Skewed Trade Figures

UK to rely on skewed US trade figures to skirt Trump tariffs

Long-standing statistical quirk means both sides report a trade surplus with the other

Financial Times - 10h

Five players to trade for and five to trade away

Andre Snellings looks at the players to go after in trades, and the ones to ship out.

ESPN - 9h

Figure skaters to be honored at worlds in Boston

Figure skaters and others killed in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be honored when the world championships are staged in Boston in March.

ESPN - 1d

Boston figure skating community mourning 6 killed in D.C. plane crash

Boston is mourning the loss of six members of its ice skating community in Wednesday's Washington, D.C., plane crash. CBS News Boston reporter Laura Haefeli has more.

CBS News - 1d

A New Batch Of Adorable Kirby Nendoroid Figures Is Launching This Year

Mario might be Nintendo's main mascot, but as well know, Kirby is the real king of that company. The cute pink blob has starred in some terrific games over the years, and if you'd like to add the ...

GameSpot - 1d

Figure skating community mourns loss of victims killed in midair collision

The figure skating community is grieving the loss of some of their rising stars killed in the midair collision Wednesday night. More than a dozen top skaters were killed in the crash.

CBS News - 1d

14 linked to figure skating were on crashed plane

Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the passengers on a jet that collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., according to the Skating Club of Boston's executive ...

ESPN - 1d

Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies

He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

The New York Times - 1d

How undercounting immigration skews narratives

The US and UK have been underestimating population growth but with diverging implications

Financial Times - 1d

American figure skating icon Dick Button, 95, dies

American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.

ESPN - 1d

Dick Button, American figure skating icon and broadcaster, dies at 95

American figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S.

NBC News - 1d

Dick Button, figure skating legend and Olympic champion, dies at 95

Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.

CBS News - 1d

Figure skating community mourns members killed in plane crash

More than a dozen members of the U.S. figure skating community were on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.. on Wednesday night. CBS News ...

CBS News - 1d

Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95

ABC News - 1d

US and Russian figure skaters were on plane

They include two teenage athletes, their mothers and two former Russian stars, according to their club in Boston.

BBC News - 1d

'Hearts are heavy': 14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.

ABC News - 1d

Figure skaters in plane crash had been pursuing dreams at national event

It's an invitation every young American figure skater dreams of receiving. The National Development Camp marks both a career milestone for athletes as well as a hope that even bigger goals are ...

CBS News - 2d

'Everyone is like family': Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash

There is no telling what the young figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set to achieve on or off the ice.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

U.S. and Russian figure skaters were on plane that crashed in D.C.

Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board the plane that crashed in Washington, D.C., after colliding with a military helicopter.

CBS News - 2d

Revised figures show German economy shrank by 0.2% in fourth quarter

Yahoo News - 2d

American figure skaters were on plane that crashed

Members of the United States figure skating community were on board an aeroplane that crashed near Washington DC, the country's governing organisation for the sport says.

BBC News - 2d

Germany's Hase and Volodin take the lead in pairs at European figure skating championships

Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin put themselves firmly on course for their first European figure skating title in the pairs short program

ABC News - 3d

Migration to push UK population to 72.5m by 2032, ONS figures suggest

Projections suggest the UK population could grow by almost five million over the next decade.

BBC News - 4d

A Trade Weapon

President Trump wants to use tariffs to solve a raft of policy problems.

The New York Times - 4d

Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94

His own experience assisting his terminally ill wife in ending her life set him on a path to founding the Hemlock Society and writing a best-selling guide.

The New York Times - 6d

Ilia Malinin takes largest lead in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history

Ilia Malinin goes into Sunday's free skate, which is live on NBC and Peacock, seeking a three-peat.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25

Glenn edges Liu to defend U.S. figure skating title

Amber Glenn repeated as figure skating champion at nationals, narrowly defeating Alysa Liu by just over a point Friday night.

ESPN - Jan. 25

Roaring Kitty makes cryptic ‘Futurama’ post. Everyone is trying to figure it out.

The latest post on Roaring Kitty’s X account features a heart-wrenching clip from the sci-fi cartoon comedy

MarketWatch - Jan. 23

Two Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap for Taliban figure

Ryan Corbett and William McKenty swapped for Khan Mohammed, who was held in California for drug trafficking. A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

UK's first drug consumption clinic figures revealed

The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Trump’s trade challenge

Biden’s parting gift throws down the gauntlet to the incoming president on industrial policy

Financial Times - Jan. 20

Six-figure payout over charity cyclist killing

Tony Parsons, 63, was killed by a drink driver who later hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote Scottish estate.

BBC News - Jan. 19

Giorgia Meloni to join far-right figures at Donald Trump inauguration

Italian PM’s office confirms she will join foreign politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in Washington. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Trump's pick for CIA chief pledges not to let politics skew intelligence findings

John Ratcliffe, Trump’s choice for CIA director, promised senators he would not inject partisan politics into the spy agency’s work or impose political litmus tests on employees.

NBC News - Jan. 15