TikTok Finds a New Defender: Elon Musk

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Elon Musk spoke out against the United States’ potential ban on TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, in a tweet on Tuesday, saying the law is all about “censorship and government control.” Musk has previously expressed discomfort with TikTok’s addictive algorithm, but this stance fits with his “

Women still typically make less than men. Here's how bad the pay gap is in every state.

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Senator Patty Murray in 2023.

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Donald Trump once offered to sell Truth Social to Elon Musk, report says

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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It looks like the special counsel may have overstated Biden's memory issues

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President Joe Biden forcefully pushed back on claims he struggled to remember things. Now the transcript of that interview is out.

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There are so few starter homes on the market, Biden wants to pay people $10,000 to sell their houses

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A For Sale sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Marino, California on September 6, 2023.
A For Sale sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Marino, California on September 6, 2023.

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America's economy is being wildly mismeasured

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The surveys and polls that help us understand the lived experience of Americans are getting less reliable.

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When was the last time you picked up a phone call from an unknown number?

China's propaganda actors may go rogue and try to influence the 2024 election, US intelligence says

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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Trump's campaign goes into damage-control mode after he suggests cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits

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Donald Trump in a Monday interview with CNBC suggested entitlements like Social Security and Medicare benefits could be cut, sending his campaign into damage-control mode.

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Lauren Boebert says she's dropped her restraining order against her ex-husband Jayson, who she once accused of attacking her teen son and threatening to hurt her

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Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Rep. Lauren Boebert.

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Key classified documents witness who worked at Mar-a-Lago for 20 years comes forward and says Trump case is 'not a witch hunt'

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Donald Trump

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