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Trump congratulates bitcoiners — El Salvador's Nayib Bukele takes victory lap with bitcoin over 100K

President-elect Trump congratulated bitcoin holders, and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele took a victory lap on social media in response to bitcoin surpassing $100,000.

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'Cancel culture' colleges could soon see money targeted by Trump's NIH pick: report

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the National Institute of Health is ready to settle a score – and he’s revving up a fight against campus culture at elite universities, according to a new report.

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  • Source: a News
  • 12/09/2024
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Passenger attempts to hijack Mexican flight, divert it to US

A passenger on Volaris flight 3401 from Mexico attempted to hijack the plane and divert it to the U.S. after claiming his relative was kidnapped. The crew and passengers subdued the man, and the plane made an emergency landing in Guadalajara, where he was arrested.

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Why Esquire Magazine Was Forced to Retract a Column About Hunter Biden's Pardon

Esquire magazine tried to defend President Joe Biden’s pardoning of Hunter and got torched. Despite what this writer for the publication may think, it’s bad optics for the outgoing White House, who pledged they would never do this, even though the rest of us who weren’t born yesterday knew otherwise.

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"Space is hard:" NASA pushes back target dates for Artemis return to the moon launches

NASA's Artemis II mission, aimed at sending humans around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, has once again been delayed.

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  • Source: Straight Arrow News
  • 12/06/2024
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Meta executive admits to over-moderating COVID-19, election content

Is Meta moderating its content too much? A top executive at the company shared regrets over removing posts about the pandemic. 

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 12/05/2024
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Trump nominates billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Jared Isaacman has been nominated by Donald Trump to head up NASA.

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  • Source: USA Today
  • 12/05/2024
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Donald Trump picks former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he chose former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., to head the Small Business Administration.

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Cathay Pacific apologises over inflight Family Guy episode with Tiananmen Square scene

Hong Kong carrier removes episode from entertainment system after social media complaint that it might breach national security laws

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 12/04/2024
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Iowa sues Biden administration for citizenship status of over 2,000 registered voters

Iowa officials on Tuesday sued the Biden administration for access to information on the citizenship status of more than 2,000 registered voters they had questioned in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election.

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Trump Suggested Canada Could Become 51st State to Justin Trudeau: Report

Donald Trump suggested "maybe Canada should become the 51st state" when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him his proposed tariffs would "kill the Canadian economy," Fox News reports citing unnamed sources.

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  • Source: CBS News
  • 12/04/2024
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Trump considering replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary post, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering selecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his pick for defense secretary to potentially replace embattled Fox News host Pete Hegseth, three sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday night.

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Donald J. Trump Avenue To Be Unveiled In Miami-Dade After Commission Vote

Democratic members of the board declined to block the initiative, paving the way for it to move forward

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SCOTUS to hear arguments on gender-affirming care for minors

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the legality of gender-affirming care for minors, a practice that is currently banned in Tennessee and 25 other states. Tennessee’s law prohibits puberty blockers and gender-transition surgeries for children who identify as transgender.

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US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe

US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans -- backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory.