A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to âforeign policy for sale,â critics claim.https://www.wired.com/story/as-trumps-family-crypto-business-gains-steam-ethical-concerns-mount/
Itâs chic, understated, and an excellent alternative to an everyday handbag. No wonder itâs Taylor Swiftâapproved.https://www.wired.com/story/bandolier-bodie-crossbody-phone-case-rave/
Under its new chairman, the FCC is threatening broadcasters and pushing President Donald Trumpâs agenda.https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-fcc-brendan-carr-donald-trump/
The largest investors in Donald Trumpâs crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-quest-for-crypto-riches-is-a-constitutional-scandal-waiting-to-happen/
A commercial fisherman nabbed a large male Chinese mitten crab in the lower Columbia River late last month, putting biologists on high alerthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-crab-with-furry-mitten-like-claws-detected-for-the-first-time-in-the-pacific-northwest-180986552/
Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which France received as a gift in 1836https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptologist-reveals-mysterious-messages-hidden-in-the-hieroglyphics-on-a-3000-year-old-obelisk-180986531/
The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-extraordinary-archaeological-sites-are-a-portal-to-ancient-egypt-180986475/
The shower will peak during pre-dawn hours in early May, as fast-moving meteors trail across Earth's atmosphere, thanks to debris left behind by Halley's Comethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-watch-the-peak-of-the-spectacular-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-180986539/
The more than 2,000-year-old tire was found among a trove of artifacts during excavations ahead of construction for a new golf course near Inverness, Scotlandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-thought-theyd-found-a-piece-of-old-farm-equipment-it-turned-out-to-be-a-rare-iron-age-chariot-tire-180986519/
Harry, in a dispute with his father over his personal protection, said he couldnât âsee a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K.âhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/02/prince-harry-security-appeal-family/
A Washington Post examination of videos, satellite imagery and expert analysis reconstructs how the fatal explosion at Iranâs Shahid Rajaee port unfolded.https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/05/02/iran-explosion-port-bandar-abbas/
Addressing the Trump teamâs concerns over Chinaâs role in the fentanyl crisis could let both sides soften trade stance.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/beijing-weighs-fentanyl-offer-to-u-s-to-start-trade-talks-287cf233
President Trump is pressuring Mexico to allow deeper U.S. military involvement in the fight against drug cartels.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-mexicos-sheinbaum-spar-over-drug-cartels-f3aae16c
Beijing is by far the biggest remaining buyer of Iranian oil and refined products after most other customers have pulled out amid crippling sanctions.https://www.wsj.com/world/trumps-new-sanctions-threat-looks-past-iran-to-target-china-81057f52
Blacks were making rapid progress before the 1960s. Racial preferences didnât help, and if anything they slowed the improvement.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-tragedy-of-affirmative-action-black-mobility-racial-preferences-merit-b1ca70e3
Chinaâs communists seek to silence his powerful voice for freedom. He can do more good in Rome.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hong-kongs-dissident-cardinal-zen-should-defect-vatican-catholic-democracy-rome-30aa5dc3
When I go somewhere I want to remember, I affix a memento to the back of my truck.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/my-life-story-told-in-bumper-stickers-memories-family-truck-5eec1734
If so, a reader has a recommendation.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/does-the-catholic-church-need-a-joyful-pope-francis-dolan-noonan-f24ef4af
The director of the Museum of the Ancient Near East replies to Ruth Wisse.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/harvard-isnt-curtailing-christians-and-jews-museum-77c907c2
âWell-intentioned, top-down coercion is paternalistic government in the truest sense.âhttps://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-says-its-a-two-doll-christmas-tariffs-economy-toys-24bfbe93