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Month: May 2025
House Bill Takes Aim at Tax Break for Sports Owners
The legislation cuts in half a tax write-off potentially worth hundreds of millions to some professional sports team owners.
Macron Plays Down Video of Shove From Wife: ‘It’s Nonsense’
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, was pushed in the face as he left a plane in Vietnam. The bigger issue, he said, was the reaction, […]
Four Former VW Managers Found Guilty in Emissions Trial
The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal.
Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation
For months, Israel’s strongest allies had been reluctant to join a wave of global censure against the war. Now, even the Trump administration appears to […]
What Sonic Detectives Listen for When Rockets Launch
Physicists who record rocket launches and landings, most often by SpaceX, are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.
Tech’s Trump Whisperer, Tim Cook, Goes Quiet as His Influence Fades
Apple’s chief executive has gone from winning President Trump’s praise to drawing his ire, deepening the company’s woes in a very bad year.
Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s […]
A New Super-Group of Creative Talent
The Independents has acquired more than a dozen companies in the last two years. The result is a conglomerate that has never before existed in […]
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back
With diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire appearing remote, and President Trump apparently abandoning the process, Russia has been escalating its assaults on Ukrainian cities […]