US and China clash over status of trade talks. Here’s what to know.

The outlook of an all-out trade war between the U.S. and China remains a central question for the global economy, but the two sides appear to disagree even about whether talks have begun. President Donald Trump late Wednesday said the world’s two largest economies are “actively” discussing trade issues. Hours later, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson … Read more

Gerwyn Price says Rotterdam conditions were ‘unfair’ after winning Night 12 of Premier League Darts in Liverpool | Darts News

Gerwyn Price has reiterated his frustrations about the “unfair” conditions during the Premier League night in Rotterdam, saying he had a reason to “throw his toys out the pram”. Price took to social media a week ago to slam the draught at the Rotterdam Ahoy after his quarter-final exit to Nathan Aspinall, writing it was … Read more

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione

Hours before Luigi Mangione’s arraignment in federal court, federal prosecutors submitted formal notice that they intend to seek the death penalty if he’s convicted, citing, in part his alleged desire “to provoke broad-based resistance to the victim’s industry” by killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is expected to plead not guilty when he appears … Read more

Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down?

It turns out that decentralized social networks can go down, too. On Thursday evening, the decentralized social network Bluesky experienced a significant outage, leaving users unable to load the app on both the web and mobile devices for roughly an hour. According to a message on Bluesky’s status page, the company was aware of the … Read more

A bad day in court for the Trump administration

In federal courthouses across the country Thursday, President Donald Trump’s administration faced a series of legal setbacks to implementing the president’s agenda. On issues ranging from education policy and voting rights to congestion pricing, the series of rulings and developments marked the latest legal setbacks for an administration battling nearly 200 lawsuits in court. Three … Read more