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By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Gannett, owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, announced that its more than 200 publications, including USA Today, will not publish presidential endorsements in the run-up to the November 5 election. In a statement, Gannett said that while its USA Today Network of publications nationwide will not issue presidential endorsements this year, the outlets may still endorse candidates at the

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are emerging from a yearslong funk about the economy, with the presidential election just a week away. The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans this month became more optimistic about the future of both the labor market and the broader US economy. The monthly survey’s

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — In the next four days, a fire hose of data will be unleashed, providing crucial snapshots of the US economy in advance of a pivotal election and a Federal Reserve meeting. The first burst on Tuesday — a critical read on activity within the jobs market — showed that

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — CNN says a right-wing commentator will not be welcomed back on air after he made a racist remark on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.” On Monday’s prime time show, after Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan stated that he supports Palestinians, conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky responded, “I hope your

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans around the country avoided McDonald’s last week after an E. coli outbreak left dozens of people sick. But McDonald’s is confident that $5 value meals and Big Macs with chicken will help it win back customers. On Wednesday, the day after the E. coli outbreak was

CNN, FDA, CDOA, MCDONALD’S PRESS RELEASE, KOAA, KRDO, KUSA, MCDONALD’S MEDIA HANDOUT By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans around the country avoided McDonald’s last week after an E. coli outbreak left dozens of people sick. But McDonald’s is confident that $5 value meals and Big Macs with chicken will help it win

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Does it seem like your phone has been blowing up with political text messages? It’s not just you — these texts have increased substantially in the 2024 election cycle. CNN goes behind the scenes to meet the real people who send those political texts. And yes, they do

By Jon Passantino and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, in his first public comments since igniting uproar last week over his decision to withhold the venerable newspaper’s endorsement in the presidential race, defended the move in a rare op-ed published Monday evening by the Post. “Presidential endorsements do nothing

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Apple Intelligence launched on Monday, but the rollout is just a glimpse of how Apple hopes to transform its products with artificial intelligence. The tech giant unveiled initial features of Apple Intelligence — its suite of AI tools — on select devices with its latest software update for iPhones,

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — So long to all that “free” money. Customers who allegedly withdrew money fraudulently from Chase Bank ATMs using an illegal scheme that blew up on TikTok over the summer could soon have to cut hefty checks back to the bank. These people were able to withdraw funds

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The ripple effect of Jeff Bezos’s decision to block The Washington Post from endorsing a presidential candidate continues to reverberate through the newspaper, as a tidal wave of readers cancel their subscriptions and nearly one-third of the Post’s editorial board step down in protest. The resignations came

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Airlines in the United States are now required to give passengers cash refunds if their flight is significantly delayed or canceled, even if that person does not explicitly ask for a refund. The Department of Transportation says the final federal rule requiring that airlines dole out refunds — not

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Jon Stewart is extending his time in the hosting chair at “The Daily Show” through December 2025. In addition to hosting the Comedy Central show on Monday nights, the veteran comedian will also remain executive producer of the program for the rest of the week as it rotates its other comedians in the hosting chair, the Paramount-owned network announced Monday. The

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A broken McDonald’s McFlurry machine, arguably one of life’s greatest nuisances, has finally been solved thanks to a court ruling. McDonald’s franchises haven’t been able to fix the soft serve ice cream machines on their own because manufacturing company Taylor owns the copyright and exclusive rights to

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Volkswagen plans to close “at least” three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of staff and downsize remaining plants in the country, the company’s employee group said Monday. The domestic factory closures would be the first in Volkswagen’s 87-year history, and they lay bare the challenges

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of the most powerful people in this year’s election cycle are the clippers. Yes, the video-clippers. They watch campaign events and cable newscasts for hours on end, looking for the standout moments — those worth clipping and sharing with millions of people via social media. The campaigns for Vice President Kamala

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Rao’s Homemade, the fast-growing sauce brand that originated in its namesake Harlem restaurant, is perhaps getting its biggest national exposure to date: a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Campbell’s Company, which bought the premium sauce brand as part of a $2.7 billion deal last

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 50 locations of TGI Fridays abruptly closed within the past week, an ominous sign for the chain as a reported bankruptcy looms. According to TGI Fridays’ store locator, the chain has 164 restaurants remaining as of Monday — a sharp decline from the 213 that were

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is lowering the price of its Thanksgiving meal bundle, adding to the roughly 8,000 products that have been discounted as it attempts to attract inflation-weary shoppers during the holiday season. Priced at $20, a $5 decrease from 2023, the Thanksgiving meal feeds four people and includes

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Trump Media & Technology Group is losing money, generating very little revenue and its main product Truth Social remains a relatively small player in social media. Yet Wall Street is valuing former President Donald Trump’s social media company at $9 billion, a price tag that has more than tripled