Musk Wants to 'Delete' Consumer Finance Watchdog (Newser Morning 8)

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November 29, 2024     "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." —Cicero   1 Mexico's President: 'There Will Be No ... Tariff War' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. Keep reading   2 Musk Wants to 'Delete' Consumer Finance Watchdog Elon Musk, tasked with running a Department of Government Efficiency in the incoming Trump administration, has set his sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Keep reading   From our sponsors Black Friday Savings: 70% OFF on the Portable Heater That Has Taken America by Storm This is How Thousands are Heating up Their Homes and Slashing Electric Bills KEEP READING   At a Glance A view of the Notre-Dame cathedral as French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov.29, 2024 in Paris. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)   3 Spanish Workers Now Get Paid Climate Leave Workers in Spain now have access to "paid climate leave." Keep reading   4 It's a Big First for Pugs at National Dog Show For the first time on record, a pug has won Best in Show at the National Dog Show. Keep reading   5 Bird Flu Found in 2nd Lot of Raw Milk Bird flu has been detected in a second lot of raw milk sold in California. Keep reading   6 Ohtani Wants Ex-Interpreter to Hand Over Cards Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money. Keep reading     7 'Wrong Number Crew' Had a Different Sort of Thanksgiving The Arizona grandmother and the once-teen, now-25-year-old she accidentally invited to Thanksgiving dinner back in 2016, leading to years of feel-good stories about the holiday meals they shared, had to spend Thanksgiving apart this year. Keep reading   8 Billboard Is 'Deeply Sorry to Taylor Swift' Billboard says it is "deeply sorry to Taylor Swift" for a video it released when it named her the second-greatest pop star of the 21st century. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Ex-British Soldier Convicted of Spying for Iran See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History In 2001, former Beatle George Harrison died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Trump Weighs In on Firing of Matt Lauer   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved