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TikTok’s fate was shaped by a ‘knockdown, drag-out’ Oval Office brawl 

Trump advisers Mnuchin and Navarro fought bitterly over TikTok as Silicon Valley dealmakers tried to get closer to Trump.

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NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule heading to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico 

It will be the first landing ever by astronauts in the gulf, according to Jonathan McDowell, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The crew undocked from the station at 7:35 p.m. Saturday and is scheduled splash down Sunday at 2:48 p.m.

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Twitter says hackers targeted employees by phone 

The hack that took over large parts of Twitter’s site was caused by manipulating employees via phone.

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In ‘Madden NFL 21,’ Washington’s pro football team will get a generic name makeover 

The next edition of the popular NFL video game will go with a generic Washington team until a new identity is officially unveiled by the organization.

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Complaint alleges that Facebook is biased against black workers 

A black manager at Facebook is suing the company, along with two other African American applicants, alleging a culture of bias in promotions, evaluations, hiring and recruiting.

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Black women say Pinterest created a den of discrimination — despite its image as the nicest company in tech 

Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks claim they were underpaid, faced racist comments, and were subject to retaliation for raising complaints. Other women are now coming forward with their own allegations of bias.

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The storylines, characters and levels cut from ‘The Last of Us Part II’ 

Details of cut features show how the game could have been different.

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Segway stops production, marking the end of a scooter era 

Manufacturing of the Segway PT will halt in July, marking the end of the innovative scooter.

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NASA to rename headquarters for Mary W. Jackson, agency’s first female African American engineer 

One of the “Hidden Figures,” Jackson helped promote women and minorities at the agency.

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