint near Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, in Chiapas state, wearing black armbands to indicate they are part of the National Guard. The soldiers stopped vehicles while immigration officials checked identification and removed passengers without documents. At another checkpoint just north of Comitan in Chiapas, more than a dozen apparent National Guardsmen drove around backroads in the rain and dark, looking for migrants and human smugglers. In the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the National Migration Institute said 791 people were taken Saturday to a migration facility and that drivers of the tractor-trailer trucks transporting them were arrested. Migrants are routinely transported through Mexico in packed semis, sometimes in dangerous conditions without food or water or sufficient fresh air. Government video showed officials breaking the lock on the door of one cargo truck and helping migrants out. The institute described the detentions and arrests in Veracruz as part of a strategy implemented by its new commissioner, Francisco Garduno. The former prisons director assumed the post Friday, taking over for a sociologist and academic. Outside Comitan on Sunday, some roadblocks and checkpoints were manned by multiple soldiers and police identifying as National Guard. At one, immigration agent Jose Angel Ramirez welcomed the help of the National Guard. “We don’t have a way to stop so many and the traffickers pass everywhere,” said Ramirez, who was the only agent on duty at his checkpoint. Nearby, a dozen National Guard agents stood watch over five Hondurans found travelling without papers. One of the Hondurans, a farmer named Armando who was travelling with a daughter and nephew, broke into tears while saying he’d be killed if returned to his country. After several hours, the Hondurans were transported to a Mexican detention centre for migrants. The Mexican National Guard is a new security force created by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who took office Dec. 1. The security force is still taking shape and was originally established with the goal of stemming endemic violence. Last year saw the highest number of murders in at least 20 years in Mexico. WATCH:: Mexico to curb irregular migration after reaching deal with U.S. on suspending tariffs Mexican soldiers have long been authorized to search vehicles for drugs or weapons, explained one of the newly minted National Guard officers, who declined to give his name. Now, he said, they can detain drivers or others suspected of helping the undocumented move through Mexico. Comitan locals say that trucks often bypass area checkpoints at night. “We don’t know what they have inside,” said immigration agent Julio Velasco. Mexican officials have set up additional roadblocks in recent days to cover more territory. Luis Guillermo Lechuga, who sells vests near one of the checkpoints, was skeptical that the increased security presence will reduce the flow of migrants through Comitan and surrounding areas. “Everything will be the same,” said Lechuga, who expressed a mixture of sympathy and annoyance with the travellers. “Nobody leaves their country without problems.”
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  11. TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. is gearing up for another run at the U.S. electric vehicle market, possibly starting with a crossover developed jointly with Subaru. The two Japanese carmakers said last week they will jointly develop a dedicated EV platform and build a C-segment crossover on it that each company will sell separately. The announcement was part of a messaging blitz by Toyota that it intends to amp up EV deployment and even introduce a solid-state battery by next summer. Toyota said it expects to get half its global sales — roughly equal to 5.5 million units — from electrified vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of the 2030 goal it had floated in December 2017. Pure EVs are expected to account for fewer than 1 million of those. Terashi: ‘New age’ for EVs Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi, Toyota's r&d chief, outlined the road map in a briefing about Toyota's EV plans. He cited the "sudden surge" in EV porization in markets around the world for Toyota's new plan. "Progress has surpassed the target," Terashi said. "We have entered a new age." To illustrate its vision, Toyota rolled out clay concepts of vehicles po[CENSORED]ting its future EV fleet. A new EV platform will underpin six variations for the global market. The line will consist of a large SUV, a medium SUV, a medium crossover, a medium minivan, a medium sedan and a compact car, the company said. The concepts shown have a distinctive EV design, with long wheelbases, slitlike headlamps and camera-based sideview mirrors. Missing are radiator grilles; clearly visible was accentuated aerodynamics. A day before last week's briefing, Toyota disclosed a plan to jointly develop an all-electric platform for midsize and large vehicles with Subaru, with a new EV crossover based on it. That vehicle will debut in the early 2020s with the U.S. as a key target market, a Toyota spokesman said. U.S. plans The last EV Toyota sold in the U.S. market was also a crossover and also the product of a joint venture — an all-electric RAV4 crossover developed with Tesla. Toyota pulled the plug on that production in 2014, ending the two-year project with the California EV specialist. Despite the fact that EVs account for only 1.3 percent of the U.S. market, Terashi said Toyota can't ignore the U.S. because it is still the world's second-largest EV market in terms of overall volume. Automakers sold 194,869 battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. in 2018, according to the Automotive News Data Center, compared with more than 700,000 in the world's largest EV market, China. Norway was No. 3 with sales of 46,000. Toyota is considering other options for meeting zero-emission mandates in the U.S. The first, Terashi said, is introducing a next generation of the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car. But Toyota also needs EVs, he said. The company is debating whether entries should come under the Toyota or Lexus brand, or possibly have a sporty character, akin to Tesla's, he said. In the compact EV segment, Toyota is working with Suzuki and Daihatsu. And as part of the new plan, Toyota expects to introduce an ultracompact, two-seat EV in Japan in 2020. It will have a range of 62 miles. Terashi added that Toyota also wants to unveil a solid-state battery for electrified vehicles ahead of next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The technology, which promises lighter, more powerful and safer batteries, could be a breakthrough in spurring electric vehicle demand. "Wanting to make an effort is not enough. You really should be able to deliver," Terashi said. "If possible, by the time we have the Olympic games next year, we would like to make sure that a solid-state battery can be unveiled to the public," Terashi said. ZEV Factory To achieve these plans, Toyota must accelerate EV development, partly in response to increasingly stringent emissions requirements in China and Europe. It plans to start making EVs in China next year on its way to releasing at least 10 battery-powered models worldwide by the early 2020s. Toyota won't be abandoning the trademark hybrid technology pioneered in the Prius. It also aims to have electrified versions of every model in the Toyota and Lexus lineups by 2025. But EVs have taken on fresh priority.
  12. Coffee is having a moment in the world of nutrition trends. Whether it’s bulletproof or black, the advice is to drink up. Now we have been told that up to 25 cups a day will not affect heart health. This is based on a study of 8,000 people in the UK, which was part-funded by the British Heart Foundation. So coffee may have you bouncing off the walls, but your heart should be fine. Previous studies have shown different results, however. In the meantime, what can we learn from the packaging on ground coffee? The first thing you might notice is that a lot of packets say “100 per cent arabica”. That’s because these two beans dominate sales – arabica and robusta – although there are dozens of varieties. Arabica beans account for about 60 per cent of the market and robusta takes up most of the rest. Liberica is po[CENSORED]r in southeast Asia but has not made much headway here. Arabica coffee is considered to be high grade and the beans are grown at altitude. It is favoured over robusta because it tastes sweeter. Robusta can have a burnt taste and it has more caffeine. The coffee berries can be grown at lower altitudes and are more resistant to pests, though, thus offering higher yields. So it costs less to produce. Bewleys coffee from Java, Colombia and Kenya are all made using arabica beans. Illy’s Classico blend uses sustainably-produced arabica beans from nine regions, it says. Italian supplier Lavazza uses arabica coffee beans from Central America and Brazil in its espresso product, but a selection of Brazilian arabica beans and robusta from Africa and South East Asia in its Qualita Rossa coffee. Even the discounters, such as Lidl and Aldi, sell coffee made with arabica beans.They can afford to do so as the beans are now achieving some of the lowest prices in a decade. That’s partly because Brazil, which is the largest exporter of arabica beans with 28 per cent of world trade, has been increasing production even as the value of its currency, the real, fell. Thus dragging down prices around the world. Good crema Vietnam is the biggest producer of robusta. It is usually blended with arabica as it can ensure a stronger depth of flavour and good crema, which is the foam seen on espresso. That makes it po[CENSORED]r in southern Italy. What really affects the taste is where the beans have been grown, with Ethiopian and Jamaican Blue Mountain often cited as the best. It is a matter of taste. Ground coffee is made from beans that have been roasted. Some packets indicate whether they are light, medium or dark roast. The light is roasted at the lowest temperature and the dark at the highest, yielding a deeper flavour. Lavazza espresso is a medium roast, for example. The other symbols most often seen are those indicating some measure of sustainability. The Rainforest Alliance, which has a green frog as its symbol, is a non-governmental organisation that promotes sustainable practices in agriculture, forestry and tourism. Its stated aims are to improve “livelihoods and well-being of farmers, protect endangered species, respect the rights of local communities and indigenous people, and use natural resources wisely”. Products that display the Rainforest Alliance certification have been audited by the organisation. Its symbol can be seen on many brands including Frank and Honest, Lidl and Aldi. Fairtrade The Fairtrade mark can be seen on plenty of other brands, including products from Bewleys and Tesco, which partners with co-operatives to support groups of small scale farmers in such places as Costa Rica. For most Fairtrade goods there is a minimum price set to cover the cost of sustainable production of that product in the region. Workers and farmers also receive more money in the form of a “Fairtrade premium”. This goes into a communal fund to be used to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions. The surprise is that Fairtrade certified coffee often costs no more than other products these days. Fancy packaging and seductive marketing words seem to count for more. It might seem that all coffee brands are now signed up to one organisation or another, but that’s not the case. Carte Noire, for example, which is owned by Kraft Foods, has no indication it attempts to offer farmers a good deal. The price of coffee is now so low many farmers in south America are giving up and heading north. It is worth checking the packaging to see if the producers of your coffee might have been treated fairly.
