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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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SpaceX Starship launch failed minutes after reaching space

BOCA CHICA, Texas/NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off on Saturday, cutting short its second test but making it further than an earlier attempt that ended in an explosion. The two-stage rocketship blasted off from the …

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Taylor Swift fan dies at show in sweltering Rio de Janeiro

Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing Rights RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering …

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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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Embraer celebrates as Brazil joins WTO civil aircraft agreement

A view of Embraer Phenom 300E aircraft before the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio Acquire Licensing Rights SAO PAULO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Brazil joined the World Trade Organization’s agreement on trade in civil aircraft on Friday, a move …

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