SpaceX president was reportedly upset that Elon Musk kept financing Starlink in Ukraine before Pentagon deal: 'Elon succumbed to the bullshit on Twitter'

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Gwynne Shotwell was upset when Elon Musk kept financing Starlink in Ukraine, Walter Isaacson said.

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Texas Gov. Abbott doesn't want to remove his 1,000-foot Rio Grande barrier full of metal blades unless the Supreme Court tells him to

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The 1,000-foot barrier has a variety of features intended to deter migrants, including serrated blades similar to saws.

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Christie says Americans should question Trump's 'psychological capacity' to be president

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former President Donald Trump

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A high school football coach quit after his first game back following a Supreme Court battle guaranteeing him the right to publicly pray

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Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the court on April 25, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Putin's biologist daughter is still getting published in science journals in the West despite the Ukraine war

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Students walk towards the main building of the Moscow State University in Moscow on February 8, 2021,

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China is eroding Russia's influence over old allies as the alliance it leads crumbles over Ukraine, expert says

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right) and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shake hands during a signing ceremony, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China in May 2023.

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Meet the pro-housing agitators who are fighting to bring down home prices — and winning

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YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

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Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

Hunter Biden expected to receive indictment related to gun charges his attorneys hoped to resolve in now scorched-earth plea deal

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WASHINGTON, DC April 18, 2022: Hunter Biden during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 18, 2022. This years event theme, EGGucation, will transform the South Lawn into a school community, full of fun educational activities for children to enjoy in addition to the traditional rolling and hunting eggs.

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Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says

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A Cuban sailor walks past the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

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John Fetterman says JD Vance is more focused on 'silly performance art' than trying to pass the railway safety bill they've introduced together

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Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.

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