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Donna Christian is a writer and editor with a passion for politics, health, business, parenting, and finance. She loves to write about the most important issues in our society, and she's particularly interested in how they impact women.

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The Guardian to stop posting on X, calling it "a toxic media platform"

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The Guardian will no longer post its content under its official account on X, the British newspaper announced on Wednesday. The Guardian stated the move had been under consideration for a while, “given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.” The media outlet added that the […]

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Amazon debuts Amazon Haul with "crazy low prices." Here's what to know.

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Amazon on Wednesday debuted a new online shopping service called Amazon Haul that experts said could help the e-commerce giant compete with Chinese retailers Temu and Shein.  Amazon Haul — whose name is a play on social media “hauls,” where people show off their purchases — focuses on selling items for $20 or less, or

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Spirit Airlines mulls bankruptcy, sending its stock price into nosedive

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Spirit Airlines is considering declaring bankruptcy after a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines fell apart.  The Miramar, Florida-based discount airline is expected to file for bankruptcy protection from its debts in as little as 10 days or within weeks, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The Wall Street Journal first reported the looming bankruptcy

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GM recalls nearly 500,000 pickup trucks and SUVs. Here's what to know.

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General Motors on Wednesday said it is recalling nearly 462,000 diesel-engine SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S. because of a faulty transmission control valve that may fail and cause the rear wheels to lockup, increasing the risk of a crash. Drivers whose vehicles are affected by the transmission issue may experience harsh shifting ahead

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Liberty Media to spin off assets; CEO Greg Maffei to step down at year-end

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Liberty Media announced Wednesday that it’s spinning off most assets besides Formula One auto racing into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and that CEO Greg Maffei is stepping down at year-end. Chairman John Malone will become interim CEO of Liberty Media. Liberty Media’s investor day is set to take place on Thursday

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U.S. inflation rose 2.6% in October, a month after Fed's first rate cut

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U.S. inflation rose 2.6% on an annual basis last month, representing an uptick from September when the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates amid signs of cooling prices and a weaker labor market.  That matched forecasts from economists polled by FactSet that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.6% in October. The CPI rose 2.4% in

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Here's what to know about Trump and the future of student loan relief

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President Joe Biden made student loan forgiveness a central issue to his administration, rolling out efforts to forgive debt as well as to lower repayments for millions of borrowers. But with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House in January, the future of those efforts is now in question.  During the presidential debate with

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Kraft Heinz removes Lunchables from school meals program

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Kraft Heinz is pulling Lunchables — prepackaged boxes of deli meat, cheese and crackers — from the program that provides free and discounted meals to about 30 million low-income school children, the food conglomerate said on Tuesday. Consumer Reports applauded the move, months after the advocacy group sounded alarms about the product popular with kids,

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