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https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ California is suing Trump administration over tariffs it has imposed on most of the U.S.'s trading partners, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/california-state-sue-trump-tariffs/story?id=120872312 It alleges Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes violates Title IX.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doj-files-civil-suit-maine-standoff-transgender/story?id=120858499
Economy
China came to Trump’s trade war ready to fight.
https://vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/408887/china-boeing-tariffs-trump-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 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 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.
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Tech
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https://observer.com/column/expert-insights/ In an interview with VF, ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ author Quinn Slobodian unpacks how libertarians and neoliberals made race and intelligence an intellectual hobbyhorse, laying the foundation for today’s nativist right.
https://vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-silicon-valley-neoliberal-roots 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.
https://newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/the-shrouds-movie-review NOAA issued a Geomagnetic Storm Warning for a 'strong' G3 storm, which could cause power system voltage irregularities, sparking dips, surges or disruptions in some grid operations.
https://dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14618827/solar-storm-set-hit-northern-lights.html Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
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Sports
It alleges Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes violates Title IX.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doj-files-civil-suit-maine-standoff-transgender/story?id=120858499 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 The Justice Department is suing Maine over its refusal to comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/doj-maine-transgender-sports-lawsuit/index.html 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…
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Space
Kravitz offers up a tour of the grand French townhouse he’s had for two decades. Previously home to a countess, it now features Basquiat artworks and a boiler-room party space.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/15/style/lenny-kravitz-paris-home-architectural-digest/index.html 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/ Right before she embarks on her Lifetimes Tour, Katy Perry is pulling back the curtain on her go-to routine before and after she performs in concert.
https://usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/16/katy-perry-lifetimes-tour-essentials/83092772007/ 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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