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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…

A group of Tesla owners from Northern California have reported receiving threatening messages from a group of students, urging them to dispose of their cars before Wednesday, February 12. The incident was initially reported by the Lost Coast Outpost, which received a copy of the message from the group. The message: In a comment to the SFGate, Sgt. Heidi Grossman of the Arcata Police Department noted that four Tesla owners in the city have called about threatening messages left on their vehicles.Grossman noted that the first report came on February 5, and three more reports were submitted over the next…

TAMPA, Fla. — Spire Global has launched legal action to force Belgian analytics provider Kpler to complete its acquisition of the small satellite operator’s commercial ship-tracking business.Vienna, Virginia-based Spire Global said in a Feb. 11 regulatory filing that Kpler had not moved forward on the deal announced in November, which was set to inject $233.5 million into the operator’s finances.The companies had initially anticipated completing the transaction in the first quarter of 2025 following regulatory approvals.However, Spire Global said it has filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Kpler after the company declined to close the deal.“There…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price is attempting to recover from the $2,500 zone. ETH might gain bullish momentum if it clears the $2,740 resistance zone. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $2,700 level. The price is trading below $2,700 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,700 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent upward move if it settles above $2,700 and $2,740. Ethereum Price Eyes Upside Break Ethereum price started a fresh decline after it…

Restaurant Brands International on Wednesday reported same-store sales growth of 2.5%, fueled by the better-than-expected performance from Burger King’s and Popeyes’ restaurants.Shares of the company were roughly flat in morning trading.Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 81 cents adjusted vs. 79 cents expectedRevenue: $2.3 billion vs. $2.27 billion expectedThe restaurant company reported fourth-quarter net income of $361 million, or 79 cents per share, down from $726 million, or $1.60 per share, a year earlier.Excluding corporate restructuring fees and other items, Restaurant Brands earned 81 cents…

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to respecting the rulings of courts, President Donald Trump has been of two minds.If the decision goes his way, as it did when the Supreme Court ruled 11 months ago that his name should be on the ballot in Colorado, he hails it as a “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA.”Now, as president, he has been critical of federal judges who have moved to block some of his most contentious actions, such as his move to freeze federal spending. His vice president, JD Vance, recently said, “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” Billionaire…

Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she talks to Trump-aligned billionaire Elon Musk every couple of days as he spearheads the administration’s effort to slash wasteful spending. “We communicate back and forth every few days or so,” she told Fox News Digital in an interview. “I’ll send additional ideas that we come up with.”According to Ernst, during a meeting at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in November, she gave Musk “an eight-page memorandum blueprint with a number of cost-saving ideas.”SCOOP: TRUMP BUDGET CHIEF VOUGHT TELLS GOP SENATORS $175B NEEDED ‘IMMEDIATELY’ FOR BORDER SECURITY…

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…

When Tesla took the wraps off the new Model Y in late January, the company noted that first deliveries of the revamped all-electric crossover will start in March in the United States.  Recent posts from new Model Y buyers on social media suggest that Tesla may be poised to underpromise and overdeliver when it comes to the new Model Y’s first deliveries. Initial timeframe: Tesla launched the new Model Y in the United States in late January, not long after the vehicle’s release in China and territories supplied by Giga Shanghai.Since the new Model Y’s launch, Tesla has estimated that…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is moving quickly to align its satellite network with a sweeping new missile defense initiative directed by the Trump administration. The agency published a call to industry Feb. 11, seeking perspectives on integrating its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) into a broader missile defense system dubbed “Iron Dome for America.” This initiative, established by presidential executive order, aims to create a comprehensive shield against sophisticated threats including hypersonic and ballistic missiles.SDA, operating under the U.S. Space Force, has been rapidly acquiring hundreds of satellites for the PWSA, with dozens of satellites projected to…