50 m. ago Police make arrests at PA high school basketball game after brawl in stands: 'Never seen anything this ugly'

A Pennsylvania high school boys basketball game turned into a brawl in the stands and on the court, as multiple arrests were made in a wild scene on Friday night.

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53 m. ago Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

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65 m. ago Elon Musk says DOGE involvement is making it harder to run his businesses

In an interview with Fox’s Larry Kudlow on Monday, billionaire Elon Musk admitted that his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Donald Trump’s initiative to reduce federal spending, is making it tougher to run his many businesses: X, Tesla, xAI, SpaceX, The Boring Company, and Starlink. “How are you running your other businesses?” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Houston Texans Pull Off Massive Trade with Washington Commanders

Houston Texans Pull Off Massive Trade with Washington Commanders  Sports Illustrated

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3 h. ago What's Really Happening With Elon Musk and Those ‘Stranded’ Astronauts?

Two NASA officials have weighed in on the public dispute over when and how to bring home Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been on the International Space Station since June.

Technology

3 h. ago Media Matters sues Elon Musk's X over 'libel tourism' legal assault

A new suit in an ongoing legal battle between the billionaire and the liberal advocacy group claims Musk's legal attacks are impeding the organization's work.

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3 h. ago What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students

New details have emerged about PowerSchool's data breach — but here's what PowerSchool still isn't saying. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago Multiple outages at X caused by ‘massive cyberattack,’ Musk says

Scale of attack suggests role of a country or "coordinated group," Musk said.

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4 h. ago Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a "massive cyberattack."

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5 h. ago 'Hurting people to help themselves': Dem senator disses DOGE's CFPB cuts

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees on Friday who were fired as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE federal workforce reductions.

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6 h. ago Elon Musk and Marco Rubio Share Awkward Social Media Embrace After White House Confrontation

Days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk sparred at the White House, Mr. Rubio announced cuts to foreign aid that Mr. Musk had ordered.

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6 h. ago Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach

CrowdStrike says a hacker had access to PowerSchool's internal system as far back as August. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 h. ago Turmoil within DOGE spills into public view as Musk’s group confronts a PR crisis

Turmoil within DOGE spills into public view as Musk’s group confronts a PR crisis  The Washington Post

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8 h. ago Pentagon losing cutting edge on weapons innovation, needs 'massive kick in the pants,' say defense leaders

America’s defenses will not be able to keep up with its adversaries if the Pentagon continues to take years to innovate weapons systems, experts agreed at a security summit last week.

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9 h. ago Elon Musk's Tesla facilities in the US face 'Takedown' protests

Elon Musk's Tesla facilities in the US face 'Takedown' protests  BBC.com

Technology

9 h. ago Firefighters battle multiple structure fires in downtown Los Angeles, months after blaze at same location

Firefighters battle multiple structure fires in downtown Los Angeles, months after blaze at same location  CBS News

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9 h. ago Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team

Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team  The Washington Post

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11 h. ago DOGE blows the lid off massive number of loans granted to kids and more top headlines

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12 h. ago Elon Musk's DOGE staffers sleep in IKEA beds in federal offices

Elon Musk's DOGE staffers sleep in IKEA beds in federal offices  Axios

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13 h. ago Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff

President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.

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