During The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 29, X owner Elon Musk accused advertisers of blackmailing him. The comments come in the wake of several advertisers withdrawing their spending from the platform following Musk’s endorsement of a post boosting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. In a strongly worded message, Musk addressed the advertisers,…

Henry Kissinger, the influential and polarizing secretary of state under two presidents, has died.  And Elon Musk has a strongly worded message for advertisers fleeing his social media site. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, November 30, 2023. Henry Kissinger Dies at 100 Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state and national security…

Hamas has released approximately 80 hostages it captured during the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel, leading to reunions that families had been wanting for more than seven weeks. Those who were freed described being beaten and threatened. The Israeli military announced 159 hostages remain, including dual U.S.-Israeli citizens who are serving in the Israel…

The CIA sent an internal email to staff warning them not to post anything political on social media after a senior analyst shared a pro-Palestinian picture on Facebook. A U.S. official told NBC News that the email was just a reminder of the agency’s existing policy. CIA officers are committed to analytic objectivity, which is…

A U.S. military aircraft crashes near Japan with six people on board killing at least one. And, former President Jimmy Carter makes a rare appearance to honor his late wife. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. U.S. military osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes in ocean near Japan…

More hostages are set to be released today as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is extended. And, if you don’t use your Google account too often, you have only a few days left before it gets deleted. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. More hostages expected to be released as…

Israel and Hamas agreed Monday, Nov. 27, to extend their cease-fire in order to release hostages for another two days. White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby made the announced the fighting will pause until at least Thursday morning. “This humanitarian pause has already brought a halt to the fighting together with the surge in…

Israel’s military released footage of aid trucks entering Gaza from Egypt, delivering diesel and cooking gas through the Rafah crossing. COGAT announced the dispatch of an additional 200 humanitarian aid trucks to international organizations in Gaza, part of a cease-fire involving hostage and prisoner exchanges. Israel and Hamas extended the cease-fire for two more days,…

Armed assailants seized and released a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, Nov. 26. The U.S. Central Command, including the USS Mason, responded to the seizure and demanded the assailants release the tanker. The United States Navy apprehended at least five armed rebels during the struggle. “We’re continuing to assess,…

Elon Musk visited Israel on Monday, Nov. 27 amid accusations of antisemitism against him and his social media platform, X. Musk’s itinerary included a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two men toured a community previously attacked by Hamas and live streamed a conversation on X. The visit came after several controversial incidents…