Keeping up with America

Trade consultations requested by the United States on Mexico's plan to limit the use of genetically modified corn are an "unacceptable violation" of Mexican law and feed the interests of seed "oligopolies," a top Mexican official said on Thursday.

US prosecutors have argued that releasing an airman suspected of leaking classified files would pose a "threat" to national security.

A man in unincorporated Antioch in Illinois was charged on Tuesday with shooting and killing his neighbor over a noisy leaf blower earlier this month.

Three in four American high school students said they did not eat breakfast daily in 2021, according to a survey released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a record for the biennial survey.

The nation’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter, as companies cleared out inventories in the face of weakening demand, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday.

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Chinese authorities have embarked on a campaign to bring foreign businesses to heel, just months after Beijing delivered an open-for-business message to global investors. (More)

Asia is experiencing weeks of “endless record heat”, with sweltering temperatures causing school closures and surges in energy use. Record April temperatures have been recorded at monitoring stations across Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, as well as in China and South Asia. (More)

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Jenny Craig layoffs: Company warns employees as it seeks a buyer (More)

Elon Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers (More)

Need a job? Tech remains a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley (More)

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Americans aren’t lining up to buy EVs — despite the new $7,500 Inflation Reduction Act tax credit. Here are the 2 big reasons why (More) | The dangers of letting AI loose on finance (More)

How to find the money for an unexpected disaster | Paul Lewis, The Guardian. I won’t ask what the disaster was or if it could have been avoided! It is there and you need $2,000 to deal with it and you need it now! First, do you have enough savings to cover it? And yes, I know that is your house deposit or your holiday fund but what rate of interest does it earn – 2%, 3%? And what rate will you pay on a loan if you take one out? A lot more than that, I can tell you. (More)

Personal finance boost: New conference teaches how to build wealth (More)

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Lamar Jackson's new Ravens deal includes $185M guaranteed (More) | One-month All-MLB team: Ronald Acuña Jr., Gerrit Cole and the other top players so far at every position (More)

Studios Sold Wall Street on Cost-Cutting. But Unions Are a Tougher Task (More) | 'Hunger Games' prequel debuts first trailer (More)

Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk Officially Canceled By Meta (More) | Kenan Thompson Teases Pete Davidson's 'Saturday Night Live' Return (More)

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