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Rapper 50 Cent weighs in on Trump’s 2024 bid Rapper 50 Cent says he sees Black men “identifying with Trump” 03:10 The Senate’s only Black Republican is looking to be the face of minority outreach for the Trump campaign and down-ballot GOP candidates. The Tim Scott-aligned Great Opportunity PAC announced Thursday that it will be
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CDC: 1 in 10 young adults are vaping regularly CDC: 1 in 10 young adults are vaping regularly 02:00 The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it had formally withdrawn marketing denial orders it had issued to Juul Labs in 2022, making it possible for the once-dominant e-cigarette manufacturer to pursue authorization for its sales.
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SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its fourth flight Thursday, successfully putting the company’s Starship upper stage into space and then bringing it back down through the heat of re-entry for an apparently controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean despite severe damage to at least one steering fin. The gargantuan Super Heavy first
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When it comes to driving a safe SUV, size matters, but some larger models offer more protection than others, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS. Case in point: the Jeep Wagoneer is the only one of three popular large SUVs to qualify for a 2024 Top Safety Pick award, which is
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NATO kicks off annual drills in shadow of war NATO kicks off annual military drills in shadow of Russia’s war 04:51 The U.S. expects Russia to begin air and naval exercises in the Caribbean in the coming weeks, according to a U.S. official. The exercises, which will involve Russian warships and long-range bombers, will
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off Wednesday and safely boosted Boeing‘s long-delayed Starliner crew ferry ship into space for its first piloted test flight. But flight controllers had to step in late in the day to troubleshoot additional, unexpected helium leaks in the ship’s propulsion system. The Starliner was launched with a
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The world has now marked one full year of back-to-back monthly heat records, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced on Wednesday. It said last month was the hottest May in recorded history — the 12th consecutive month in which the monthly high temperature record was broken. It was also the 11th consecutive month
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Gunman attempts attack on U.S. Embassy in Lebanon – CBS News Watch CBS News A gunman Wednesday exchanged gunfire with Lebanese soldiers outside the U.S. Embassy near Beirut. The attacker, a Syrian national, was shot and has been hospitalized, the Lebanese military said. No soldiers were wounded. The attempted attack comes amid heightened tensions between
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False claims of a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea over the weekend were followed by a flood of doctored images and bogus videos online, which were amplified by pro-Chinese and pro-Russian social media accounts. The U.S. Navy said there was no truth to the messages claiming the
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The Joro spider may be headed to NYC. Here’s how New Yorkers are reacting. The Joro spider may be headed to NYC. Here’s how New Yorkers are reacting. 01:22 First came the spotted lanternflies, then the cicadas — and now, the spiders? The Northeast U.S. is bracing for an invasion of giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long
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