Here’s why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy
It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have ...
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‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump’s tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo containers from the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors ...
Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave
ROME (AP) — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions. But ...
Voters to decide if the Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX should become an official city: Starbase
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Voters are set to decide Saturday if the South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company should become an official city known as Starbase, fulfilling ...
Trump Eliminates Key Tariff Loophole
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States ending the de minimis tariff exemption, Israel launching airstrikes near the Syrian presidential palace, and this weekend’s elections ...
A ‘big scam’? The end of a shipping loophole on China goods and what it means for consumers
A decades-old shipping loophole that made imported goods cheaper for customers and boosted foreign e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Temu sunsetted Friday. The 1938 provision, called the “de minimis” ...
How a judge’s scathing rebuke to Apple could change the app store
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. suffered a major blow this week when a federal judge ruled that the iPhone maker violated a court order to stop charging commission fees for purchases ...
Novartis to buy Regulus Therapeutics for as much as $1.7 billion
Novartis AG has agreed to buy U.S. biotech firm Regulus Therapeutics Inc. in a deal that could be valued at up to $1.7 billion. The Swiss company will pay $7 ...
Hiltzik: Thanks to the Trump slump, Florida and other states are moving to eviscerate child labor protections
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has discovered a problem with the anti-immigration policies that once made him a GOP star. Luckily he has a solution. The problem is that chasing immigrant ...
Exxon Mobil first quarter profits sink to lowest level in years as energy prices fade
Exxon Mobil’s first quarter profit slumped to the lowest level in years, stung by weaker crude prices and higher costs. The oil and gas giant earned $7.71 billion, or $1.76 ...
