Elon Musk curses out advertisers who left X over antisemitic content

Nov 30 (Reuters) – (Note strong language in paragraphs 1 and 9-11) Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “Go fuck yourself” in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview. Musk said …

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Charlie Munger, who was Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire, dies at 99

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s trusted confidante Charlie Munger died on Tuesday at age 99, leaving a void at Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) that investors said would be impossible to fill despite the conglomerate’s well-established succession plan. Berkshire said Munger died peacefully at a hospital in California, where he lived. No cause was given. Munger …

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Calm restored to Dublin streets after 34 arrested for riots

5-year-old girl in very serious condition Woman in her 30s also in serious condition Police chief expects many more arrests to follow Police blame far-right agitators for starting clashes DUBLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Calm was restored to the streets of central Dublin on Friday night amid a heavy police presence after 34 people were …

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Argentine libertarian Milei pledges new political era after election win

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession and rising poverty. Milei, who rode a wave of voter anger with the political mainstream, won by …

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sex trafficking, rape of singer Cassie

Sean Combs arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LOS ANGELES, Nov 16 (Reuters) – R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura sued Sean …

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US House speaker’s plan to avoid shutdown gains some Democratic support

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a partial government shutdown secured tentative support from top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Monday, even as some of Johnson’s hardline Republican colleagues pushed back against it. Senate Majority Leader Schumer, whose support would be critical to pass the measure …

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Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan held in Gaza

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Israeli PM’s office says U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan freed from Gaza by Hamas Biden expects aid to start reaching Gaza in next 24 to 48 hours GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its …

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