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Mia Sato

Mia Sato

Features Writer, The Verge

Features Writer, The Verge

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    Judge dismisses terrorism charges in Luigi Mangione case.

    Mangione was facing with two terrorism-related charges in the New York State case. It will likely be seen as a big win for Mangione. In his ruling Judge Carro wrote:

    While the defendant was clearly expressing an animus toward UHC, and the health care industry generally, it does not follow that his goal was to “intimidate and coerce a civilian population,” and indeed, there was no evidence presented of such a goal.

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    I’m here in court at the Luigi Mangione hearing.

    This is the first time Mangione is appearing in court since February’s chaotic hearing that became a public spectacle. We’re expecting more news to come of this hearing — the judge may even set a trial date.

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    Threads on Threads.

    Meta is tweaking how a string of posts looks on the platform, including adding labels that indicate if the post is one in a longer thread. This makes it much easier to see where the discussion continues, and is also a nice signal that someone’s thoughts go on longer than the first post. Now we need this on Bluesky...

    Threads post showing “1/6” label indicating the post is the first of six.
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    Vogue has a new top editor.

    But she won’t get the editor-in-chief title that Anna Wintour held for decades — the role is officially called the “Head of Editorial Content.” Editor of Vogue.com Chloe Malle was named to the position this morning.

    Malle is something of a safe bet: she’s been at Vogue for 14 years, beginning with a social editor position. Her last name may be familiar: she’s the daughter of director Louis Malle and actress Candice Bergen (she’s also related to perfume industry giant Frédéric Malle).

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    Get ready to pay import taxes.

    The de minimis exemption — a previously unknown trade policy that is now all over the news — is officially dead for US consumers starting today. That means all your purchases coming from abroad (not just China!) will be subject to important taxes you previously avoided.

    Back in February I explained how all of this works. Some details are slightly different now, but the takeaway is the same: we’re all about to feel the pinch of Donald Trump’s tariff policy.