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A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start

Duke University professor Amanda Randles won for her work with supercomputers and algorithms, creating blood flow simulations to treat patients.

Maybe Kristi Noem doesn't want to be Trump's vice president

Kristi Noem is widely thought to be in contention to be Donald Trump's running mate. But she keeps shooting herself in the foot.

The list of Tesla execs who have left as Elon Musk shakes things up with 'hard core' layoffs

Elon Musk is down half a dozen Tesla executives and leaders amid layoffs in the last month.

These 70 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against a bill to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses

Progressives opposed the bill because it would require the government to use a definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel.

Fisker's woes are another reason to consider leasing an EV over buying

Common wisdom eschews leasing cars, but when it comes to EVs it actually makes a lot of sense.

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Supreme Court rejected military chaplains' lawsuit saying their careers were ruined after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

The group of military clergy accused the Defense Department of ruining their careers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons.

New photos show the US Army's latest version of the Bradley fighting vehicle that's proven itself in Ukraine

The Army hailed its M2A4E1 Bradley variant as "the most modern and survivable version" of the armored vehicle so far.

The economy needs to take one of these 2 paths before the Fed cuts interest rates, Powell says

While Fed Chair Jerome Powell said interest rate hikes are "unlikely," he needs more confidence in inflation data before cutting rates this year.

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Arrest warrant issued for 2nd suspect in Mint Butterfield disappearance

Mint Butterfield was missing for six days before being found by police in San Francisco on Saturday.

Prosecutors want to take Harvey Weinstein to trial again in September as his lawyers fight Los Angeles conviction

Weinstein was separately sentenced to 16 years in prison following a Los Angeles rape trial.

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Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says

Gen. Eric M. Smith highlighted the impact of the USS Boxer's repair work on Marine aviation assets and crisis response.

Trump Media shares collapsed, rallied, and are collapsing again. No one knows why.

Trump Media & Technology stock goes up, and then goes down. It's performing like a true meme stock.

How China's J-20 stacks up to USA's F-22 fighter jet

The US claims China stole American tech to make a copycat of the F-22 Raptor, known as the J-20 Mighty Dragon. We compare the two fighter jets.

'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'

"I'm investing under the premise that we're going to be living with this rate cycle staying the same for the rest of the year," he told Fox Business.

Democrats' dilemma: Which hard-right Republican should they side with?

Some Democrats are unsure how they'll vote on tabling MTG's motion to oust Speaker Johnson. Either way, they could be seen as helping a Republican.

The Fed once again holds interest rates steady — with cuts expected later this year

The Federal Reserve announced interest rates will remain unchanged, staying in line with Powell's remarks that more data is needed before any cuts.

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TikTok employees are reportedly being asked by US border officers if they're part of the Chinese Communist Party

Border patrol agents are asking TikTok employees about any ties to the Chinese Communist Party, Forbes reports.

Tesla may try to rehire some of the employees it laid off

Tesla boss Elon Musk may not be as "absolutely hardcore" about layoffs as he said he was in a Monday night email.

Princess Cruises is taking a page out of the ultra-luxury cruise industry with new all-inclusive, $3,000 cabins

Princess Cruises new high-end "ship within a ship" segment is following in the footsteps of many popular ultra-luxury, all-inclusive cruise line.

What you need to know about Skydance's bid for Paramount, from financing a deal worth $32 billion to its plans for the media empire

Skydance and its private equity backer are wooing Paramount. The newest bid: a premium for common shareholders and under $2 billion for Shari Redstone.

Trump says he wants huge tariffs if elected. That could send inflation spiking.

In an interview with Time Magazine, Trump pushed back on the widely held idea that tariffs on overseas nations will cause inflation in the US.

Columbia's student radio station was the main source of information for the protests. Here's why that matters.

Without any outside press allowed on Columbia's campus, its student radio station WKCR was streamed by thousands of people nationwide.

Some iPhone users say their alarms haven't been going off lately — here's what to do about it

Apple told The Today Show it's aware of an issue leading some iPhones to not play sounds during alarms and that a fix is coming.

Election officials feel less safe than ever as the 2024 election approaches

70% of local election officials said the job's dangers have increased since 2020, with some also concerned their personal information will get leaked.

The US Navy wants a lot more of a missile that just recently scored its first kill to counter Pacific threats like China

American warships fired the SM-3 for the first time in combat last month to defend Israel from Iranian ballistic missiles.

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College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters

College students looking to join the workforce are being targeted by scammers offering attractive job listings, the FTC warned.

I'm an interior designer. Here are 10 things in your living room you should get rid of.

As an interior designer, I think homeowners should move on from busy letter art, DVD-collection displays, heavy curtains, and all-gray aesthetics.

I drove the Tesla Cybertruck. These 7 design flaws surprised me.

Tesla's Cybertruck is a beast of an electric vehicle. But some features make the expensive product feel rushed out the door.

Fisker employees are fixing some customers' cars with parts from the company's vehicle 'graveyard,' sources say

Fisker staff have been taking parts off pre-production vehicles and inventory to fix some customers' cars, several people familiar told BI.

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A crypto bigwig dropped $1.5M on a watch from the Titanic as a gift for his wife

The buyer of the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold has been identified as former FTX Europe head Patrick Gruhn.