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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach

President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.

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Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller and Joe Rennison

Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.

As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.

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Colby Smith, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

Trump’s Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic

President Trump again attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve this week, but advisers say the president has turned more cautious on policies that could stoke extreme financial volatility again.

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People Are Cheering On This Woman With AuDHD For Calling Out RFK Jr. Over His Comments About Autism

"Further stigmatizing autism as an epidemic to 'fix' or 'cure' will make me contribute even less to society — in the way that these people clearly seem to think equates to human value."

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Joseph Acosta

Updated list of NFL Draft 2025 attendees includes 2 notable drop-outs

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These players will be in attendance for the 2025 NFL Draft.

The NFL Draft is mere days away, and with all the attention beginning to circle around Lambeau Field in Green Bay, the cameras are going to be on the players. We all know the shot: the player who gets invited to the NFL Draft and then has the longest wait of all time before getting picked in the second round. It seems like this year, players and their representatives are being a lot...

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Mark Schofield

Maya Weug tops F1 Academy practice but expects a ‘close’ fight for pole position

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Ferrari driver Maya Weug topped the timing sheets in F1 Academy practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

When F1 Academy practice drew to a close Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Maya Weug topped the timing sheets ahead of Alisha Palmowski and Doriane Pin.

But Weug is predicting a tight battle for pole position in qualifying later tonight.

“The car felt quite good. I managed to get in some clean...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

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Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento.

Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal, and Chicago then traded him to the Sacramento Kings earlier this season to get its own...

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Glenn Thrush

Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.

The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.

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Jonathan Swan, Andrew Duehren, Alan Rappeport and Maggie Haberman

Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.

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People Are Transforming Their Pets Into Emojis And The Results Are Shockingly Good — Now You Can Make Your Own Too

The way my mom is gonna be obsessed with her new dachshund emojis...

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James Dator Joseph Acosta

WrestleMania 41: Our 6 boldest predictions

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Also the full card for the big event.

The showcase of the immortals is upon us. WrestleMania 41 is here, with a two-night spectacular from Las Vegas that takes all of WWE’s biggest storylines from the last year and brings them to a close in their massive stadium show.

Instead of predicting the winners from each match we’re diving into the biggest story elements of the show and other weirdness which could impact the WWE. Here are our predictions...

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Mark Schofield

Christian Horner squashes speculation over Max Verstappen’s Red Bull future as ‘noise’

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner was adamant at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that Max Verstappen is not going anywhere

Thursday’s media day ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was dominated by speculation over Max Verstappen’s future at Red Bull. With senior advisor Helmut Marko expressing his concern that the four-time Drivers’ champion might leave the team, and reports emerging of Aston Martin making a shocking offer for his...

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NHL sets attendance record, surpassing 23M fans

The NHL reported an attendance figure of 23,014,458 across the 1,312-game regular season, setting a league record for the third consecutive season.

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Andreas Hale

Paul to face ex-boxing champ Chavez Jr. June 28

Jake Paul will step back in the ring in early summer when he faces former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight bout on June 28 in Anaheim.

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Caroline Haskins

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

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Molly Taft

FEMA Isn't Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say

Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

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After Trans Women Were Ruled To No Longer Be Legally Women In The UK, Nicola Coughlan Had Some Excellent Words

"Keep your new Harry Potter lads. Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole."

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SB Nation NFL mock draft: Giants trade back into 1st round and get their QB

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Who’s the quarterback of the Giants future? Big Blue View may have just answered that question in our 2025 NFL mock draft.

Earlier in this mock, the New York Giants passed on the opportunity to draft quarterback Shedeur Sanders in favor of taking Penn State’s Abdul Carter, arguably the best defensive player in the draft class. With the way the board has fallen, and other quarterback-needy teams (Browns) coming up again at the top of the...

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RJ Ochoa

World No. 1 Nelly Korda had very clean opening round at JM Eagle LA Championship

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Nelly Korda got off to a very clean start this week.

The LPGA Tour returned to action on Thursday as they began play at the JM Eagle LA Championship. With the first major of the season in the Chevron Championship taking place next week this is the last time for players to really lock in as they prepare.

Among those who proved they are ready for Houston was Madelene Sagstrom as she carded the season’s first ace on her final hole for an opening...

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Steven Levy

Meta's Monopoly Made It a Fair-Weather Friend

As the FTC trial has shown, a lack of competition allowed the company to shift its focus away from users—and toward its bottom line.

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