  13. Kim Jong-un’s murdered half-brother was a CIA informant, says report Wall Street Journal says source describes ‘nexus’ between Kim and US intelligence agency Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017. Photograph: Shizuo Kambayashi, Wong Maye-E/AP Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the US Central Intelligence Agency, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The Journal cited an unnamed “person knowledgeable about the matter” for the report, and said many details of Kim Jong-nam’s relationship with the CIA remained unclear. Reuters could not independently confirm the story. The CIA declined to comment. The Journal quoted the person as saying “There was a nexus” between the CIA and Kim Jong-nam. “Several former US officials said the half brother, who had lived outside of North Korea for many years and had no known power base in Pyongyang, was unlikely to be able to provide details of the secretive country’s inner workings,” the Journal said. The former officials also said Kim Jong-nam had been almost certainly in contact with security services of other countries, particularly China’s, the Journal said. Kim Jong-nam’s role as a CIA informant is mentioned in a new book about Kim Jong-un, “The Great Successor”, by Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield that is due to be published on Tuesday. Fifield says Kim Jong-nam usually met his handlers in Singapore and Malaysia, citing a source with knowledge of the intelligence. The book says that security camera footage from Kim Jong-nam’s last trip to Malaysia showed him in a hotel elevator with an Asian-looking man who was reported to be a US intelligence agent. It said his backpack contained $120,000 in cash, which could have been payment for intelligence-related activities, or earnings from his casino businesses. South Korean and US officials have said the North Korean authorities had ordered the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, who had been critical of his family’s dynastic rule. Pyongyang has denied the allegation. Two women were charged with poisoning Kim Jong-nam by smearing his face with liquid VX, a banned chemical weapon, at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017. Malaysia released Doan Thi Huong, who is Vietnamese, in May, and Indonesian Siti Aisyah in March. According to the Journal, the person said Kim Jong-nam had travelled to Malaysia in February 2017 to meet his CIA contact, although that may not have been the sole purpose of the trip. US president Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have met twice, in Hanoi in February and Singapore last June, seeming to build personal goodwill but failing to agree on a deal to lift US sanctions in exchange for North Korea abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes. – Reuters
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  17. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATIC. Tech Specs Base Price: $48,000 (estimate) Engine: 2.0-litre turbo I-4 (GLC 300); 4.0-litre twin-turbo V-8 (63 S) Transmission: 9-speed automatic Fuel economy (l/100 km): TBD Drive: All-wheel drive Alternatives: Audi Q5, BMW X3/X4, Mercedes C-Class wagon, Lexus NX, Cadillac XT4/XT5, Jaguar F-Pace, Volvo XC60, Lincoln Nautilus, Infiniti QX50, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Porsche Macan, Range Rover Evoque DAIMLERAG - GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS MERCEDES-BENZ CARS GLOBAL PHOTOS BY ANDREAS LINDLAHR ON BEHALF OF DAIMLER AG Drumroll, please – it’s time for another sport utility vehicle. Mercedes-Benz has revamped its best-selling SUV to compete in a stagnant market. Other than most car critics, everyone seems to realize SUVs are po[CENSORED]r because they’re easy. They’re easier to get in and out of than low-slung sedans. They’re easier for loading groceries. They make it easy to imagine yourself camping, seeing some trees, really getting out there – even if you probably never will. These are the sort of easy things that aging baby boomers and Gen-Xers appreciate in a vehicle. It’s no wonder light trucks (pickups and SUVs) account for three out of every four new vehicles sold in Canada, according to the latest data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The appetite has become so ravenous that Mercedes will offer 24 different versions of the new 2020 GLC globally. There’s a hydrogen fuel-cell model, a mild hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and a rumbly AMG version with a V-8 engine that sounds like Zeus with a bad case of indigestion. When it was originally launched in 2008 as the GLK, there was just one version. When driving the revised GLC on a narrow, twisty road, the most striking thing is how far SUVs have come. There’s little body roll. The sensation of wallowing around corners in a big tall box is entirely gone. At any polite, legal speed the GLC steers and handles so crisply there’s little point in getting a C-Class, unless you really need every last ounce of handling prowess. SUVs have become the default; everything else is a choice. As a loyal fan of station wagons and sedans, it pains me to see how good SUVs have become. They’re still not as fun to drive as cars, but some SUVs, like the GLC, are so close it doesn’t matter for most drivers any more. There are caveats to this praise. The 2020 GLC 300 will only be available with adaptive suspension as a (pricey) special-order option in Canada. Without it, the handling won’t be as crisp or comfortable. The basic 2.0-litre engine in the GLC 300 is merely adequate. In Europe, the GLC 300 has a mild-hybrid motor. In North America, it doesn’t. The reason is that in some European countries, road taxes are partly based on how much carbon-dioxide a vehicle releases. In North America, that’s not the case. Europeans get the hybrid to avoid paying high taxes, while we get the regular motor that emits more CO2. The mild hybrid adds $1,000 to $2,000 to the retail price of the vehicle, according to Ulrich Zillmann, project lead for development of the revised GLC. Most buyers in North America will spend at least $2,000 on big wheels and extra leather options anyway, so the added cost hardly seems like a deal-breaker. “The consumer is buying a vehicle, they’re not buying an engine,” Zillmann says. He’s right. The mild-hybrid motor would be a tough sell on the dealership floor. The benefits aren’t obvious on paper. But from the driver’s seat, the hybrid makes the GLC feel as if there’s a bigger, beefier engine under the hood. Below 2,500 rpm – a constant with city driving – a nifty belt-driven alternator/starter can provide roughly 110 lb-ft of extra torque. Without the hybrid boost, we suspect the 2.0-litre motor might feel a bit meek. However, Mercedes would be happy to upsell you any of the other models: the V-6 powered GLC 43, or the plug-in hybrid 350e, or even the fire-breathing, deeply entertaining and only slightly anti-social AMG GLC 63 S. Most of those models will be available in either fastback “Coupe” or regular SUV body styles. The truth is that the Mercedes GLC will do just fine even without a mild-hybrid system and fancy suspension. As of March, the outgoing model was the best-selling SUV in its class, according to data from GoodCarBadCar. With this mid-life refresh – a little nip-tuck, some new technology – the GLC is even better placed to take the fight to Audi, Lexus, Cadillac, BMW and the rest in the continuing SUV arms race.
  18. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday dangled renewing his tariff threat on Mexico if the U.S. ally doesn’t co-operate on border issues, as Democratic challengers criticized a deal reached to avert the tariffs as overblown. In a series of tweets sent before departing for his golf club in Virginia, Trump defended the deal heading off the 5 per cent tax on all Mexican goods that he had threatened to impose Monday, but warned Mexico that, “if for some unknown reason” co-operation fails, “we can always go back to our previous, very profitable, position of Tariffs.” Mexican foreign secretary says country still has ‘dignity intact’ after tariff deal Still, he said he didn’t believe that would be necessary. The tweets came amid questions about just how much of the deal — announced with great fanfare Friday — was really new. It included a commitment from Mexico, for instance, to deploy its new National Guard to the country’s southern border with Guatemala. Mexico, however, had already intended to do that before Trump’s latest threat and had made that clear to U.S. officials. Donald Trump says tariffs on Mexico suspended after agreement reached on migration The U.S. also hailed Mexico’s agreement to embrace the expansion of a program implemented earlier this year under which some asylum-seekers are returned to Mexico as they wait out their cases. But U.S. officials had already been working to expand the program, which has already led to the return of about 10,000 to Mexico, without Mexico’s public embrace. “The president has completely overblown what he reports to have achieved. These are agreements that Mexico had already made, in some cases months ago,” said Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, speaking on ABC’s “This Week.” “They might have accelerated the time table, but by and large the president achieved nothing except to jeopardize the most important trading relationship that the United States of America has.” READ MORE: Companies rush to export goods out of Mexico ahead of Trump’s proposed tariffs Another 2020 candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, chastised Trump for using tariffs as a threat and operating a “trade policy based on tweets.” “I think what the world is tired of and what I am tired of is a president who consistently goes to war, verbal war with our allies, whether it is Mexico, whether it is Canada,” he said. But acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, speaking on “Fox News Sunday” insisted “all of it is new,” including the agreement to dispatch around 6,000 National Guard troops _ a move Mexico has described as an “acceleration.”
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