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Skepticism rages about whether Elon Musk actually put in the hours to become a top player of video games "Diablo IV" and "Path of Exile 2."

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Gamers Tear Into Musk For 'Faking' Video Game Prowess

Elon Musk's self-proclaimed persona as a top-class gamer took a thrashing on Friday, as video game enthusiasts mercilessly mocked the tech billionaire following a disastrous performance in a livestream.

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US Treasury To Take 'Extraordinary Measures' To Avoid Debt Default

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

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'More Sad Than Shocked': TikTok Users Brace For Ban

"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app.

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Burning Teslas Are Delaying LA Wildfire Recovery as EVs' Lithium Batteries Fuel Fires and Release Toxic Fumes

Burning Teslas are delaying recovery efforts for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires as their lithium batteries help to fuel the fires.

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US Grounds SpaceX's Starship After Fiery Mid-air Explosion

The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.

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US Offered Infrastructure Incentive For DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal: Official

The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an incentive for a peace deal, but Rwanda has backed away, a senior US diplomat said.

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Trump Says He Had a 'Very Good Call' With Xi Jinping About 'Balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok and Many Other Subjects'

Trump and China's president discuss trade, fentanyl, and TikTok amid a looming U.S. ban.

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Trump DHS Nominee Pledging Faster FEMA Response Time Took Over a Month To Request Aid For Her Own State

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response times, enforce stricter in-office policies and eliminate political bias in relief efforts during her confirmation hearing.

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US To Tighten Trade Rules To Hit Low-cost China Shipments

The United States unveiled a new rule Friday to tighten an exemption allowing low-value imports to enter the country duty-free, taking aim at Chinese shipments that might be benefiting from it.

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JD Vance Calls App That Allows Migrants to Seek Asylum in the US 'The Most Underreported Scandal of the Biden Admin'

Vice President-elect JD Vance slammed CBP One, an immigration app, ahead of Trump's planned executive orders to reverse Biden-era policies.

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Trump DHS Nominee Kristi Noem Touted Her Relationship With South Dakota Tribes. She Was Previously Banned From All 9 of Her State's Reservations

The tension between both parties goes back to comments Noem made in 2024 accusing tribal leaders of enabling drug cartels

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Vivek Ramaswamy, Who Was Just Passed Over For Senate Seat, Plans to Run for Ohio Governor: Report

Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly has plans to run for the governor of Ohio after he was passed over to represent the state in the Senate.

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US Grounds SpaceX's Starship Rocket Pending Probe

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation by Elon Musk's company into why the rocket's upper stage dramatically disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test flight.

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At VW Home Base, Germany's Scholz Vows To Revive Economy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.

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Biden Is Targeting These 15 Drugs For Medicare Price Negotiations

The administration selected a new group of drugs to negotiate for lower rates for Medicare.

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Trump DHS Nominee Kristi Noem Repeats Debunked Claim That '13,000 Murderers' Are 'Loose in This Country' After Illegally Crossing Border

President-elect Trump's nominee for DHS Secretary repeated a widely debunked claim that 13,000 convicted murderer migrants are "loose in this country."

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Republican Bill to Eliminate Education Department Officially Introduced Days Before Trump Inauguration

A Republican bill to abolish the Department of Education has been introduced just days before Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Democratic Senator Says Biden's Farewell Speech Could Have 'Saved America' Years Ago: 'Now We Fight On'

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rebuked Biden for giving the speech four years too late, adding he would've been reelected if he ran on it.

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Congressional Budget Office Offers Dire Warning About Annual Deficits Dwarfing GDP

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel said the current projections are based on the 2017 tax cuts ending. That means the numbers could get worse.

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UK Film, Theatre Legend Joan Plowright Dies, Aged 95

Oscar-nominated English actor Joan Plowright, acknowledged as one of the leading actors of her generation, has died at the age of 95, her family said on Friday.

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30 Killed In Colombia Armed Violence, Govt Suspends Rebel Peace Talks

Thirty people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend peace talks with one guerilla group.

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Trump Readies For Triumphant, But Icy, Inauguration

Donald Trump will complete an extraordinary comeback on Monday when he is sworn in for a second term as US president -- although his inauguration will be moved indoors due to an arctic blast.

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Trump Inauguration Moved Indoors Due To Extreme Cold

Donald Trump confirmed that his inauguration as US president on Monday will move indoors due to expected freezing weather, undercutting the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.

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Tech Billionaires Are Lining Up To Attend The Trump Inauguration. There Is One Notable Exception

Tech bigwigs like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk plan to attend Monday's events.

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