Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.Read More
2 Planes Abort Landings as Army Helicopter Flies Near D.C. Airport
The episode followed a fatal collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet in January, and prompted concern and outrage among officials.Read More
Newark Airport Is Experiencing Major Flight Delays. What’s Causing Them?
Staffing shortages at an air traffic control center have added to the effects of a runway closure, prompting United Airlines to cut flights at the hub.Read More
Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.Read More
Trump Says He’s ‘Taking Away’ Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status
President Trump on Friday said he would be “taking away” the university’s status, renewing a threat he made last month. It was not immediately clear if the I.R.S. was moving forward with a change.Read More
Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.Read More
Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.Read More
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data
A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws.Read More
Temu Stops Shipping Products From China to U.S. as Trump Closes Tariff Loophole
The e-commerce site acted after the Trump administration said it would close a loophole that allowed low-cost Chinese-made items to enter the U.S. without import fees.Read More
Former Fetterman Aide Expressed Concern to Doctor About Senator’s Mental Health
The former chief of staff to Senator John Fetterman last year wrote to a doctor who had treated him, pointing to “warning signs” that suggested the senator could be backsliding on his recovery from a mental health crisis.Read More