Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was alarmed by the “indiscriminate” slashes throughout the agency, which oversees everything from cutting-edge climate research to day-to-day operations that farmers and fishers rely on, as well as life-saving weather warnings.

In February 2025, social media users claimed Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, said he would talk to U.S. President Donald Trump about a suggestion to use DOGE savings to give a $5,

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has put billionaire Elon Musk in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, appearing to contradict the White House over who runs the cost-cutting program.

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(Photo/Alex Brandon) Elon Musk arrives before President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Pool via AP) President Donald Trump gestures at the Future Investment ...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, claims American taxpayers could receive a $5,000 refund from the federal government — despite no apparent support in Congress, which controls the

The president recently touted the idea, which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.

Matthew Lawrence recently said on the “Magical Rewind” podcast that the only time he got into trouble on a film or television set was when Gabrielle Union allegedly reported him. According to Lawrence, the incident occurred after he declined Union’s offer to rehearse their lines together on the set of their 1999 TV movie “H-E …

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Elon Musk arrives before President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute ...