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From hormone-treated beef to tech taxes: what’s at stake in UK-US trade talks?
Ministers are considering how to secure an agreement that might exempt Britain from Trump’s tariffs. UK ministers are redoubling their efforts to agree a trade deal with Donald Trump after he ...The Guardian - 19h -
Sport must step up and be part of the social revolution to reach ‘lost boys’ | Cath Bishop
Gareth Southgate wants role models to offer a different path from toxic influencers. Do those in sport have the will to do so?. Amid all the pressing problems of the day, one crisis has cut ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘Did you stand up?’: read part of Cory Booker’s blockbuster 25-hour speech | Cory Booker
I rise tonight because silence at this moment of national crisis would be a betrayal of some of the greatest heroes of our nation. Editor’s note: the following is an excerpt from Cory Booker’s ...The Guardian - 18h -
Walker, Peña homer and Rodgers drives in 3 as Astros spoil Twins' home opener 5-2
Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña homered and Brendan Rodgers had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Hunter Brown (2-0) gave up ...Yahoo Sports - 10h -
4 Best Tax Services (2025), Tested and Reviewed
I’m filing my 2024 taxes with nine different documents across three states. I tested popular tax services to see which best helped me untangle my tax mess.Wired - 4d -
Premier League goalkeeper admits driving offences
He is fined £23,000 after driving without third party insurance and while using a mobile phone.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Tariffs Become Another Buzzkill for Beleaguered Craft Breweries
As drinking habits change and competition grows, tariffs that will drive up prices on bottling supplies and grains add to brewers’ woes.Inc. - 3d -
Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council
Legislation was repealed in 2018 but Caribbean country’s supreme court last week recriminalised the act after appeal. The privy council in London will soon be called upon to make the final decision ...The Guardian - 5h -
Trump girds for trade war
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} IN HIS BROADEST TRADE MOVE YET, President Trump will outline sweeping tariffs during a White House Rose Garden event Wednesday. Trump met with his ...The Hill - 2d -
NSC staff ousted
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story National Security Council staff ousted at White House Multiple ...The Hill - 11h -
'From the ground up’: How Walter Clayton Jr. worked for six years to deliver March Madness glory
Four years ago, Walter Clayton Jr. held no Power 4 offers. Now, he's one of the nation's best players and carried Florida basketball to the Final Four. Here’s how it all happened:Yahoo Sports - 19h -
‘I’d been singing the wrong word for 30 years’: Deacon Blue on how they made Dignity
‘It’s become a sort of folk song. It’s played at weddings and funerals. Dundee United play it when we win. I’ve met people who’ve told me, “I was a worker for the council for 20 years” – just like ...The Guardian - 3d -
Best tax relief services, plus expert advice on navigating your choices
Struggling with tax debt? Take a look at some of the top tax relief companies that could help.CBS News - 14h -
‘This Is Our Pompeii’: Altadena Artists Picking Up the Pieces
Neighbors on Mariposa Street in Altadena, Calif., say artworks can be remade, but how do you restart a community?The New York Times - Mar. 22 -
The Tech You Need to Level Up Your Humanity
Advancements in computing and robotics are changing how people live. Here are our favorite prosthetics, smart glasses, exoskeletons, and fitness trackers.Wired - 6d -
WATCH: Astros prospect celebrates his major league call-up with parents
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada brought the parents of top prospect Cam Smith into the club house to join in the celebrations.ABC News - Mar. 26 -
Will Michael Bennet Shift his Fight Against Trump to the State House?
The Colorado senator, raised to revere the world’s greatest deliberative body, seems ready to give up on Washington.Politico - 5d -
More on the meaning of “reciprocal tariffs”
You won’t believe how they came up with the numbersFinancial Times - 1d -
Ancelotti testifies in court over tax charges
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti denies knowingly withholding parts of his salary on his tax returns.BBC News - 1d -
Schumer on Trump's new tariffs: A 'huge tax on American families' to 'help billionaires get a tax cut'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, calling them a “huge tax” on the average American family. “This is a huge tax on American ...The Hill - 1d -
Injuries put undermanned Bayern's title bid to the test
Away at in-form Augsburg on Friday, Bayern Munich's hopes of winning the Bundesliga title will depend on how they manage an injury crisis ripping through the club.Bayern will need to get the job ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Top genome scientists to map DNA sequence of invertebrate winner 2025
Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life team say genomes offer invaluable insight into how species will fare under climate crisis. Voting is now open! Vote for your favourite here “We are following ...The Guardian - 22h -
'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump's list
The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.BBC News - 43m -
Trump says his tariffs could bring in trillions. Economists disagree.
Experts estimate far lower figures in tariffs revenue, warning that President Trump's tariffs could drive up prices for American consumers.CBS News - 1d -
How Biden's frailties hampered Harris
Democratic Party officials and White House staffers were well aware of former President Biden’s frailties ahead of his choice to end his ill-fated reelection bid last summer, according to exclusive ...The Hill - 3d -
How should this Ole Miss basketball team be remembered? Let them tell you.
OXFORD – A five-hour drive from Atlanta back to Oxford with a stop for gas provides a lot of time to think. And, given what I witnessed first-hand over the last week or so, I needed every minute of ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
The price of privacy: How your personal data could dictate what you pay
Your location, your health and your driving are all under constant watch to power the advertising machine. But now, they’re influencing the prices you pay for everything, from loans to insurance ...The Hill - 20h -
University of Minnesota student lost visa for drunk driving, not protests, ICE says
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being ...NBC News - 3d -
Greenville Drive opens 2025 baseball season: Here are 5 players to watch
The Greenville Drive baseball team is full of prospects in the Boston Red Sox minor league system. Here are five to watch as the 2025 season starts.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
As Trump readies reciprocal tariffs, economists say 'value-added taxes' aren't a trade barrier
"Value-added taxes" are a common type of consumption tax used worldwide. They don't create a trade disadvantage for the U.S., economists said.CNBC - 3d -
How did the U.S. arrive at its tariff figures?
The White House on Wednesday listed new tariff rates for different countries. It didn't take long for market observers to try to reverse engineer the formula.CNBC - 16h -
Samoa suffering energy crisis after weeks of power outages
Pacific country this week declared state of emergency over power cuts that have caused huge disruption to businesses and daily life. Samoa is in the grip of an “energy crisis” prime minister Fiame ...The Guardian - 1d -
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure. The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top ...The Guardian - 1d -
MoneyWatch price tracker shows how much food, utility, housing costs are rising
These charts track prices consumers pay for groceries and other goods now compared to five years ago.CBS News - 1d -
The American consumer’s identity crisis
A vibe shift, heralded by a sea of redFinancial Times - 14h -
Supreme Court appears swayed by Catholic charity group’s tax exemption bid
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed swayed by a Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief in Wisconsin in a case that could drastically alter eligibility for religious tax exemptions. A Wisconsin ...The Hill - 3d -
GOP rep says 'tariff is a tax': 'No question'
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) on Monday said a “tariff is a tax,” a day before the Trump administration’s imposition of “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs. In Sessions’s appearance on “CNN News ...The Hill - 2d -
Madrid's Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud case
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told a Spanish court on Wednesday he had believed his tax affairs were legal as he testified in a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay €1 million ...ESPN - 1d