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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Whole Foods did not act unlawfully by banning employees from wearing items with Black Lives Matter messaging, a judge ruled Thursday. In late spring and summer of 2020, the United States was engulfed in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Whole Foods

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Wayfair’s CEO has an end-of-year message for employees of the online furniture company: Don’t shy away from doing more work and blending your work with your life. “Winning requires hard work. I believe that most of us, being ambitious individuals, find fulfillment in the joy of seeing

By Liam Reilly, Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post’s incoming chief executive and publisher will start the job with a mess on his hands. William Lewis, the veteran media executive who is set to take the reins of the renowned newspaper in January, will arrive to a newsroom in turmoil

By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — The state of California has sued Ralphs Grocery for allegedly rescinding job offers from hundreds of job applicants with a criminal history, accusing the company of violating state law. California’s Civil Rights Department alleges that Ralphs violated a 2018 law that bans most employers from asking job

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Picture this: You select one app on your TV, phone or computer and everything you could ever dream of watching from live football games to “Succession” to just about every hit movie imaginable is all there. With Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in talks for a

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — More than a thousand images of child sexual abuse material were found in a massive public dataset used to train popular AI image-generating models, Stanford Internet Observatory researchers said in a study published earlier this week. The presence of these images in the training data may make

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay is facing intensifying pressure as the drip, drip, drip of plagiarism allegations gradually spills out. Yet Gay still has the backing of a crucial decisionmaker: her employer. That support has not wavered, at least publicly, even as Harvard revealed Thursday that Gay requested

By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates continued to plunge this week – good news for home buyers who have been facing the least affordable housing market since the 1980s. After dropping under 7% last week for the first time since mid-August, rates fell again this week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Honda is recalling 2.6 million cars, SUVs, vans and pickups in the United States because the fuel pump could fail. If that happens while driving, the vehicle could suddenly lose power. Honda recalled more than 620,000 vehicles in 2021 for the same issue. This latest recall includes

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — One of the most in-demand toys for kids this holiday season is coming to McDonald’s. Beginning on December 26 for a limited time, US locations of the fast food chain are rolling out the Squishmallows Happy Meal, which contain a miniature-sized version of plush toy. Toys have

CNN By Oliver Darcy, David Goldman, Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav met on Tuesday with Paramount Global Chief Executive Bob Bakish, and they broached a potential merger between the two companies, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. A potential merger of the two

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US economic growth was slightly lower in the third quarter than previously reported, but still robust, underscoring the sheer strength of America’s economy during the summer. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, expanded at an annualized 4.9% rate from July through September, the Commerce

CNN By Matt Egan and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay is back in the hot seat as the embattled leader requested additional corrections of her past work, and a House committee widened an existing probe of Harvard to include an investigation into allegations of plagiarism. In a statement to CNN on

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — You might’ve indulged in some of the final bites and slurps of your favorite food and drinks without even realizing it. 2023 marked the end of McDonald’s baked goods (thankfully, we have new treats at CosMc’s to anticipate), the final batch of a historic craft beer and

By Matt Egan and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay is back in the hot seat as the embattled leader requested additional corrections of her past work, and a House committee widened an existing probe of Harvard to include an investigation into allegations of plagiarism. In a statement to CNN on Thursday

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks chief executive Laxman Narasimhan on Tuesday said people protesting the company and disrupting its stores over the Israel-Hamas war were being misled by false information spread online about the company’s positions. “We see protestors influenced by misrepresentation on social media of what we stand for,” Narasimhan

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $620 million ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night, when players will vie for the ultimate holiday gift. The grand prize climbed after Wednesday night’s drawing turned no grand prize winners. The winning numbers for Wednesday drawing were 27, 35, 41,

By Oliver Darcy, David Goldman, Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav met on Tuesday with Paramount Global Chief Executive Bob Bakish, and they broached a potential merger between the two companies, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. A potential merger of the two media

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash. The recall involves 15 different 2020 and 2021 model year Toyota and Lexus models including the Toyota Camry,

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Job openings surged and the Great Resignation was in full swing in 2022 as the labor market slowly rebounded from the shocks caused by the pandemic. But new government data illustrates just how strong the record-breaking job market really was. The annual jobless rate for 2022 – known as