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amazon Guy shipped gifts to homeless people Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology Amateur builds 130-mile drone with almost no prior experience Ellsworth Toohey

Salt Lake City and Boise outmaneuver state bans with official Pride flags Jason Weisberger

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politics Elon Musk to spend less time at DOGE following dismal Tesla earnings Rob Beschizza

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law Rudy Giuliani settles with election workers he defamed Rob Beschizza

sec SEC sues Musk over Twitter chicanery Jason Weisberger

labor Starbucks baristas to strike in three cities Rob Beschizza