4 hours ago Laken Riley Act Clears Historic Final Test Before Expected Senate Passage

The Senate Friday teed up the Laken Riley Act to become the first significant border and immigration legislation to pass Congress in decades. The post Laken Riley Act Clears Historic Final Test Before Expected Senate Passage appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 hours ago Volleyball player who forfeited to SJSU trans athlete speaks out on ruined season after taking 'unfair' losses

Women's volleyball player Macey Boggs testified at a state senate hearing about the experience of her team forfeiting two games to San Jose State in 2024.

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4 hours ago ChatGPT’s head of product will testify in the US government’s case against Google

The U.S. government has picked Nick Turley, ChatGPT's head of product, to testify in its antitrust case against Google. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 hours ago Netradyne snags $90M at $1.35B valuation to expand smart dashcams for commercial fleets

Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents and a major reason why auto insurance premiums are expected to increase in 2025. For commercial fleets, that’s a nightmare. But for California-based startup Netradyne, it’s a tailwind.  Netradyne provides fleet owners, including big names like Amazon, with AI-enabled dashcams that collect vehicle data […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 hours ago SpaceX and Blue Origin must investigate this week’s big rocket tests, FAA says

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to investigate what went wrong on their respective mega-rocket test flights this week. The regulator said both companies must perform what’s known as a “mishap investigation.” These probes involve the companies and the FAA working together to understand what went wrong, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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19 hours ago SpaceX loses spacecraft after successful booster catch in Starship test

SpaceX loses spacecraft after successful booster catch in Starship test  The Washington Post

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6 hours ago As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.

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8 hours ago Family of student pilot who died in plane crash seeks $27M from Hillsboro flight school, Alaska Airlines

Family of student pilot who died in plane crash seeks $27M from Hillsboro flight school, Alaska Airlines  OregonLive

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8 hours ago Exclusive: Rep. Andy Ogles' Bill Would Authorize Trump to End Aid to Honduras if 'Marxist' President Closes U.S. Military Base

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has introduced legislation to authorize the president to suspend all aid to Honduras in response to its threat to shut down the U.S.'s military base in the country if President-elect Donald Trump enforces mass deportations of illegal Honduran migrants. The post Exclusive: Rep. Andy Ogles’ Bill Would Authorize Trump to End Aid to Honduras if ‘Marxist’ President Closes U.S. Military Base appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 hours ago Senate Pushes Bill to Deport Migrants Charged With Crimes Past a Key Hurdle

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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12 hours ago Watch Live: Kristi Noem Confirmation Hearing for Homeland Security Secretary

Gov. Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a confirmation hearing for her nomination to become Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, January 17. The post Watch Live: Kristi Noem Confirmation Hearing for Homeland Security Secretary appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 hours ago Evacuations, Road Closures Begin as Fire Engulfs World's Largest Battery Plant in California

A massive fire broke out at a Californian power plant early Friday morning, threatening one of the largest battery energy storage facilities in the world. The post Evacuations, Road Closures Begin as Fire Engulfs World’s Largest Battery Plant in California appeared first on Breitbart.

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16 hours ago Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz.

Test your knowledge of a windy week, a mayoral baby, and an Affleck inquiry in this week’s news quiz. The post Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz. appeared first on Boston.com.

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12 hours ago Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants forces evacuations in California

A major fire erupted south of San Francisco at the Moss Landing Power Plant, forcing hundreds to evacuate. So far, the fire has stayed in the facility, which stores thousands of lithium batteries.

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18 hours ago Homan: 'Haven't Decided' if We'll Do Family Detention, Might Do It So We Can Do DNA Testing

On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” incoming Border Czar Tom Homan stated that the incoming Trump administration hasn’t decided if it’s going to do family detention, and “one of the reasons we’re considering doing that is so we can The post Homan: ‘Haven’t Decided’ if We’ll Do Family Detention, Might Do It So We Can Do DNA Testing appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 hours ago Orlando drone show crash caused by 'combined errors' that led to misaligned flight path: NTSB report

A preliminary report into what went wrong at a Florida drone show in December, causing some of the aircraft to go rogue, has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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16 hours ago France Wants to Prosecute the Founder of Chat Site Linked to Pelicot Rapes

Isaac Steidl founded the Coco platform, which authorities tied to criminal activity for years. The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier.

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22 hours ago Woman in her 80s hospitalized after collision with Mass. State Police cruiser in Brookline

A woman in her 80s was hospitalized Wednesday after she was struck by a Massachusetts State Police cruiser in Brookline, State Police said. At approximately 1:15 p.m., a State Police patrol supervisor responded to investigate a crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Hammond Street, according to a statement from State Police. Police believe […] The post Woman in her 80s hospitalized after collision with Mass. State Police cruiser in Brookline appeared first on Boston.com.

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25 hours ago SpaceX Starship Rocket Is Lost During 7th Test Launch, Causing Debris to Fall

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.

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25 hours ago Video shows pickup crash on Memorial Bridge before plunging into icy Potomac River

Video shows pickup crash on Memorial Bridge before plunging into icy Potomac River  NBC Washington

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25 hours ago Pickup plunges into icy Potomac after crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge

Pickup plunges into icy Potomac after crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge  NBC Washington

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26 hours ago SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster during test flight

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.

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26 hours ago SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed

After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed.

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