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SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine

Efforts to halt Russia’s use of the Starlink internet system to guide its drones for attacks on Ukraine have produced “real results,” Ukraine’s defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Sunday.
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FDA approves natural food dye beetroot red, expands the use of spirulina

As part of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement’s efforts to replace artificial, petroleum-based food dyes with natural ones, the US Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the use of ...
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Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s ...
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Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel ‘fully exposed’

CNN has reached out to the Kennedy Center for details on the extent of the renovations, including whether any demolition would be required, whether there would be major structural or cosmetic changes, ...
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Trump’s push to audit voter rolls is already snaring US citizens

Sofia Minotti was surprised to receive a letter last October from her local elections office, saying she would be dropped from the voting rolls in 30 days unless she provided proof of her US ...
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With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
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Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated

The killings of anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted outrage in Minneapolis, both for their deaths and the immediate response of federal officials to call both terrorists. The ...
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Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside ICE building in Portland, Oregon, judge says

A federal judge in Oregon on Tuesday temporarily restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, just days after agents ...
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Trump is using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. It could increase your bill

A Michigan power plant that has consumed coal in a roaring furnace to generate electricity since the early 1960s was supposed to retire last year. Instead, it’s been kept running for months, on the ...
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Supreme Court lets California use new Democrat-friendly congressional map

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new congressional map that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to keep control of the House of Representatives, marking a defeat ...
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Here’s how brands leverage your motivation to market their products around the new year

New Year’s resolutions rarely last. Various stats — fewer than 10% of resolutions stick long term, and 80% don’t even last a month — float around the internet. The second Friday in January, ...