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Kara Swisher on Elon Musk: 'He's unelected, unaccountable, enormously wealthy'

As Elon Musk considers merging Tesla and SpaceX, tech journalist Kara Swisher examines his business strategy, growing political influence and power over the war in Ukraine.

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Denmark Buys Kongsberg, Covenant Missiles to Deter RussiaDenmark is buying air-launched and ground-launched long-range precision missiles, giving its armed forces a greater ability to strike distant targets as the Nordic country strengthens its defenses against Russia.

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US Pulls Diplomats From Saudi Arabia on Houthi, Iran TensionThe US ordered the departure of some diplomats and their families from Saudi Arabia due to the threat from Houthi militants, as the Iran-backed group carried out more deadly strikes from Yemen.

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France Hits Back at ICE Protest Post With Gun Crime StatsThe French Ministry of Foreign Affairs hit back after an ICE post about riots in France and following comments by Donald Trump.

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Putin Gets Praised as 'Humanitarian' by WitkoffThe Trump administration praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” for releasing a detained US citizen. Steve Witkoff complimented Putin in Russia as he secured the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American teacher convicted there four years ago of fighting for Ukraine. Bloomberg's Anthony Halpin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Former MI6 Head On Geopolitical RisksJohn Sawers, Former UK Secret Intelligence Service chief, discusses the shifting geopolitical landscape. He speaks with Haslinda Amin at the Barclays Asia Forum in Singapore. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Russian operative likely behind fake videos targeting Texas Senate candidate James TalaricoRussian operatives are most likely trying to meddle in the Senate race in Texas in the most prominent example yet of a foreign effort to mislead voters ahead of the midterm elections, three teams of disinformation researchers said. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports on how the fake videos are targeting Democratic and Republican candidates who have been…

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Canadian diplomats barred interacting with US midterm candidates: ReportsCanada has allegedly barred its diplomats from interacting with U.S. midterm candidates to avoid any allegations of election interference from the Trump administration, according to multiple reports. Written guidance issued earlier this week reportedly ordered Canadian officials based in the U.S. not to meet with candidates — or even be in the same room…

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Sen. Coons: ‘Trump Is in the Thrall of Putin; He’s Putin’s Puppet’On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said President Donald Trump “is in the thrall of” Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Host Nicolle Wallace said, “In light of Mr. Wycoff describing Vladimir Putin as a quote, humanitarian, this The post Sen. Coons: ‘Trump Is in the Thrall of Putin; He’s Putin’s Puppet’ appeared first on Breitbart .

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MS NOW's Wallace: Only 'Sociopaths' Would Slowdown Ukraine's StarlinkOn Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Host Nicolle Wallace said only “sociopaths” would slow down a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine. Wallace said, “Let me ask you what the current status of Starlink is right now The post MS NOW’s Wallace: Only ‘Sociopaths’ Would Slowdown Ukraine’s Starlink appeared first on Breitbart .

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Trump Signals More Iran Strikes — ‘We May Do It a Little Bit Further’President Donald Trump warned Thursday that the United States may launch further strikes against Iran, as Washington and Israel prepare for a possible new offensive following the November midterm elections. The post Trump Signals More Iran Strikes — ‘We May Do It a Little Bit Further’ appeared first on Breitbart .

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