NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
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Trump meets with CEO of Walmart at Mar-a-Lago
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Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down
Meta follows in X’s footsteps by letting users fact-check each other with “Community Notes.”The Wall Street Journal - 16h -
Mar-a-Lago meetings to include an offer on SALT cap
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Meta scraps fact-checking, brings back political content in latest Trump-friendly move
Meta announces intent to "restore free expression" on its platformsCNBC - 20h -
Republican governors head to Mar-a-Lago
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Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds
Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people. The climate crisis is “wreaking havoc” on the planet’s water cycle, with ferocious ...The Guardian - 2d -
Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...The Hill - 5h -
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.NBC News - 18h -
5 takeaways from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference
President-elect Trump faced the media at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday, the day after Congress had certified his victory in November’s election. The press conference came 13 days ...The Hill - 19h -
NASA studies options to rein in cost of Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.CBS News - 20h -
Fact-Checking Trump’s Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about his predecessor’s energy policies and repeated familiar falsehoods on a number of topics.The New York Times - 21h -
Pfizer executives descend on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for planning meeting
Drugmaker becomes latest titan of corporate America to curry favour with president-electFinancial Times - 23h -
Reading group discussion guide for Oprah's book club pick, "A New Earth"
Dive deeper into Eckhart Tolle's transformative book, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose," with our comprehensive reader's guide.CBS News - 1d -
How low will British politics go? Ask Elon, master of the Muskoverse – he’ll decide | Marina Hyde
The unedifying spectacle of would-be strongmen bickering over how to protect women and girls is just the beginning . Can it really be three weeks ago that Nigel Farage and Elon Musk were posing ...The Guardian - 1d -
Free excerpt of "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose"
Oprah Winfrey selects Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" as her latest book club choice. The book encourages readers to find peace and purpose.CBS News - 1d -
Chrysler sales have shrunk 80% in two decades. Here's how executives plan to bring the brand back
Once a relatively diversified brand, Chrysler now has only two models, both of them different versions of the same minivan.CNBC - 1d -
How Trump is responding to some of Biden's final moves
President-elect Donald Trump may try to undo some of President Biden's final moves while in the White House. CBS News' Aaron Navarro breaks down what to expect from the incoming administration.CBS News - 1d -
NFL playoff bracket explained: How postseason seeding, matchups are decided in race to 2025 Super Bowl
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Woody Johnson: Our next coach will have to decide what QB situation is
The Jets have already gotten the ball rolling on their searches for a new head coach and General Manager and things should pick up speed now that the regular season is over.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s
From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and ...The Guardian - 2d -
MSNBC host blasts Trump for Mar-a-Lago event with John Eastman documentary: 'Sickening'
MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend on Sunday criticized a recent event featuring a documentary about President-elect Trump’s ally John Eastman that occurred at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate. ...The Hill - 2d -
Italy's Meloni makes surprise Mar-a-Lago visit to meet with Trump
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Trump on Saturday. They were joined by a number of Trump’s expected nominees for his ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump invites House Republicans to Mar-a-Lago ahead of inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has invited multiple groups of House Republicans to join him at Mar-a-Lago next weekend, three sources involved in the planning told NBC News.NBC News - 2d -
Federal Agencies are too powerful. 2025 is Congress’ chance to bring them back down to Earth.
Congress has the power to legislate, but federal agencies have mistakenly assumed that power, resulting in an expansion of the administrative state and increased regulatory costs.The Hill - 3d -
Meloni visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Unannounced trip comes at politically sensitive time for Italian prime ministerFinancial Times - 3d -
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister, Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, joins just a handful of other world leaders who have been to the president-elect’s Florida estate since his victory.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump is pondering a shake-up of NASA and its programs
A five-person committee within the Trump transition team is mulling over policy suggestions that represent major changes to the way the space agency operates.The Hill - 3d -
Giorgia Meloni meets Donald Trump in flying visit to Mar-a-Lago
US president-elect praises Italian prime minister at Florida resort for ‘really taking Europe by storm’. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, made a flying visit to Donald Trump’s Florida golf ...The Guardian - 3d -
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration.Wired - 4d -
Trump team blasts 'deeply conflicted' judge for letting NY sentencing move forward
President-elect Trump's team lambasted the judge in his New York criminal case for rejecting his demand the case be thrown out following his election victory and setting a sentencing date for next ...The Hill - 4d -
This Colorado Startup Is Challenging NASA in the Concorde 2.0 Race
Boom Supersonic is trying to build a quieter, 21st century supersonic jetliner.Inc. - 5d -
January 6 was part of an attempted coup d’etat in America. Don’t let Trump and his allies tell you otherwise | Arwa Mahdawi
Four years on, it’s the most astounding case of collective amnesia. That so many seem willing to normalise that anti-democratic outrage is frightening. The sun shone brightly on 6 January 2021. The ...The Guardian - 5d -
Judge to decide whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to be at a court hearing in New York on Friday about whether he should be found in contempt of court, an appearance the longtime ally of ...NBC News - 5d -
Spartz, key Speaker holdout, says she will decide tomorrow on Johnson
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who has been a key holdout in House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) tight race to continue his Speakership, said Thursday that she will decide Friday whether to vote ...The Hill - 5d -
Let’s Try Something Different in How We Deal With Trump
I know many voters reject my party’s significant leftward shift. So do I. Democrats need to refocus on bipartisan solutions to America’s problems.The New York Times - 6d -
Johnson to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to 'map' strategy ahead of speakership vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson is spending New Year's Day with President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a showdown vote later this week to keep his leadership post.ABC News - 6d -
Speaker race, Trump's second term, Carter funeral: January brings flurry of political events
New Year's Day ushers in a month of political events and milestones the likes of which Washington hasn't seen in a while. From the House Speaker election and memorials to former President Carter, ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
Johnson to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Day, discuss 'strategy'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) plans to meet with President-elect Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on New Year’s Day to discuss “strategy,” as the top House Republican prepares for ...The Hill - Jan. 1
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