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SpaceX says it will invest $74 billion into building data centers in Arizona, Texas
The company said it will allocate more than $24 billion for a new supercomputing facility at Starbase in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The investment expands on the $15 billion already spent on related infrastructure at Starbase.
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Movement grows as dozens of groups, and 15k signers of petitions, call for Texas special session
A coalition of dozens of groups and 15,000 people have signed petitions calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session before the end of the year to curtail gubernatorial emergency powers.
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Group of influential Dems demand ban on Iran spending in government funding stopgap
Now, with Democrats invigorated by sweeping midterm election wins and the Trump administration continuing its controversial attacks on Iran, yet another government shutdown appears possible in less than a month.
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Transgender influencer Mulvaney models Nike women's sportswear in post, after Bud Light controversy
The Instagram post was made just days after it was announced Mulvaney had a paid partnership with the beer brand Bud Light.
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NYC mayor signs tentative deal with police union
The eight-year agreement with the Police Benevolent Association includes pay increases for uniformed NYPD officers and an increase in starting salaries for newly hired officers.
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Washington state spends nearly $1.3M to stockpile three-year supply of abortion pills
The drug in question is mifepristone, the first pill in a two-drug medication abortion regimen that has been used for more than two decades.
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Gone woke? Feds create race, gender speech codes for scientists to follow
The guidance, for example, tells federal employees not to use the words "blacklist" or "whitelist" because of racial connotations.
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Study: Telehealth may help reduce fatal overdoses
In a state like Pennsylvania – where more than 5,300 people died of an overdose in 2021 – expanding telehealth to reach more people who struggle with drug addiction could save lives, researchers concluded.
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Texas Senate to vote on five election integrity bills
The election integrity bills were filed to respond to widespread failures with Harris County’s election processes in the 2020 and 2022 elections. The county is still embroiled in lawsuits over multiple election irregularities that occurred on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Tennessee Democrats face GOP-led expulsion after using bullhorn for gun control rant on House floor
"There is a proper way to handle that and a proper way not to," GOP House Speaker Cameron Sexton said.
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Critics raise concerns about Strategic Petroleum Reserve's decline
To curb rising gas prices last summer, Biden released more than 200 million barrels from the U.S. stockpile, bringing the reserves to the lowest point since 1984.
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Mike Huckabee praises daughter's leadership after Arkansas tornadoes, says Biden lacks it
Mike Huckabee said elected officials can't comprehend the impact of devastating events until they go and talk to those impacted
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Multiple people dead after Missouri tornado
The devastating tornado in Missouri comes less than a week after 26 people were killed in tornadoes across the United States.