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Trump pulls nomination of NASA chief Jared Isaacman, says new pick will be ‘mission aligned’
Isaacson is a billionaire tech entrepreneur who led Shift4 payments, a credit card payment processing company.
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Latin Americans flock to online crypto games as inflation devastates salaries
As soaring inflation continues to erode the value of local salaries, people are turning to “play-to-earn” crypto games for a boost in income
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Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram activities over "extremism"
A Russian Court qualified Meta as an "extremist organization”
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'Deepfake' video of Zelensky surrendering posted by Russian hackers, quickly removed
A heavily edited video that appears to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telling his countrymen to “lay down your arms and return to your families” made the rounds on social media this week before being debunked and removed.
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North Korean missile test fails after launch, sending debris toward Pyongyang
The launch was closely monitored by Seoul and Washington as a potential test of North Korea’s first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since 2017
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White House briefed top TikTokers on war in Ukraine
White House press secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Council staffers were on hand to outline the U.S.’s goals for the region and answer questions about topics like the distribution of aid to Ukraine, working with NATO and how the U.S. would react if Russia used nuclear weapons.
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In possible breakthrough, scientists say planetary bodies seen in habitable zone of white dwarf
Finding is “exciting and also unexpected,” researcher says
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Russia censors access to Instagram nationwide, citing company’s new violence-against-Russians policy
Parent company Meta says users can post about committing acts of violence against Russians, military
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Donald Trump's Truth Social propels conservatives' reach past Twitter in few short weeks
Examples explode of exact same message getting far more engagement on new platform than on legacy social giant
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Tinder adds background check function
Users will be able to find the new function in the app’s safety center, which will direct them to submit information to Garbo Technology, a non-profit background check organization