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Health experts issued an ominous warning about a coronavirus pandemic 3 months ago. Their simulation showed it could kill 65 million people.

The virus in the simulation was a fictional one called CAPS, but it bears some similarities to the Wuhan coronavirus.

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Elon Musk is working on SpaceX's Mars rocket ship in Texas while other top executives flock to Davos. A local thinks the CEO is using an historic home as a crash pad — take a look inside.

The SpaceX founder is pushing workers to develop a revolutionary rocket launch system at a breakneck pace in a hamlet called Boca Chica, Texas.

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Inside the rise of TikTok, the viral video-sharing app whose ties to China are raising concerns in the US

Here's how TikTok got its start from a Chinese tech company, and how it's grown into a wildly popular platform with over 1.5 billion downloads.

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz praised Democrats' impeachment presentation and skewered Trump's defense as looking like 'an 8th-grade book report'

"Actually, no, I take that back," Gaetz told Politico, adding that an eighth-grader would know how to use PowerPoint and iPads.

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Worked 'like a rented mule': A truck driver claims an Amazon contractor forced him to drive for up to 30 hours straight in a new lawsuit

This Amazon challenge is the latest in a slew of trucking lawsuits in recent years demanding that companies pay drivers for their breaks.

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'If the truth doesn't matter, we're lost': On day 2 of opening arguments, House prosecutors hammered Trump for abusing his power and laid the groundwork to remove him from office

House impeachment manager Jerry Nadler took aim at Trump allies' contradictory statements and shredded the president's defense.

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The Chinese city of Wuhan was a breeding ground for an outbreak, experts say. The coronavirus has infected more than 800 people.

The coronavirus outbreak started in Wuhan, a dense city in central China at the center of major transportation hubs.

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We just got our best look yet at Spotify's mysterious music streaming gadget, the Car Thing, and it has built-in LTE wireless

A filing with the FCC shows off Spotify's mysterious Car Thing — which was announced in May, but not put up for sale.

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A company that runs on 'structured chaos' is going viral and selling out products in minutes, from Jesus shoes to toaster-shaped bath bombs

A company called MSCHF has quietly been creating some of the most absurd, cynical, and viral products that have spread across the internet.

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