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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 09: The entrance to the Federal Trade Commission is seen on July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Ian Madrigal)Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Ian MadrigalFor his reinforcement appeal after a previously dismissed lawsuit against Meta, the FTC is looking far back into a deeply unrecognizable commercial past. The problem for the FTC is that it’s not just the present that completely discredits the FTC’s case and appeal. For example, it was in 2012 and 2014 that Facebook bought Instagram and WhatsApp for $1 billion and $19 billion respectively. In its complaint, the FTC…

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come terrifyingly close to extinction altogether. Here’s what we know, according to research.gettyAccording to genetic data published in 2023 study from Scienceour ancestors faced an extreme population bottleneck about 900,000 years ago. This means that just over a thousand breeding individuals remained for over 100,000 years. If true, this would be one of the most severe population crashes ever inferred for a large mammal. In fact, such a severe crash could potentially have erased the human lineage before it really began.The idea has captured the public imagination because it reframes…

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For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. This matters when choosing your deposit mode.gettyYour filing status is one of the first decisions you make on your federal income tax return, and it affects your tax bill more than most people realize. It determines your tax brackets, standard deduction, and what credits and deductions you can claim. In some cases, it also determines whether you are required to file a statement.It’s easy to treat the deposit status as a quick check box and move on. But…

Thia photo shows a sign displayed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the eve of the WEF’s annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesTHE World Economic Forum Davos meetings always reward fluency. Executives arrive with a vocabulary of risk, resilience and stakeholder responsibility that can sound consistent year after year. In 2026, the conversation feels less like fluency and more like a test. The intelligent age forces a sharper question on corporate leaders: when public institutions are strained and communities push, will companies treat human rights…

A revised international agreement maintains a minimum corporate tax of 15% while exempting US multinationals from key enforcement rules. That means the OECD deal will go ahead, but critics argue the deviations will weaken enforcement and reduce revenue.gettyAfter years of negotiations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced a revised agreement on global minimum corporate taxes – a deal aimed at curbing the ability of large multinationals to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions. While the framework remains in place, critics say the latest changes carve out protections for US companies that weaken the original goal.You may recall that…

Today’s NYT Strands Hints and AnswersCredit: New York TimesWe are finally getting snow after a very peaceful January. Other parts of the country are absolutely battered, of course, while here in the desert mountains, milder—and rather wet—dust prevails. A good excuse to stay in and watch TV. Or stay in and uncover words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle! Looking for Saturday’s Strands? See our guide here.How to play StrandsStrands is the newest game in the New York Times stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Each day we are given a new theme and…

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China’s share of US passenger vehicles fell from 8.33% in all of 2024 to 2.17% in October 2025, an apparent response to President Trump’s ongoing trade war with China.ustradenumbers.comUS passenger vehicle exports to China are at a 16-year low, down 58.27% in just one year and 78.42% since 2017, the year before President Trump launched the ongoing trade war with China.Many of these exports are affected Mercedes-Benz SUV built in nearby Alabama that departs from the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, the nation’s busiest port for vehicle exports.For China, it looks like another precision retaliatory move against Trump’s more sweeping tariffs…

Android is changing nowSOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWe know it’s coming. Google has confirmed a game-changing Android update that has caused a lot of backlash from users. What we don’t know is how difficult it will be to install new apps on your Android phone when it goes live.We are talking about side loading. Perhaps the feature above all else that sets Android apart from the iPhone. Responding to the ongoing tidal waves of malware, adware and license abuse, Google is now removing. Starting this year and rolling out by region, only apps from verified developers will be available to…