Plus, the Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving. And parents explain why they keep their children's faces off the internet.
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Good morning, NBC News readers.
A week into his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk is making staffing cuts. An independent monitor is appointed to oversee the Trump Organization's financial transactions. Plus, the Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving. And parents explain why they keep their children's faces off the internet. Here's what we're watching this Friday morning. |
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Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter last week. (Jae C. Hong/AP file) A week into his Twitter takeover, Elon Musk is making cuts. In an email sent Thursday evening, Twitter said it would notify staff members by email Friday morning about their employment. One Twitter employee said Thursday's email was the first communication staff had received from Twitter since Musk took over the company. According to the email, staff members will get a notice either through their company email — if they still have a job — or their personal email if their "employment is impacted." The cuts come after numerous reports that Musk had planned to slash the company's 7,500-person payroll after he finalized his $44 billion acquisition late last week.
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| NBC News joined Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, for the first leg of his statewide bus tour. Zeroing in on his opponent, Shapiro said Republican Doug Mastriano is making Pennsylvanians "less safe." Follow the latest midterms coverage from NBC News Politics here. |
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| Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, as the controversy grows over his tweet with a link to an antisemitic movie. During a media appearance earlier in the day, Irving failed to declare he had no antisemitic beliefs. |
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| Russian control of the key southern Ukrainian city of Kherson appeared increasingly in doubt. However, Ukrainian troops have been cautious about whether Russia is, in fact, vacating positions in the area. |
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| When Brian Zahra learned that he had impregnated his 20-year-old girlfriend in May 1983, he made an appointment for her at an abortion clinic, the woman told NBC News in an interview. This year, Zahra — now a Michigan Supreme Court justice — voted to block a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution. |
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| This is your friendly reminder to change your clocks this weekend. For those dreading the time change, there's proposed legislation to make daylight saving time a year-round thing. For those who prefer the yearly shift, you can rest easy knowing some sleep experts are on your side. |
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| For decades, celebrities have obscured their children's faces on social media and from paparazzi pictures. Now, a growing collective of online creators are pushing other parents to take similar precautions when making content about kids. Children "don't know about social media," said one creator. "They don't know that their images are being blasted worldwide to billions of people, many of whom are predatory toward children." |
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