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Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro’s $13 million plane seized by the U.S.

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The Justice Department said the plane, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet used by Maduro and members of his government, was "illegally purchased."

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-13-million-plane-seized-us-dominican-republic/

The Fed is predicting a ‘soft landing’ but Americans aren’t ready to celebrate

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Though consumer sentiment is slowly rising, a majority of Americans in some surveys still complain about elevated prices.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/fed-predicting-soft-landing-americans-not-ready-celebrate/

Jury deliberating fate of Nevada politician accused of killing reporter who uncovered his affair

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Closing arguments were heard Monday. Telles is accused of stabbing German after he learned that the reporter was about to expose an affair.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/27/jury-deliberating-fate-of-nevada-politician-accused-of-killing-reporter-who-uncovered-his-affair/

Beijing hits back at new China EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian goods

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Bilateral ties plunged into a deep freeze for several years from 2018, when Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, a top executive from Chinese tech giant Huawei, prompting Beijing to arrest two Canadian nationals in retaliation.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/09/03/beijing-hits-back-china-ev-tariffs-anti-dumping-probe-canadian-goods/

Cathay Pacific cancels almost all its Singapore-Hong Kong flights due to an Airbus A350 engine problem

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Cathay Pacific flight CX383 took off shortly after midnight on Monday, bound for Zurich. It didn’t get far however.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/09/03/cathay-pacific-cancels-singapore-hong-kong-flights-airbus-a350-engine-problem/

Astrid & Miyu’s founder bought two flats in her 20s: ‘I used one to fund my MBA and the other to fund the business’

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Astrid & Miyu founder Connie Nam unwinds from the stress of running 22 jewelry shops with fortnightly manicures and monthly massages.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/03/astrid-miyu-founder-connie-nam-bought-two-flats-in-her-20s-one-to-fund-mba-and-other-to-fund-her-business-wholefoods-pelaton/

Telegram’s financials: It’s a loss-making company (which holds a lot of crypto)

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The financials, filed in the British Virgin Islands, show revenue of only $342 million and a net loss of $259 million in 2023.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/telegram-financials-crypto-toncoin/

Kamala Harris will say US Steel should not be sold to Japan

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US Steel said that it remained committed to a proposed deal with Nippon Steel.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/kamala-harris-steel-nippon/

Twitter/X ban ratified by Supreme Court of Brazil

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The suspension is in effect until Musk agrees to block profiles with anti-democratic or criminal content and names a legal representative in the country.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/twitter-x-ban-supreme-court-brazil-elon-musk/

Republican network funds liberal third-party candidates hoping to hurt the Harris vote

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The efforts could be effective in states where the margin of victory might be tiny.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/republican-network-funds-third-party-candidates/

Linda Deutsch, reporter at trials of OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson and Charles Manson, dies at 80

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She was one of America’s best-known trial reporters when she retired in 2015.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/linda-deutsch-reporter-at-trials-of-oj-simpson-michael-jackson-and-charles-manson-dies-at-80/

Telegram’s financials show a huge crypto business inside a loss-making company

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The financials, filed in the British Virgin Islands, show revenue of only $342 million and a net loss of $259 million in 2023.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/telegram-financials-crypto-toncoin/

In 2025 Norway is expected to reach a world record of selling 100% new electric cars

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Electric vehicles made up 94.3% of new car registrations in Norway so far this year.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/in-2025-norway-is-expected-to-reach-a-world-record-of-selling-100-new-electric-cars/

Russian public fear they may lose ‘main information source’ after Telegram founder’s arrest

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Since 2022 Russia has blocked access to Western social media including Facebook, Instagram and X, leaving Telegram as a primary source of news for millions.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/telegram-arrest-blocked-russia-public-information/

U.K. government steps in as Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ fiasco triggers public outrage over surging Oasis ticket prices

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Fans who spent hours in online queues were dismayed to find their tickets had more than doubled in price.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/u-k-government-steps-in-as-ticketmasters-dynamic-pricing-fiasco-triggers-public-outrage-over-surging-oasis-ticket-prices/

HP confirms it will pursue Mike Lynch’s grieving family for $4 billion

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Hewlett Packard moved to end speculation that it would end its case against Lynch over PR concerns.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/hewlett-packard-mike-lynch-bereaving-family-4-billion-lawsuit/

Brazilians using a VPN on Elon Musk’s X face daily fines greater than their annual wages

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Musk’s feud with Brazil has become a global flashpoint in the debate around how far governments can go to police protected free speech in a democracy.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/elon-musk-brazil-alexandre-de-moraes-ban/

Gen Z expect to inherit money and assets—but their boomer parents aren’t planning on leaving anything behind

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Over half of Gen Zers and nearly 60% of millennials are depending on their inheritance to achieve financial security. Just 22% of baby boomers expect to leave them anything.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/gen-z-expect-inherit-money-assets-boomer-parents-not-planning-leaving-anything/

HP confirms it will pursue Mike Lynch’s bereaving family for $4 billion

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Hewlett Packard moved to end speculation that it would end its case against Lynch over PR concerns.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/hewlett-packard-mike-lynch-bereaving-family-4-billion-lawsuit/

Sweden tells parents that toddlers shouldn’t be allowed to watch TV or screens at all

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Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media and television completely, while 2-5 year olds should have a maximum of one hour a day, according to Sweden's Public Health Agency.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/tv-screens-children-toddlers-sweden-parents-allowed/