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An aerial view of a beachside homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire along Pacific Coast Highway as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 16

Their Colorado community burned to the ground three years ago. Now they’re helping victims of LA wildfires

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A day before New Year’s Eve 2021, the wind-driven Marshall Fire quickly tore through neighborhoods and cul-de-sacs in a quiet suburban community northwest of Denver, Colorado. Melanie Glover was stuck in traffic at the time the fire was raging, her husband and children trapped in their burning home. Glover

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In this photo illustration the logo of Amazon Alexa can be seen next to a finger on a smartphone on January 3 in Berlin

Amazon’s Alexa is getting a major upgrade for the AI chatbot era

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — Alexa+, Amazon’s revamped version of Alexa was unveiled Wednesday, bringing the popular voice assistant into the artificial intelligence era. The new Alexa is more conversational, can incorporate a user’s personal preferences into answers, and can handle certain tasks on someone’s behalf, like booking concert tickets, Amazon says.

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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on February 26 announced a “significant shift” to the publisher’s opinion page that led David Shipley

Jeff Bezos announces ‘significant shift’ coming to the Washington Post. A key editor is leaving because of it

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday announced a “significant shift” to the publisher’s opinion page that led David Shipley, the paper’s editorial page editor, to leave the paper. The changes upended precedent and rattled a media company that has already been shaken by years of turmoil and leadership

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iPhone users said a bug was causing their phones to type "Trump" when they spoke the word "racist." Apple is issuing a fix.

Apple fixing bug that caused dictation feature to type the word ‘Trump’ when users said ‘racist’

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple says it’s fixing a technical bug that caused its voice-to-text system to briefly replace the word “racist” with the word “Trump.” Some iPhone users had reported on Tuesday that when they spoke the word “racist” using Apple’s voice dictation feature, the system automatically typed in “Trump”

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Tropicana is in financial distress.

Tropicana is in big financial trouble

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Florida has been blasted with stronger hurricanes than ever before. A prolific disease carried by insects continues to devastate orange groves. And, on top of all that, consumers are watching their sugar intake. It’s adding up to a disaster for Tropicana orange juice. Tropicana, founded in 1947

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Customers shop for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on February 12 in Austin

Americans are getting fed up with the economy. Does that mean we’re heading into a recession?

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — American consumers and businesses are feeling uneasy, fearing higher inflation is lurking around the corner as President Donald Trump talks massive tariffs. That’s raising questions on what America’s souring economic mood means for spending, hiring and the future of the world’s largest economy. “The kinds of changes that

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Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles on February 20. The busiest trade hub in the US moved more containers last month than in any previous January

Consumer confidence registers biggest monthly decline since August 2021 as inflation fears take hold

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The American consumer is getting worried about the economy. Economic jitters are showing up across various sentiment surveys as the Trump administration aims to reconfigure America’s trade relationship with the world and inflation shows signs of getting stuck. The latest evidence comes from The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence

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