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WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security. The polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggest that as President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk push for extensive cuts throughout the federal government, slashing funding for humanitarian aid and turning their attention to the Department of Education and the military, Americans may not agree with where Trump and Musk’s cuts should ultimately fall. About two-thirds of Americans…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

WASHINGTON — The chairs of the congressional committees that oversee civil and commercial spaceflight say their priorities for the new Congress include a NASA authorization bill and commercial space legislation.In back-to-back speeches at the 27th Annual Commercial Space Conference here Feb. 12, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), chairman of the House Science Committee, outlined similar plans for legislation involving NASA and commercial space activities.One is a NASA authorization bill. A standalone NASA authorization was last signed into law in 2017, although one was included in the CHIPS and Science Act…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. The cryptocurrency community is speculating about a potential Solana (SOL) price explosion. Adding to this speculation? Recent large-scale SOL purchases by affluent investors, or “whales,” and market analysts’ optimistic forecasts. Related Reading Whales Spring Back To Life: Bullish Sign? The lifeblood of crypto analysis, on-chain data shows an interesting tendency: Two once dormant “smart money” addresses have sprung alive and each is grabbing large amounts of SOL. Identified as “GJwCU,” one of these whales re-emerged to collect 30,901 SOL tokens, a cool $6.24 million, following a year in slumber. This particular whale has…

Brown Girl Jane’s sales have more than doubled since the brand got picked up by Sephora last year. The beauty retailer took the 15 Percent Pledge, an effort to add more Black-owned brands to shelves.Courtesy: Brown Girl JaneFragrance brand Brown Girl Jane’s perfume bottles sit on shelves at Sephora near some of the most storied labels in the fashion and beauty world, including Prada and Dior.For the Black-owned brand, getting a retailer to bet on it was just the start, Brown Girl Jane CEO and co-founder Malaika Jones said. She said Sephora has supported the company so it can better…

Apple’s partnership with Alibaba was reportedly confirmed on Thursday. As per the report, Alibaba chairperson Joseph Chung-Hsin Tsai confirmed the news at the recently concluded World Governments Summit 2025 held in Dubai. The Chinese e-commerce giant will reportedly offer its artificial intelligence (AI) models and infrastructure to power Apple Intelligence features in China. The two entities have reportedly co-developed several AI-powered features that will cater to Apple’s Chinese user base, and it is currently awaiting regulatory approval. No other details are currently known.Alibaba Chairperson Confirms Partnership With AppleAccording to a Reuters report, the Alibaba chairperson confirmed that the company is…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto analyst CryptoCon has reaffirmed that a Bitcoin price rally to the $166,000 target is still in play. The analyst further revealed what needs to happen for the flagship crypto to reach this ambitious price target.   What Determines The Bitcoin Price Rally To $166,000 In an X post, CryptoCon stated that the Bitcoin price simply needs to mirror its last year’s move in order to reach the next rung on this hyper-accurate extension in March. His accompanying chart showed that the next rung is at the $166,000 price level. Meanwhile, Bitcoin recorded a…

Cambridge Power has been granted planning permission for a 50MW solar farm in Bedfordshire. Bedford Borough Council approved the plans for Cobholden Solar Farm, which will be located near Staploe. In addition to the solar panels and associated infrastructure, the application includes significant ecological and landscape enhancement such as tree and scrub planting, hedgerow enhancement, and wildflower areas. Overall, the scheme will deliver over 100% net increase in the biodiversity of the land, Cambridge Power said. The solar park will be capable of generating up to 49.9MW of clean, low-cost renewable electricity. Chairman of Cambridge Power Richard Stanton said: “We…

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers said they do not support cutting funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) when confronted by Fox News Digital about controversial spending, such as money ending up in the hands of terrorist-linked groups.The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, recently started cutting funding from USAID as they slash costs across the federal government. During their sweep, it was revealed that U.S. dollars were ending up in the hands of terror-linked groups, such as funds reportedly providing “full funding” for al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki to attend college in Colorado, unearthed documents…