By Katabella Roberts A four-member team of astronauts launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX touched back down on Earth in the Gulf of Mexico on May 6. The return via a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule came just one day after the group undocked from the space station following a six-month mission in which they conducted science experiments and […]
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US Economy Adds Better-Than-Expected 428,000 Jobs in April
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs in April, topping the market forecast of 391,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Average hourly earnings rose at an annualized rate of 5.5 percent, below the 8.5 percent inflation rate, indicating that employees are losing money. On […]
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Elon Musk Tells Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ‘Stop Hitting on Me’ After She Takes Swipe at Billionaire on Twitter
By Katabella Roberts Elon Musk told Democratic lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) to “stop hitting on me” on Friday after she took aim at what she called a “billionaire with an ego problem.” The representative for New York took to Twitter where she took a swipe at a billionaire who she said “controls a massive communication platform” but stopped short […]
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Number of Illegal Immigrants Living in US Rose by 1 Million in Biden’s First Year: Report
By Zachary Stieber The illegal immigrant population in the United States increased by one million in President Joe Biden’s first year in office, according to a new report. At the end of 2021, 15.5 million illegal aliens were residing in the country, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimated. After rolling back key Trump-era policies, Biden […]
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Musk Secures $46.5 Billion Funding to Buy Twitter, Says Ready for Tender Offer
By Emel Akan Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured the required financing to buy Twitter and take the company private, according to a new regulatory filing. Musk is also exploring a tender offer to buy shares from stockholders directly. The document shows that Musk has received $46.5 billion in commitment to help finance the proposed deal. If he decides to go […]
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Pressure Mounts on Twitter’s Board as Elon Musk Hints at Potential Tender Offer
By Emel Akan Ownership contest for Twitter has devolved into a chess game after the company’s board last week adopted a poison pill to thwart an unwelcome takeover attempt by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. Many people around the world, including the company’s stockholders, are now eagerly awaiting the billionaire’s next move. Musk on Tuesday posted a mysterious message on […]
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US Gas Prices Rising Again: AAA
By Naveen Anthrappully U.S. gas prices, which had been falling in recent days from their record highs in March, have begun to rise once more, based on data from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Regular gas prices averaged $4.114 per gallon nationwide on April 20, according to AAA, up by 0.75 percent when compared with $4.083 per […]
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Elon Musk Snapping Up Twitter: Free Speech Revival or Socialist Expansion?
By Enrico Trigoso While some feel that tech mogul Elon Musk’s recent 9.2 percent Twitter stock purchase and his offer to buy Twitter outright is a sign that the restoration of free speech could return to the platform, to others, Musk is a threat to the left’s control of the platform. Speaking at a TED event in Vancouver, Canada, […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate for Planes, Travel
By Jack Phillips and Zachary Stieber The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transportation was struck down on April 18 by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the CDC rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority because its implementation violated administrative law. Mizelle, […]
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FBI Compelled Apple, Google to Hand Over Information on Project Veritas Journalists in Biden Diary Probe
By Zachary Stieber The FBI sought and obtained both subpoenas and orders prohibiting the subpoenaed parties—Apple and Google—from disclosing the existence of the subpoenas in the bureau’s investigation into a diary from Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s daughter, according to newly released documents. The court filings show the FBI was seeking “evidence of communications regarding or in […]
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‘Something That’s Frightening’: Robert Epstein Warns Against Big Tech Manipulation
By Masooma Haq and Jan Jekielek A senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, in California, Robert Epstein has been researching and looking at how the biggest tech companies influence human behavior, and conducting extensive monitoring projects of bias in these companies’ products, with a particular focus on Google. Epstein called his […]
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Nearly 92 Percent of Congressional Seats Set For Elections After Post-Census Redistricting
By John Haughey When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law new congressional maps drawn by the Democrat-controlled state General Assembly on April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally adopt new legislative and congressional districts following the 2020 United States Census. With Louisiana’s GOP-led legislature on March 30 overriding Democratic Gov. John Bel […]
