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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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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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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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Novo Nordisk shares rise as Wegovy shows heart benefits beyond weight loss

The logo of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) shares rose 3% on Monday as the market reacted to data the drugmaker presented over the weekend showing that the heart protective benefits of its popular obesity drug Wegovy …

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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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