THE WEEK

01/28/2025

The soaring popularity of a new AI chatbot from Chinese startup DeepSeek, plus the company's low-cost and high-performance advances in AI development, sent U.S. tech stocks tumbling Monday.

The sudden popularity of a new AI chatbot from Chinese startup DeepSeek has sent U.S. tech stocks tumbling

01/28/2025

The White House budget office Monday ordered all federal agencies to halt the disbursement of grants and loans, a sweeping but confusing directive that challenged the separation of powers and added to the upheaval in Washington after President Donald Trump's first week in office.

A sudden freeze on federal grants and loans by President Donald Trump's administration has created widespread confusion

01/28/2025

The catastrophic fires that ripped through Southern California over the last three weeks were spurred by extremely dry conditions and unusually strong Santa Ana winds, in addition to water infrastructure problems. But there may have been another culprit behind some of the conflagrations: arsonists using the opportunity to sow further chaos.

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01/28/2025

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding islands in the South Atlantic. The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement is a sign of more similar occurrences as climate change worsens.

Penguins and seals may be at risk

01/28/2025

Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, "death camp survivors return," The Wall Street Journal says on Tuesday's front page.

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A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages

01/28/2025

Over the past two offseasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have committed more than $2 billion in future player salaries, reigniting debate about whether a salary cap would ease the equity woes across the league.

After reaching a $700 million deal with star Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers won their second World Series in four years and are positioned for another deep run following another offseason spending spree. With frustration growing among fans of smaller market teams, baseball may be headed to a standoff after its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the players expires in 2026.

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01/28/2025

In today's Morning Report: China's new chatbot, Trump's big freezes and a Hegseth quandary

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01/27/2025

The longer you go without making payments on your debt owed, the bigger the consequences. High inflation means more people have been unable to cover monthly credit card payments, causing defaults to reach their highest level in 14 years. Here's what to know about the implications of credit card debt and your options for getting out of it.

If you fail to pay your debt for an extended period of time, there will be consequences — but there are also options to rescue your credit

01/27/2025

President Donald Trump Sunday threatened to hit Colombia with 25% tariffs, rising to 50% in a week, and other sanctions after it turned back two U.S. military aircraft trying to repatriate Colombian migrants.

Colombia has backed off from a trade war with the U.S., reaching an agreement on accepting deported migrants following tariff threats from President Donald Trump

01/27/2025

Senators have an "obligation to scrutinize" Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas" about vaccines, says The Wall Street Journal editorial board.

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Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

01/27/2025

A slow-moving rainstorm moved over Southern California Sunday, providing relief for crews fighting to finish containing wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles County.

The weather provided relief for crews working to contain wildfires, though rain over a burn area ups the chances of flooding and mudslides

01/27/2025

U.S. allies Jordan and Egypt Sunday flatly rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that Palestinians should leave Gaza and resettle in their countries on a "temporary or long-term" basis due to the widespread destruction in the Palestinian enclave from the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel.

U.S. allies Jordan and Egypt rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that Palestinians leave Gaza

01/27/2025

As we begin a second week with the Trump 2.0 White House, it is clear the president has wasted no time in making a "jarring shift" in both "style and substance." After his first week back in power, what have we learned about how Trump plans to govern in the coming years?

After five days in power, Donald Trump has wasted little time pushing boundaries

01/27/2025

Planning to sell your house? You may want to get it in tip-top shape to attract potential buyers. But some home improvements are probably fine to skip. Here's how to tell what renovations are actually worth your money.

Getting your house in top-notch shape will help attract potential buyers. But not all renovations are worth the money.

01/27/2025

Donald Trump's "first week a blizzard of action," and his "aggressive use of power is testing boundaries," USA Today says on Monday's front page.

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A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages

01/25/2025

President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order to release thousands of classified documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

The president signed an executive order to release classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

01/25/2025

Nobody "would blame you for thinking that we're in the midst of an unprecedented global loneliness emergency," but "data indicates that loneliness may not be any worse now than it has been for much of history," says Faith Hill.

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Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

01/25/2025

Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say tariffs will raise prices on the goods they buy, according to an Ipsos survey. The poll of 1,085 adults found this to largely skew along partisan lines, with 86% of Democrats and 49% of Republicans saying tariffs will raise prices.