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Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC ramps up ad blitz against Kamala Harris across social media

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America PAC was among the top 10 US political advertisers on Facebook for the week ending Sept. 3, according to Meta’s ad library.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/07/elon-musk-pro-trump-america-pac-ad-blitz-kamala-harris-social-media/

First U.S. bird flu infection without exposure to animals detected in Missouri patient

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The adult patient was admitted to a hospital on Aug. 22, received antiviral medications against influenza, then recovered and was discharged.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/07/bird-flu-infection-without-exposure-animals-first-us-case-missouri/

Boeing Starliner returns to Earth without a crew as NASA flags new issues

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New issues had come to light, including the failure of a new thruster and the temporary loss of the guidance system.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/07/boeing-starliner-return-earth-nasa-new-glitches-spacex-elon-musk-iss/

From running out of gas money to a self-made billionaire at 32: Inside Selena Gomez’s success

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The 32-year-old billionaire started her life from a “really rough neighborhood” in Texas.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/07/selena-gomez-billionaire-life-career-success/

How to watch Friday’s streaming-exclusive NFL game live online for free—and without cable

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You might want to get used to this…

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2024-week-1-friday-what-channel-peacock/

3 disagreements that every married couple should take seriously

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Therapists explain which arguments may signal it's time to seek help.

https://fortune.com/well/article/marriage-disagreements-take-seriously/

This German startup is Europe’s best hope for developing AI advancement outside Silicon Valley

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Last year Aleph Alpha touted an investment in excess of $500 million from the country’s industrial giants and one of its richest tycoons.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/07/aleph-alpha-germany-ai-startup-tech-silicon-valley/

Rivian CEO says he deliberately didn’t follow the same strategy that Elon Musk set out at Tesla

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RJ Scaringe’s decade-long path from founding Rivian to delivering its first vehicle is finally paying off, and Musk’s politics are now even aiding him.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/rivian-tesla-electric-vehicles-elon-musk-rj-scaringe-investors/

Sheriff says man killed 81 animals in hours-long shooting rampage: ‘These were people’s pets’

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Dozens of animals, including ducks, chickens, goats and a miniature horse, were slaughtered in a "traumatic" shooting.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/sheriff-man-killed-81-animals-hours-long-shooting-rampage-pets-california-vicente-arroyo/

Trump Media stakeholder wins court fight to sell shares

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Friday’s ruling involves UAV’s concerns that it will not receive its Trump Media shares, currently valued at about $350 million.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/trump-media-stakeholder-wins-court-fight-to-sell-shares/

Palantir and Dell surge as they join S&P 500 in latest index reshuffle

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American Airlines Group Inc., Etsy Inc. and Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. are being replaced on the index.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/palantir-dell-surge-join-sampp-500-index-reshuffle/

Biden’s national security staff have been working on a sovereign wealth fund for months

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The sovereign wealth fund would allow the US to invest in national security interests including technology, energy, and critical links in the supply chain.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/us-sovereign-wealth-fund-biden-national-security-adviser-jake-sullivan-donald-trump/

No one has gained more wealth this year than Mark Zuckerberg, who is up $56 billion

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With Nvidia stock dropping this week, Zuckerberg overtook his fellow tech CEO Jensen Huang.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/mark-zuckerberg-net-worth-elon-musk-jensen-huang-nvidia-meta-tesla-amazon-jeff-bezos-ceo/

Billionaire donors want Kamala Harris to get rid of the regulators they dislike most

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Mark Cuban, a Harris supporter, said this week that the SEC “needs to change.”

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/billionaire-donors-kamala-harris-ftc-sec-gensler-khan-mark-cuban-barry-diller-reid-hoffman/

Navy officer demoted for secretly installing Starlink on warship to check social media

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A group of Navy sailors secretly used Starlink to check sports scores, social media and watch movies.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/navy-officer-loses-job-secretly-installing-internet-warship-social-media-starlink/

LA-area ‘miracle’ home that was crushed by a tree is on the market for $500k

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The competitive market means that even a heavily damaged property is being sold as a hot commodity

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/la-area-home-crushed-tree-500000-asking-price-housing-market-crisis/

Jeff Bezos has a house rule. No phones in the morning, says partner Lauren Sánchez

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The billionaire has previously said he looks forward to his morning of “puttering.”

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-no-phones-morning/

Top Atlantic City casino accused of claiming millions in excess credits to dodge taxes—twice

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The state Division of Gaming Enforcement said the casino was ordered to pay the full amount of taxes due, with penalties and interest totaling $1.3 million.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/atlantic-citys-borgata-casino-underpaid-online-gambling-taxes/

Thousands of drug plants have gone unexpected by the FDA since 2019

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Under FDA’s own guidelines, factories that haven’t been inspected in five or more years are considered a significant risk and are supposed to be prioritized for “mandatory” inspections.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/09/06/fda-no-inspected-2000-drug-plants-before-covid-pandemic/

Rivian CEO says he deliberately didn’t follow the same strategy that Elon Musk set out at Tesla

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RJ Scaringe’s decade-long path from founding Rivian to delivering its first vehicle is finally paying off, and Musk’s politics are now even aiding him.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/06/rivian-tesla-electric-vehicles-elon-musk-rj-scaringe-investors/