27 m. ago Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry

The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal industry

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32 m. ago Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”

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4 h. ago IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say

The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers as part of layoffs that began Friday

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8 h. ago Elon Musk defended Russell Brand over 'witch hunt' before rape charge

Elon Musk defended Russell Brand over a media "witch hunt" back in 2023 after allegations were made against the Get Him To The Greek actor

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8 h. ago Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries

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13 h. ago Every prediction our celeb astrologer got right after nailing Kanye split and Trump

Molly-Mae, Tommy Fury, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Kanye West and Bianca Censori all have something in common - that's because celebrity astrologer Inbaal Honigman predicted their futures, kind of

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13 h. ago World’s richest billionaires lost $200bn in single day after Trump’s tariffs rocked markets

Carlos Slim was one of few to see his net worth rise - but Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and others saw billions wiped off their wealth

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16 h. ago Wisconsin recipient of $1m from Musk was active in Republican campaigning

Nicholas Jacobs was immersed in party activities, even working to elect the Musk-favored candidate who lostArchived social media posts from a student Republican operative, Nicholas Jacobs, who received a $1m check from Elon Musk, show that he was deeply immersed in Republican electioneering over the last year, working not only to elect Donald Trump but other party candidates in the state.They included failed Wisconsin Republican senate candidate Eric Hovde; first-term congressman Tony Wied; incumbent Milwaukee Republican vice-chair Brett Galaszewski; and Brad Schimel, the state supreme court candidate whom Musk has spent $25m supporting. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Elon Musk has made his feelings very clear on Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor has announced his intention to run for the Irish presidency - and he has the backing of Elon Musk, who believes the UFC legend would defeat his rivals with ease

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20 h. ago EU 'prepares to hit Elon Musk with potential $1 BILLION fine for breaking disinformation laws'

The penalties are expected to be announced this summer, sources said, and will be the first to be issued under the new EU law which aims to force social media companies to police their services.

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35 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: a monstrous and momentous act of folly | Editorial

The US president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself createdFor the world’s already embattled trading system, it is as though an asteroid has crashed into the planet, devastating everyone and everything that previously existed there. But there is this important difference. If an asteroid struck the Earth, the impact would at least have been caused by ungovernable cosmic forces. The assault on world trade, by contrast, is a completely deliberate act of choice, taken by one man and one nation.Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on every country in the world is a monstrous and momentous act of folly. Unilateral and unjustified, it was expressed on Wednesday in indefensible language in which Mr Trump described US allies as “cheaters” and “scavengers” who “looted”, “raped” and “pillaged” the US. Many of the calculations on which Mr Trump doled out his punishments are perverse, not least the exclusion of Russia from the cond...

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35 h. ago The Hollywood comparison Elon Musk's trans daughter is sick of hearing

The 20-year-old rose to notoriety in the last year for publicly bashing her estranged father, who has claimed he was 'tricked' into letting her transition at 16.

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36 h. ago Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Dodds: No action taken over social media’s influence on Southport riots

Labour former minister Anneliese Dodds warned ‘there are many other canaries choking down the coal mine’.

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37 h. ago Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse

Former officials question the reason for a Doge engineer’s access to the Unaccompanied Alien Children portalA member of Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” gained access to a government system that contains the personal data of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a recent court filing.The database, called the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal (UAC), contains extremely detailed information about thousands of minors who enter the United States alone, including individual children’s mental health and therapy records, as well as immigration records, photos and addresses of their family members. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago JD Vance boasts about ‘enthusiasm’ over ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs during softball Fox & Friends interview

Elsewhere in the interview, Vance blasted reports that Elon Musk would be stepping back from the administration as ‘fake news’ before acknowledging that his role will soon come to an end.

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38 h. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump tariffs: ‘America is finally free from the tyranny of being able to buy stuff from other countries’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s ‘liberation day’ of sweeping tariffs and a liberal judge’s victory over an Elon Musk-backed candidate in WisconsinLate-night hosts delve into Donald Trump’s so-called “liberation day” of tariffs and the defeat of an Elon Musk-backed candidate in the Wisconsin supreme court race. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Wayne Rooney's Elon Musk admission sees Gary Neville shut him down with one word

Wayne Rooney was discussing the benefits of playing video games on the Stick to Football podcast when Gary Neville brutally shut him down with one word

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38 h. ago JD Vance reveals Elon Musk's next move after news of DOGE 'shock' exit

Vice President JD Vance dismissed reports that President Donald Trump was dissatisfied with billionaire Elon Musk's work at DOGE and that he was preparing to head for the exits.

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39 h. ago Gary Neville shuts down Wayne Rooney with one word after he makes Elon Musk admission

During a discussion about the physical and mental impact video games can have, Gary Neville left Wayne Rooney speechless after a brutal comeback

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