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Washington — The House is pushing forward on President Trump’s “one, big beautiful bill,” as the final committees considered some of the most contentious parts of the major budget package aimed at addressing the president’s defense, energy and tax priorities. The Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Agriculture committees began meeting Tuesday to debate and vote on their proposals as Republicans remained divided on a number of major issues — from Medicaid to tax cuts. After a nearly 18-hour markup, the Ways and Means panel, which is responsible for the tax portions of the bill, advanced its portion of the legislation…
The World Economic Forum, the organization behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, is investigating allegations of improper behavior by its founder, Klaus Schwab.The board of the World Economic Forum opened an inquiry into Mr. Schwab in April after receiving a letter, anonymously attributed to current and former staff members, claiming that he improperly used the organization’s funds and describing comments that the letter said had made women uncomfortable, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The people requested anonymity because details of the letter remain confidential.Mr. Schwab, 87, stepped down as chair of the board…
There were gasps, and a pall came over the entire salesroom.What was meant to be the most expensive lot of New York’s bellwether spring auctions suddenly looked like a costly mistake.Alberto Giacometti’s 1955 bust, “Grand tête mince (Grand tête de Diego),” carried a pre-sale estimate of over $70 million into Sotheby’s Modern evening auction on Tuesday. The artwork was being offered by the Soloviev Foundation, a nonprofit established by the real estate magnate Sheldon H. Solow, who died in 2020.Despite an unsettled economy, the artwork came to the market without a minimum price guarantee from the auction house, which would…
The NFL unveiled its schedule for the 2025 season on Wednesday, allowing fans to chart out how well their team might do in the upcoming season and predict each team’s record.It also helps gauge who might win MVP in the upcoming season. Oftentimes, key late-season matchups help tilt the MVP race in one way or another. Now with the schedule in place, it’s a bit easier to determine which top players will be in the mix for the award. As you scour the schedule and try to predict the 2025-26 NFL season, let’s take a look at which 10 players have…
President Trump has said the United States needs a more “impressive” Air Force One, on par with the sleek jets he has seen in oil-rich nations in the Middle East.The two 747-200s that serve as Air Force One now — depending on when the president is on board — are more than 30 years old and were meant to be phased out of service years ago. Efforts over the last 10 years to replace them have met with repeated delays, and the planes aren’t expected to be finished before Mr. Trump leaves office, though perhaps 2027 at the earliest. So…
[TORONTO] The start of President Donald Trump’s term earned rave reviews at the world’s leading crypto conference on Wednesday, but top industry lawyers said digital platforms wanted regulatory clarity while the Republicans control Congress.“Across the board, it’s been a very encouraging three months,” said Lewis Cohen, a lawyer specialising in digital assets with the New York firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel.Cohen was speaking at Consensus, the world’s longest-running crypto conference, hosted this year in Canada’s largest city, Toronto.Trump’s son Eric, who is promoting his own crypto business, is expected to address the conference on Thursday amid increasing questions about potential…
[LOS ANGELES] Apple is developing a feature for its Vision Pro headset that lets users scroll through software with their eyes, aiming to enhance the device with a novel interface.The eye-scrolling capability is being tested as part of visionOS 3, an upcoming version of the Vision Pro’s operating system, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Already, the headset lets users navigate the software by looking at objects and then selecting them by pinching their fingers. The idea is to leverage the Vision Pro’s existing eye-tracking hardware and software to take the system a step further, said the sources, who…
For nearly three decades, Tom Cruise has been running, soaring, slugging and white-knuckling it through the “Mission: Impossible” series. It’s been fun, on and off, but it’s no wonder he looks so beaten up on the poster for the latest edition, “The Final Reckoning.” Cruise — who turns 63 this year — long seemed impervious to ordinary time, with a boyishness that lasted well into middle age. His early stardom had already granted him a kind of immortality. Yet as the lines on his face discreetly deepened, and he kept pushing himself to lunatic extremes in this series, it seemed…
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge crushed his 15th home run of the season vs. Seattle Mariners.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and vaccine skeptic who has used his position to amplify discredited health theories and promote unconventional medical treatments, ducked questions, during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, about whether children should be vaccinated for measles, chickenpox or polio. He said people should not rely on him for medical advice.The issue came up when Representative Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, asked Mr. Kennedy if he would vaccinate his own child for measles.“For measles? Probably for measles I —” Mr. Kennedy began to answer before stopping himself. “You know, what I…