Cheaper goods from China are no longer exempt from import duties, which could sharply raise prices for consumers.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/de-minimis-exemption-end-date-tariff/
In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/canada/global-elections-trump.html
George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/europe/romania-election-george-simion.html
President Trump repeatedly said he didn’t know when asked in a TV interview whether every person on American soil was entitled to due process, as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-meet-the-press-interview-due-process.html
President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-mexico-sheinbaum-cartels.html
As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/business/china-tariffs-de-minimis-guangzhou.html
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/trump-tariffs-movies.html
U.S. oil prices fell to around $56 a barrel after the OPEC Plus cartel said it would bring more oil to market.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html
The army chief, Gen. Syed Asim Munir, who usually works behind the scenes, has been shaping Pakistan’s tone in the crisis over Kashmir with his own tough talk.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/asia/pakistan-india-asim-munir.html
Thousands of migrants from Venezuela and other countries are stranded in southern Mexico, forbidden to travel or work, but lacking the papers or money to go back to their home countries.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/americas/mexico-venezuela-migrants.html
Mr. Buffett, 94, was crowned the “Oracle of Omaha” because of smart investments he made as the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. He also made some mistakes.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/buffett-timeline.html
For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/movies/hollywood-prop-shop.html
America must discard the belief that it is beating China in the innovation race.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/opinion/china-ai-deepseek-tiktok.html
Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/americas/lady-gaga-brazil-attack-threat.html
He starred in one of the westerns that dominated TV in the late 1950s. After losing traction in Hollywood, he became a traveling clown.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/obituaries/will-hutchins-dead.html
At the Miami Grand Prix's driver's parade, the sport's biggest stars rode in drivable Lego cars that took eight months to build. It was as awesome as it sounds.https://www.wired.com/story/lego-formula-1-drivable-big-builds/
The cheapest hard-sided hot tub on Wayfair is totally worth buying.https://www.wired.com/review/aquarest-discover-ar-150/
When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement, and its inverse, have deep connections to many areas of math and computer science.https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-problem-about-pigeons-powers-complexity-theory/
These are the best Star Wars gifts for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-star-wars-gifts/
Get Mom something special and save some money on it, too. Plenty of our recommendations are on sale.https://www.wired.com/story/mothers-day-deals-2025/