Articles by Matias Civita

Matias Civita



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Jeff Bezos Says Space Data Centers Are Realistic, But Thinking They Will Happen In The Near Future Is 'a Little Ambitious'

Jeff Bezos said the idea of putting data centers in space is plausible, but not in the near-term future.
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China Retail Sales Sink To Weakest Growth Since 2022

Retail sales rose just 0.2% from a year earlier in April, the weakest increase since December 2022, according to data from China's National Bureau of Statistics.
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has never acknowledged any wrongdoing

Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks

Harvey Weinstein's latest New York rape retrial ended Friday in a mistrial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood producer raped Jessica Mann in 2013.
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Primavera Sound 2026 Preview: Barcelona's Sold-Out Festival Returns With The Cure, Doja Cat, The xx and Gorillaz

The 24th edition of the festival will take place June 3-7 in Barcelona, with the main festival running June 4-6 with an opening day and closing party.
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Xi Jinping Tells U.S. CEOs that China Will 'Open Wider' To Business During Trump Visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of U.S. business leaders as part of Trump's visit to Beijing.
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Iran War Has Cost Taxpayers At Least $29 Billion So Far, Pentagon Says

Jules W. Hurst III, the Pentagon's acting comptroller, said that the war in Iran has cost taxpayers at least $29 billion so far.
US consumer spending rose slightly more than expected in August but inflation also ticked up, with further cost pressures likely to come

CPI Report Shows Inflation Surge Spreading Beyond Energy: Food, Rent and Services Climbing Too

Energy costs remain a major driver of inflation, but the April report showed increases across housing, groceries, household goods, jewelry, footwear, and services as well.
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CDC to Bring Americans From Hantavirus Cruise to Nebraska Quarantine Unit

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending personnel to meet American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, and escort them back to the United States for quarantine at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska.
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Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million Over Report Alleging Drinking and Erratic Behavior

FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, escalating a fight that began with a report alleging he engaged in excessive drinking, erratic behavior, and unexplained absences while leading the bureau.
The global sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church led many to distrust it

Young Men in the U.S. Now Much More Likely Than Women to Say Religion Is 'Very Important' To Them, Poll Shows

A new survey found that, for the first time in 25 years, young men in the United States are more likely than young women to say religion is "very important" in their lives.
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'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2 is an Intense Violent, & Political Thrill Ride That Delivers on Improving from Season 1 - REVIEW

The sophomore outing of "Daredevil: Born Again" not only improves on the first season, but lives up to the quality of the original show in an intense and shockingly political 8 episodes.
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White House Doctor Addresses Trump's Neck Rash Seen At Medal of Honor Ceremony

An apparent rash spotted on President Donald Trump's neck at a ceremony has sparked a wave of public interest and concern.
Ted Cruz Flatly Rejects Larry Kudlow’s Defense of Trump’s Tariffs on Fox: It’s ‘A Tax On Consumers’

Ted Cruz Urges Scott Bessent to Go Around Congress and Enact $200B Tax Cuts

Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Tim Scott formally urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to enact roughly $200 billion in tax cuts without the approval of Congress.
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US Troops Given Biblical Reason By Commanders For 'Armageddon' War With Iran: Report

U.S. service members say military superiors are framing the campaign against Iran not in strategic or political terms, but in starkly religious ones.
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Epstein Subpoena For Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick 'Very Possible', Republicans Say

Republican lawmakers leading the Epstein investigation are signaling that they could subpoena U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his ties to the late sex trafficker.
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Switzerland Freezes $880 Million in Assets Linked to Nicolás Maduro

The figure of 687 million Swiss francs (roughly $880 million) frozen under the new rules was disclosed by the Swiss Foreign Ministry in response to reporters' questions.
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New Details Emerge About the Final Hours of the Uvalde Congressional Aide Who Set Herself on Fire

Newly released documents shed new light on the final moments of Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, the 35-year-old congressional staffer who died last September after setting herself on fire at her home.
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Hyatt Heir Joins Growing List of Top Executives Stepping Down Over Epstein Ties

Thomas Pritzker, the longtime executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, has announced his resignation from the company effective immediately.
British ambassador Peter Mandelson was sacked in the wake of revelations from the Epstein birthday book

US Lawmakers Ask British Ambassador To Cooperate With Congress After Epstein Ties Are Exposed

Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was sacked from his position after files exposed a decades-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Republican Confronts Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files Redactions: 'Catching You Red Handed'

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky alleged that he caught Attorney General Pam Bondi "red-handed" after the release of the Epstein files.
The US government faces a shutdown this week as US lawmakers struggle to reach a funding deal on Capitol Hill

Government Spending Under Trump on Pace to Wipe Out Any Gains From His Tariff Plan: Report

Projections from the Congressional Budget Office released this week indicate that the United States appears on track to see its federal debt grow to roughly $64 trillion over the next decade.
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Trump Floats Sending Second 'Armada' to Iran After Nuclear Talks Nearly Collapsed

In an exclusive interview with Axios, President Donald Trump has implied that he will send another aircraft carrier to Iran to carry out another airstrike on the country.
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The Key Takeaways From Howard Lutnick's Senate Testimony After Ties to Epstein Exposed

After ties to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in newly released files by the Justice Department, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared before a Senate committee to answer lawmakers' questions.
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Lawmaker Demands Ghislaine Maxwell Go Back to Max Security Prison After Stonewalling Oversight Committee

After Ghislaine Maxwell refused to provide any testimony to the House of Representatives regarding her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network, numerous members of the House have called for her to go back to a maximum security prison.
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Howard Lutnick Faces Pressure From Both Sides to Resign After Alleged Business Ties With Epstein Exposed

After ties between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were revealed, bipartisan calls for him to resign have intensified.