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'Civil War' director Alex Garland won't explain the politics of his movie to you. That's on purpose.
Alex Garland's movie "Civil War" has garnered attention — and criticism — for his decision not to e…
Caralynn Matassa
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NASA's chief says China is being 'very, very secretive' and pretending its space projects aren't linked to the military
Nelson has regularly warned that the world may face dire consequences if China reaches the surface …
Matthew Loh
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Derelict space shuttles, Cold War bunkers, and nuclear exclusion zones: A YouTube urban explorer shares his top 5 favorite abandoned places check it out
One of the two abandoned space shuttles in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Bob Thissen/Explor…
Amanda Goh
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DeSantis says 'Cold War' could ensue between Florida and Georgia if Stacey Abrams wins governor race
The Florida governor said he couldn't have "Castro to my south and Abrams to my north."
Hannah Getahun
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US lawmakers were just briefed on intel that Russia is trying to put a nuclear weapon in space: reports
While warning of a serious threat, lawmakers said the intel is not cause for panic. "It's not going…
Matthew Loh
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Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet
CNN reported that US officials have been briefed on a sort of nuclear EMP device designed to "destr…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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The White House says it's tracking a new Russian space weapon that violates a nuclear arms treaty
The weapon, believed to be designed to target satellites instead of humans on Earth, is not an "act…
Matthew Loh
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The race to become the next space ‘superpower’ lands China on the ‘dark side’ of the moon
Not only does is position China as a space superpower in the eyes of the the rest of the world, …
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Russia released secret footage of history's largest man-made explosion — a nuclear blast thousands of times stronger than Hiroshima
The blast was equivalent to 50 megatons of TNT — nearly 1,500 times more powerful than the Hiroshim…
Aria Bendix
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Elon Musk started a price war that Tesla can't win
Tesla has spent the past year slashing its prices to try and drive away the competition. That's a l…
Linette Lopez
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Xi Jinping warns against a 'Cold War' ahead of virtual meeting with Biden
Biden and Xi are expected to hold a virtual summit on Monday, at a time when the US and China are a…
John Haltiwanger
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Bidding wars over apartments are more ferocious than ever and they're here to stay
I entered a bizarre, Final Jeopardy-like auction to land an apartment. The experience made me reali…
James Rodriguez
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China blasts US bill aimed at challenging its growing global influence as 'full of Cold War mentality'
Biden has made countering China's expanding influence across the globe a top foreign policy priorit…
John Haltiwanger
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The US and Canada are updating a Cold War-era system to keep an eye on Russian and Chinese missiles. Experts say they need to add a lot more territory too.
With China, Russia, and North Korea fielding more advanced missiles, the US and Canada are paying m…
Michael Peck
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Thanks to a secret Cold War project, researchers found fossilized plants 4,500 feet under Greenland's ice sheet
Fossilized plants found deep below the ice suggest the ice sheet disappeared at least once in the l…
Aria Bendix
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Nearly 4-in-10 Americans say Biden is weak on China, new Insider poll shows
A new Insider poll found that 33% of Americans feel Biden's stance on China is "about right," while…
John Haltiwanger
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Disney wants customers to know that its new 'Star Wars'-themed Galactic Starcruiser hotel won't actually take them to space
Disney's spaceship-themed hotel is touting such an immersive experience that its FAQ page warned gu…
Heather Schlitz
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Elon Musk's xAI and OpenAI are going head-to-head in the race to create AI that's smarter than humans
On Saturday, Musk said on Spaces xAI plans to use Twitter data to train a "maximally curious" and "…
Kai Xiang Teo
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'Outlander' stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe break down Jamie's 'cold vengeance' in the season 7 premiere, and the Frasers' 'unavoidable' fate
Insider caught up with the stars and EP Maril Davis to discuss the "jam-packed" episode and what li…
Eve Crosbie
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The collateral damage of America's tech war with China
The battle for the future of tech is heating up, but government-funded, billion-dollar computer-chi…