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Jeff Bezos earlier this year signed into X to post a photo of a tortoise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to propose a tax on New York City’s second homes worth $5 million or more in an effort to fill the city’s yawning budget deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Hochul says the measure would raise $500 million a year by taxing pieds-à-terre and help close a $12 billion New York City budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Without a revenue infusion, officials had warned, major cuts loomed: no school sports or extracurriculars, slashed Advanced Placement classes, reduced police and public-works staffing, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

To avoid detection, I can shape-shift into a human teenager or a cow.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith