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57-year-old bridal store owner cuts own salary to handle Trump's China tariffs: 'I see a retail meteor heading towards' the U.S.
Penny Bowers-Schebal, owner of wedding dress shop Formality Bridal, says she cut her salary and must likely raise prices due to the President's tariffs on China.CNBC - 1d -
Spaced Out: Spending Cuts Could Hurt Startups
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and the head of DOGE, could be cutting off funds for new companies in his own industry.Inc. - 2d -
Bridgewater founder: 'We are at a decisionmaking point and very close to a recession'
Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor and founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said on Sunday the United States is "very close to a recession." In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the ...The Hill - 12h -
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ParenthoodABC News - Apr. 1 -
Topgolf founders tap investors for high-tech version of game of pool
Twins behind ‘gamified’ golfing chain sold for $2.1bn raise funds from backers including Blackstone’s David BlitzerFinancial Times - 3h -
Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’
The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped.Wired - 1d -
Harvard faculty sue Trump administration over funding cuts threat
Harvard University faculty sued the Trump administration on Friday over a federal assessment of the school's spending amid allegations of their “failure” to protect students from antisemitism. The ...The Hill - 1d -
Professors sue Trump administration over Harvard funding cuts
Resistance by faculty, students and staff to intensifying attacks on higher education institutions growsFinancial Times - 2h -
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chanceABC News - 16h -
RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination
In an interview with CBS, the health secretary also suggested he wasn’t familiar with massive cuts to state funding for public health.The New York Times - 4d -
Share of domestic postgraduate researchers hits record low in England
Cuts to PhD funding have caused UK student intake to shrink, data showsFinancial Times - 1d -
Apple, Google, Cash App alums ditch Big Tech to build on bitcoin, fueled by VC money and friendly White House
In Austin, Apple, Google, and Cash App alums ditch big paychecks for bitcoin, backed by VCs, crypto friendly policy and belief that this time, it is different.CNBC - 1d -
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.Wired - 2d -
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is worried about 'something worse than recession’: Full interview
Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, tells Meet the Press that Trump’s economic agenda could lead to a “breaking down of the monetary order” as the president ramps up tariffs on ...NBC News - 17h -
Investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says he's 'worried about something worse than a recession'
Ray Dalio, the founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said he is "worried about something worse than a recession" if President Donald Trump does not properly handle tariffs and other ...NBC News - 14h -
Paige Bueckers reportedly signs three-year deal with Unrivaled with big annual salary
Per multiple reports, the first year of Bueckers' Unrivaled salary will be worth more than her entire four-year rookie contract in the WNBA.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
New South Wales Waratahs beat Queensland 43-21 to win the Super Rugby Women's title
The New South Wales Waratahs have beaten the Queensland Red 43-31 to win their sixth Super Rugby Women’s title in eight grand final appearancesABC News - 2d -
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds
The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.The New York Times - 1d -
Connaughton has career-high 43 points as Bucks beat Pistons 140-133 in OT to close regular season
Pat Connaughton had a career-high 43 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 140-133 in overtime on Sunday to close the regular season on an ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
Connaughton has career-high 43 points as Bucks beat Pistons 140-133 in OT to close regular season
Pat Connaughton had a career-high 43 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 140-133 in overtime to close the regular season on an eight-game ...ABC News - 11h -
Timberwolves secure playoff spot with 116-105 win over Jazz behind 43 points from Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards had 18 of his 43 points in the third quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves pull away from the Utah Jazz for a 116-105 victory on Sunday to secure a spot in the playoffs and ...Yahoo Sports - 8h -
European club football: Inter sink Cagliari to tighten grip at top
Arnautovic and Martínez on target in 3-1 victory Barcelona stretch La Liga lead with win at Leganés Inter cruised to a 3-1 win at home to Cagliari thanks to goals from Marko Arnautovic, ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with "improper ideology"
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Founders, This Missing Strategy Will Transform Your Business’s Finance
Maximizing the impact of every dollar starts with the right strategy.Inc. - 1d -
Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs Funded by Groups Linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo
The legal organization behind a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s tariffs is funded by groups linked to Charles Koch and Leonard A. Leo.The New York Times - 2d -
Steeply Discounted Game Boy Encyclopedia Covers All 1,100-Plus Games
The Game Boy Encyclopedia (Hardcover) $26.14 (was ...GameSpot - 2d -
Afghanistan women's team gets funding from the International Cricket Council
Afghan women cricketers will finally get high-level support in a bid to rejoin international competition after the sport’s world governing body created a taskforce to coordinate direct funding, ...Yahoo Sports - 4h -
After decades of pushing, stunts will get their own Oscar
The Oscars will finally honor stunt performers with a new award for achievement in stunt design, debuting at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Female Founders Sound the Alarm About Tariffs to President Trump
Inc. spoke with five entrepreneurs about the pain their companies are feeling—and how they are trying to alleviate it.Inc. - 2d -
Top pension funds cool on US
Plus, Treasury market turmoil, gold surges, and David Hockney at Paris’s Fondation VuittonFinancial Times - 2h -
How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that ...CBS News - 1d -
How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that ...CBS News - 1d -
The only thing that can stop Rory McIlroy now is his own mind
When Rory McIlroy holed a devilish chip for eagle at the second, igniting a sequence of six threes unparalleled in the history of the Masters, the usual decorum of an Augusta crowd evaporated. ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Cramer: Apple and Nvidia are tough to own in the Trump era — what I'm considering
This current period requires a different mindset and an understanding that there are fewer stocks to like.CNBC - 10h -
GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to 'market demand'
General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric delivery vans at a plant in Canada ahead of idling the facility through much of this year.CNBC - 2d -
Trump HHS cuts office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for 80M people
Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for Medicaid as well as assistance with food, home heating, child care, and more.CBS News - 2d -
Shane Lowry doesn't want to talk about Rory, then talks about Rory before cutting interview short
Boiling after back-to-back bogeys to end his third round of the Masters, Lowry cut his interview short on Saturday while saying he wished he'd had 30 minutes to cool off.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cuts
New data shows cabinet ministers among MPs at risk as campaign to pressure government over proposed benefit cuts to step up. At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over ...The Guardian - 3h -
UK and G7 allies look at lowering ‘meaningless’ cap on Russian oil exports
Limit of $100 a barrel said to be ineffective with the price of crude having crashed in response to Trump’s trade war. The UK and its G7 allies are considering tightening the “meaningless” cap on ...The Guardian - 15h -
China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, Calling Trump’s Policies a ‘Joke’
Beijing’s retaliation came after the White House ratcheted up its tariff on Chinese goods to 125 percent, on top of an existing 20 percent tax.The New York Times - 2d