84 m. ago California governor requests $40 billion for fire aid, Washington Post reports

California governor requests $40 billion for fire aid, Washington Post reports  Reuters

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4 h. ago Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake

Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up  The Washington Post

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5 h. ago California governor requests nearly $40 billion from Congress for fire aid

California governor requests nearly $40 billion from Congress for fire aid  The Washington Post

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5 h. ago NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled "uterus collector"

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

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6 h. ago Here's what happened to the migrant detainees at Guantanamo Bay

Immigration and Customs Enforcement transported 177 migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras for final removal to Venezuela, according to a post on X from the agency.

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6 h. ago A brief history of beards and baseball after the Yankees lift their no beard policy

The New York Yankees are changing a nearly 50-year-old policy that banned beards. Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball.

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7 h. ago Washington State Bank donates $5,000 to Richland child care center

Washington State Bank donates $5,000 to Richland child care center  Southeast Iowa Union

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7 h. ago Pepsi to Eliminate Role of Chief DEI Officer After Being Pressed on 'Woke' Policies

Pepsi is eliminating a major diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) role as President Donald Trump's administration targets such initiatives. The post Pepsi to Eliminate Role of Chief DEI Officer After Being Pressed on ‘Woke’ Policies appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago Report: Pentagon Preparing to Fire More than 5K Civilian Employees

The Pentagon is preparing to fire more than 5,000 probationary workers from the Department of Defense's (DoD) civilian department, according to several reports. The post Report: Pentagon Preparing to Fire More than 5K Civilian Employees appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 h. ago This year's CPAC is a victory lap for Trump's first month in office

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is underway outside of Washington, D.C. A major theme has been the array of actions President Trump has taken during his first month in office.

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9 h. ago Trump admin ousts top ICE official over concerns about pace of illegal immigrant deportations

The Trump administration is replacing the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over concerns over the pace of the deportation campaign.

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9 h. ago Two men sentenced in Eastern Washington drug case, over 100,000 fentanyl pills seized

Two men sentenced in Eastern Washington drug case, over 100,000 fentanyl pills seized  KEPR 19

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10 h. ago Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden's last year in office

Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden's last year in office  Reuters

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10 h. ago Report: OpenAI plans to shift compute needs from Microsoft to SoftBank

OpenAI is forecasting a major shift in the next five years around who it gets most of its computing power from, The Information reported on Friday. By 2030, OpenAI expects to get three-quarters of its data center capacity from Stargate, a project that’s expected to be heavily financed by SoftBank, one of OpenAI’s newest financial […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 h. ago DOJ launches UnitedHealth billing probe, WSJ reports; insurer says it is unaware

DOJ launches UnitedHealth billing probe, WSJ reports; insurer says it is unaware  Reuters

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11 h. ago Sakana walks back claims that its AI can dramatically speed up model training

This week, Sakana AI, a Nvidia-backed startup that’s raised hundreds of millions of dollars from VC firms, made a remarkable claim. The company said it had created an AI system, the AI CUDA Engineer, that could effectively speed up the training of certain AI models by a factor of up to 100x. The only problem […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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12 h. ago Housing Market Struggles as High Prices and Mortgage Rates Weigh on Buyers

Existing-home sales stumbled in January, falling 4.9 percent from December to an annualized pace of 4.08 million, a sharper drop than the 2.6 percent decline economists had expected. The start of 2025 continues a prolonged period of weakness in home The post Housing Market Struggles as High Prices and Mortgage Rates Weigh on Buyers appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 h. ago Kapta Space, a Seattle startup working with the Department of Defense, raises $5M

Kapta Space, a Seattle startup working with the Department of Defense, raises $5M  GeekWire

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12 h. ago ICE Washington, D.C., FBI Richmond arrest illegal Egyptian national during enhanced operation in Virginia

ICE Washington, D.C., FBI Richmond arrest illegal Egyptian national during enhanced operation in Virginia  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom

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13 h. ago MLB Commish Calls ESPN a 'Shrinking Platform' Amid Parting of Ways on Media Rights Deal

Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred took a parting shot at ESPN while announcing the end of the media rights deal between MLB and ESPN at the end of the 2025 season. The post MLB Commish Calls ESPN a ‘Shrinking Platform’ Amid Parting of Ways on Media Rights Deal appeared first on Breitbart.

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