‘Something different in the air’ as hushed Rome reckons with Pope’s death
Visitors have noticed a unique atmosphere at the Vatican in the days before Pope Francis’s funeral and the conclave.
Day: April 25, 2025
Trump bailing on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner means Washington can have some fun
Analysis: The entire reason for this insufferable ritual of official Washington has nothing to do with whether the president sits down for a meal with the press, writes Andrew Feinberg
BLA claims IED attack on Pakistani forces in Quetta, killing 10 soldiers
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb attack in Quetta, resulting in the deaths of ten Pakistani military personnel and injuries to three others. The attack, which targeted a bomb disposal squad vehicle in the…
CMA CGM becomes majority shareholder in Santos Brasil terminal operator
The flagship of Santos Brasil is Tecon Santos, the largest container terminal in South America with a capacity of 2.5 million TEUs that will soon be expanded to 3 million TEUs.
Tariffs are jamming the US-China supply chain. Who that hits first.
U.S. and Chinese tariffs on each other’s goods have stifled trade. The first to suffer are factory workers, wholesalers, shippers, and dockworkers.
Trump campaigned on ending Ukraine war on Day 1. Now he said it was in ‘jest’
President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted throughout his presidential campaign and after his White House victory that he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in ‘24 hours’
Cowlitz Tribe police chief found dead during burglary investigation
Charles Gardiner, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s Public Safety Department interim chief, was found dead inside a parked car in Vancouver, Wash.
Apple to shift iPhone production to India — FT
The tech giant’s reported plans come amid an escalating trade war between the US and China, the top assembly site for the iPhone
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How Democrats and Republicans Cite Science
An anonymous reader shares a Nature story: The United States is known for the deep polarization between its two major political parties — the right-wing Republicans and left-wing Democrats. Now an analysis of hundreds of thousands of policy documents …
King County leaders push new sales tax for cops, courts
Council members began advocating for the tax before the new state law that would authorize the local tax was even finalized.