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Elon Musk had been the face of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of government.More recently, however, the billionaire has said he intends to return his focus to the companies that helped make him the world’s richest man.”Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms,” Musk said in a post on his social media platform, X, on Saturday. The site had just grappled with widespread outages. “I must be super focused on 𝕏/xAI and Tesla (plus Starship launch next week), as we have critical technologies rolling out.”The comment followed a similar statement Musk made last…

An Arizona toddler has returned home after a six-day hospital stay and treatment with 30 antivenom vials for two rattlesnake bites.While playing in her yard May 16, 15-month-old Cara Reed was bitten by a rattlesnake twice on her left foot, as reported by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network. Cara’s mother Jacquelyn Reed told USA TODAY after her release from Phoenix Children’s Hospital that she is still recovering.”She’s laughed one time and giggled one time, so we’re excited that she can start to perk back up before she has to go back under,” Jacquelyn said.In a Facebook…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back Pain Relief.” With fitness culture too often celebrating extreme training and a “no days off” mentality, rest is routinely misunderstood or overlooked entirely. If you’re constantly sore, stiff or stuck at a plateau, it might be because you’re not resting enough. Much of the progress you make from training actually happens during rest. Recovery is when your body repairs tissues, replenishes energy stores…

CNN  —  There was a Hollywood ending on the French Riviera on Saturday evening as Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s the first time Panahi has won the festival’s highest honor, a sensational outcome after years of personal and professional adversity. The dissident director has endured multiple run-ins with the Iranian government, including imprisonment, most recently from 2022 to 2023. The director of “No Bears,” “Taxi,” “This Is Not A Film” and more has continued to make movies, despite a ban, though he has not been able to attend…

Ten people were injured after a propane gas tank exploded at a Florida strip mall, causing a partial building collapse, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.Fire officials received reports of an explosion at the strip mall in Florida City at 8:51 a.m. local time, Erika Benitez, a spokesperson for Miami Dade Fire Rescue, said.Eight of those injured were transported to a local hospital, Benitez said. Two of the people injured were considered “trauma alerts” and they were transported to a local trauma center, Benitez said.PHOTO: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue vehicle (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images)Canine units at the scene checked and found no additional patients…

‘Understated’ is the word to describe the man who has led Sunderland back to the Premier League.’Limited fanfare’ the perfect way to have described the announcement of Regis Le Bris as the new head coach at the Stadium of Light last summer. But to say he hit the ground running and quickly became a hero at the Stadium of Light would be an understatement.Le Bris took a club that meandered through last season and gave them direction, discipline and tactical nous, and resolve. It is a young side, but they did not play like a young side as they worked…

Lewis Hamilton will start the Monaco Grand Prix from seventh after receiving a three-place grid penalty for impeding Max Verstappen during qualifying.Hamilton was adjudged to have impeded Verstappen in Q1 at Massenet after being provided with incorrect information by his Ferrari race engineer. The seven-time world champion was told that Verstappen, behind him on the track in the first sector, was on a slow lap and therefore began to accelerate back towards the racing line as the Red Bull approached.The decision promotes Verstappen to fourth, while Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso are the other drivers to gain a position.The stewards…

BAGHDAD (AP) — The American University of Baghdad celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students Saturday at a campus that was once a palace built by Saddam Hussein.Officials said they hope the graduation will mark the beginning of a new era in higher education in Iraq rooted in modernity, openness and international academic standards.The university was inaugurated in 2021 on the site of the al-Faw Palace, built on an island in the middle of an artificial lake by Saddam in the 1990s to mark the retaking of the peninsula of the same name during the war. After the…

Stina Blackstenius’ second-half strike stunned Barcelona as Arsenal beat them 1-0 to win the Women’s Champions League final in Lisbon.Pere Romeu’s side were heavy favourites heading into the game, having won three of the last four European titles. But Arsenal have been the comeback queens in this season’s competition, already knocking out record title-winners Lyon in the semi-finals. Since then though, the Gunners had shipped 13 goals in their last three WSL games of the season, but they kept a clean sheet when it mattered with Daphne van Domselaar back in goal to lift the trophy. They remain the only…

Sunderland stunned Sheffield United with a dramatic 95th-minute winner to seal a comeback 2-1 win and their return to the Premier League after eight years away.Tyrese Campbell had given the Blades the lead in the Championship play-off final at Wembley in the first half, but Sunderland struck back in the second with goals from Eliezer Mayenda and substitute Tommy Watson – the latter coming in the fifth minute of added time – to seal an astonishing win. The significance of the achievement was highlighted by the fact it was the first time in 15 years a team had come from…