Opinion

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ANALYSIS: Elon Musk Officially Joins the AI Battle, Predicts Human Job Losses

Mr. Musk also revealed to investors his plans to build a supercomputer to support xAI’s development.

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Drugmakers’ Secret Royalty Payments to Fauci’s NIAID Exploded After Pandemic: Report

Anthony Fauci heads to Capitol Hill Monday to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Three Liberal Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves in Lawsuit Over 2020 Election Case

The court turned away Raland Brunson’s lawsuit that accused the justices of misconduct for dismissing his prior lawsuit.

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Judge Denies Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit Alleging Retailer Tricked Users Into Signing up to Prime

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing retail giant Amazon.com Inc. of tricking users into signing up for Prime memberships and then making it overly complicated for them to unsubscribe. U.S. District Judge John Chun in Seattle denied Amazon’s request to dismiss the FTC’s […]

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Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin to Investigate Chinese-Backed Drone Advocacy Group

The lawmakers said the advocacy group is promoting the interests of Chinese drone maker DJI and should be registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

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Senators Demand Return of $10.8 Million in ‘Unjustified’ Bonuses Handed to VA Senior Executives

Payments ranged from nearly $39,000 to over $100,000 each, the report found.

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China Sanctions Former Chairman of House Select Committee on CCP

‘We should continue to shine a light on the CCP’s growing authoritarian repression at home and aggression,’ Mike Gallagher said.

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Government to Spend $450 Million on New Business Jets for PM and Ministers

Unspent funds in the 2023-24 defence budget will be spent on two new private jets for government use.

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Supreme Court Rules 9-0 That Lower Court Should Have Put Delivery Drivers’ Lawsuit on Hold

By dismissing the lawsuit, the appeals court ignored the requirements of the Federal Arbitration Act, the justices ruled.

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US Power Grid May Become Unreliable This Summer, Watchdog Warns

A third of the country is facing an ‘elevated risk of blackouts’ soon, an industry expert said.

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Trump Promises Action Against Offshore Wind Power Projects on ‘Day One’ of Presidency

The GOP candidate suggested he could block the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project that’s set to feature 157 turbines.

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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules State COVID Emergency Declaration Was Lawful

The state Supreme Court issued a 6–0 ruling on the matter, with one justice recusing himself.

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CDC Identifies Drug-Resistant Infections in US Patients Who Traveled to Mexico for Stem Cell Treatments

Three Americans became infected with mycobacterium abscessus after receiving stem cell treatments in Mexico, according to the CDC.

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Microsoft Investing $3.3 Billion to Build Artificial Intelligence Data Center in Wisconsin

The tech giant has committed to employing up to 2,000 people in permanent roles at its Racine facility.

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Pfizer Pauses Experimental Gene Therapy Trial After Boy’s ‘Sudden’ Death

Pfizer said it is working with regulators and the Data Monitoring Committee to learn more about the boy’s potential cause of death.

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Sacramento Won’t Boot Homeless People From Camp, Mayor Says

City leaders said they’d help residents find alternatives to Camp Resolution, which the district attorney has criticized as hazardous.