Zelenskyy advisor slams Elon Musk over report that the SpaceX founder blocked Ukraine's access to Starlink satellites: 'Why do some people so desperately want to defend war criminals?'

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Elon Musk.
CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk.

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The IRS is going after 1,600 millionaires who owe hundreds of millions in overdue taxes, and it's using AI to catch them

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Daniel Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Feb. 15, 2023, in Washington.
Daniel Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Feb. 15, 2023, in Washington.

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Sen. Tuberville slammed poetry by US sailors that is a time-honored tradition

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama at a hearing on Capitol Hill on February 17, 2022.
Tuberville has singlehandedly blocked hundreds of military promotions since March and refuses to let up unless the Pentagon reverses its abortion policy.

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A device on NASA's Perseverance rover generated enough oxygen on Mars for a small dog to breathe for 10 hours. Astronauts could be next.

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Members of NASA's Mars 2020 project install the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) into the chassis of NASA's next Mars rover.

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DeSantis' immigration crackdown is scaring away some undocumented migrants who normally help the state with hurricane cleanup

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Many of the workers that help Florida residents rebuild are undocumented.

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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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Vladimir Putin must really be desperate for help since he's planning to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and talk about weapons, top US diplomat says

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Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).

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Ron DeSantis just put the co-founder of a book ban advocacy group on Florida's state ethics commission

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Tina Descovich, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Russia keeps jamming Ukrainian drones, forcing their operators to move closer to the front line — and into greater danger

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

4 Roman-era swords were found perfectly preserved in their scabbards in a cave. They were as sharp as if they were hidden today, scientists said.

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A still from a video shows researchers smiling widely as they pull the sword from the rock.
Scientists discovered four perfectly preserved Roman swords hiding in a cave near the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

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