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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Broadcast television licensing is not ordinarily a hot topic during a presidential election. But Donald Trump’s threats are not ordinary, either. In the past two years, Trump has called for every major American TV news network to be punished, according to a CNN review of his speeches

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is slashing prices on more than 2,000 items, marking the second time this year that the retailer cut customer costs as it attempts to attract inflation-weary shoppers ahead of the holiday shopping season. Some prices have dropped effective immediately on a number of items, including home

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — General Motors reported much stronger than expected third-quarter earnings and gave an outlook that puts it on the path for record earnings in 2024 – just a year after a costly strike by members of the United Auto Workers union. The company reported it earned an adjusted

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The last time Congress voted to increase the federal minimum wage, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns both still existed, Patrick Mahomes was just 11 years old and Kamala Harris was San Francisco’s district attorney. That minimum wage hike in July 2007 lifted the pay floor in the

By Liam Reilly and Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Olivia Nuzzi has parted ways with New York magazine, the publication said Monday, after the star Washington correspondent was placed on leave last month over a previously undisclosed “personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Nuzzi’s departure comes after the magazine enlisted the law

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post sued Perplexity on Monday, accusing the generative AI company of illegally scraping its reporting and diverting traffic to its own platforms. The News Corp-owned companies accused Perplexity of training its so-called answer machine with copyrighted material, using scraped human-created

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Top attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad, the department’s former general counsel said in court documents. In an affidavit filed on Monday, John Wilson, the former general counsel for Florida’s Department of Health,

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s has been thrust into the 2024 election, gaining particular attention over the weekend when former President Donald Trump served fries at a Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, location. But McDonald’s had nothing to do with Trump’s visit. The company operates on a franchise model, which means the vast majority of its

By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,000 unionized mental health workers in Southern California went on strike against Kaiser Permanente on Monday after the two sides failed to reach a new labor agreement. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) — which represents 19,000 healthcare workers in California and Hawaii, including 4,700 mental

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Disney is about to have its fourth board chair in just over three years, as the company continues to navigate ongoing tumult in the media industry. Chairman Mark Parker will step down at the end of the year, the company announced Monday. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — BuyBuy Baby is once again saying goodbye to its stores less than a year after the bankrupt retailer tried to reopen some locations under a new parent. As part of a “strategic reset,” the retailer will shift to an online-only business model, and its 10 locations will

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — An umbrella organization of civil rights groups is alerting the public to “digital voting disinformation” and imploring social media companies to take action. “There is still time for social media companies to step up and do what is right,” Maya Wiley, the president and CEO of The

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Girl Scouts of the USA have voted to hike membership prices by 160% over the next two years, as the cash-strapped 112-year-old group looks to increase revenue in an attempt to ensure its future. The price increase was approved Saturday at a National Council meeting, where

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — As the lead organizer of Asheville Food and Beverage United in North Carolina, Jen Hampton is grateful that the union’s members who lost their jobs after Hurricane Helene can apply for federal disaster unemployment assistance, which lasts for as long as six months. Currently, the jobless in North Carolina

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — When X unveiled its newest terms of service, which go into effect on November 15, users quickly picked up on one change. “By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to make your Content available to

By Samantha Delouya and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — In the final stretch of her bid for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris has made improving housing affordability a core promise of her campaign. In addition to pledging to provide up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers and a plan to drive

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Idris Elba has conquered Hollywood with iconic roles in “The Wire” and “Luther.” Now, the London-born actor is shifting his focus to a new stage — one that’s 10,000 miles away. Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year and have remained at record highs, according to Wells Fargo data shared with CNN. The surging prices

CNN By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year and have remained at record highs, according to Wells Fargo data shared with CNN. The surging

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A tentative deal has been reached to end the five-week-long strike at troubled aircraft maker Boeing, the union announced to its 33,000 striking members early Saturday. The deal still needs to be ratified by a majority of the rank-and-file membership of the International Association of Machinists before