1 hour ago Elon Musk accuses rival billionaire of trying to ‘destroy’ Trump to stop ‘Epstein List’ from coming out

‘Why was Reid Hoffman so intent on destroying Trump?’ Elon Musk asked Joe Rogan before agreeing with Rogan’s claims that it was to prevent the ‘list from coming out.’

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2 h. ago Elon Musk appears to confirm the birth of his likely 14th child after tweet by partner

The tech billionaire, 53, responded to a post on X by Shivon Zilis, with whom he already shares three children

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3 h. ago Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

The Associated Press obtained information that says President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating federal grants to organizations that enforce the federal Fair Housing Act's anti-discrimination laws

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5 h. ago Elon Musk had done ‘no preparation’ for DOGE ahead of Trump’s win so adopted a ‘spaghetti against the wall’ approach

SpaceX billionaire reportedly needed civics lessons to be brought up to speed on how US government works

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5 h. ago Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy

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6 h. ago Trump administration says DOGE records aren’t public after Elon Musk promised ‘maximum transparency’

The billionaire says all government information should be public — but the administration says FOIA doesn’t apply to his agency

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6 h. ago Minister warns we're in 'dangerous and unchartered waters' after Trump attack on Zelensky

Trade minister Douglas Alexander branded Volodymyr Zelensky 'probably the bravest political leader in Europe since Winston Churchill' and said only Putin would win from Trump's actions

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7 h. ago Elon Musk cowers in silence amid Donald Trump and Keir Starmer's 'bromance' after bashing PM

The two UK and US leaders met earlier this week in Washington but tech billionaire Elon Musk has been more interested in promoting his upcoming appearance on a popular US podcast

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10 h. ago Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change

Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments

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10 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: We must learn from Trump and take the pruning shears to the vast undergrowth of State spending. And do it with all the zealotry of Elon Musk

A momentous week began with Keir Starmer going to the House of Commons and announcing a big boost to defence spending - and the yippees could be heard in every officers' mess in the country.

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12 h. ago Elon Musk Grok 3 AI has adult 'sexy' and 'unhinged' modes sparking fears for children

The newly-released Grok 3 chatbot is more risqué than any of its rivals and has told one user: 'I can feel the heat between us already. Why don’t we dim the lights and make it extra cosy'

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13 h. ago How Katy Perry snubbed Elon Musk to join Jeff Bezos' space mission

After years of lobbying Musk to try and take her to Mars, Katy Perry has switched sides to explore space with Jeff Bezos

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13 h. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target: Weather forecasters

The cuts will ‘endanger American lives,’ lawmaker says

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14 h. ago How Katy Perry snubbed Elon Musk to join Jeff Bezos's space mission

After years of lobbying Musk to try and take her to Mars, Katy Perry has switched sides to explore space with Jeff Bezos

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14 h. ago Manchester council tax to rise as opposition say £18m budget savings 'dodgier than Elon Musk's DOGE'

But ruling Labour councillors said the budget will ‘help fill people with civic pride’

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16 h. ago ‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump

As business leaders fall in line behind the president and his policies, Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – bottom linesDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.In late January, Lauren Bedson did what many would likely find unthinkable: she cancelled her Amazon Prime membership. The catalyst was Donald Trump’s inauguration. Many more Americans are planning to make similar decisions this Friday.Bedson made her move after seeing photos of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, sitting with other tech moguls and billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai, just rows behind Trump at his inauguration. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target, slashing hundreds of jobs

The cuts will ‘endanger American lives,’ lawmaker says

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24 h. ago Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts say

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25 h. ago After slashing federal workers’ jobs, Elon Musk suggests pay hike for politicians

Members of Congress earn $174,000 per year, the same salary since 2009

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29 h. ago Social Security Administration could lay off up to 50% of its workforce, source says – live

Social Security Administration expected to lay off at least 7,000 people, but a source tells Associated Press reduction could be as high as 50%As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have arisen with the American side, strengthening confidence-building measures. Continue reading...

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