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Tennessee is trying to ban 'chemtrails' from planes based on a wild conspiracy theory

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 08:25

Tech Insider : Politics

An airplane trails contrails in the blue sky. — An airplane with contrails.
Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Politicians Who Voted to Ban TikTok May Own as Much as $126 Million in Tech Stocks

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 08:00

Gizmodo : Politics

Financial disclosures show that members of Congress who voted for the so-called “TikTok ban” last week may own between $29 million and $126 million worth of stock in competing tech companies, according to data from Quiver Quantitative, a company that tracks congressional investments. Among the 352 members of the House…

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I'm a Democrat and my best friend is a Republican. Here's how we make our friendship work.

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:53

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics

Barbara Field and her friend TC at Madfish Grill. — Barbara Field and her friend TC are on opposite sides of the political spectrum.
Courtesy Barbara Field

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More people could move after the 2024 election — just like politics have pushed people to relocate for hundreds of years

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:44

Tech Insider : Politics

A man moving a box onto a moving truck. — Americans' motivations for moving are still the same as those of their ancestors.
Thomas Barwick /Getty Images

Real Estate, Moving, politics, 2024-presidential-election, Migration, Affordability, Housing

Virginia governor signs bipartisan bill that limits the use of dogs to attack prisoners in the commonwealth

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 20:31

Tech Insider : Politics

How dogs are trained to attack US prisoners
Eli Hiller/Insider

politics, Virginia, Dogs

Trump wants to give Ukraine a 'loan' — but some of his GOP allies on Capitol Hill worry it would never be paid back

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:18

Tech Insider : Politics

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Capitol Hill. — Sen. Tommy Tuberville mused that Ukraine would have to "give us part of their country" in order to pay back a loan from the United States.
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

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A proposed merger could help Donald Trump pay off his $454 million fraud penalty

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 16:36

Tech Insider : Politics

Trump's finances hinge on a merger of Trump Media & Technology and Digital World Acquisition. The $3.4 billion could help pay Trump's $454 million fraud penalty.