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Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington

Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk made a clear promise after Donald Trump decided to put him in charge of making the government more efficient. “It’s not going to be some sort of backroom secret…

Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris

Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris

By SYLVIE CORBET and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out…

Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information

Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information

By COLLIN BINKLEY and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns…

Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed as strong fashion, tobacco stocks offset Ford’s drop

Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed as strong fashion, tobacco stocks offset Ford’s drop

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading Thursday as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% following…

Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC

Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic…

Trump urges Americans to ‘bring God back into our lives’ in National Prayer Breakfast speech

Trump urges Americans to ‘bring God back into our lives’ in National Prayer Breakfast speech

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the National Prayer Breakfast at the…