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Sandwich Thrower Acquitted of Assault Charge in Viral DC Case A federal jury found a former Justice Department employee not guilty of misdemeanor assault over a viral incident in which he allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer.

A federal jury found a former Justice Department employee not guilty of misdemeanor assault over a viral incident in which he allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer

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Foreign Movies With Oscar Hopes Turn the Multiplex Multilingual Audiences don’t hesitate to watch subtitled films anymore. A new wave of international Oscar contenders, including Sentimental Value, No Other Choice and The Secret Agent, is meeting that demand.

Before 2017 only 10 films not mostly in English had ever been nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards. Since 2018, 12 have. Audiences have grown more comfortable with multilingual movies www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Cutting Capacity by 10% at Multiple Airports While Shutdown Persists The US said it will cut flight capacity by 10% at 40 high-volume markets across the country, as travelers continue to face flight disruptions due to an uptick in air traffic controller absences during the government shutdown.

Breaking: The US is cutting flight capacity by 10% at multiple airports across the country while the shutdown persists

FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician ...

The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, @benjaminpenn.bsky.social reports

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Surprise! The Art World’s Most Renowned Solid-Gold Toilet Has a Duplicate The story behind Maurizio Cattelan’s “America,” super-sized marathon training costs and more

I've been helping out on my team's newsletter. This is a really fun one that digs into the absurdities of the art market, the (completely unnecessary and optional) high costs of marathon running and much more. If you like it, please consider subscribing!

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‘The Great British Bake Off’ Is a Great British Betting Zone As the cultural betting market expands, fans are becoming invested, literally, in the cult-favorite cooking show.

This story about betting on "The Great British Bake Off" had me at betting on "The Great British Bake Off."
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Private Jets and Car Washes Are the Latest Tax Shields for the Ultrarich Trump’s tax overhaul solidifies write-offs of certain assets — setting off soaring demand from wealthy Americans.

Wealthy Americans are rushing to buy private jets, car washes and more to tap a new 100% tax write-off under Trump’s overhaul www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Tiny Distillery Out to Prove Brandy’s All-American Bona Fides More than 400 years of history inform the vineyards and orchards at Klocke Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley.

Brandy has been crafted long before America was even America, but it's not the first adult beverage people associate with the US. A new distillery in New York’s Hudson Valley wants to help change that www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Mark Bittman’s New Restaurant Doesn’t Care About Profit Would you spend $15, $45 or $125 on a nine-course meal? At the food writer’s new East Village eatery, a nonprofit model lets diners pay what they can afford.

Would you pay $15, $45 or $125 for a nine-course menu? At the food writer’s new East Village eatery, a nonprofit model lets diners pay what they can afford.

A Skills Gap Is Turning Cleaning for the Rich Into a $100,000 Job As the wealthy get wealthier and fuel a boom in luxury furnishings, highly trained household staff are in high demand.

When a couch costs more than a Porsche, cleaning it becomes a high-stakes endeavor. That’s why skilled housekeepers for the rich are earning six figures.

Great look at what Gavin Newsom is up to -- tequila therapy, wearing his hat backward, Fortnite with someone called ConnorEatsPants (yes) -- but man, in the year of our lord 2025, if my favorite bottle of wine cost $15,000 I would probably just not tell you that.

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What the Cowboy Boot Boom Says About America The style statement is also a story about nostalgia, nationalism and America’s search for identity in times of uncertainty.

This year’s cowboy boot boom isn’t just fashion. It’s America once again clinging to a myth in search of a shared identity.

I have news! I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be starting work in this building later this month as a senior editor with Bloomberg's great Pursuits team. I CANNOT WAIT. I must thank everyone who showed up for me over recent months, offering a lead, an ear, a drink. More soon.

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How to Citi Bike in New York like a pro The best way to see the city is on two wheels — and its bike-share system is easy to use and everywhere. Here are three beautiful, activity-filled routes through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx

For the FT, I cooked up manageable rides you can do on Citi Bike in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens/Roosevelt Island
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US Moves to Eliminate Rules Requiring Flight Delay Compensation The Trump administration is moving to eliminate rules requiring airlines to compensate passengers and provide free rebookings for flight delays and cancellations caused by non-weather-related issues.

The Trump administration is moving to eliminate rules requiring airlines to compensate passengers and provide free rebookings for flight delays and cancellations caused by non-weather-related issues

One of the ISU players replied in a low, sing-song voice, "It's JUST a MOOOO-VIEEEEEE."

Watching He Got Game in Ames, Iowa, a big college hoops town. Several Iowa State players are at opening night. During the scene where Ray Allen cheats on his gf during his college tour, some women in the theater shouted how typical that was. ...

Best-case scenario! I started thinking about this while watching Portrait of a Lady on Fire next to a stranger. I turned it off and watched it again at home just because. Also remember a time a guy watched a Saw sequel on his laptop. That was a lot.

The rules for watching R-rated movies on a flight Courteous fliers check with their row before firing up movies with excessive violence or nudity.

That raunchy comedy you watch on a plane could lead to drama with your fellow passengers. Yes, some airlines even show "Anora."
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shutter After Trump Cuts The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said that it will begin to wind down operations after President Donald Trump signed a package of spending cuts that ended its federal funding.

NEW: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said that it will begin to wind down operations after President Donald Trump signed a package of spending cuts that ended its federal funding.

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Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.

This is really good

I walked by a woman in my neighborhood earlier who was wearing a t-shirt commemorating the Mets' combined no-hitter from 2022, so when I tell you that New York Is Back you should know that I really mean it.

Cannot recommend the Iceland one highly enough. Haliburton had those guys speaking Hopelandish.

Watched an influencer in the Shakespeare & Co cafe (they have one) order a latte, spend ten minutes snapping selfies with it, then gather her things, abandon the latte on the table, and take off. Art.

Despite Backlash From Trump, DEI Hasn’t Disappeared at US Companies Employment lawyers say the law does not require an overhaul, and many companies have focused on a handful of changes.

Executive orders targeting what President Trump has termed “illegal DEI” have rattled country’s largest companies. But the orders haven’t really changed employment law

I Polluted the Minds of 8,679 College Graduates And survived to tell the tale. A columnist solicits advice from J.J. Watt—and delivers the commencement address at the University of Wisconsin’s graduation ceremony.

"If nothing else, I could have them show Kirsten Simms’s magical penalty shot on the Jumbotron, and I knew the crowd would go nuts."

My @wsj.com colleague Jason Gay was looking for a riveting story to build his commencement speech around.

He chose women's hockey:
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.

ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside

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