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Elon Musk blasts Biden administration, Democrats on Twitter over ‘hate,’ sidelining of Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday blasted the Biden administration and Democrats on Twitter, as the world’s richest man doubled down on his vow to vote for Republicans. Musk in a tweet accused the Biden administration of doing “everything it can to sideline” and ignore Tesla, despite its dominance in the electric vehicle industry. Musk, […]
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Musk denies ‘wild accusations’ against him in an apparent reference to harassment report
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a postlaunch news conference inside the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, following the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Kim Shiflett SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in a tweet late Thursday that “wild accusations” […]
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Jan. 6 panel seeks information from GOP Rep. Loudermilk about Capitol tour he led day before Trump riot
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled “Financial Industry Regulation: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,” on June 13, 2018. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is asking GOP Rep. Barry […]
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New bipartisan bill would force Google to break up its ad business
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images A new bipartisan proposal takes aim at Google and would force it to break up its digital advertising business if passed. The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act was introduced Thursday by a group of key Senators on the Judiciary […]
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Labor group accuses Apple of interrogating, surveilling staff at World Trade Center store
Customers shop at the new Apple Store at the World Trade Center shopping mall in New York City. Getty Images Communications Workers of America is accusing Apple of violating federal labor law at its World Trade Center store in New York City. CWA alleged in an Unfair Labor Practice filing with the National Labor Relations […]
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U.S. Marshals providing ‘around-the-clock security’ at Supreme Court justices’ homes, DOJ says
Police stand outside the home of U.S. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh as abortion-rights advocates protest on May 11, 2022 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The U.S. Marshals Service has been providing “around-the-clock security” at the homes of all nine Supreme Court justices since last week, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. […]
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost baby formula manufacturing to ease shortage
The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, on May 13, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to increase baby formula manufacturing to ease a nationwide shortage caused by the closure of a key plant in Michigan. Biden is requiring suppliers of ingredients used […]
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Amazon’s Twitch, Discord, 4chan face New York AG probe after Buffalo shooting
New York State Attorney General Letitia James in New York City, November 19, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James will investigate social media companies including Amazon’s Twitch in connection to the apparently racially-motivated shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that left 10 dead and three injured. James’ office will also focus […]
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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from federal prison and into New York halfway house
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli departs the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 3, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images Notorious “Pharma bro” fraudster Martin Shkreli was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday and into a U.S. Bureau of Prisons halfway house […]
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Polls close in Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary clash among Oz, McCormick and Barnette
Polls closed Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s primary elections, including a high-profile and hyper-competitive Republican fight that could play a decisive role in which party controls the U.S. Senate after the midterms. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician and former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” made waves when he announced he would run as a Republican […]
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