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June 30 June 30     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   MONEY   cars   After years of deals, small-used car prices are rising     Compact and subcompact cars sat on dealer lots for weeks as the SUV craze in the U.S. accelerated. Early this year, dealers and industry analysts started to see a change, with sales and prices for used compact and subcompact cars increasing after tak     Read Story     economy           Japan to US: Any new auto tariffs would damage US, world economy Japan's government warned in a report Friday that a higher U.S. tariff on auto imports could backfire, jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies, raising prices for U.S. consumers and devastating t     cars           Edmunds compares subcompact crossover SUVs Hyundai Kona and Ford EcoSport The 2018 Hyundai Kona and 2018 Ford EcoSport are two all-new subcompact crossover SUVs that are getting a lot of attention this year. Edmunds takes a look at each to determine which one holds a clear advantage.     economy           Another motorcycle maker, Polaris, considers moving some production overseas A Minnesota-based company said on Friday that it is considering moving production of some motorcycles to Poland because of European tariffs, just days after Harley-Davidson announced a similar move. A spokeswoman for Polaris Industries acknowledged t   Advertisement   cars           Dodge's new 797-horsepower Hellcat Redeye can gulp a tank of gas in 11 minutes The 797-horsepower 2019 Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, which Fiat Chrysler unveiled this week at its Chelsea Proving Grounds, is successor to Dodge's Demon has slightly less horsepower, but is still potent.     cars           Nissan injects Italian design into sports car concept, creating GT-R50 The GT-R50 marks the first time that Nissan has worked with Italian design house Italdesign     cars           Nissan creates hot GT-R50 sports car     cars           Death on foot: Distracted driving, cell phones factor in pedestrian deaths U.S. emergency room visits blamed on cellphone use spiked 83.5 percent from 17,851 in 2007 — the year Apple introduced the iPhone — to 32,755 in 2016.     cars           Death on foot: 5 ways new car tech could save pedestrians Automatic braking will kick in even when drivers can't see pedestrians, but adoption is slow. Road sensors will communicate with our cars.     cars           Death on foot: America's love of SUVs is killing pedestrians America's love for SUVs is killing pedestrians, and federal safety regulators have known for years.     The Day In Pictures Gallery Migrants aboard a rubber dinghy off the Libyan coast receive aid from rescuers aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, June 30, 2018. 60 migrants were rescued as Italy's right-wing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted:     Popular Stories 'Most dangerous person I've ever dealt with': Lawyer feared newspaper murder suspect Jarrod Ramos, suspect in Capital Gazette shooting, planned attack and blocked escape route Report: Man who died in walk-in cooler at Braves' ballpark was installing beer invention   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2018 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108