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Linda Yaccarino briefly loses verified X checkmark after stepping down as CEO
X Corp’s CEO Linda Yaccarino looks on during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino is still @lindayaX on the social media site, but she briefly lost the blue checkmark next to her account […]
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Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump admin, says he’d also accept apology for ICE detention
Mahmoud Khalil speaks in an interview with Reuters in New York City, U.S., July 2, 2025. Angelina Katsanis | Reuters On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the […]
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Trump administration launches probe of DEI policy at George Mason University
Statue of George Mason on campus of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Robert Knopes | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Department of Education said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into George Mason University’s hiring and promotion practices, the second federal probe of the Fairfax, Virginia, school launched in the […]
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Trump loses appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation verdict
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday upheld a civil jury verdict that found President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming […]
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Trump’s tariffs on Brazil could make your coffee even more expensive
President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports is bad news for coffee drinkers. Brazil, the largest U.S. supplier of green coffee beans, accounts for about a third of the country’s total supply, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Coffee beans need to grow in a warm, tropical climate, making Hawaii […]
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Musk, X to face trial in Don Lemon lawsuit alleging breach of contract
Elon Musk (L) & Don Lemon Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk and his social network X over the cancellation of their partnership can proceed to trial, a San Francisco judge ruled this week. Musk’s team had tried to get the case moved to a […]
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White House accuses Powell of mismanaging Federal Reserve, citing headquarters renovation
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s budget chief on Thursday said that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “has grossly mismanaged the Fed” and suggested he had misled Congress about […]
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Amazon warehouse workers lose jobs after Trump’s immigration crackdown: ‘We have done everything legally’
Boxes are selected on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian who came to the U.S in 2023, began working for Amazon last year at a returns center in Indianapolis. While packing up boxes, she met her husband […]
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‘YOLO’-buying EVs: As $7,500 tax credit ends, consumers may rush to cash in. Here’s how to get a good deal
Key Points President Donald Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill” ends federal EV tax credits after Sept. 30. Consumers may rush to buy or lease an electric vehicle before that deadline to get a tax break. Tesla said now is the time to “YOLO” purchase an EV, referencing the fast-approaching deadline. Source
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Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars
A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI’s Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of […]
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