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Capitol agenda: Trump's big test

Politico - Apr. 9

NBA postseason preview: Stars, matchups and X factors that could decide the champion

Everything you need to know about the teams battling it out in the postseason, including first-round matchups.

ESPN - 2h

13 Best Leggings of 2025, Tested and Reviewed by WIRED

Whether you’re doing ab crunches or pressing play on the next episode, these leggings are built for every kind of marathon.

Wired - 1d

UK tests microwave weapon to disable drone swarms

‘RapidDestroyer’ uses a high-power radio frequency to fry systems at a distance

Financial Times - 5h

Meta’s Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again

Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial that started Monday could be more grueling, experts said.

The New York Times - 2d

13 Best Beauty Box Subscriptions, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

A beauty subscription box feels like a monthly present. These are our favorites.

Wired - 16h

Champions League scenarios: What Real Madrid, Arsenal, Inter and Bayern need to advance

Here are the scenarios for the return matchups after the quarterfinal first-legs

CBS Sports - 9h

Referees missed multiple crucial calls late in Warriors' play-in win over Grizzlies, NBA says

Officials made four incorrect calls in the final two minutes of Tuesday's matchup

CBS Sports - 1h

2025 NBA playoff bracket: Postseason picture, matchups, schedule as Warriors clinch West's No. 7 seed

The Play-In Tournament is underway and the first round of the playoffs starts Saturday

CBS Sports - 2h

Canada Reschedules Political Debate That Conflicted With a Hockey Game

A big game, but still.

The New York Times - 13h

College baseball's next big thing: Rintaro Sasaki

Rintaro Sasaki chose to play for Stanford over going pro in Japan, so what exactly brought him to college baseball?

ESPN - 10h

The 7 Best Milk Frothers for Your Home Espresso Setup (2025)

Up your home espresso-making game with these WIRED-tested foam makers.

Wired - 1d

Big Tech’s Tariff Chaos + A.I. 2027 + Llama Drama

“How do we navigate this new uncertain climate?”

The New York Times - 5d

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

19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring

With a demand for exotic felines on the rise, often driven by social media, endangered and protected populations are under even more threat.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs.

The New York Times - 15h

As Nvidia’s stock sinks on China setback, here’s Wall Street’s big question

Analysts are debating whether Nvidia can still manage sequential growth this year as political developments pressure revenue.

MarketWatch - 7h

Trump Joins Japan Trade Talks, Says ‘Big Progress’ Made

For his first face-to-face talks on tariffs, the president chose Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs.

The New York Times - 2h

Prada to Buy Versace for Nearly $1.4 Billion

The deal is a big bet on the value of “Made in Italy.”

The New York Times - 5d

Heat vs. Bulls odds, prediction, time: 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament picks, April 16 bets by proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament matchup

CBS Sports - 6h

Mavericks vs. Kings odds, prediction, time: 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament picks, April 16 bets by proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament matchup

CBS Sports - 3h

The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean

Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.

The New York Times - 1d

Congress enters China doping clash between U.S., WADA

Outrage lingers on Capitol Hill over swimmers testing positive for banned substance before 2021 Olympics.

ESPN - 10h

Surprise teams, contenders and OU's quest to five-peat: Big questions for the rest of the softball season

Is anyone outpitching NiJaree Canady? Which teams are serious contenders? Bill Connelly dives into the 2025 college softball season thus far.

ESPN - 11h

Hertz shares surge more than 50% after Bill Ackman takes big stake in the rental car firm

Shares of Hertz surged 56% Wednesday after a regulatory filing revealed Pershing Square had built a 4.1% position as of the end of 2024.

CNBC - 8h

Madden Movie Circling Even More Big Names, Including John Mulaney As Key EA Executive

A movie about the late football legend John Madden, who is also the namesake of EA's popular video game franchise, is now in the works with Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage playing the title role. The ...

GameSpot - 9h

Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomatic overtures and offers to boost trade. Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ...

The Guardian - 5h

Temu and Shein slash US ad spending as trade war hits

Chinese retailers’ retreat threatens Big Tech advertising revenues

Financial Times - 3h

FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body

ABC News - 1d

12 Best Heat Protectant Sprays for Wet and Dry Hair (2025)

I spent months testing dozens of heat protectants for hair. Whether you’re blow-drying, curling, or straightening, these are the best formulas I’ve found.

Wired - 1d

Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Buffy’ Actress, Died From Complications of Diabetes

The New York City medical examiner’s office determined the cause and manner of her death after reviewing toxicology test results, a spokeswoman said.

The New York Times - 5h

Umpire hit in face by line drive, taken to hospital

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the Mets-Twins game on Wednesday after being struck in the face by a line-drive foul ball. He was taken to a hospital for tests.

ESPN - 17m

Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in ...

ABC News - 20h

Swapping LLMs isn’t plug-and-play: Inside the hidden cost of model migration

Based on hands-on comparisons and real-world tests, this guide unpacks what happens when you switch from OpenAI to Anthropic or Google’s Gemini and what your team needs to watch for.

VentureBeat - 5h