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Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says

Nov. 05, 2024 09:56 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk 's political action committee is hosting in swing states can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday. Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta — ruling after...

You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway

Nov. 04, 2024 15:04 PM EST

Elon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts. X updated its Help Center page over the weekend to explain how blocking now works on the site. While you can still block accounts, those accounts will...

A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here

Nov. 04, 2024 06:42 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the election that no one could have foreseen. Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. Even some of his closest allies were looking forward to a future without the...

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

Nov. 04, 2024 04:36 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort to be a global leader in space exploration. A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's...

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves back to state court

Nov. 01, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes is back in state court in Pennsylvania, a loss for the billionaire, after a federal judge said Friday that he doesn't have jurisdiction. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants to...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Nov. 01, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech and business titan, has spent...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Nov. 01, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech and business titan, has spent at least...

MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

Nov. 01, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire's workplace culture. A company spokesman declined to put a precise number on the firings, say which employees were...

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

Oct. 31, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor's effort to shut down Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moved to federal court on Thursday after a state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's richest man. Judge Angelo Foglietta...

A knock at the door, a chat with a neighbor, a text: Campaigns make final swing-state push

Oct. 31, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

CROSS PLAINS, Wis. (AP) — At this stage of the election, the arguments have been made, the airwaves flooded with ads, the inboxes and doorsteps stuffed with flyers. What’s left is to get out the vote. It’s a crucial step that can make or break campaigns, turning Americans into...