Trump Doubles Down on Closing Tax Loophole on Cheap Imports

The exemption was shut down last year by President Trump based, in part, on the same legal grounds as the tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.President Donald Trump speaking at the White House on Friday. The de minimis tax loophole had been widely used by companies operating in China

M Meaghan Tobin

With Tariff Changes, Consumers May Be Stuck in a Waiting Game

Some companies could decide to temper price increases, but the effect would take time to materialize.Economists cautioned that the Supreme Court ruling would probably not lower sticker prices right away, if at all.

S Sydney Ember and Jordyn Holman

Los Angeles Olympics Have a Cloud of Concerns as Winter Games Close

New details about the LA28 chairman’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as anxiety over key infrastructure projects, have thrown the planning into disarray.Los Angeles Olympics organizers addressed the International Olympic Committee in Milan, Italy, this month, to promote the next Summer Games.

J Jesus Jiménez and Heather Knight

He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.

Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, sought out the convicted sex offender for his research. Their yearslong correspondence suggests it wasn’t all business.Dan Ariely, a professor of business administration at Duke University, in 2022.

N Noam Scheiber

Future Perfect

Does taking care of our future selves have to mean sacrifice in the present?

M Melissa Kirsch

How $600 Drones Are Outsmarting Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Military

Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.Robinson Hernandez and John Silva, who work for a company that specializes in drone and anti-drone technology, using devices to neutralize drones

M Max Bearak and Simón Posada