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Tesla and Volkswagen May Have a Leg Up As Tariffs Raise EV Prices
President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts could stall the growth of electric vehicles, setting back a technology critical to addressing climate change.But the tariffs could also...
Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on the floor of the college’s muggy natatorium....
Video: How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an...
Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Cocktail Glass, Darkly
Usually, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner features Hollywood stars, a zinger-filled comedy set and a public display of comity between the White House and the press corps that...
Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
Insulin, heart treatments and antibiotics have flowed freely across many borders for decades, exempt from tariffs in a bid to make medicine affordable. But that could soon change.For months,...
Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison
A former employee of Walt Disney World who hacked into menus used by its restaurants and edited them — changing prices, adding profanity and altering listed allergens — was...
How Pope Francis Wooed Donors
Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million...
How to Talk to Your Children About Money in These Uncertain Times
Stock market gyrations. Inflation. Layoffs of federal workers. A possible recession.Children may overhear their parents talking about these things and not fully understand what’s going on or how it...
Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41
Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring who said she was “passed around like a platter of fruit” as a teenager to rich and powerful predators, including...
Bessent Seeks to Reassure Global Leaders on Dollar’s Role as Safe Haven
On the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to convey an important message about the...
