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Trump questions Harvard's tax-exempt status after funding freeze
The federal government has frozen $2.2 billion in funding for the Ivy League school.CBS News - 1d -
IRS asked to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status
The Trump administration asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on Wednesday, a day after President Trump suggested the idea. Andrew De Mello, the ...The Hill - 4h -
Europeans Show Less Stock Market Panic as Tariffs Cause Turmoil
Europeans tend to keep more of their money in cash, gaining some protection from the recent market volatility. But President Trump’s tariffs will have an effect, experts said.The New York Times - 11h -
China tells its airlines not to buy jets from Boeing in tariff retaliation
As China and the U.S. are locked in an intensifying trade war, China is responding to President Donald Trump’s tariffs by reportedly telling Chinese airlines not to order jets from Boeing, the ...NBC News - 16h -
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 -
California suing Trump to stop his 'unlawful' tariffs
Trump's tariffs have whipped up historic market volatility and frayed America's relationships with its allies and trading partners.CNBC - 11h -
Trump’s tariffs put Fed’s jobs and inflation goals at risk, says Powell
US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’Financial Times - 9h -
Credit markets aren’t flashing recession fears — but that could be the problem
Credit spreads are often the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to signaling a liquidity crunch or recession fears.MarketWatch - 7h -
Santander deposes UBS as continental Europe’s most valuable bank
Swiss lender’s market capitalisation has been hit harder by US tariffs than Spanish rivalFinancial Times - 26m -
Gold hits fresh record high over trade war impact fears
It comes after the head of US central bank said Trump's tariff policies are likely to mean slower growth and higher prices.BBC News - 1h -
Temu slashes U.S. ad spending, plummets in App Store rankings after Trump China tariffs
Trump's tariffs have upended Temu's business model and its advertising strategy.CNBC - 9h -
A Harvard Scientist’s Tuberculosis Research Is Threatened by Trump’s Cuts
Researchers who have lost funds warned of long-term repercussions, but several said their school should still refuse to comply with the federal government.The New York Times - 4h -
Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices and Fuels Brazen Thefts
Some Lego sets have skyrocketed in value but behind the eye-popping price tags is a dark side: an underground market that fuels brazen thefts.The New York Times - 2d -
‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it.Wired - 8h -
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.The New York Times - 2d -
Spotify running again after users around world report problems
Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruption. Tens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, ...The Guardian - 11h -
Trump admin hasn't funded legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children, despite court order
Attorneys say the funding cutoff has caused chaos, with kids as young as 5 facing judges alone in immigration courts. Some are victims of sexual abuse and trafficking.NBC News - 7h -
Trump, Xi "don't have any plans" to speak, trade representative says
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "don't have any plans" to speak amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.CBS News - 3d -
Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration
Israel developed plans for attacking Iranian nuclear facilities that would have required U.S. assistance. But some administration officials had doubts.The New York Times - 4h -
OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 models can process a million tokens and solve coding problems better than ever
OpenAI launched a new family of AI models this morning that significantly improve coding abilities while cutting costs, responding directly to growing competition in the enterprise AI market. The ...VentureBeat - 2d -
Brown University to see federal funding halted by Trump administration
A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown UniversityABC News - Apr. 3 -
China orders its airlines to stop accepting Boeing jets, report says
As its trade war with the U.S. widens, China has ordered its airlines to stop accepting Boeing jet deliveries, Bloomberg reports.CBS News - 1d -
‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis
Mark Carney’s Liberals have surged in the polls since Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada, scuppering Conservative calls for change after Trudeau era. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question ...The Guardian - 3h -
JPMorgan Chase sues more customers who allegedly stole cash in 'infinite money glitch'
The episode highlights the lengths JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, will go to claw back funds it is owed and to deter future crimes.CNBC - 13h -
Island-wide power outage hits Puerto Rico ahead of Easter weekend
All 1.4 million Luma Energy clients across Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday. The blackout comes less than five months after another island-wide power outage on New Year's Eve.CBS News - 2h -
Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Trigger Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank.The New York Times - 7h -
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind $1.1 Billion From NPR and PBS
Trump administration officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks
UK schools are coming under pressure to remove titles from their shelves. It’s not coming from the place you might think. For all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably ...The Guardian - 13h -
A trove of artifacts recovered from the black market goes on display in Naples
Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special Italian police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum of NaplesABC News - 4d -
Draft budget would slash HHS funding by a third: Reports
The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by nearly a third, according to multiple reports. An initial draft of the White House budget ...The Hill - 5h -
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 - 3d -
States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools
Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schoolsABC News - 6d -
Khanna on Trump White House: ‘They need to have a 21st century understanding of the economy’
The Silicon Valley Democrat said the president’s tariff policies are “chaotic” and will hike prices without reestablishing manufacturing jobs.Politico - 3d -
Former cybersecurity agency chief Chris Krebs leaves SentinelOne after Trump targets him in executive order
A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left SentinelOne.CNBC - 5h -
European regulators OK Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi after initial doubts
European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summerABC News - 14h -
Russia opens door to western companies after Ariston’s return
Moscow hopes transfer of seized business back to Italian owner will show companies a path back into Russian marketFinancial Times - 26m -
Trump’s tariff threats boost demand for currency hedging
Exchange rate volatility surges to levels last reached during collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit SuisseFinancial Times - 26m -
Apple and other tech stocks rebound after Trump offers more tariffs guidance
Apple, Nvidia and other tech company stocks rebounded on Monday, after the Trump administration said tariffs affecting the electronics industry on products like smartphones are coming later.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
The clashes range from unilaterally freezing federal funding to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens.ABC News - 1d -
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Stocks Post Modest Gains Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty
The Trump administration’s chaotic tariff rollout continues to spur volatility in the markets, but major U.S. stock indexes held a degree of calm relative to recent swings.The New York Times - 11h