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Trump suggests cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of meeting

The tariffs on each other’s goods have been mounting since then, with the U.S. tariffs against China now at 145% and China tariffs on the U.S. at 125%.

President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials, as he looks to deescalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Fast Company

Taylor Hatmaker

Air traffic controllers lost radar at Newark (again)—here’s why it keeps happening

Planes at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport were briefly left flying blind overnight as the airport experienced another radar outage – the second incident in less than two weeks. The most recent radar outage, first reported by ABC news, occurred just before 4 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday and lasted for a minute and […]

Planes at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport were briefly left flying blind overnight as the airport experienced another radar outage...

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Michael Grothaus

Tech layoffs update May 2025: Panasonic, Match Group, CrowdStrike, among latest to cut jobs

A number of high-profile tech companies have announced workforce reductions over the last several days. Here’s the latest roundup.

May has only just begun, but already, it has not been a good month for the tech industry in terms of layoffs. Since the month started, several prominent names in technology have announced layoffs, some involving a significant number of workers. Here are the companies involved in the latest round of tech layoffs

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David Hale

UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school

North Carolina issued a statement saying Bill Belichick's girlfriend is still welcome at football facilities.

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Field Level Media

Tiger's son, Charlie, fails to qualify for U.S. Open

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Woods, son of Tiger Woods, failed in his second attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open.

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RJ Ochoa

Longtime feud between Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau chronicled on latest episode of ‘The Grudge’

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Remember when Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau were constantly feuding?

Once upon a time the greatest feud going in sports took place in the world of golf.

Brooks Koepka was winning major championships left and right all while Bryson DeChambeau was trying to carve out a seat for himself at the proverbial table.

Currently Koepka and DeChambeau appear all good and harmonious with one another, they have been teammates in various...

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Drew Afualo Got Candid About Not Wanting Kids: "There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With That"

"Bringing life into the world is not the only way to find happiness."

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Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck

Holocaust Museum Board Clashes Over Silence on Trump Firings

Board members argued over email after a Biden appointee sent a scathing letter invoking the Holocaust as he denounced the museum’s silence on President Trump’s firings of board members.

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Anemona Hartocollis and Jonah E. Bromwich

Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, had published an essay about the war in Gaza. Immigration agents arrested her and sent her to a Louisiana detention center to await deportation proceedings.

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Andrew Duehren

Republican Agenda Hits Familiar Obstacle: State and Local Taxes

A small group of Republicans are threatening to torpedo President Trump’s agenda over the state and local tax deduction, long a headache for both parties.

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Mitra Taj, Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky

Peru Celebrates Pope Leo XIV and Claims Him as Their Own

From delivering help to flood-ravaged regions to singing Christmas songs to blessing babies, Pope Leo XIV tried to be a cleric of the people in Peru.

Mashable

Our favorite budget-friendly fitness tracker just got even more affordable

SAVE 20%: As of May 9, you can get the Fitbit Inspire 3 for $79.95, down from $99.95, at Amazon. That's a 20% discount for $20 in savings.

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Upgrade your streaming game with $20 off the Roku Ultra

SAVE $20: As of May 9, get the Roku Ultra for $79.99, down from its usual price of $99.99. That's a 20% discount.

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Grab a 27-inch Samsung Odyssey curved gaming monitor for $120 less at Amazon

SAVE 40%: As of May 9, you can get a 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G55C Series QHD 1000R curved gaming monitor for $179.99, down from $299.99, at Amazon. That's a 40% discount for $120 in savings.

SAMSUNG 27-Inch Odyssey G55C Series QHD 1000R Curved Gaming Monitor, 1ms(MPRT), HDR10, 165Hz, AMD Radeon FreeSync, Eye Care, LS27CG552ENXZA, 2024 ...

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The unique Bose earbuds that fit like earring cuffs are $90 off

SAVE $90: As of May 9, the Bose Ultra Open earbuds are on sale for just $209 instead of $299 at Amazon in the Diamond 60th anniversary edition color option. That's a savings of 30%.

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Take $130 off the LG UR9000 4K TV and enhance your entertainment setup

SAVE $133: As of May 9, get the 65-inch LG UR9000 4K TV at Amazon for $496.99, down from its usual price of $629.99. That's a discount of 21%.

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Did Siri snoop on you? Apply to get up to $100 from Apple.

Every now and then, the world blesses us with an opportunity to get money from a giant tech company. This is one of those times.

If you owned a Siri-enabled device and experienced an "unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication" between Sept. 17, 2014 and Dec. 31, 2024, you may be eligible for up to $100 in cash from Apple. There's a website where you can read all the specific rules of this class-action settlement and submit claims, with a deadline of July 2. You...

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Caroline Haskins

US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car

A CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport.

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RJ Ochoa

It’s OK to be excited about NFL rookie minicamps

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Rookie minicamps are off and running across the NFL.

We are squarely in the month of May and with the NFL Draft now officially behind us, rookie minicamps are off and running.

This time of year gives us our first look at players in their new team uniforms and also lets us know which jersey numbers certain players are going to be wearing. Don’t ask Abdul Carter to make a decision there though since that is apparently a complicated...

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Will Buikema

Shohei Ohtani crafted a season that will never be replicated

Well, unless he does it again. No one else could though.

In 2024, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani put together one of the very best seasons at the plate in MLB history. He also put together one of the very best seasons on the basepath in MLB history. The numbers most frequently invoked for this unique duality are his raw totals for homers and stolen bases — 54 and 59, respectively — but that’s only just the very tip of the iceberg.

For those of you who haven’t...

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