Meta is set to launch a new app 'Threads,' which is supposed to rival other word-based social media platforms like Twitter. The launch couldn't come at a better time as the the Elon Musk-led Twitter app has experienced a number of service issues since his takeover of the platform.
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President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be singed into law by Independence Day. And he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later. Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House early this week and has been dialing senators for one-on-one chats, using both the carrot and stick to encourage them to act. But it’s still a long road ahead for the bill. Senators want to make changes to protect Medicaid and to make sure some tax breaks become permanent. Elon Musk called the whole bill a "disgusting abomination.”
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The French Open is picking human line judges over electronic ones
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