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Ilhan Omar Returns To Capitol Hill With A Surprise
Ron Baron points out that SpaceX could become the largest company in the world.
He predicts its value could reach $10 trillion, $20 trillion, or even $30 trillion over the next 10 to 15 years and says he could still be underestimating its potential.
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Former NFL coach Rex Ryan has been arrested following an alleged hit-and-run involving two pedestrians in Nashville, TMZ reports.
According to police, Ryan allegedly ran over both pedestrians' feet while making a turn before leaving the scene.
He faces six misdemeanor charges.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp is warning that a wealth tax could lead to widespread government surveillance, arguing that authorities would need to track the value of people's personal belongings to enforce it.
Karp said AI could be used to estimate the value of virtually everything someone owns, raising concerns about how much personal information the government would need to collect.
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Russia's effort to reduce its reliance on the US dollar by shifting to China's yuan has largely collapsed under pressure from US sanctions, Bloomberg reports.
The yuan's share of payments for Russian exports has fallen to 22%, down by half from its peak in mid-2024.
Russia now receives 69% of its export revenue from Asian trade in rubles.
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Elon Musk: "I think it's better to err on the side of being optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right."
"Your quality of life will be much better."
"I'd advise people to learn as much as possible. Read a lot of books, try a lot of things and I guess, enjoy life. But, like, working is also part of enjoying life."
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President Trump drops this line on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery.
"Americans must always remember that our way of life is not the natural condition of mankind."
"Everything we have achieved… is built on the courage of those willing to endure the unimaginable, to some just unbearable, and to stand strong when all else gives way… and I will never allow anyone to hurt or damage our country."
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she will not run for president in 2028, ruling herself out of another bid for the White House.
"I will continue to talk about the things that I care about. I will continue to push good policy. I will continue to support good candidates. And we want a strong America."
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SpaceX has landed a $9.9 million Pentagon contract to study its laser technology for use in US missile warning and tracking systems.
The deal, awarded through the Space Development Agency, includes a risk-reduction study, delivery of representative hardware and support for integrating the technology into military systems.
The work is expected to be completed by October 2027.
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Elon Musk argues that AI is advancing so quickly that it could surpass human intelligence sooner than many expect.
But his prediction goes even further.
Musk suggests that by 2030 or 2031, AI could become smarter than all of humanity combined.
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The Trump administration has finalized a $480 million loan to oil and gas company Arena Energy to boost production in the Gulf of Mexico.
The funding will be used to modernize 22 offshore platforms off the coast of Louisiana.
The project is expected to add up to 38,600 barrels of oil and 77 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, and is also expected to create nearly 3000 jobs.
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DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin makes it clear that the Trump administration is not backing down from its immigration agenda, insisting there will be "zero change" in policy following the midterms.
Laura Ingraham: "Can you promise our viewers and the 77 million people who voted for President Trump that there is no change in his immigration policy?"
Mullin: "Zero change. The president made that very clear. We're still going after the worst of the worst, and amnesty will never be on the table. And keep in mind, the president has made it very clear he controls the veto."
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's former bodyguard, Abdullahi Mohamed, has been indicted on a federal charge of lying under oath, NYT reports.
The case comes as Mohamed’s lawyer claims prosecutors tried to pressure him into becoming an informant and providing information about Omar.
His attorney says prosecutors used his green card interview as an opportunity to push him to cooperate with the investigation.
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Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to meet with Russian President Putin in Moscow as the Trump administration continues its efforts to move negotiations forward.
Kushner says the team sees "some openings and some opportunities" for progress.
The pair then plans to fly to Dublin to meet with Zelensky and brief him on their discussions with Putin, in an effort to bring the countries closer to a deal.
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Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent has relocated to a US military base after reportedly receiving threats against his life from Iran.
The NYT reports that the move followed intelligence indicating Iranian plots against American officials had reached an advanced stage.
The exact severity of the threats against Bessent remains unclear.
Bessent has led the US sanctions campaign against Iran since August, which is believed to have made him a potential target.
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Elon Musk: "A good friend of mine saying for starting a company is like eating glass and staring into the abyss."
Jason Calacanis is urging NVIDIA to keep Jensen Huang as CEO "at all costs," arguing that removing him would play into China's hands.
"Benching him is what the Chinese want. The Chinese do not want him out there leading this company. That's why they targeted him."
"We have to think strategically, not vindictively."
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A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans was placed under a hijacking alert after a passenger allegedly claimed he had a bomb and tried to enter the cockpit.
The suspect, identified as a Honduran illegal immigrant Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, was arrested after the plane landed safely.
There were 46 passengers and six crew members on board.
DHS says Gomez Alberto had previously been deported twice and was released a third time pending removal proceedings.
DHS: "His criminal history includes felony bomb threat, felony threat—terroristic state offenses, and disorderly conduct."
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New White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is looking to bring young men and working-class voters back to the MAGA movement after Republicans lost ground with these groups in the midterms.
According to Axios, Miller wants the administration to put more focus on the issues that helped Trump build his coalition in 2024.
Affordability, lower drug prices and reducing government bureaucracy are among the priorities.
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, White House special envoy Jared Kushner confirms.
Kushner said the deal is still being finalized, describing the agreement as a major humanitarian step.
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