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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — 23andMe, a standard-bearer for the at-home health movement, announced on March 23 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to facilitate a sale, prompting many of its 15 million customers to wonder: What happens to my genetic data now? Privacy advocates and two state attorneys general

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Sharon Savoy, a 65-year-old retiree from just outside of Toronto, had planned a typical three-month stay at her vacation home in Miami earlier this month. But then she abruptly decided to put the trip on hold, and now she wonders when she’ll ever go back to her second home.

By David Goldman and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to. Asked by NBC News’ Kristen Welker in a phone interview about whether he pressured automakers to avoid raising prices after his 25% tariffs on

By Alaa Elassar, Auzinea Bacon and Connor Greene, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations are taking place in the United States, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets. Since joining the Trump administration, Musk has aggressively pushed policies to

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association is reversing course and canceling its plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline this year’s annual fundraising dinner in Washington, DC. Instead, the association says it will celebrate the First Amendment and the free press. “At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to

By Elisabeth Buchwald, Rachel Wilson and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Car prices are about to shoot higher. That’s because a 25% tariff across all cars that the United States imports is set to take effect on April 3. And not long after, a 25% tariff on most foreign-made car parts is set to

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Just this week, Tesla boasted as anxieties swirled over tariffs on automobiles. “Btw, Teslas are the most American-made cars,” the official Tesla account posted on X on Sunday. That’s true, at least according to one measure. The company has dominated Car.com’s American-Made Index since 2021, based on

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company. xAI will pay $45 billion for X, slightly more than Musk paid for it in 2022, but the new deal includes $12 billion of debt. Musk wrote on his

By Ramishah Maruf and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC and parent company Disney over its diversity, equity and inclusion actions, FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced Friday on social media. In a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger, Carr wrote that he wants “to ensure that Disney

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge sided with silenced Voice of America journalists on Friday, the latest setback for President Trump’s push to shut down US government-funded international broadcasters. US District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order meant to block any further efforts to terminate VOA. The judge

By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Americans can expect new vehicles to have higher sticker prices due to a new tariff on auto imports by the Trump administration. The tariffs are expected to go into effect on Thursday. Are you interested in buying a new vehicle and would be willing to share your insights on

By Max Saltman, Betsy Klein and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump Friday that his nation will retaliate against the United States with tariffs of its own if Trump presses forward with his promised levies – potentially escalating what is already developing into an ugly and damaging

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk was speaking to Tesla staff in Austin, Texas, last Thursday when he admitted: “I’m stretched pretty thin. I have like 17 jobs.” The meeting seemed hastily arranged. Employees were notified shortly before the event, which was scheduled for 9:30 pm, Business Insider reported. Never before

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held court with dozens of the world’s top executives on Friday, as he sought to bolster foreign investment during an escalating trade war with the United States. The meeting, in which Xi reassured global investors about the country’s economic prospects to arrest a