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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

Until now, no space traveler had ventured beyond 65 degrees north and south latitude, just shy of the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

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General Motors to Expand Production at Indiana Plant Thanks to Trump’s Auto Tariffs

General Motors (GM) plans to expand production at one of its plants in Indiana thanks to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign-made cars.

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  • Source: SAN
  • 04/04/2025
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Pentagon watchdog launches investigation into Hegseth’s use of Signal

The Defense Department is reviewing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app. The investigation will include compliance with protocol, classification, and records retention requirements.

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 04/03/2025
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Alaska Airlines flight forced to evacuate due to smelly fumes in cockpit

A Las Vegas-bound Alaska Airlines flight was forced to suddenly land and evacuate passengers in Portland, Ore. Wednesday, when a “strong odor” was detected in the plane’s cockpit, officials said.

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Finland to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty

Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the latest signatory moving to ditch the ban over threats from Russia.

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FAA increasing air traffic control staff, supervisors at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

FAA to also review 'disproportionately concentrated' arrival rates at DCA

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  • Source: NBC News
  • 04/02/2025
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case is dismissed

A federal judge dismissed the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which had argued that the case distracted from Adams' ability to enact Trump's immigration agenda.

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  • Source: CNN
  • 04/02/2025
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Trump’s attempt to revamp elections with proof of citizenship requirement challenged in court

Democratic groups and non-partisan organizations separately sued Monday over an executive order targeting election procedures signed last week by President Donald Trump, kicking off a court fight over Trump’s attempt to unilaterally revamp how elections are run.

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Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University

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  • Source: AP News
  • 04/01/2025
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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades. The “reciprocal’’ tariffs that he is expected to announce Wednesday are likely to create chaos for global businesses and conflict with America’s allies and adversaries alike.

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  • Source: CNN
  • 04/01/2025
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Cory Booker’s marathon Senate floor speech stretches overnight in protest over Trump actions

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s marathon speech on the Senate floor has stretched overnight into Tuesday morning as he protests actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 03/31/2025
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Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about third term — and notes this apparent loophole: ‘There are methods’

President Trump said he’s “not joking” about serving a third term in the White House — and thinks there’s a loophole to make it happen.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 03/31/2025
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Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.”

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  • Source: Reason
  • 03/31/2025
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Marco Rubio Says He's Revoked 300 Student Visas Over Campus Activism

"We're looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up," Rubio said in a Thursday press conference.

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  • Source: axios
  • 03/28/2025
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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's nomination after last-minute panic

The Trump administration will leave Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) in the House, just days before the Senate was finally ready to move on her nomination as UN ambassador.

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  • Source: NBC News
  • 03/28/2025
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Elon Musk to travel to Wisconsin ahead of critical state Supreme Court election

Musk’s heavy political involvement in the battle for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has made him a central figure in the race.