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https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/ GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, an ally of President Donald Trump, is considering a run for governor of New York, a source familiar with her thinking told ABC News.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-elise-stefanik-eyes-new-york-governor-seat/story?id=120883614 A judge found probable cause the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials defied his order to turn two planes around carrying alleged gang members.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-acted-contempt-court-turning-deportation-flights/story?id=120870498
Economy
Consumer confidence is plunging, bond markets are panicking, and gas prices are coming down alarmingly quickly.
https://vox.com/economy/408873/us-recession-trump-tariffs-economist-projection China came to Trump’s trade war ready to fight.
https://vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/408887/china-boeing-tariffs-trump-economy President Donald Trump’s turbulent trade war could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult situation it hasn’t seen in about half a century, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/economy/fed-chair-jerome-powell-tariffs/index.html US stocks fell Wednesday as investors remain cautious about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and an escalating trade war with China.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/investing/us-stock-market/index.html Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.
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Tech
Op-eds and expert insights on business trends and news from leaders in tech, finance, media, philanthropy, policy, the business of entertainment and more.
https://observer.com/column/expert-insights/ In David Cronenberg’s latest film, billed as his most personal work, Vincent Cassel, who stars alongside Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce, plays a grieving husband who has devised a novel way of never letting go, Justin Chang writes.
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Sports
There are classic moments in this subgenre of deflated fandom that you may have seen before, Hanif Abdurraqib writes, even if you do not love or pay much attention to sports.
https://newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-face-of-the-devastated-sports-fan Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ Check out the latest UK and world news headlines on sports, entertainment, celebrities, health, science, TV and more from MailOnline.
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https://breitbart.com/news/topic/sports-2/ Former MLS player Aaron Boupendza died at the age of 28 after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China.
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2025/04/16/aaron-boupendza-died-former-mls-player/83126061007/
Space
In a post-flight interview, the CBS Mornings anchor said she got over her fear of flying by calling Tyler Perry to get “prayed up” before her trip to space.
https://vanityfair.com/style/story/gayle-king-says-her-blue-origin-space-flight-haters-should-do-more-due-diligence FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ Recently launched satellites will watch the sun's energy whack the Earth, helping us predict solar storms
https://salon.com/2025/04/16/a-new-nasa-mission-will-make-it-a-lot-easier-to-predict-space-weather/ (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom sued to halt Donald Trump’s tariffs, setting up a high-stakes legal challenge to the president’s landmark effort to overhaul global trade. Most Read from BloombergTrump Signs Exe...
https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/california-newsom-says-state-sue-112115299.html The “battle space management systems” equips around 20-50 military personnel to do the work that would have needed hundreds to accomplish in years past,
https://humanevents.com/2025/04/15/nato-buys-ai-driven-military-system-from-palantir
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