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Lawyers for Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. are discussing how a whistleblower’s allegations could affect the outcome of the proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In a securities filing on Tuesday, Musk’s lawyers said allegations by Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former security chief, including claims of “glaring deficiencies” in the platform’s defenses against …

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Dow Jones futures were higher early on Tuesday as the stock market continues to slide from Friday’s slide, boosted by dovish talk from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of the final two August sessions. The Labor Department’s jobs report for August will be released Friday morning. X Today’s stock market On Monday, the Dow …

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Stock futures rose Tuesday morning as Wall Street looked for stability after another day of declines for stocks. S&P 500 futures rose 0.38%, while Nasdaq 100 futures also rose 0.50%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 101 points, or 0.32%. Futures moves followed a second straight decline in the major averages. The Dow lost 184 …

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It’s been more than 22 weeks since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, and some, meaning Rock, still can’t stop talking about it. In front of an audience in Phoenix on Sunday night, the comedian explained that he turned down an invitation to host the Oscars ceremony next March, according to The Arizona …

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WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home this month turned up a “limited” number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, they said federal prosecutors in a court filing on Monday. The new Justice Department revelation could bolster a request by Trump’s legal team to appoint …

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Williams will open doubles play with her sister Venus on Wednesday. Williams will face world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the singles round of 16, also on Wednesday. It will be his first career meeting. After early struggles with her serve on Monday evening, Williams won 10 of her last 13 games against …

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US Open Live Updates: Serena Williams Wins Her First Round Match The New York Times Serena Williams to play in Grand Slam final as US Open begins today MSNBC “I finally found the courage today” – Swiatek on meeting Williams TennisUpToDate.com Serena Williams coach Rennae Stubbs discusses tennis star’s latest Grand Slam tournament l GMA …

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Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will raise sea levels by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters), more than double what was previously predicted, according to a study released Monday. This is due to something that could be called zombie ice. This is doomed ice that, while still attached to thicker ice areas, is no longer …

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Comment on this story comment BAGHDAD – Followers of a prominent Shiite cleric stormed Iraq’s presidential palace on Monday, in an outburst of anger after the cleric vowed to leave politics that led to clashes with security forces and left at least 12 dead, health officials said. By late evening, gunfire and explosions were rattling …

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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones pars losses, U.S. stocks try to rebound from Friday’s selloff The Wall Street Journal Stocks pare losses as Wall Street tries to bounce back from Friday’s CNBC sell-off Global stocks and bonds fall; US dollar hot as rate fever grips corporate standard Rate fever boosts dollar, lifts stocks, bonds Reuters …

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