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Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway the US Congress, he did so without regard for the facts.

Melissa Goldin

‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? True power of Trump’s ally in the spotlight

The unelected tech billionaire’s role in scrapping a spending deal in Congress alarmed Democrats and watchdog groups, and could result in a government shutdown.

Cat Zakrzewski, Jacqueline Alemany, Marianne LeVine, Liz Goodwin and Colby Itkowitz

What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in

News outlets need to keep saying Trump is all the things the courts have declared him to be.

Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman

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An United Airlines Boeing 787-10.

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

The body was discovered in one of the compartments that houses the airplane’s landing gear.

  • by Jasper Ward
An adult female mountain lion, or cougar, in Southern California.

‘Wicked’ bird flu kills 20 big cats in Washington park

The virus began to present itself in November within the cougar population, with several cats developing pneumonialike symptoms. Within days, they started dying.

  • by Emmett Lindner

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Asia

In this photo taken from a video released by the administration of Mangystau region, the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (The Administration of Mangystau Region via AP)

Mystery and speculation surround cause of deadly Kazakhstan plane crash

The plane with 67 on board had veered wildly off course, then crashed while returning from a Russian area struck by Ukraine. Twenty-nine people survived.

  • by Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova
One month after the tsunami – on Jaunary 30, 2005 – more than 1000 bodies a day were recovered from the ruins of Banda Aceh.
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The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace

The waves that shattered thousands and thousands of Indonesian families also led to peace in a province that had been racked by almost 30 years of war.

  • by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, shakes hands with Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani during their meeting in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday.

Suit, tie and a new name: Syria’s rebel chief turns statesman

The former Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, is trying to build a new state.

  • by Adam Rasgon

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