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Elon Musk’s dozens of meetings with presidents, prime ministers and political candidates show his growing political influence

By Clare Duffy and Way Mullery, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world. Some of these meetings have been highly publicized, like his visit to Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Jury awards Apple $250 in design patent lawsuit against Masimo

By Reuters (CNN) — Apple convinced a federal jury on Friday that health monitoring tech company Masimo’s smartwatches infringe two of its design patents. The jury, in Delaware, agreed with Apple that Masimo’s W1 and Freedom watches and chargers willfully violated Apple’s patent rights in smartwatch designs, awarding the tech giant $250 in damages. Apple’s attorneys told the court the “ultimate

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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sixteen counts of sex trafficking and international prostitution

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries pleaded not guilty to a 16-count indictment at his arraignment in a New York federal court on Friday. Jeffries was indicted Wednesday on 16 federal counts of sex trafficking and international prostitution and is accused of leveraging “a network of employees, contractors

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Washington Post won’t endorse candidate in 2024 presidential election after Bezos decision

By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, the newspaper’s publisher announced Friday, a decision that sparked widespread outrage among the paper’s staffers. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of

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Americans are feeling better about the economy after the Fed’s jumbo rate cut

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved this month thanks to lower interest rates. The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey, released Friday, showed that sentiment rose in October for the third consecutive month, reaching its highest level since April. Americans’ expectations for inflation rates in the long run

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Two more Los Angeles Times editorial board members resign amid turmoil over blocked Harris endorsement

By Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board resigned Thursday after the newspaper’s owner blocked an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, a contentious decision that has engulfed the publication in turmoil. Robert Greene, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer, resigned from his position over billionaire Times owner

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Consumers reach their breaking point, forcing retailers to shutter stores at a worrying pace

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Family Dollar has announced 677 store closings this year. Walgreens is closing 259. Big Lots is closing 360. LL Flooring is shutting down entirely. Major retailers have announced 6,189 store closures so far this year, already outpacing last year’s total of 5,553, according to Coresight Research. Chains

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