The 17 Secrets We Think We Know About Tesla’s Model 3

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In a few days, Tesla will unveil its most ambitious project yet: the $35,000 sedan designed to take electric cars mainstream. Details are still scarce, but it’ll go at least 200 miles on a charge and will probably come equipped with sensors for autonomous driving. We hope it has ludicrous mode.

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Trump Campaign Manager Charged With Battery Against Journalist

Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is accused of grabbing the arm of a Breitbart reporter at a Trump event earlier this month. He turned himself in to authorities in Jupiter, Fla., on Tuesday, according to the Palm Beach Post. After the reporter, Michelle Fields, first made the allegation, Lewandowski called her “totally delusional.” Newly released surveillance footage appears to corroborate Fields’ story. The Trump campaign said in a statement that Lewandowski is innocent and “completely confident that he will be exonerated.”

Banker Accused of $25 Million Fraud Arose From a Gilded Legacy

On paper, Andrew Caspersen seemed to have it all. Scion of a family that built and sold a finance company for billions, Caspersen went from Princeton University to Harvard Law School, where students can read rare books in the Caspersen Room or study in the Caspersen Student Center. Until Monday, he was a managing director at PJT Partners Inc. He earned more than $3 million a year, prosecutors said in court, helping private-equity funds restructure. Now, he’s out of work and charged with what federal prosecutors describe as a brazen fraud.

Booming Demand Is Making Vanilla Taste Worse

As companies use more natural flavors in food products, demand for vanilla grows. Simultaneously, a prolonged price slump has led to smaller global harvests. And in Madagascar, which supplies half the world’s beans, farmers took short-cuts in the process used to create the aromatic qualities prized by consumers. To put it plainly, that vanilla bean ice cream you crave might not taste as good right now.

Filed Your Taxes? Good. (Or Is It?)

Delaying the painful exercise that is filing your taxes isn’t necessarily an indication of laziness. Filing close to, or after, the April 18 deadline could be a sign you're a member of the financial elite.

Gadfly: There Is a Winner in Apple’s Court Battle With the FBI

Did Apple win? Or the U.S. government? Neither did. The only winners in the legal fight between Apple and the U.S. government over the right to access a dead terrorist's iPhone are the security firms that play both sides of this fight.

Swipe, Swipe Again

The Credit Card Loophole That Gets Around China’s Capital Curbs

Hong Kong insurance agents trying to evade capital controls are swiping the credit cards of mainland Chinese clients dozens of times to circumvent new restrictions on policy purchases by mainlanders.