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Following last week's tariff increase on Chinese imports, China retaliates with tariffs on nearly $60 billion of US goods that would go into effect on June 1. According to one retail industry representative: "Americans' entire shopping cart will get more expensive." 1/20

The Trump administration has responded to the latest trade escalation with a new threat of tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, the full list of which you can see here. 2/20

Some suspect an anonymous WeChat account with a prescient view of the trade war may be government-run, as it's uncensored. 3/20

A continuously updated visualization of the timing of Trump's tweets about the economy and the Dow's performance. 4/20

"The thing that's gonna kill Uber is when Uber finally has to charge what it costs to get a car to you." A close look at Uber's IPO suggests the company will never be profitable. 5/20

NASA and the White House are requesting an additional $1.6 billion in next year's budget to fund new lunar missions by 2024. The source of the funding is reportedly from a surplus in Pell Grants for college financial aid. 6/20

NASA is making three original lunar samples available for new experiments that may help explain the moon's origin. 7/20

"They're working to destroy everything that was built post-World War II." How Russia and far-right groups are trying to undermine upcoming European elections. 8/20

On the turbulent life of America's virgin, Doris Day, who has died at 97. 9/20

See also: How Doris Day used her TV show on CBN in 1985 to bring empathy and love to Rock Hudson as he was dying from AIDS. 10/20

Heartbreaking stories of uninsured families waiting outside ERs, observing a sick loved one's condition to see if it worsens, because they can't afford the visit. 11/20

Truck traffic from the fracking boom has shredded a West Texas highway, increasing vehicle crashes by 300% in the past decade. 12/20

Citing a global helium shortage, Party City announces it's shuttering 45 stores. 13/20

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After six years, the New Orleans newspaper war ends as the Advocate purchases the Times-Picayune—but not its staff. 14/20

"You're hearing 'I can be famous.' But the thing that you should be hearing is, 'I can make you famous.'" A new book explores our current era of Rasputin-like figures. 15/20

Conan O'Brien on a joke-stealing lawsuit, and how Twitter intensifies the potential for making the same joke at the same time. 16/20

A critique of the new NPR Morning Edition theme music—which just changed after 40 years—mourns the loss of reassuring stability. 17/20

What to do with partially used seed packets: Plant a "chaos garden," and let nature take its course. 18/20

This week's ambience: 10 hours of walking the deck on the Titanic (a historical recreation). 19/20

An animation of the relative population of US states from 1790 to 2010. 20/20


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