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Global Economy: Xi Fortifies China’s Economy Before First Talks on Trade With US (Bloomberg)
At a snap briefing in Beijing on Wednesday, central bank Governor Pan Gongsheng announced across-the-board rate cuts alongside other steps that could pump 2.1 trillion yuan ($291 billion) into the economy. That marked the most significant dose of easing by China since Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs unleashed a trade war that’s upending the global economic order and disrupting markets.
White Smoke Watch: 133 Red-Robed Cardinals Make Solemn Procession Into Sistine Chapel for Papal Conclave (New York Times)
Black smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, signaling that cardinals sequestered inside had not reached a decision in a first round of voting for a new pope. The conclave will continue today with as many as four rounds of voting.
Latest from Manhattan: NYPD Arrests Over 70 After Protesters Seize Columbia Library (Bloomberg)
Anniversary of Victory in Europe: Europe Marks 80 Years Since End of WWII as Continent Faces New Security Realities (New York Times)
Far-Right in South America: Former President Jair Bolsonaro, On Trial for Coup Charges, Leads Rally At Site of 2023 Brasilia Insurrection (France24)
Financial News: HSBC Grapples With Shortage of 7,700 Desks at New London HQ (Bloomberg)
New Addition to the House of Mouse: Disney Announces Its First Middle East Theme Park in Abu Dhabi (Bloomberg)
The company’s 13th park, Disneyland Abu Dhabi, will be constructed on Yas Island, a major tourism hub in the United Arab Emirates that includes the Miral-built Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World and SeaWorld parks.
Basketball Stunner (Part II): New York Knicks Take 2-0 Lead Over Celtics After Coming From 20 Down Again (Associated Press)
For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season. The Knicks again found a way - almost the same way, in fact - to pull off the improbable. And now they are two wins away from knocking the defending champions out of the playoffs.
Click here to watch highlights from the game, including Jalen Brunson's two free throws with 12.7 seconds left pushing the Knicks up 91-90 that wouldn't be surrendered. And now, the Knicks and Celtics head back to Madison Square Garden to continue the series on Saturday.
'Table for 8 Million:' A Look Back at The Past 25 Years of Dining in NYC (New York Times)
Explore the latest photo essay from the New York Times about dining in New York City, with the broad spectrum of experiences and trends over the years described by long-time Times restaurant critic Pete Wells by saying, "Most of what chefs create is destroyed a few minutes later. There’s no way to experience a meal that was cooked 20 years ago. But if you were there, you can tell somebody what it was like."
And, as one of the scrolling headlines of the photo essay says (shown below), more than 20 years of that dining history has now been smoke-free thanks to the Bloomberg administration's public health efforts in the early 2000s:
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