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As SpaceX shares drop, Elon Musk loses trillionaire status
Shares of SpaceX were down to $155 on Wednesday, and Musk was $6 billion poorer than he'd been when SpaceX debuted earlier this month.
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Woman seen in video taking Knicks-themed trash can off NYC street was DEI executive at JP Morgan
In the video, Angie Báez, 40, was seen wearing a blue New York Knicks shirt. She empties the receptacle, which was colored orange and blue, on the sidewalk and walks off with the trash can.
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Bill Gates told Oversight Committee he feared Epstein might try to blackmail him
“He never blackmailed me, but looking at these emails, it raises a serious probability that he contemplated blackmailing me,” Gates told the committee.
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Four astronauts return safely to Earth from space station after medical evacuation
It was the first ever medical evacuation for America's space program.
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Verizon acknowledges widespread outage: 'Our top priority is to get you back online'
Users have reported that their phones showed "SOS" in place of network bars and the outage is also impacting cellular data and voice services.
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Texas Supreme Court rules against American Bar Association accreditation for law schools
Accreditation organizations for higher education have been criticized for requiring institutions to adhere to diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks as a condition for recognition.
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson delays encampment removal, plan to expand emergency shelter
During her mayoral campaign, Wilson criticized former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s use of encampment sweeps as part of the city’s homelessness response.
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Texas GOP has 10 non-binding propositions on March primary ballot, including banning Sharia law
One proposition addresses Islamic Sharia law, which Texas has taken a lead on nationally. Gov. Abbott has taken multiple actions, including designating Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Supreme Court punts on tariffs, rules on warrantless searches, election suits, double convictions
The justices marked Jan. 14 as the first day in 2026 where they released multiple opinions, but the much anticipated tariff case wasn't among them.
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California congressional redistricting upheld Wednesday in federal court
A three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for Central California ruled 2-1 for the defendants, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state
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Not just Somalis: Feds charge that Yemeni, Hatian nationals stole millions in SNAP benefits
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has required state agencies to share state SNAP data to ensure that “illegal immigrants aren’t getting benefits meant for American families.”
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CA's Legislative Analyst’s Office issues report calling Newsom’s budget 'alarming'
The November budget outlook issued by the Legislative Analyst’s Office put California’s budget deficit at $18 billion, much rosier than the governor’s projected $2.9 billion budget deficit.
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Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested over alleged ride-share driver altercation
The actor was arrested on suspicion of making felony criminal threats after the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a radio call about an assault involving a ride-share driver near Sunset Boulevard.