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February 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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‘People Are Afraid of Going Out’—Trump Immigration Moves Hurt Small Businesses
Business owners in Latino neighborhoods are saying fear of raids has caused a sharp drop in consumer spending.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Military backs out of recruiting at science and engineering conference as part of DEI purge
The military has backed out of recruiting at an engineering, science and technology conference historically known as a Black event as part of a new Pentagon policy that bans diversity-focused efforts.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports
A consortium of investors led by billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Trump to pause enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
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February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer
Breakthrough brings quantum computing closer to large-scale practical use
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February 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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DOGE Betrays Foundational Commitments of the Privacy Act of 1974
Musk’s attempts to gain access to agency databases is an egregious violation of the Act, which protects personal information from abuse. 
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February 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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IT Unemployment Rises to 5.7% as AI Hits Tech Jobs
The unemployment rate in the information technology sector rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, well above last month’s overall jobless rate of 4%, in the latest sign of how automation and t...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip and doesn’t rule out using American troops | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning pr...
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February 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Wtf

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Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip
Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the "Riviera of the Middle East" under U.S. ownership.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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H&R Block and Intuit drop on a report that Elon Musk's DOGE may develop a new tax-filing app
H&R Block, Intuit stock dropped amid a report that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency may develop a tax filing app.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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LCBO to stop selling American liquor ‘indefinitely’ starting Tuesday
All American liquor will be removed from LCBO shelves starting Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
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February 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost
A top Treasury official plans to resign after a fight with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a sensitive payment system.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Legal status of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2022 | Economic Research ServiceLock
The share of hired crop farmworkers who were not legally authorized to work in the United States grew from roughly 14 percent in 1989–91 to almost 55 percent in 1999–2001; in recent years it has decli...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Activists call for boycott of Target following rollback of DEI initiatives
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision​ to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal. He also says that he hopes U.S.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Colombia President Petro responds to Trump tariffs: Read his full statement
Colombia-US clash erupts over deportation flights, sparking 50% tariffs and fiery statement on sovereignty from President Gustavo Petro.
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Just a huge grift. Blackmail is probably more apt

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Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions
Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.
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January 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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'Act of brutality': Cuba rebukes Donald Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay
The US president says he will order the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to prepare the facility to house as many as 30,000 migrants.
www.sbs.com.au
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $5 billion loss in fourth quarter
Meta's Reality Labs unit recorded an operating loss of $4.97 billion while generating $1.1 billion in sales during the fourth quarter.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter
Tesla says more affordable models are coming.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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January 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM