## Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Trump’s new treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, had granted the billionaire’s Doge team “full access to this system”.

Wyden added that the data bonanza included “social security and medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors … All of it.”.

Confirmation of the arrangement suggests that Musk, the world’s richest person, now has entry to one of the most sensitive US government databases.

The system controls more than $6tn of federal cash flow each year, with millions of Americans depending on it for social security and medicare benefits, federal salaries, and more.

But since the advent of the Trump administration on 20 January, members of Musk’s Doge team have been battering to be given access.

According to the New York Times, Lebryk had been placed on administrative leave after he objected to Doge agents being given access.

Before confirming the deal, Wyden had already sounded the alarm about Musk’s attempts to break into such a sensitive federal database. »

### New experimental pill shows promising results in killing many types of cancer

Authored by techspot.com

Bottom line: A drug capable of effectively treating multiple cancer types would be one of the greatest medical innovations in history.

It shows promise both as a standalone treatment and in combination with other chemotherapy drugs.

Malkas said that most therapies target a single pathway, enabling 'wily' cancer forms to mutate and eventually become drug-resistant. »

### Central Pa. school bus had sign that said ‘NO speaking Spanish,’ transportation company responds

Authored by pennlive.com

A sign banning students from speaking Spanish on a Juniata County School District bus has sparked controversy in the community and prompted statements from the transportation company and district this week.

Rohrer Bus has been made aware of a racially insensitive note that was discovered on one of the school buses serving the Juniata County School District.

“This morning [Friday morning], the Juniata County District and its transportation partner, Rohrer Bus became aware of a sign being displayed on a school bus and took immediate action in response. »

### United Airlines plane catches fire at Houston's Bush Airport

Authored by fox5dc.com

The FAA says that the crew of United Airlines Flight 1382 had to stop their takeoff from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport due to a "reported engine issue" around 8:35 a.m. on Sunday.

Video acquired by FOX 26 Houston from someone on the plane shows the wing of the United Airlines plane on fire.

Passengers had to use stairs and the emergency slide to get off of the plane, according to the Houston Fire Department. »

### Fallout: New Vegas’s lead writer has re-joined Obsidian, but insists it’s not for a sequel

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

The lead writer of Fallout: New Vegas has returned to developer Obsidian, after 14 years away from the company.

John Gonzalez announced the news on his LinkedIn profile this week, confirming he’s taken up the role of creative director.

After his previous stint at Obsidian in 2008 – 2011, Gonzalez was notably a writer for Monolith’s Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, the lead writer for Guerrilla’s Horizon: Zero Dawn, and narrative director for its sequel Forbidden West. »

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