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After months of refusing to comply with court orders and being slapped with hefty fines, Elon Musk folded in his free speech battle in Brazil — and a corporate law expert says he’ll have to be choosy about where he picks his fights in the future.Access to Musk’s social media platform, X, should be restored in Brazil within the next week once the company appoints a legal representative to respond to government requests to restrict or remove content on the site following local laws, The New York Times reported. X had been blocked across the country since late August, and…

Israeli forces have raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered it to close for an initial period of 45 days.Armed and masked Israeli soldiers entered the building early on Sunday during a live broadcast.Viewers watched as the troops handed the closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari who read it out live on air.Israel raided Al Jazeera’s offices in Nazareth and occupied East Jerusalem in May having described the Qatar-based broadcaster as a threat to national security.“Targeting journalists this way always aims to erase the truth…

Hayley Williams’ is trashing a second Donald Trump term … saying people need to vote if they don’t want to end up in a dictatorship run by the 45th POTUS. The Paramore singer-songwriter fired off at the Republican candidate for president at Las Vegas’ iHeartRadio Music Festival Friday night … dropping to the ground and speaking right into the camera for those in the venue and for everyone streaming the show. Paramore’s Hayley Williams suffers from severe Trump derangement syndrome. Here she is, repeating ad nauseam all the Democrat talking points about him. She got the script. Literal NPC. pic.twitter.com/Ta8k1K6FI4—…

With this week’s half-percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve, agents are hoping sellers will finally get off the fence and loosen up some inventory to get the market moving. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories of the week to give you…

Men have been steadily dropping out of the workforce, especially men ages 25 to 54, who are considered to be in their prime working years.According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for prime-age working men was 3.4% in August 2024. This number primarily includes those who are unemployed and looking for a job. But about 10.5% of men in their prime working years, or roughly 6.8 million men nationwide, are neither working nor looking for employment, compared with just 2.5% in 1954.”The long-term decline in labor force participation by so-called prime-age men is a tremendous worry…

Lebanese group says it targeted Israeli airbase east of Haifa with dozens of rockets after series of Israeli attacks.Hezbollah has said that it launched dozens of rockets at Israel’s Ramat David Airbase, east of Haifa, in response to a series of Israeli attacks that killed civilians in Lebanon. Sirens were activated across northern Israel in the early hours of Sunday. If confirmed, the assault would be Hezbollah’s farthest-reaching attack inside Israel since the start of the ongoing cross-border clashes in October last year. The Israeli military said 10 rockets were launched from Lebanon and most were intercepted. On Saturday, the…

The winter holiday season is still a way off, but it can creep up quickly. It’s a good idea to shop for gifts early before the nightmare of delayed shipping and out-of-stock most-wanted items. Especially when it comes to the men in your life, be it a husband, father, son or friend, they can be challenging to shop for. So, we also started early with the best gifts for men to help you get a head start on what guys really want (and so you can relax with a cup of spiked eggnog later). Of course, you can check out our…

The nation’s largest brokerage by transaction sides is increasing its footprint. On Thursday, eXp Realty announced the affiliation of independent brokerage Grand Lux Realty. Founded in 2006 by Michael Levy, Grand Lux Realty is based in Westchester County, New York, and has more than 200 agents. The firm serves clients in Westchester County, as well as Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the rest of the lower Hudson Valley. “Grand Lux Realty is a perfect fit for eXp Realty’s model, and we’re thrilled to welcome them aboard,” Leo Pareja, the CEO of eXp Realty, said in a statement. “Michael Levy and his…

When eager customers lined up outside Apple stores in San Francisco on Friday to upgrade to the latest iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, their new purchases had a glaring omission.Apple Intelligence, the AI feature analysts believe will spark a consumer rush to update their iPhones, Business Insider previously reported, was not installed in the new iPhones straight out of the box. The feature — which includes an AI-powered Siri, an image generator, and AI-generated emojis — will instead be released through several software updates starting in October.Ron Witt, a San Francisco resident and loyal iPhone user who recently upgraded from an…

Israel has launched air strikes in Lebanon and is restricting gatherings in the city of Haifa and other northern areas as it continues to attack targets linked to Hezbollah.Dozens of fighter jets started “extensively” striking southern Lebanon “following detection of Hezbollah preparing to fire toward Israeli territory”, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said.The latest Israeli offensive comes a day after it carried out an air strike in Beirut, which the IDF said killed a dozen senior Hezbollah commanders. Lebanon said 37 people – including three children – were killed.The US government is urging its citizens there…