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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk promoted several debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election during his first solo town hall Thursday in Pennsylvania, as he urged voters in the battleground state to support former President Donald Trump. Asked by a member of the audience gathered at the event in the Philadelphia

By Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” That’s what a federal judge wrote Thursday as he sided with local TV stations in an extraordinary dispute over a pro-abortion rights television ad. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker of the Northern

By Chris Lau, Marc Stewart and Martha Zhou, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — A takeout delivery rider suddenly loses it in the middle of the road, smashing his cellphone on the pavement after getting a negative review from a customer. Another delivery worker gets on his knees to apologize to a cop who pulled him

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta fired around two dozen employees from its Los Angeles office for misusing company meal credits for things like laundry detergent, wine glasses and acne treatment pads, a source familiar with the company confirmed to CNN. Many of the social media giant’s corporate offices feature elaborate food

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — American shoppers continue to power the US economy. Spending at US retailers climbed 0.4% in September from the prior month, according to fresh government data released Thursday. That was much stronger than August’s 0.1% gain and was in line with what economists projected in a FactSet poll. Wall

By Anna Cooban, CNN Lonodn (CNN) — Some toymakers are “flooding” Europe with dangerous toys via online marketplaces, including magnets capable of puncturing a child’s intestines if swallowed and products containing toxic chemicals, according to an industry body. Toy Industries of Europe, which represents toy manufacturers in the European Union and the United Kingdom, has

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The economic successes of Asheville, North Carolina and Tampa, Florida, have been the envy of many cities across the United States. Both metropolitan areas registered an unemployment rate of 3.1% in August, lower than in their respective home states and nationally, according to Labor Department data. New

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The federal government’s bet on using artificial intelligence to fight financial crime appears to be paying off. Machine learning AI helped the US Treasury Department to sift through massive amounts of data and recover $1 billion worth of check fraud in fiscal 2024 alone, according to new

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Recognizing that daters are increasingly prioritizing politics in their search for “the one,” many dating apps have introduced features that make it easier for users to match with potential partners based on their politics in the run-up to the election. Tinder last month launched its “Take Action Center,” which

By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese property shares tanked on Thursday, after measures announced by officials to bolster the flagging real estate market were deemed by investors and economists to be too piecemeal. After dismal economic data over the summer prompted concern that China may miss its 5% target growth rate, leader

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX has accused a California regulator of political discrimination after it voted to block the rocket company from conducting more launches on the state’s central coast. SpaceX claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that members of the California Coastal Commission violated Musk’s right to free

By Hadas Gold and Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Fox News hosted an all-women town hall with former President Donald Trump, billed as an opportunity for female voters to ask the Republican candidate questions that matter to them. The Georgia town hall, where Trump took questions on reproductive laws, transgender rights and other

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — In today’s digital landscape, signing up for a service usually only takes a couple of clicks of a button. But opting out of a plan can prove to be much harder. The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday moved to change that. The FTC unveiled its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Airbus has announced plans to slash up to 2,500 jobs in its defense and space division, citing a “complex business environment” marked by challenges including rising costs and “rapid changes in warfare.” The European aerospace giant, which competes with beleaguered Boeing (BA) in airplane manufacturing, said Wednesday that it expects to complete

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Fox News anchor Bret Baier is all too keenly aware that Fox’s viewers want him to affirm what they already feel. This week, he is under pressure as he prepares for a high-stakes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris – the Democratic nominee for president’s first-ever formal interview on

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bed Bath & Beyond is coming back to a physical store near you after going out of business last year. But this time, it’s taking up space at a rival. Beyond Inc., which bought the defunct retailer out of bankruptcy, is investing $40 million in the Container

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Aldi is releasing its lowest-priced Thanksgiving meal deal in five years — and undercutting one of its largest rivals — as inflation-weary consumers shift their shopping habits to more affordable private labels. The low-priced grocery chain is rolling out an “inflation-busting holiday meal” priced at $47 that

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — PepsiCo is unshrinking shrinkflation. The owner of Lay’s, Doritos, Tostitos and Ruffles chips will put more chips in some bags to claw back customers tired of higher prices with skimpier bags. Shoppers have balked at downsized chips, cookies, paper towels and other products, widely known as shrinkflation,

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing’s finances are a multi-billion-dollar problem for the company, its employees, suppliers and airline customers. The good news is that they probably won’t affect the average American – well, not very much. After 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists went on strike against the company