The reciprocal tariffs might be gone for now, but slow growth, inflation and dings to American credibility remain.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/opinion/tariffs-trump-pause-reverse.html
“Yeah, Trump was, like, ‘I just saved the economy from me. You’re welcome,’” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/arts/television/late-night-trump-tariffs.html
The number of dead in a roof collapse in Santo Domingo keeps rising. Officials have not said how many people were in the club at the time of the disaster.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/world/americas/dominican-republic-nightclub-collapse-deaths.html
Federal immigration officials had been barred from the New York City jail complex. The mayor says they can return, but only to work on criminal cases.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/nyregion/rikers-island-ice-adams-trump.html
The religious order that owns Preston High School says it can no longer operate it. Supporters are appealing to the New York attorney general for help.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/nyregion/preston-high-school-bronx-jennifer-lopez-catholic.html
The deal is a big bet on the value of “Made In Italy.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/style/prada-versace-deal.html
Donald Trump’s tariff announcements are roiling the markets. On this week’s special episode of Uncanny Valley, we break it all down.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-trump-tariffs-market-madness/
The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE’s work with federal agencies.https://www.wired.com/story/department-of-labor-doge-usds-payment/
Players of the mega-popular battle-royale game have a particular way of speaking. Unlearning it can be a challenge.https://www.wired.com/story/so-youve-got-a-fortnite-accent-and-you-want-to-get-rid-of-it/
The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-the-vogel-group-lobbying-trump-administration/
BYD’s premium sub-brand is all set to take on Audi, BMW, and Mercedes with its crab-walking, blowout-beating Z9GT leading the charge.https://www.wired.com/story/byd-launches-denza-in-europe-another-mighty-impressive-ev-brand-the-us-wont-get/
The Government Accountability Office’s audit examines DOGE’s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.https://www.wired.com/story/gao-audit-elon-musk-doge-government-agencies/
The real-life location of the Dutch Post-Impressionist's 1890 painting "Tree Roots" has been the subject of five years of legal battles between homeowners and a French mayor who wants to turn the site publichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-should-own-the-hillside-where-van-gogh-made-his-last-painting-180986401/
The event will be ten times brighter than our Moon in the night sky, but never fear, it won't happen for another 23 billion yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-discover-a-rare-white-dwarf-pair-doomed-to-explode-in-a-brilliant-supernova-180986398/
By adjusting the pouring technique and height, the new method could use 10 percent fewer coffee grounds without compromising on strength or flavorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-the-secret-to-making-the-perfect-cup-of-pour-over-coffee-according-to-physicists-180986400/
A blockbuster show at the Centre Pompidou in Paris spotlights 300-plus works by 150 artists of African heritagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-exhibition-spotlights-black-artists-who-called-france-home-20th-century-180986399/
Tracking dust devils helps researchers learn more about Mars' atmosphere, wind and weather conditionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-a-spinning-martian-dust-devil-consume-another-in-a-new-video-captured-by-nasas-perseverance-rover-180986389/
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth secured commitments but left some Panamanian officials wondering if they would mollify President Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to “take back” the Panama Canal.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/panama-hopes-hegseth-visit-turns-page-and-ends-trump-pressure-64abe5da
Chinese factories that offered price cuts for American consumers after President Trump’s earlier tariff hikes say the total rate now is a deal breaker.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/as-u-s-buyers-cancel-orders-chinese-factories-say-no-more-discounts-de09182d
The President pauses on some tariffs amid a bond rout and recession fears.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-markets-investors-bonds-scott-bessent-trade-0d271750