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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Two veteran writers who resigned from The Washington Post over its non-endorsement decision are joining The Atlantic. Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen are coming aboard as contributing writers, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Friday. The move comes one week after the Post announced it was ending

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Wendy’s is closing 140 restaurants in the coming months, the fast food chain announced this week. But the company said it would open an equal number of new locations in areas it believes can generate better business for Wendy’s. The restaurants targeted to close are “outdated and

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Election Day is around the corner, and along with an “I Voted” sticker, some companies are offering perks from a discounted ride to the polls to a free sweet treat. While it’s illegal to reward people for voting or paying people to register to vote (as evidenced

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — In 2020, former President Donald Trump warned that the historic stock market boom on his watch would implode if voters replaced him with Joe Biden. “If you want your 401k’s and stocks…to disintegrate and disappear, vote for the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats and Corrupt Joe Biden,”

By Rashard Rose and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Thursday against CBS, demanding $10 billion in damages over the network’s “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. The suit was immediately ridiculed by First Amendment attorneys, who called it “frivolous and dangerous.” In the complaint filed in

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For months, many Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have been quick to assert — without proof — that subsequent downward revisions to initial employment estimates published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics were intentional in order to mask the true state of the economy at the

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The barrage of economic data released so far this week has painted a pretty clear picture: Growth is rock solid, and inflation is all but tamed. In any other month, the finishing touch would be a clean reading on the labor market from the official jobs report. However, it’s

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s Apple Intelligence AI tools would “supercharge” the iPhone 16 when he introduced the new device last month. On Thursday, the world got its first glimpse of what Apple’s artificial intelligence technology has meant for iPhone sales. iPhone sales for the

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of Americans are frustrated that their dollars aren’t going as far as they once did at the supermarket, on rent or on car insurance. Judy Shelton, a controversial economist who has been floated as a potential pick by former President Donald Trump to lead the Federal

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — A lot of people stick with their bank for years. Many, many years. That may be because they’re satisfied with the services they get. But in some instances it may be because it’s just too much of a hassle to move their money, especially if they have automated bill

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and USA Today may have declined to endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election. But former President Donald Trump doesn’t see it that way. Speaking at a rally in North Carolina, Trump claimed Wednesday that the papers’ non-endorsements are actually

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — A fired Disney employee allegedly hacked into the company’s servers to alter its restaurant menus, including falsifying allergen information and printing profane language, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in Florida. The complaint, filed October 23 in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, does

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — After a ridiculous spike over the past five weeks that had absolutely nothing to do with the company’s actual business, former President Donald Trump’s social media stock is suffering a sudden setback. Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price plunged 22.3% on Wednesday. That marks

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — People apparently can’t get enough of the Big Smasher burger, $6 margaritas and Triple Dipper combination platters at Chili’s. Brinker International, Chili’s parent company, reported a 14% jump in same-store sales and 6.5% increase in traffic as the chain continues to perform strongly with promotions that target

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom is raising taxes by an eye-watering £40 billion ($52 billion), as the government seeks to plug a hole in its finances by targeting higher earners, wealthy foreigners and businesses. UK finance minister Rachel Reeves, the first woman to ever hold the position, unveiled the tax

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — The trading card industry has gone to the dogs — literally. Topps, Fanatics’ trading card company, is partnering with the Westminster Kennel Club to release a line of inserts named “Stars of the Show,” which feature champion pooches from Sage the Miniature Poodle to Trumpet the Bloodhound. Included in

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — More than 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled their subscriptions since the newspaper announced last week it would not make an endorsement in the presidential race, leading to a “huge spike” in cancelations, the Post reported late Tuesday. The endorsement decision, first announced on Friday by Post publisher Will Lewis,

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — “There is a platform out there that you might not have heard about, but you need to know about it because, in my opinion, we are behind the eight ball here. A child is gone. My child is gone.” That’s what Florida mother Megan Garcia wishes

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable and historic achievement. Yet with just days to go before the presidential election, the majority of voters say they remain displeased with the state of the economy. Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Private sector hiring blew past expectations in October, another sign that the US labor market remains on solid footing, payroll processor ADP reported Wednesday. Non-governmental employers added 233,000 jobs in October, a sharp acceleration from the 159,000 net increase reported for September, according to ADP’s latest National Employment Report.

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — While gamblers outside of the United States have long been able to place bets on who will win the White House, in a historic shift this election cycle, Americans can make political wagers of their own. More than $100 million in election bets have been traded on Kalshi, a federally

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — “There is a platform out there that you might not have heard about, but you need to know about it because, in my opinion, we are behind the eight ball here. A child is gone. My child is gone.” That’s what Florida mother Megan Garcia wishes she

Analysis By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Germany narrowly escaped a recession in the third quarter, official data showed Wednesday, offering some relief to Europe’s biggest economy as its fortunes falter. Gross domestic product rose 0.2% in the July-to-September period driven by an increase in government and household spending, following a 0.3% contraction in

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — China has a new richest person – and it’s the entrepreneur behind the wildly popular, and controversial, app TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, topped the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, released Tuesday. His wealth reached $49.3 billion, as assessed by research, media and investment

CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans around the country avoided McDonald’s last week after an E. coli outbreak left dozens of people sick. But McDonald’s is confident that $5 value meals and Big Macs with chicken will help it win back customers. On Wednesday, the day after the E. coli outbreak

By John Towfighi, CNN Oasis is canceling around 50,000 tickets for its British tour dates that were resold on secondary websites like StubHub and Viagogo. The band’s tour promoters are canceling tickets resold through unofficial secondary sites to stop price gouging, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM, the Oasis tour promoters, told CNN. Oasis