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NEW YORK — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products.The deficit — which measures the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad against what it buys — has roughly doubled over the last year. In March 2024, Commerce Department records show, that gap was just under $68.6 billion.According to federal data released on Tuesday, U.S. exports for goods and services totaled…
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. OpenAI has decided not to shift full control to its for-profit arm as previously planned. Instead, it announced that its original non-profit organization will continue to be in charge. This decision comes after feedback from community leaders and talks with legal authorities in California and Delaware. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, and chair of its non-profit board, Bret Taylor, shared that the choice was made to…
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — May is ALS Awareness Month, and the ALS Network is committed to raising awareness and understanding of the devastating disease that has no known cure. This month, we highlight the power of community and invite everyone to explore the many ways to get involved, give back, and learn more. “We are urgently focused on advancing the three pillars of our mission: local care, global research, and nationwide advocacy,” said Sheri Strahl, MPH, MBA, president and CEO of the ALS Network. “ALS Awareness Month is a time to shine a light on how we can all…
Shedeur Sanders has become synonymous with the No. 2 over the years. He wore that number during his days as a high school football star in Texas. He continued to wear that number when he played for Jackson State and Colorado. He was even the No. 2 quarterback selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft.However, the new Browns quarterback will get accustomed to a new number, at least in his first few months with his new team. Sanders will wear No. 12 for the Browns during offseason practices through the end of training camp, the team announced…
“DECISIVE EVIDENCE” Last month, Trump introduced steep levies on China and lower “baseline” levies of 10 per cent on goods from most other countries, sparking weeks of turbulence in the financial markets. The White House also introduced higher tariffs on dozens of other trading partners, and then abruptly paused them until July to give the United States time to renegotiate existing trade arrangements. Data published in recent weeks point to an economic contraction in the first quarter of the year, as consumers and businesses stocked up on imports ahead of the introduction of the new measures. At the same time,…
Austin Wells had five RBIs in a 10-run seventh inning, hitting a tying single and then his first career grand slam, as the New York Yankees rolled to a 12-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.Those 10 runs were the most the Yankees have had in a single inning in a decade. On July 28, 2015, they crossed the plate 11 times in an inning against the Texas Rangers. It’s been even longer since New York had scored double-digit runs in an inning at Yankee Stadium. On July 30, 2011, they put up 12 runs in the first against the Baltimore…
The May 7 deadline is looming to have a Real ID, which will be required to get into government buildings and through airport security. Congress mandated the switch to Real IDs after 9/11. The new IDs are more secure and harder to counterfeit. But after several lengthy delays, millions of Americans still don’t meet the requirement that’s just over a month away.The Transportation Security Administration told CBS News they are seeing about 81% compliance at checkpoints, meaning people are showing up with a Real ID or their passport. That means nearly 2 out of every 10 people passing through a security checkpoint…
The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft returned to Earth after a months-long mission on the International Space Station on April 19, 2025. Along with cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, the spacecraft carried NASA astronaut Don Pettit too. Undocked from the ISS, the spacecraft drifted away and began descending three hours later to land in Kazakhstan. Pettit’s time in orbit was marked by numerous scientific investigations focused on future space missions, including experiments on metal 3D printing, advanced water sanitation, plant biology, and fire behaviour in microgravity.Back to Earth: Soyuz Returns Don Pettit and Crewmates After Scientific Mission in OrbitAs per the…
The abstract artist Robert Mangold has been so remarkably consistent and disciplined with his approach to painting and drawing that he makes pretty much everyone else look capricious and changeable.Mangold has been exploring geometry, form and color for more than 60 years, with a half-century of that time on a charming property here in the Hudson Valley with an old farmhouse and a barn.Now 87, Mangold has definitely slowed down. But he is still working, and he has a show of recent paintings and works on paper at Pace Gallery in Chelsea that opens on Friday.“Robert Mangold: Pentagons and Folded…
Tyrese Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers scored the final eight points in 47.9 seconds to stun the short-handed and top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series.Haliburton scored 11 of his 19 points in the final 12 minutes. After Andrew Nembhard stole an inbounds pass by Cleveland’s Max Strus with 27.5 seconds remaining, Indiana tried to find a potential tying 3-pointer before Haliburton drove inside and got fouled.He made the first free throw, but missed the second. Haliburton got the offensive rebound and…