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BERNARD CONDON

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Trump's efforts to help Tesla could hurt it instead

Donald Trump’s efforts to help Tesla could end up hurting it

Trump's efforts to help Tesla could hurt it instead
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Musk's embrace of right-wing politics risks turning off car buyers and sinking Tesla's stock

Elon Musk appears be to turning off potential Tesla buyers with his embrace of far-right politicians around the world, analysts say, and the hit couldn't come at a worse time

Musk's embrace of right-wing politics risks turning off car buyers and sinking Tesla's stock
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Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars

Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company
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Trump's halt of US law banning business bribes abroad raises specter of a 'Wild West' of dealmaking

President Donald Trump's decision to pause enforcement of a law banning companies from bribing foreign government officials threatens to upend a half-century of U.S. policy embraced by both Republican and Democratic administrations

Trump's halt of US law banning business bribes abroad raises specter of a 'Wild West' of dealmaking
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How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at Twitter

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround

How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at Twitter
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Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount

For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half-trillion dollar bet

Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount
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Tesla Q4 results fall short of forecasts. Musk sees unsupervised full self-driving in Texas in June

Tesla’s fourth-quarter adjusted profits rose slightly amid a big push to sell its electric vehicles with offers of zero financing and other incentives, but the results still fell short of Wall Street forecasts

Tesla Q4 results fall short of forecasts. Musk sees unsupervised full self-driving in Texas in June
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Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration

Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
Celebrity|Election|Political|US

Musk's straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant

Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it

Musk's straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
Business|News

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here's what happens next

A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a real estate titan turned political powerhouse, and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee businesses

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here's what happens next
Crime|News|US

Maine mass shooter's family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff's office says

Maine’s authorities are trying to piece together the events that led to the worst mass shooting in the state’s history

Maine mass shooter's family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff's office says
Crime|News|US

Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre

Authorities face mounting questions about how a gunman with a history of mental illness, an array of weapons and who police knew had a potential for violence was still able to own guns and commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history

Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre
Business|US

Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty,' but his business will still get slammed

A New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but the business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties

Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty,' but his business will still get slammed
Health|News|US

Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week's assassination attempt

Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania

Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week's assassination attempt
Crime|News|US

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

The FBI says former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nearly two weeks of confusion and conflicting accounts

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Health|News|World

Takeaways from AP's report on warning signs about suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt

Chelsea Walsh was in Kyiv as a nurse and aid worker in the early days of the war in Ukraine

Takeaways from AP's report on warning signs about suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt
Crime|Election|US

Trump hotel attracted would-be judges, ambassadors, pardon-seekers, House Democrats say

Judges seeking appointments to the federal bench, wealthy Republicans hoping for ambassadorships and criminals who wanted pardons were among the big spenders at Donald Trump’s Washington, D

Trump hotel attracted would-be judges, ambassadors, pardon-seekers, House Democrats say
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Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla

Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy promised to not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed to head the department

Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla
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The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals, a break with its first term policy

The Trump family business has agreed to a voluntary ethics agreement that would ban it from striking direct deals with foreign governments after inauguration, but would give it a free hand to pursue ventures with private foreign companies

The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals, a break with its first term policy
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US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver

U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into 2.6 million Teslas after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app

US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver
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Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns

Data collected by Tesla on the driver and vehicle in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion and then shared with law enforcement has shined a spotlight on a difficult ethical question for the auto industry: Are companies violating your privacy rights

Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

Tesla’s global annual sales have fallen for the first time in more than a dozen years

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

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