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Elon Musk on Tuesday called the One Big Beautiful Bill a 'disgusting abomination' because it increases the deficit.
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Economists say the debt may soon hamper growth and disadvantage regular Americans.
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In Louisiana, a new law makes it illegal for community groups to share air pollution data gathered using technology that wasn't approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. The community organizations say it's a violation of their First Amendment rights and are suing the state's regulators.
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The production has worked for five years to develop technology to give two nonverbal actors a voice.
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Microplastics are getting into our bodies. And how we prepare food could be a big reason why.
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Hungary just hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Both Disney and NBC Universal have announced layoffs in the past few days.
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The book explores Molly Jong-Fast's troubled relationship with her mother, "Fear of Flying" author Erica Jong.
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Hickman's Family Farms is one of the largest egg producers in the U.S.
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Officials say Ukraine's major drone attack on airbases deep inside Russian territory took months to prepare.