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The US government just gave someone a $120-million robotic arm to use for a year

Johnny Matheny is the first person to live with an advanced mind-controlled robotic arm. Last December, researchers from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab delivered the arm to Matheny at his home in ...
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Apollo co-founder Leon Black tells Congress Jeffrey Epstein stole $60 million from him

Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein deceived him about the tax ...
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Here’s how Michigan got Canada to pay for their new bridge—but might turn it down, anyway

There is only one above-ground way for commercial vehicles to get from Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan: the 83-year-old Ambassador Bridge. The Ambassador Bridge is owned and operated by the ...
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These are Americans’ favorite insults, by political affiliation

A Republican responds: “No, left-wing (noun or plural noun) are destroying America.” If you’re American, you probably used different words for each blank. Maybe “idiot” and “zealot,” or “hack” and ...
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A Chevron exec says gas prices will come down — but not as fast as Trump wants

Chevron $CVX CFO Eimear Bonner said on Thursday that gasoline prices will come down as conflict in the Middle East continues to wind down, but that consumers should ...
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Morgan Stanley is blocking most withdrawals from its $7 billion private credit fund

Morgan Stanley $MS's North Haven Private Income Fund told investors it will fulfill roughly 43% of second-quarter withdrawal requests after investors sought to redeem ...